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  1. Ask HN: What in the world is taking Ubuntu so long?
    ×2.59 21 #26 | 83 points by linsomniac 2 hours ago | 44 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  2. Ask HN: What fun things to do with an iPhone 11?
    ×0.32 | 2 points by wanderingpixel 1 hour ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  3. Tell HN: Gemini trains on chat history, even for subscribers (personal accounts)
    ×3.22 13 #89 | 722 points by jameslk 2 days ago | 197 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  4. Ask HN: What's your current AI agentic setup?
    ×3.18 15 | 536 points by eggbrain 2 days ago | 665 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  5. Ask HN: What are forgotten topics in computing that deserve a new revisit?
    ×1.07 17 | 38 points by draxen 14 hours ago | 33 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  6. Ask HN: What cryptography book do you recommend for reading with 10 year olds?
    ×0.89 69 | 86 points by mike_richards 3 days ago | 81 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  7. Seeking advice: Wix stolen my .com domain
    ×0.38 33 | 5 points by wixcom 5 hours ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  8. OpenAI seems to be silently re-enabling model training on Codex chats
    ×2.92 48 | 527 points by user052919 3 days ago | 163 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  9. Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?
    ×3.15 68 | 728 points by LecroJS 4 days ago | 884 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  10. Codet JSON
    ×0.44 85 | 3 points by fifflesticks 9 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  11. Gitbook Breached
    ×1.14 78 | 164 points by punchmesan 3 days ago | 44 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  12. Tell HN: Don't use Postman, they proxy your info without your permission
    ×1.59 80 | 108 points by neya 2 days ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  13. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2026)
    ×1.08 82 | 250 points by whoishiring 4 days ago | 285 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  14. Ask HN: What's one coding habit that separates great dev from average dev?
    ×1.28 39 | 4 points by dhruonweb 5 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  15. Ask HN: What workspace/productivity tools do you use and why?
    ×1.20 72 | 4 points by anragyadev 9 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  16. Ask HN: How do AI agents help you in your daily life?
    ×0.29 93 | 5 points by gonzar79 19 hours ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  17. Ask HN: Does anyone have a contact with Cleveland-area Ham club?
    ×2.07 88 | 166 points by stockresearcher 3 days ago | 23 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  18. WorkOS reports security breach
    ×1.11 96 | 81 points by werrett 3 days ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  19. Ask HN: Where should I start to do marketing?
    ×0.80 126 | 6 points by dhruonweb 1 day ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  20. Ask HN: How to verify response generated by AI in API response quickly
    ×0.13 | 2 points by mehtahet619 23 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  21. Ask HN: If you had unlimited Claude credits, what would you build and why?
    ×0.53 | 2 points by anragyadev 9 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  22. Canva lays off 22% of its workforce; 1,270 people
    ×3.38 89 | 33 points by princevegeta89 1 day ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  23. Ask HN: Local AI Models for Coding and General Tasks?
    ×0.34 109 | 4 points by giantg2 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  24. Ask HN: Is it possible for a residential proxy provider to exist ethically?
    ×1.10 129 | 5 points by walrus01 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  25. Ask HN: What is going on with SMS 2FA?
    ×0.22 | 2 points by tkdb 1 day ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  26. Ask HN: What are some good resources on encoded/encrypted search?
    ×0.28 | 2 points by lyfeninja 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  27. Ask HN: In a world with AI agents how has software task estimation changed?
    ×0.50 133 | 3 points by yalogin 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  28. Ask HN: Credit card and loyalty analytics, where to start?
    ×1.03 137 | 5 points by scipio1551 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  29. Who Uses Grok? and for What?
    ×1.12 83 | 4 points by aashu_bel 11 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  30. Ask HN: How do small teams pragmatically manage Dependabot fatigue?
    ×0.52 128 | 4 points by maxk85 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  31. Courier: A macOS Postman Alternative
    ×0.22 | 2 points by _booty 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  32. Tell HN: You now need a government id in order to create an Anthropic account
    ×1.76 125 | 22 points by I_am_tiberius 2 days ago | 12 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  33. Ask HN: Impact of US Elections on AI?
    ×1.09 140 | 9 points by talmr 2 days ago | 12 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  34. What's the worst bug an AI coding agent silently introduced into your code?
