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  1. Tell HN: Happy New Year
    ×2.99 1 #15 | 290 points by schappim 16 hours ago | 156 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  2. Ask HN: What is the best microVMs for AI agents?
    ×0.52 45 #66 | 3 points by zfoong 3 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  3. Happy New Year
    ×0.48 72 | 4 points by DenisDolya 8 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  4. Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2026?
    ×1.51 102 | 271 points by meridion 6 days ago | 413 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  5. Tell HN: Happy New Year!
    ×0.84 79 | 4 points by realberkeaslan 10 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  6. Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?
    ×1.74 96 | 332 points by kwar13 5 days ago | 441 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  7. Happy New Year HN!
    ×1.66 48 | 11 points by thunderbong 11 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  8. Ask HN: How long before the first civilian cargo flights are AI piloted?
    ×0.42 | 2 points by givemeethekeys 12 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  9. Ask HN: Loneliness at 19, how to cope?
    ×0.94 105 | 57 points by yresting 3 days ago | 103 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  10. Ask HN: Any example of successful vibe-coded product?
    ×1.47 67 | 76 points by sirnicolaz 1 day ago | 115 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  11. The Gemini AI Studio "Context Tax": How a 10-word prompt cost me £121
    ×1.49 93 | 19 points by daitandojo 1 day ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  12. Tell HN: Merry Christmas
    ×7.81 70 | 1957 points by basilikum 1 week ago | 428 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  13. Ask HN: Does reading HN make you happy?
    ×1.18 76 | 43 points by yakattak 1 day ago | 31 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  14. Ask HN: How did you make yourself more marketable?
    ×3.11 98 | 11 points by ronbenton 1 day ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  15. Ask HN: How to do a Personal Cybersecurity audit
    ×0.53 111 | 24 points by preciousoo 2 days ago | 12 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  16. A curated directory of open-source AI projects
    ×0.37 114 | 12 points by doanbactam 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  17. TP-Link only works with a permanent internet connection
    ×0.54 133 | 8 points by roscas 2 days ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  18. Ask HN: Anyone still using RSS feeds?
    ×2.52 92 | 6 points by lalithaar 16 hours ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  19. Ask HN: How to go back to listening to MP3s?
    ×1.13 164 | 8 points by muratsu 4 days ago | 17 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  20. Ask HN: What do you use to manage your coding projects?
    ×0.34 125 | 5 points by SunshineTheCat 1 day ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  21. Ask HN: What are you building as a side-project or side-hustle in 2026?
    ×1.09 126 | 21 points by bayeslaw 3 days ago | 36 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  22. Ask HN: How do you manage kids' accounts?
    ×1.38 120 | 12 points by xfax 2 days ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  23. Tell HN: Merry Christmas
    ×1.69 136 | 92 points by franze 1 week ago | 57 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  24. Ask HN: How are you sandboxing coding agents?
    ×1.31 127 | 44 points by m-hodges 4 days ago | 31 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  25. Tell HN: I am afraid AI will take my job at some point
    ×1.34 147 | 24 points by funnyfoobar 5 days ago | 39 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  26. Ask HN: How do you get visibility if you're suuuuper bad at marketing?
    ×0.73 145 | 12 points by ClipNoteBook 3 days ago | 20 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  27. Users decide which online platforms to trust in 2025
    ×0.38 138 | 5 points by taka-dev 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  28. Ask HN: What percentage of code do you still write by hand?
    ×0.40 | 2 points by aurareturn 22 hours ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  29. Tell HN: No Scrollbar on Google Gemini UI
    ×0.39 151 | 4 points by albert_e 2 days ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  30. Ask HN: How many HN'ers Celebrate Christmas vs. ?
    ×0.91 166 | 19 points by gist 1 week ago | 36 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  31. Ask HN: What was the hardest bug you tracked down in 2025?
    ×0.68 163 | 11 points by varshith17 5 days ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  32. Ask HN: What Comic-books did you read in 2025?
    ×0.41 152 | 5 points by linesofcode 2 days ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  33. Book recommendations based on reading history
    ×0.38 156 | 8 points by easywood 3 days ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  34. Ask HN: What is the international distribution/statistics of HN visitors?
    ×0.98 137 | 63 points by KellyCriterion 6 days ago | 28 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  35. Ask HN: If you only needed 200 customers at$49, how would you approach it?
