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  1. Ask HN: Android OS with Linux level customisation
    ×0.14 | 2 points by KinetiNode 2 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  2. Is AI slowing you down?
    ×1.49 45 | 10 points by charbz 2 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  3. Ask HN: What business would you build if you couldn't use the internet?
    ×0.89 6 | 4 points by spking 2 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  4. Ask HN: Good large format (>20 inches) touchscreen E-Paper display options?
    ×0.46 43 | 25 points by foota 16 hours ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  5. I'm a CTO. We took PE money 6 months ago. AMA
    ×0.21 39 | 5 points by scottndecker 6 hours ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  6. Ask HN: What Did Anthropic Bill Me For?
    ×0.26 61 | 3 points by OhMeadhbh 6 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  7. Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2026 – Show and tell
    ×2.02 56 | 66 points by kaladan 1 day ago | 85 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  8. How I Read Books
    ×0.35 74 | 12 points by nomilk 22 hours ago | 12 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  9. Ask HN: Should GitHub downtimes impact considering Golang for a new project?
    ×0.32 | 2 points by gchamonlive 6 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  10. Talk Like Claude Day
    ×0.39 87 | 19 points by KenPainter 2 days ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  11. A technology that counts reps and scores muscle failure from the Apple Watch
    ×0.10 106 | 3 points by baraa_bilal 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  12. Ask HN: What AI companies provide human support?
    ×0.11 | 2 points by kbrannigan 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  13. Tell HN: HN Algolia Search not showing new results from the past 24 hours
    ×0.31 96 | 4 points by infinitifall 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  14. I write my own Markdown
    ×0.18 | 2 points by KenPainter 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  15. Do teams still use scrum and sprints?
    ×0.32 88 | 6 points by peter_retief 1 day ago | 12 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  16. Ask HN: Trust Between Agent's Companies
    ×0.11 | 2 points by mathieu_aithos 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  17. Ask HN: Is there any way to use workflow to control Harness?
    ×0.16 | 2 points by juntz 1 day ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  18. Ask HN: Why is my innovative IDEA is always behind the others?
    ×0.31 113 | 3 points by juntz 1 day ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  19. You Don't Need AI to Generate Code
    ×0.44 105 | 4 points by Lozybug 1 day ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  20. Harpoon for Sublime Text 4
    ×0.31 115 | 3 points by tomoekn 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  21. Ask HN: Is Codex's 5-hour usage limit back?
    ×0.12 118 | 3 points by linzhangrun 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  22. I've tested some local LLMs on prosumer hardware, here are some findings
    ×0.34 116 | 7 points by felineflock 2 days ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  23. Ask HN: Claude Code randomly burning through 10% of the weekly limit?
    ×0.33 104 | 6 points by terabytest 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  24. Show HN: MajinBook = Anna's Archive and Goodreads (github.com/mazieres)
    ×1.91 64 | 6 points by mazr 11 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  25. Show HN: Tblue – 614 passive security scanners for any website, runs locally (github.com/taylannuhogluofficial-png)
    ×0.68 77 | 14 points by taylannuhoglu 1 day ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  26. Show HN: Mnemosyne – No-back end visual novel engine (Vue 3 and Pinia) (github.com/Maris-CHALDEAS)
    ×1.29 107 | 3 points by souls-syntax 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  27. Was modern art a CIA psy-op? (2020) (jstor.org)
    ×1.48 24 #58 | 146 points by neom 19 hours ago | 229 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  28. Vintage Artificial Intelligence: Before It Got Awkward (archive.org)
    ×1.11 41 #59 | 149 points by signor_bosco 23 hours ago | 28 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  29. Show HN: MiniMax H3 – Turn text and images into AI video clips (minimax3.com)
    ×0.50 | 1 points by littlepp 57 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  30. Designing Loops for Production-Grade Work (liquid.ai)
    ×1.13 | 2 points by contextweaver 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  31. DuckDB Table Functions in Java (duckdb.org)
    ×1.18 | 2 points by theanonymousone 57 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  32. WorkOS from Agentic Software Development (theburmese.xyz)
