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  1. Tor Browser on Android leaks IP in desktop mode
    ×2.79 64 | 5 points by shchess 43 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  2. Is the pitch deck culture making founders worse at building businesses?
    ×0.37 24 #74 | 7 points by chinhqtran 4 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  3. Ask HN: Best books on building a programming language
    ×0.96 39 | 10 points by ezzato 8 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  4. Ask HN: Hiring in the age of AI-assisted coding: what works?
    ×0.44 74 | 22 points by nitramm 21 hours ago | 12 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  5. Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?
    ×1.97 61 | 471 points by e-topy 5 days ago | 711 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  6. My AI workflow evolved from prompts to a near-autonomous workflow
    ×0.31 75 | 4 points by hoangnnguyen 8 hours ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  7. I collected startup ideas. It changed how I think about ideas completely
    ×1.37 62 | 7 points by vibecoder21 9 hours ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  8. Ask HN: What are you building that's not AI related?
    ×1.58 76 | 139 points by meander_water 2 days ago | 186 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  9. Is VC the new PMF strategy?
    ×0.44 107 | 3 points by networkOne 13 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  10. Ask HN: Why Databases Instead of Filesystem?
    ×0.33 99 | 11 points by uticus 1 day ago | 19 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  11. Any Open Source projects in need of documentation writer?
    ×0.42 108 | 21 points by tree666 1 day ago | 13 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  12. Open Source card game cuttle.cards has its world championship Saturday at 1pm ET
    ×0.21 119 | 4 points by aleph_one 19 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  13. Ask HN: How do you handle marketing as a solo technical founder?
    ×1.24 117 | 142 points by lazarkap 4 days ago | 105 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  14. Ask HN: Should AI credits be refunded on mistakes?
    ×0.21 144 | 17 points by ed_elliott_asc 3 days ago | 17 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  15. Zooming UIs in 2026: Prezi, impress.js, and why I built something different
    ×1.03 126 | 100 points by tinchox6 4 days ago | 44 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  16. Ask HN: Are you encountering AI-related questions in the hiring market?
    ×0.25 130 | 6 points by somthingwrong 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  17. Ask HN: How do you manage your digital legacy for after you die?
    ×0.49 149 | 14 points by orbanlevi 3 days ago | 15 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  18. Hybrid Attention
    ×0.38 137 | 40 points by JohannaAlmeida 4 days ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  19. Yuku – A fast, spec-compliant JavaScript parser written in Zig
    ×0.42 139 | 6 points by arshadyaseen 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  20. Ask HN: What would you do with an AI model capable of continuous learning?
    ×0.28 151 | 4 points by jballanc 1 day ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  21. IMDB created my account for merely visiting the site
    ×1.13 129 | 11 points by astr0n0m3r 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  22. Ask HN: Founders/investors, what AI bet you made in 2022 and how it is going?
    ×0.15 161 | 6 points by kjok 2 days ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  23. Ask HN: Local-first meetings recorder and transcriber?
    ×0.19 163 | 3 points by dandaka 2 days ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  24. Show HN: Coderegon Trail – A retro game to help you explore open-source repos (davidtran.me)
    ×1.45 154 | 4 points by dtran 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  25. Amazon Luna ends support for third-party subscriptions and game purchases (engadget.com)
    ×1.98 | 2 points by bookofjoe 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  26. CPU-Z and HWMonitor compromised (reddit.com)
    ×3.23 15 | 124 points by Wingy 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  27. Supply chain nightmare: How Rust will be attacked and what we can do to mitigate (kerkour.com)
    ×1.93 16 | 118 points by fanf2 1 day ago | 63 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  28. The effects of caffeine consumption do not decay with a ~5 hour half-life (lesswrong.com)
    ×3.18 34 | 92 points by swah 1 day ago | 100 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  29. Show HN: I'm organizing a vibe coding game dev competition (vibej.am)
    ×1.78 | 5 points by pieterhg 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  30. CPU-Z and HWMonitor compromised (theregister.com)
    ×2.07 36 #26 | 374 points by pashadee 1 day ago | 94 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  31. We replaced user accounts with Lightning payments for identity (satsrail.com)
    ×2.03 43 | 3 points by keymaker_p 36 minutes ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  32. How to breathe in fewer microplastics in your home (bbc.com)