    ×0.87 146 | 12 points by OmKadam 3 days ago | 17 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  36. Looking for Decent Conversation?
    ×1.52 129 | 103 points by kmstout 1 week ago | 17 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  37. Ask HN: Good uses cases for Fabrice's microquickjs
    ×0.46 167 | 14 points by fud101 1 week ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  38. Google Cloud Run cost me $4,676 in 6 weeks with zero traff
    ×1.96 148 | 51 points by creativesage 1 week ago | 34 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  39. Show HN: Scan job posts to identify tech and pain points (pursued.io)
    ×0.83 | 2 points by RyanDavid 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  40. Open-sourced an AI app platform where your features ship to the App Store (github.com/tedyyan)
    ×0.38 | 1 points by tedyyan 3 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  41. Show HN: Agtrace – top and tail -f for AI coding agent sessions (github.com/lanegrid)
    ×0.80 | 2 points by zawakin 2 days ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  42. In 2026, Will Americans Turn Against Oligarchs? (thebignewsletter.com)
    ×3.52 25 #48 | 8 points by connor11528 2 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  43. Sabotaging Bitcoin (dshr.org)
    ×2.08 35 #63 | 191 points by zdw 1 day ago | 186 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  44. Wan 2.6 Video Generator,role-playing,cinematic AI video creation with Sound (wan2-6.org)
    ×1.27 | 2 points by xinhuokeji 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  45. Most of Iran Shuts Down as Government Grapples with Protests and Economy (nytimes.com)
    ×4.06 26 | 9 points by JumpCrisscross 4 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  46. Stardew Valley developer made a $125k donation to the FOSS C# framework MonoGame (monogame.net)
    ×4.63 53 #59 | 529 points by haunter 14 hours ago | 228 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  47. OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history (wsj.com)
    ×3.10 6 #65 | 81 points by megacorp 16 hours ago | 63 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  48. Claiming Canadian Citizenship by Descent Under Canada's New Citizenship Act C-3 (immigration.ca)
    ×1.05 | 2 points by CalChris 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  49. Toro: Deploy Applications as Unikernels (github.com/torokernel)
    ×0.80 52 #71 | 145 points by ignoramous 1 day ago | 133 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  50. Show HN: Tetris Time (koenvangilst.nl)
    ×2.38 110 | 14 points by vnglst 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  51. Approachable Swift Concurrency (fuckingapproachableswiftconcurrency.com)
    ×1.22 47 #75 | 185 points by wrxd 1 day ago | 96 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  52. Ask HN: Managing data and digital devices during an interstate/overseas move
    ×1.20 | 2 points by bassiouni 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  53. Show HN: A local-first financial auditor using IBM Granite, MCP, and SQLite (github.com/simplynd)
    ×1.55 24 | 4 points by simplynd 4 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  54. Show HN: Arvo – TypeScript toolkit for event-driven agentic systems and mesh (arvo.land)
    ×0.49 | 1 points by saadahmad 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  55. Towards More Reliable CRM Agent (kevins981.github.io)
    ×0.42 | 1 points by kevinsong981 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  56. The most famous transcendental numbers (wisc.edu)
    ×1.13 12 #29 | 148 points by vismit2000 18 hours ago | 97 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  57. Be aware when opening "take home challenges" from untrusted recruiters (reddit.com)
    ×2.43 28 #73 | 17 points by satvikpendem 5 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  58. PS5 ROM Keys (psdevwiki.com)
    ×3.27 17 #84 | 34 points by m00dy 14 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  59. Show HN: SmartZip Pro – A fast ZIP/RAR/7Z file manager for iOS (apple.com)
    ×0.50 | 1 points by Pockets 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  60. Future of space exploration depends on better biology (economist.com)
    ×0.75 | 2 points by smurda 5 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  61. Show HN: LáR – An open-source, deterministic "Glass Box" agent framework (github.com/snath-ai)
    ×0.78 | 2 points by axdithya 6 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  62. Show HN: DevCompare – a live, auto-updating comparison of AI coding tools (devcompare.io)
    ×1.83 144 | 4 points by anticlickwise 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  63. Readings in Database Systems (5th Edition) (2015) (redbook.io)