    ×1.06 | 2 points by dakshjainn 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  33. Show HN: OpenMRP – an open-source manufacturing ERP built over 4 years (github.com/open-mrp)
    ×1.69 86 | 8 points by dalbaugh 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  34. MySQL CDC to BigQuery: what periodic syncs miss, and how binlog avoids it (erathos.com)
    ×0.44 4 #62 | 27 points by gpaulbagetti 6 hours ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  35. MREA – Open-source governance framework for multi-role AI agents (github.com/JairValle)
    ×0.93 | 1 points by jairvallehdz 1 minute ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  36. Quantum Computing Failure Now Obvious (youtube.com)
    ×1.14 | 2 points by root-parent 49 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  37. Garmin Fenix 9 Pro (runnersworld.com)
    ×0.52 | 1 points by HiroProtagonist 50 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  38. Is Linux the perfect operating system? – Omarchy interview with DHH [video] (youtube.com)
    ×1.12 | 2 points by schnebbau 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  39. Show HN: I built a cybersecurity challenge for university students (vitb-polimi-cyber-v4.vercel.app)
    ×0.35 | 2 points by adityainsights 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  40. What's new in Emacs 31.1 (masteringemacs.org)
    ×2.56 10 #39 | 321 points by geospeck 22 hours ago | 95 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  41. IPv4.art: every IP is a pixel (ipv4.art)
    ×0.72 | 1 points by 904am 10 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  42. Memory Ordering in CPUs (wordpress.com)
    ×0.56 | 1 points by matt_d 30 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  43. Why Atari Failed (dfarq.homeip.net)
    ×0.49 | 1 points by IndySun 46 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  44. SeL4 security proofs now complete on AArch64 (proofcraft.systems)
    ×0.94 19 | 196 points by snvzz 1 day ago | 50 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  45. Show HN: I built a SaaS without knowing how to code – am I an idiot? (learnfrom.co)
    ×0.79 33 | 5 points by bel_hajo 5 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  46. Show HN: Ruby script that prints a Ruby (github.com/Roshanjossey)
    ×0.90 | 2 points by sudo_bangbang 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  47. Show HN: Zcomplete – Shell Typo Correction (github.com/omarfakih1)
    ×0.49 114 | 17 points by omarfakih 4 days ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  48. Nearly 3M Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles (bbc.com)
    ×3.73 48 | 119 points by chicken-stew 1 day ago | 151 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  49. Where did all the public bathrooms go? (jstor.org)
    ×2.05 33 #43 | 332 points by herbertl 1 day ago | 762 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  50. Could we dredge the Netherlands without fossil fuels? (2018) (lowtechmagazine.com)
    ×0.66 27 #79 | 58 points by at1as 1 day ago | 67 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  51. The Greatest Short Story Writers of All Time (sinykin.substack.com)
    ×0.70 | 1 points by cainxinth 14 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  52. Is spending 10 hours marketing a 45-minute project a waste of time? (gangbid.lol)
    ×1.50 | 2 points by devisious 20 minutes ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  53. Show HN: Flostep – Diagrams people can actually walk through (flostep.dev)
    ×0.93 59 | 24 points by pandurang90 21 hours ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  54. iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will remain on icloud.com (apple.com)
    ×2.45 11 #53 | 589 points by K7PJP 22 hours ago | 188 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  55. A Free ASCII Table (huguesjohnson.com)
    ×0.62 | 1 points by speckx 20 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  56. Ultra-slow messaging apps Carrier Pidge and Roost have taken off (nytimes.com)
    ×1.10 | 2 points by bookofjoe 46 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  57. Show HN: Wirespan, a daily power grid optimization puzzle I made for my son (wirespan.app)
    ×1.77 44 | 6 points by dualarte 7 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  58. Show HN: BidSonar – MCP server for UK/EU government contracts and grants (bidsonar.com)
    ×1.00 85 | 8 points by flibbertigibber 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  59. Executable Is a SQLite Database (fzakaria.com)
    ×3.14 6 #87 | 539 points by setheron 1 day ago | 105 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  60. EVE Online moves to Python 3 (eveonline.com)
    ×1.99 2 #88 | 21 points by TylerJaacks 7 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  61. Sam Altman: we made a chip and it is fast (twitter.com/sama)
    ×0.99 | 1 points by william-evans 52 seconds ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  62. OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users (9to5mac.com)
