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  1. Tell HN: docker pull fails in spain due to football cloudflare block
    ×4.01 #7 | 402 points by littlecranky67 6 hours ago | 184 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  2. Tell HN: OpenAI silently removed Study Mode from ChatGPT
    ×1.76 19 #33 | 147 points by smokel 5 hours ago | 61 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  3. Ask HN: What's your experience with PoW captchas against form spam?
    ×0.72 40 | 3 points by pentacent_hq 5 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  4. Ask HN: What are all the bad things that AI companies have done which we forgot
    ×0.31 | 2 points by Imustaskforhelp 5 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  5. Ask HN: Do you trust AI agents with API keys / private keys?
    ×0.42 39 | 11 points by devendra116 11 hours ago | 23 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  6. Ask HN: Anyone using Nostr as a lightweight back end/DB for rapid prototyping?
    ×0.37 69 | 5 points by wasimsk 13 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  7. Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?
    ×1.96 59 | 478 points by e-topy 6 days ago | 726 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  8. Ask HN: What should I do with my app? 130 downloads 3 real subscribers
    ×0.30 89 | 3 points by oyaa52 13 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  9. Is the pitch deck culture making founders worse at building businesses?
    ×0.36 83 | 16 points by chinhqtran 1 day ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  10. Ask HN: What are you building that's not AI related?
    ×1.56 75 | 144 points by meander_water 3 days ago | 194 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  11. Ask HN: Hiring in the age of AI-assisted coding: what works?
    ×0.47 93 | 26 points by nitramm 2 days ago | 16 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  12. Ask HN: Best books on building a programming language
    ×0.75 88 | 16 points by ezzato 1 day ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  13. Ask HN: Former grok-code-fast-1 users, what coding model are you using now?
    ×0.22 | 2 points by whycombinetor 16 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  14. Ask HN: Agentic Permutation of Testing Paths In A System
    ×0.15 107 | 4 points by davidajackson 22 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  15. Ask HN: How do you handle marketing as a solo technical founder?
    ×1.26 110 | 147 points by lazarkap 5 days ago | 107 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  16. Ask HN: Has anyone reconsidered Antivirus software after recent security news?
    ×1.45 91 | 6 points by pants2 21 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  17. Any Open Source projects in need of documentation writer?
    ×0.40 124 | 21 points by tree666 2 days ago | 13 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  18. Tor Browser on Android leaks IP in desktop mode
    ×0.70 80 | 13 points by shchess 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  19. Ask HN: Why Databases Instead of Filesystem?
    ×0.33 127 | 12 points by uticus 2 days ago | 20 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  20. Do founders' political views affect how you see a product?
    ×0.70 132 | 4 points by rishikeshs 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  21. I collected startup ideas. It changed how I think about ideas completely
    ×1.06 108 | 9 points by vibecoder21 1 day ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  22. Zooming UIs in 2026: Prezi, impress.js, and why I built something different
    ×1.03 126 | 101 points by tinchox6 6 days ago | 44 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  23. Ask HN: Should AI credits be refunded on mistakes?
    ×0.24 144 | 19 points by ed_elliott_asc 4 days ago | 20 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  24. Is VC the new PMF strategy?
    ×0.31 148 | 3 points by networkOne 1 day ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  25. Hybrid Attention
    ×0.37 140 | 40 points by JohannaAlmeida 5 days ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  26. Open Source card game cuttle.cards has its world championship Saturday at 1pm ET
    ×0.19 146 | 4 points by aleph_one 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  27. Ask HN: How do you manage your digital legacy for after you die?
    ×0.50 150 | 15 points by orbanlevi 4 days ago | 15 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  28. Ask HN: Local-first meetings recorder and transcriber?