    ×0.83 142 | 4 points by riyashikanedunc 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  35. Ask HN: How will you invest now that the AI bubble is bursting?
    ×1.95 44 | 5 points by roschdal 6 hours ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  36. Ask HN: Will cheap high-quality AI end this December?
    ×0.95 144 | 9 points by amichail 3 days ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  37. Ask HN: What is the best non mainstream programming language or stack in 2026?
    ×0.68 145 | 6 points by kbrannigan 2 days ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  38. Ask HN: AI Coding Preference
    ×0.86 143 | 4 points by treebeard901 1 day ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  39. Ask HN: Any good AI design tools for pitch decks and visuals?
    ×0.83 110 | 4 points by AlanAAG 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  40. Ask HN: Is it worth reading The Art of Computer Programming now?
    ×0.98 139 | 9 points by weavie 2 days ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  41. Ask HN: How to Keep the Edge as an Engineer?
    ×1.60 136 | 11 points by spacebuffer 2 days ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  42. GitLab patched the CVE. Your leaked token is still valid
    ×0.64 132 | 3 points by conduit-dev 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  43. The Comprehensive Guide to the Bank of Nvidia (hntrbrk.com)
    ×0.60 | 1 points by mxschumacher 56 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  44. The Complete History of Exile (retro-replay.com)
    ×0.56 | 1 points by Michelangelo11 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  45. Image of our satellite-choked night skies (kottke.org)
    ×1.99 13 | 142 points by amatheus 1 day ago | 105 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  46. Show HN: Ueddit.com – Reddit Without Logging In (ueddit.com)
    ×2.13 43 | 4 points by DavCreator 5 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  47. Show HN: The web needs more creativity and whimsy (ignition.github.io)
    ×1.56 99 | 5 points by ignition 22 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  48. Show HN: I've updated my Linux System Call website and API (syscall.sh)
    ×1.22 87 | 238 points by guitmz 4 days ago | 57 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  49. Show HN: Northmeadow – encrypted shared memory for local AI agents and people (github.com/bavarian-studio)
    ×0.79 | 2 points by Judi2108 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  50. Show HN: Green tests are not proof – verifier for C/C++ and firmware fixes (unfix.dev)
    ×0.42 | 2 points by u-pump 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  51. TextEdit vs. Pages (leancrew.com)
    ×0.78 68 #63 | 98 points by surprisetalk 1 day ago | 72 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  52. MoofTCP – A modern replacement for MacTCP on 68k Macs (github.com/matthewmrichter)
    ×0.67 52 #46 | 63 points by marcusbasant 16 hours ago | 32 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  53. Show HN: Get Better at Piano with Noodle
    ×0.87 114 | 5 points by rahilb 1 day ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  54. A high school science teacher stumbled upon the first known T. Rex trackway (cbc.ca)
    ×1.09 20 #72 | 7 points by speckx 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  55. AI agent can move money in Stripe (stripe.dev)
    ×1.26 | 2 points by ltononro 45 minutes ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  56. Show HN: noise'r'us, like placekittens.com but for audio (greg.technology)
    ×0.57 | 1 points by gregsadetsky 47 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  57. OpenSSH 10.6p2 Critical workaround for alpine without PAM (openssh.org)
    ×1.43 2 | 249 points by selckin 1 day ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  58. Have I befriended a murderer? (longreads.com)
    ×1.50 58 | 132 points by gmays 1 day ago | 76 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  59. Show HN: BeepGrid – Lightweight open source agent comms (github.com/beepgrid)
    ×1.66 65 | 5 points by eonn 9 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  60. Show HN: I built a Bible verse feed to replace doomscrolling (scrollhope.com)
    ×3.89 138 | 8 points by jclardy 2 days ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  61. So my ISP was hijacking my DNS (karthihegde.dev)
    ×1.70 68 #51 | 218 points by frostbyte7 1 day ago | 169 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  62. What if 90% of your prompt is content you can't control? (brex.com)
    ×1.31 | 2 points by ltononro 43 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  63. $11.4M of Nvidia Chips Vanished in Oakland (tech-insider.org)