    ×1.69 85 | 65 points by vinni2 3 hours ago | 70 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  33. Show HN: A social feed with no algo where communities decide what gets seen (veridonia.com)
    ×2.26 162 | 10 points by smnkgv 4 days ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  34. The difficulty of making sure your website is broken (letsencrypt.org)
    ×0.74 61 #68 | 67 points by mcpherrinm 23 hours ago | 33 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  35. Instant 1.0, a backend for AI-coded apps (instantdb.com)
    ×1.60 57 #78 | 212 points by stopachka 1 day ago | 112 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  36. We reverse-engineered Claude Code's billing system to fix overage charges (github.com/askalf)
    ×0.70 | 1 points by askalf 20 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  37. Show HN: A cartographer's attempt to realistically map Tolkien's world (intofarlands.com)
    ×0.99 103 | 163 points by intofarlands 4 days ago | 31 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  38. Surelock: Deadlock-Free Mutexes for Rust (brooklynzelenka.com)
    ×1.47 23 #5 | 10 points by codetheweb 1 hour ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  39. Optimal Strategy for Connect 4 (2swap.github.io)
    ×1.49 6 #6 | 173 points by marvinborner 8 hours ago | 23 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  40. A New Way to Spray Paint Color (ieee.org)
    ×1.01 21 #53 | 17 points by sohkamyung 6 hours ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  41. Show HN: A WYSIWYG word processor in Python (codeberg.org)
    ×0.83 51 #63 | 74 points by chrisecker 21 hours ago | 34 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  42. Unfolder for Mac – A 3D model unfolding tool for creating papercraft (unfolder.app)
    ×1.76 37 | 298 points by codazoda 1 day ago | 57 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  43. Productive Procrastination (maxvanijsselmuiden.nl)
    ×1.25 17 #25 | 82 points by maxvij 10 hours ago | 29 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  44. The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy (thelettersfromleo.com)
    ×6.75 14 | 467 points by frm88 1 day ago | 305 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  45. Afrika Bambaataa has died (bbc.co.uk)
    ×2.19 31 | 184 points by mellosouls 1 day ago | 64 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  46. US summons bank bosses over cyber risks from Anthropic's latest AI model (theguardian.com)
    ×2.43 27 | 105 points by ascold 1 day ago | 93 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  47. Show HN: Reword, a Daily Anagram Game (amolkapoor.com)
    ×0.77 152 | 3 points by theahura 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  48. Simulating a 2D Quadcopter from Scratch (mrandri19.github.io)
    ×0.47 77 #73 | 28 points by daww 19 hours ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  49. Measure coding productivity with this Claude Code Plugin (github.com/Facens)
    ×1.68 5 | 3 points by Facens 1 hour ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  50. Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers (gadgetreview.com)
    ×2.86 28 | 300 points by rmason 1 day ago | 431 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  51. Show HN: Keeper – embedded secret store for Go (help me break it) (github.com/agberohq)
    ×0.46 67 | 61 points by babawere 1 day ago | 32 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  52. Show HN: A security scanner for AI Agent Skills (github.com/Fangcun-AI)
    ×1.69 135 | 5 points by mayziem 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  53. Pizza Legacy an Open-Source Reimplementation of Pizza Connection (Pizza Tycoon) (pizzalegacy.nl)
    ×1.05 | 2 points by doener 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  54. Show HN: Real-time AI (audio/video in, voice out) on an M3 Pro with Gemma E2B (github.com/fikrikarim)
    ×1.72 104 | 292 points by karimf 5 days ago | 36 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  55. Show HN: I run AI background removal in the browser–no upload,no server (allplix.com)
    ×1.33 110 | 6 points by shadoxise 22 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  56. The Million-Dollar Nose (theatlantic.com)
    ×0.56 | 1 points by Anon84 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  57. Nexus AI (nexusai.run)
    ×1.06 | 2 points by nexusai26 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  58. DOJ wants to scrap Watergate-era rule that makes presidential records public (theintercept.com)
    ×6.10 36 | 243 points by tlhunter 20 hours ago | 57 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  59. France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech (techcrunch.com)
    ×6.35 21 #52 | 566 points by Teever 1 day ago | 664 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  60. Online "Phreak Box" (Enhanced Blue Box) (phreaknet.org)
    ×2.10 40 | 3 points by bookofjoe 38 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  61. The Obscure Relation of Appropriateness (vincentcarchidi.substack.com)