    ×0.55 154 | 7 points by dandaka 3 days ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  29. Meta is set to pay its top AI executives almost a billion each in bonuses (msn.com)
    ×2.71 46 | 48 points by seekdeep 1 day ago | 28 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  30. Show HN: ReverseYC (rocketplace.org)
    ×0.42 | 2 points by remarketme 4 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  31. Kon – A tiny coding harness (github.com/0xku)
    ×0.41 | 1 points by krumboy 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  32. Show HN: I made a YouTube search form with advanced filters (playlists.at)
    ×1.68 97 | 324 points by nevernothing 6 days ago | 202 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  33. Productive Procrastination (maxvanijsselmuiden.nl)
    ×1.38 32 #85 | 150 points by maxvij 1 day ago | 50 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  34. Claude Opus 4.6 accuracy on BridgeBench hallucination test drops from 83% to 68% (twitter.com/bridgemindai)
    ×0.91 | 1 points by bratao 3 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  35. The Closing of the Frontier (tanyaverma.sh)
    ×1.25 | 2 points by MindGods 26 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  36. How Beyond Meat sank from a $14B plant-based protein powerhouse to a penny stock (marketwatch.com)
    ×2.18 5 #54 | 8 points by bookofjoe 2 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  37. Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user (theregister.com)
    ×4.34 46 #65 | 307 points by OuterVale 10 hours ago | 197 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  38. One neat trick to end extreme poverty (economist.com)
    ×2.15 22 | 63 points by andsoitis 23 hours ago | 70 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  39. Show HN: Gemma Gem – AI model embedded in a browser – no API keys, no cloud (github.com/kessler)
    ×1.03 123 | 155 points by ikessler 6 days ago | 21 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  40. Agentjail: Minimal Linux sandbox for running untrusted code/apps/agents (github.com/bugthesystem)
    ×0.50 | 1 points by ziyasal 39 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  41. Are sugar substitutes healthier than the real thing? (economist.com)
    ×1.36 75 | 16 points by vinni2 1 hour ago | 17 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  42. Americans still opt for print books over digital or audio versions (pewresearch.org)
    ×4.27 6 | 71 points by thm 16 hours ago | 67 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  43. Y Combinator lets you cross the line [video] (youtube.com)
    ×1.12 | 2 points by ethanwillis 38 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  44. WireGuard-go from 3gbps to 4gbps on legacy CPU (github.com/blinkinglight)
    ×0.98 | 2 points by blinkinglight 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  45. Show HN: Keeper – embedded secret store for Go (help me break it) (github.com/agberohq)
    ×0.47 77 | 63 points by babawere 2 days ago | 33 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  46. Show HN: Bullseye2D – A Dart library for cross-platform 2D games (github.com/bullseye2d)
    ×0.68 63 | 4 points by joemanaco 10 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  47. An Interview with Pat Gelsinger (morethanmoore.substack.com)
    ×0.82 17 #30 | 95 points by zdw 11 hours ago | 58 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  48. USB/IP Project: a general USB device sharing system over IP network (sourceforge.net)
    ×1.52 51 #76 | 32 points by ValentineC 19 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  49. The Grand Line (pilgrima.ge)
    ×1.41 2 | 55 points by momentmaker 15 hours ago | 40 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  50. Show HN: A (marginally) useful x86-64 ELF executable in 301 bytes (github.com/meribold)
    ×0.72 105 | 65 points by meribold 5 days ago | 21 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  51. Why "200 OK" does not mean your system worked (bridgexapi.io)
    ×0.47 | 1 points by Bridgexapi 37 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  52. DOJ Top Antitrust Litigators Exit After Ticketmaster Accord (bloomberg.com)
    ×2.57 50 | 107 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 1 day ago | 22 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  53. Trump says US will blockade Strait of Hormuz (cnn.com)
    ×9.47 59 | 39 points by Tomte 5 hours ago | 44 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  54. The odd disappearance of the business cycle (scottsumner.substack.com)
    ×1.01 | 2 points by paulpauper 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  55. Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses (businessinsider.com)
    ×1.00 | 2 points by pseudolus 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  56. Show HN: Bunqueue – Saga workflow engine for Bun with embedded SQLite (bunqueue.dev)
    ×1.01 137 | 3 points by kernelvoid 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  57. Internet outage in Iran reaches 1,008 hours (mastodon.social)
    ×2.33 13 #34 | 128 points by miadabdi 7 hours ago | 86 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  58. Zed – A Font Superfamily (daringfireball.net)
    ×0.94 | 1 points by yurivish 2 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  59. Show HN: Specsight – Living product specs generated from your codebase (specsight.app)
    ×0.44 | 1 points by aiola 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  60. I gave every train in New York an instrument (trainjazz.com)