    ×1.24 | 2 points by paaloeye 58 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  64. A wave of plastic-free coffee pods and machines (cnn.com)
    ×1.26 65 #83 | 147 points by thunderbong 1 day ago | 175 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  65. University libraries are being swarmed by AI bots, putting public access at risk (cbc.ca)
    ×2.13 13 #22 | 78 points by blakesterz 2 hours ago | 36 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  66. App Store 2026 in numbers: AI, pricing, abandoned apps (obelisk.club)
    ×0.98 34 #85 | 59 points by Peter216 9 hours ago | 50 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  67. Reading the Anthropic S-1, with Zvi Mowshowitz (complexsystemspodcast.com)
    ×0.57 | 2 points by nbernard 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  68. Paraguay bank collapses with half of population's savings (aljazeera.com)
    ×2.85 35 | 68 points by mikhael 1 day ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  69. Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (blog.google)
    ×1.70 1 #4 | 192 points by thisisauserid 3 hours ago | 146 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  70. GPU-Accelerated Weight Teleportation (humansand.ai)
    ×1.55 | 2 points by gmays 17 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  71. Vibe Coding Keypad (keychron.com)
    ×1.74 26 | 92 points by ta988 1 day ago | 61 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  72. Show HN: Markdown OKF-Schema Studio for VS Code (github.com/gsemet)
    ×0.89 124 | 3 points by gsemet 23 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  73. Show HN: Bema: Work messaging built for humans (getbema.app)
    ×0.43 123 | 28 points by ben_d 3 days ago | 20 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  74. Show HN: A decent text-to-image model trained for ~$20K (Apache 2.0 Weights) (linum.ai)
    ×1.48 35 #41 | 264 points by schopra909 1 day ago | 28 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  75. Trick or Treat: How the Final Quarter Feeds the Sweetest Balance Sheets (finaeon.com)
    ×0.76 | 1 points by leonry 2 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  76. Awesome repositories are no longer awesome (erikgahner.github.io)
    ×2.11 6 #78 | 294 points by erikgahner 1 day ago | 121 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  77. Silver Lake, Saudi Foreign Wealth Fund held talks to buy Unity game engine (reuters.com)
    ×2.50 50 | 3 points by akersten 19 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  78. "Communion of Saints" on reaching new spiritual echelons via LLMs (harpers.org)
    ×0.64 | 1 points by YPGolyadkin 24 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  79. I Toured Unitree's Factory. I'm More Bullish on the West than ever (twitter.com/josefchen)
    ×2.92 53 | 4 points by josefchen 38 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  80. Show HN: HackerRepos – HackerTube for repos mentioned on HN (hackerrepos.fyi)
    ×1.12 74 | 10 points by mmvvaa 17 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  81. Show HN: Uncracked City, detective game where you question LLM suspects that lie (uncracked.city)
    ×0.85 73 | 127 points by passkey1510 2 days ago | 69 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  82. Show HN: A 69-byte on-chain PNG that turns OLED pixels off (0 nits) (black-pixel-1x1.vercel.app)
    ×0.47 | 2 points by KINGOFTHESCREEN 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  83. Launch HN: Kino AI (YC S23) – AI media manager and video editor
    ×0.62 80 #77 | 108 points by lukeigel 1 day ago | 35 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  84. Promethevs: Full DeepSeek-v4.1-Flash-1017, locally, on 12GB of VRAM (github.com/Magnvs7)
    ×1.11 41 #21 | 3 points by ar-nelson 50 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  85. SDF – The Ethical Social Network (sdf.org)
    ×1.40 | 2 points by Tomte 29 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  86. The Harness: Deterministic Systems (klaviyo.tech)
    ×2.69 47 | 4 points by tremdog 50 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  87. Carquet · Parquet at the Speed of C (vitruves.github.io)
    ×2.06 18 | 3 points by birdculture 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  88. From Linux to Wikipedia: How Volunteers Build the Internet (mit.edu)
    ×2.10 10 #18 | 231 points by jonbaer 12 hours ago | 79 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  89. Download your favourite YouTube videos (criminallyvulgar.dev)
    ×2.02 23 #44 | 384 points by surprisetalk 1 day ago | 184 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  90. Blender's UI and Runtime: Much Faster Than GPUI (github.com/ppmpreetham)
    ×2.82 3 #7 | 514 points by ppmpreetham 9 hours ago | 204 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???