    ×0.58 | 1 points by darccio 45 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  62. YouTube Premium price is going up $2 to $15.99/mo (usatoday.com)
    ×2.06 44 | 4 points by chirau 1 hour ago | 10 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  63. Chrome Extension: Aftermark, your bookmarks are breadcrumbs (google.com)
    ×0.56 | 1 points by DavidCanHelp 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  64. New iPhone age and identity checks restrict internet freedom in the UK (bigbrotherwatch.org.uk)
    ×3.24 30 | 225 points by josephcsible 1 day ago | 141 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  65. Show HN: Weird Clocks (specr.net)
    ×1.47 143 | 53 points by vunderba 5 days ago | 20 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  66. Show HN: The Universe in One Chart (saminloes.com)
    ×2.08 91 | 7 points by atleastoptimal 17 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  67. Show HN: Memoriki – LLM Wiki+MemPalace for persistent personal knowledge bases
    ×1.76 146 | 5 points by Aianback 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  68. The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Annoyances (aphyr.com)
    ×2.84 2 #2 | 43 points by aphyr 1 hour ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  69. France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk (xda-developers.com)
    ×5.07 13 #21 | 241 points by pabs3 7 hours ago | 137 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  70. Ipxlat: a stateless IPv4/IPv6 translation device (kernel.org)
    ×0.55 | 2 points by PaulHoule 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  71. Framechart – Turn CSV data into animated chart videos (framechart.com)
    ×0.42 | 1 points by Don_Data 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  72. What game engines know about data that databases forgot (nockawa.github.io)
    ×1.73 77 | 86 points by speckx 1 day ago | 60 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  73. Molotov cocktail is hurled at home of Sam Altman (nytimes.com)
    ×4.39 11 #72 | 238 points by enraged_camel 21 hours ago | 573 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  74. Show HN: We built a camera only robot vacuum for less than $300 (well almost) (indraneelpatil.github.io)
    ×0.71 100 | 108 points by indraneelpatil 5 days ago | 55 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  75. I ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii (bryankeller.github.io)
    ×5.49 1 #76 | 1903 points by blkhp19 3 days ago | 324 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  76. Long Instruction Word architectures and the ELI-512 (acm.org)
    ×1.15 | 2 points by rbanffy 58 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  77. Show HN: Chaaga – A tiny platform to ship and share small web apps faster (chaaga.com)
    ×0.53 | 1 points by jscar 58 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  78. Filing the corners off my MacBooks (kentwalters.com)
    ×4.51 5 #4 | 1115 points by normanvalentine 17 hours ago | 511 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  79. The Structure of the Puma Computer System [pdf] (computerhistory.org)
    ×2.02 45 | 3 points by rbanffy 35 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  80. Hart Research March 8, 2024 opinion poll for NBC News: people hate AI (archive.org)
    ×2.15 39 | 3 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 38 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  81. Show HN: Explore the Silk Roads through an interactive map (intofarlands.com)
    ×0.49 123 | 47 points by intofarlands 3 days ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  82. Bluesky April 2026 Outage Post-Mortem (pckt.blog)
    ×1.13 8 #88 | 136 points by jcalabro 1 day ago | 72 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  83. The Fast and the Furious – Interactive Storyline and Filming Locations (fatf-timeline.vercel.app)
    ×0.55 | 1 points by jfigure 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  84. Moving from WordPress to Jekyll (and static site generators in general) (demandsphere.com)
    ×0.89 73 | 97 points by rgrieselhuber 1 day ago | 53 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  85. Bevy game development tutorials and in-depth resources (taintedcoders.com)
    ×1.20 28 #29 | 118 points by GenericCanadian 14 hours ago | 28 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  86. We've raised $17M to build what comes after Git (gitbutler.com)
    ×1.93 45 #57 | 320 points by ellieh 1 day ago | 710 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  87. PGLite Evangelism (substack.substack.com)
    ×1.13 29 #60 | 70 points by surprisetalk 16 hours ago | 22 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  88. 40x Faster Binary Search (p99conf.io)
    ×1.21 80 #67 | 17 points by teleforce 14 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  89. Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted? (newyorker.com)
    ×8.77 46 #87 | 2175 points by adrianhon 5 days ago | 906 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  90. Show HN: The Musical Manifold [pdf] (replit.app)
    ×0.74 | 2 points by ersinesen 2 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???