    ×1.83 7 #4 | 87 points by joshuawolk 3 hours ago | 18 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  61. Israel Destroys Villages in Lebanon (theguardian.com)
    ×16.82 62 | 141 points by pera 9 hours ago | 34 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  62. Show HN: The Universe in One Chart (saminloes.com)
    ×2.36 130 | 8 points by atleastoptimal 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  63. The future of everything is lies, I guess – Part 5: Annoyances (aphyr.com)
    ×2.28 4 #74 | 265 points by aphyr 1 day ago | 161 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  64. Show HN: Minimalist template for scientific and academic resumes (github.com/pmichaillat)
    ×0.75 96 | 3 points by reomgdfsrtr 15 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  65. Apple's UK age verification brings identity checks to the iPhone (proton.me)
    ×1.48 6 #72 | 7 points by akyuu 2 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  66. Bitcoin miners are losing on every coin produced as difficulty drops (coindesk.com)
    ×2.45 7 | 234 points by PaulHoule 1 day ago | 215 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  67. Show HN: We built a camera only robot vacuum for less than $300 (well almost) (indraneelpatil.github.io)
    ×0.71 102 | 108 points by indraneelpatil 6 days ago | 55 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  68. Show HN: PicPocket – Efficient photo storage/sharing without AI (picpocket.io)
    ×1.05 | 2 points by amr_shawky 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  69. Pope Leo XIV denounces the 'delusion of omnipotence' he says fuels the Iran war (politico.com)
    ×8.31 36 | 76 points by achierius 11 hours ago | 23 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  70. Artemis II is competency porn (lizplank.substack.com)
    ×2.72 54 | 49 points by jgrodziski 1 day ago | 75 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  71. Show HN: TUI-use: Let AI agents control interactive terminal programs (github.com/onesuper)
    ×0.60 122 | 52 points by dreamsome 4 days ago | 37 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  72. Show HN: A proactive AI agent on iMessage that texts you before you even ask (hemesh.tech)
    ×0.46 | 1 points by HemeshCh 58 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  73. Show HN: Revdiff – TUI diff reviewer with inline annotations for AI agents (github.com/umputun)
    ×3.54 55 | 6 points by bumpa 1 hour ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  74. Show HN: Figma for Coding Agents (getdesign.md)
    ×1.34 128 | 11 points by omeraplak 2 days ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  75. 447 TB/cm² at zero retention energy – atomic-scale memory on fluorographane (zenodo.org)
    ×1.61 26 #35 | 251 points by iliatoli 22 hours ago | 134 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  76. Software Preservation Group: C++ History Collection (computerhistory.org)
    ×0.65 49 #61 | 37 points by quuxplusone 17 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  77. JSON formatter Chrome plugin now closed and injecting adware (github.com/callumlocke)
    ×1.64 21 | 282 points by jkl5xx 2 days ago | 135 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  78. Combining spicy foods with mint boosts anti-inflammatory effects 100x or more (scitechdaily.com)
    ×1.99 56 | 87 points by joeax 1 day ago | 49 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  79. Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D (flight-viz.com)
    ×2.79 2 #58 | 364 points by coolwulf 1 day ago | 68 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  80. Every feature should earn its place (twitter.com/karrisaarinen)
    ×1.15 | 2 points by tosh 45 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  81. Humans are losing the fight against flying fish (wsj.com)
    ×0.96 | 2 points by paulpauper 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  82. Ask HN: We built cloud ops AI 3 years ago. Are managed agents a death sentence?
    ×0.70 | 1 points by ashmil 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  83. Show HN: Is Hormuz open yet? (ishormuzopenyet.com)
    ×3.98 49 | 480 points by anonfunction 3 days ago | 209 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  84. Show HN: Hippo, biologically inspired memory for AI agents (github.com/kitfunso)
    ×0.95 116 | 128 points by kitfunso 5 days ago | 29 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  85. The APL programming language source code (2012) (computerhistory.org)
    ×0.86 49 #62 | 76 points by tosh 1 day ago | 26 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  86. 1-bit inference of 0.8M param GPT running inside 8192 bytes of sram (twitter.com/monty10x)
    ×1.53 | 2 points by montyanderson 11 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  87. Want to help garden birds? Don't feed them in warmer months, says RSPB (bbc.co.uk)
    ×0.89 | 2 points by c-oreills 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  88. High schooler's 3D design saves Seminole County thousands on election equipment (clickorlando.com)
    ×0.49 | 1 points by gnabgib 39 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  89. Show HN: Mdpdf a 2k line C CLI to convert Markdown to tiny PDFs (github.com/schicho)
    ×2.30 136 | 15 points by bastscho 3 days ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  90. Show HN: Zoneless – Open-source Stripe Connect clone with $0.002 fees using USDC (github.com/zonelessdev)
    ×5.07 138 | 15 points by tinyprojects 3 days ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???