    ×1.14 44 #49 | 143 points by teleforce 1 day ago | 17 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  64. Electrolysis can solve one of our biggest contamination problems (ethz.ch)
    ×1.13 47 #58 | 187 points by PaulHoule 1 day ago | 60 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  65. The cost of finding products you love (barkata.com)
    ×1.31 | 2 points by weliveagain 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  66. Oil Tanker Fleeing the Coast Guard Now Listed in Russian Ship Database (nytimes.com)
    ×2.78 | 6 points by JumpCrisscross 4 hours ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  67. Show HN: I built a universal clipboard that syncs realtime on multiple devices (quickclip.space)
    ×1.31 36 | 36 points by imgopaal 19 hours ago | 64 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  68. Show HN: Flipper Zero MCP – Control Your Flipper Using AI via USB or WiFi (github.com/busse)
    ×0.40 | 2 points by busseio 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  69. Show HN: Reveal – A stateless, zero-DB blur curtain for suspicious links (iddqd.kr)
    ×0.68 | 2 points by iddqd_park 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  70. Pixar's True Story (computerhistory.org)
    ×1.80 7 #9 | 24 points by kristianp 3 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  71. OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble questions of 2026 (economist.com)
    ×3.83 8 #56 | 491 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 1 day ago | 726 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  72. Show HN: Neural_covenant – 129-modality AGI stack built for sovereignty
    ×0.77 | 1 points by AISovereignDev 30 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  73. Now That He Has No Power, Mitt Romney Says "Tax the Rich" (jacobin.com)
    ×6.13 37 | 119 points by robtherobber 1 day ago | 92 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  74. Singapore study links heavy infant screen time to teen anxiety (bloomberg.com)
    ×2.40 69 | 85 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 1 day ago | 48 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  75. Show HN: Xcc700: Self-hosting mini C compiler for ESP32 (Xtensa) in 700 lines (github.com/valdanylchuk)
    ×1.00 109 | 154 points by isitcontent 5 days ago | 36 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  76. Show HN: Generate your personal HN recap for 2025 (userjam.com)
    ×6.21 62 | 20 points by giladvdn 18 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  77. Show HN: Agent Skill + Activity Watcher = productivity hack for 2026 (github.com/BayramAnnakov)
    ×1.35 157 | 3 points by Bayram 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  78. Observed Agent Sandbox Bypasses (voratiq.com)
    ×0.71 21 #14 | 42 points by m-hodges 8 hours ago | 29 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  79. The compiler is your best friend (daniel-beskin.com)
    ×1.11 6 #20 | 153 points by based2 14 hours ago | 105 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  80. Writing a performant autograd on tenstorrent wormhole p1 (bearblog.dev)
    ×1.64 38 | 4 points by csirak1528 5 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  81. A Stream Function Solver for Liquid Simulations (ista.ac.at)
    ×1.02 | 2 points by ibobev 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  82. Show HN: Use Claude Code to Query 600 GB Indexes over Hacker News, ArXiv, etc. (exopriors.com)
    ×1.93 6 #23 | 327 points by Xyra 22 hours ago | 116 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  83. The Origin of the Terms Big-Endian and Little-Endian (2003) (upenn.edu)
    ×0.65 43 #40 | 8 points by cluckindan 5 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  84. British ethical hacker granted rare visa after finding 'critical vulnerability (msn.com)
    ×1.90 | 2 points by asdefghyk 21 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  85. Show HN: BusterMQ, Thread-per-core NATS server in Zig with io_uring (bustermq.sh)
    ×0.97 7 #3 | 65 points by jbaptiste 6 hours ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  86. Show HN: Tidy Baby is a SET game but with words (tidy.baby)
    ×0.52 86 | 36 points by brgross 1 day ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  87. Show HN: A web-based lighting controller built because my old became a brick (github.com/Arian-Ott)
    ×0.37 | 2 points by arianott 13 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  88. Odin: Moving Towards a New "core:OS" (odin-lang.org)
    ×1.44 48 #46 | 122 points by ksec 1 day ago | 76 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  89. Aura – A Ruby-inspired declarative language for AI/ML pipelines and web apps (github.com/johnvteixido)
    ×0.79 | 1 points by johnvteixido 20 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  90. California’s billionaire tax, explained (sfstandard.com)
    ×4.64 19 | 10 points by donsupreme 5 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???