    ×2.00 53 | 103 points by MC995 8 hours ago | 117 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  63. Show HN: Scant helps you find barely used Python dependencies (github.com/alan707)
    ×0.83 | 2 points by squeakywheel 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  64. Show HN: Interactive 10M particles in WebGL forming a planets, in the browser (gaploid.github.io)
    ×1.53 98 | 4 points by gaploid 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  65. Show HN: SQLite files as applications - uApps (thederf.com)
    ×0.84 | 2 points by thederf 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  66. Show HN: Is this the limit of what a solo founder can build? (limitpixel.com)
    ×0.67 | 2 points by truth_behold 3 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  67. Show HN: Public Muscriptor Instance (latest, most powerful Audio-to-MIDI model) (pianoify.net)
    ×0.67 82 | 57 points by jardy 4 days ago | 13 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  68. Fuzzing the Gleam Compiler (kurz.net)
    ×0.73 18 #21 | 31 points by crowdhailer 4 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  69. SiFive's First Server Platform (chipsandcheese.com)
    ×1.01 49 #31 | 127 points by geerlingguy 17 hours ago | 40 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  70. Suspected CoinDesk Podcast Impersonation Involving TheForms Ventures (github.com/FrantzGS)
    ×1.12 | 2 points by FrantzGS 55 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  71. Apple Releases New Polishing Cloth (macrumors.com)
    ×4.73 59 | 84 points by robin_reala 6 hours ago | 29 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  72. Xiaomi: New CPU matches Apple cores single threaded, much faster multithreaded (twitter.com/lemire)
    ×3.54 8 #51 | 973 points by tosh 1 day ago | 705 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  73. Show HN: Headless Tools – No UI SaaS tools for agents (hdls.tools)
    ×1.51 108 | 3 points by fayazara 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  74. Anthropic tells staff to work from home due to possible security team strike (businessinsider.com)
    ×3.06 53 #81 | 109 points by DGAP 6 hours ago | 116 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  75. OpenAI: GPT 5.6 Sol price reduction (until at least Nov 21) (openai.com)
    ×2.19 6 | 332 points by tosh 1 day ago | 332 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  76. A brief history of federal lift ticket regulation (zakpodmore.substack.com)
    ×0.45 | 1 points by CGMthrowaway 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  77. Show HN: A puzzle I couldn't solve for a year – cubers cracked it in an hour (skimmiq.com)
    ×0.72 71 | 18 points by Pawel_SkimmIQ 4 days ago | 17 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  78. Show HN: Make your logo extra bright on HDR screens (soverybright.com)
    ×1.55 78 | 78 points by telecuda 3 days ago | 88 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  79. Show HN: Rotation via Double Reflection (laszlokorte.de)
    ×0.80 84 | 60 points by laszlokorte 4 days ago | 16 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  80. Dolly Parton has died (theguardian.com)
    ×15.05 8 #9 | 741 points by helsinkiandrew 2 hours ago | 111 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  81. Show HN: Lightweight system monitor for Linux VPS written in Go (github.com/leodeim)
    ×0.59 15 #22 | 27 points by ygagaga 3 hours ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  82. OpenAI's Head of Data Centers Has Left the Company (wsj.com)
    ×2.84 9 #34 | 13 points by root-parent 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  83. Naegleria Fowleri (wikipedia.org)
    ×0.55 | 1 points by simonebrunozzi 35 minutes ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  84. Show HN: I built a museum of AI interfaces (kylejeong.com)
    ×1.91 89 | 6 points by Kylejeong21 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  85. Otto Dix, Nietzsche, and the Great War (2019) (historytoday.com)
    ×0.50 23 #28 | 33 points by samizdis 5 hours ago | 18 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  86. Space Invaders in COBOL on an IBM 3270 [video] (youtube.com)
    ×0.73 11 #68 | 5 points by fortran77 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  87. Slack Code (slack.com)
    ×0.72 | 1 points by nthypes 15 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  88. Man Dressed as Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council (thehill.com)
    ×5.35 36 | 78 points by mooreds 1 day ago | 16 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  89. Walgit – a Git server that is one binary in front of an object store (github.com/tobi)
    ×1.36 18 #66 | 133 points by matallo 18 hours ago | 56 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  90. Show HN: I missed the moving blocks, so I built a real Linux disk defragmenter (github.com/gbin)
    ×0.82 | 2 points by gbin 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???