Quality News: Hacker News Rankings

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Show HN: ContextFort – Visibility and controls for browser agents (contextfort.ai)

×0.44 80 #79 | 5 points by ashwinr2002 9 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Introducing tempo (github.com/galaxy-io)

×1.00 74 #74 | 9 points by ikswolzok 11 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Microsoft-Activision deal was meant to help The Embracer Grou (gamefile.news)

×1.38 76 #82 | 4 points by firesteelrain 7 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: A fast CLI and MCP server for managing Lambda cloud GPU instances (github.com/Strand-AI)

×0.37 68 #71 | 23 points by odedfalik 16 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The hunt for a stolen Jackson Pollock (washingtonpost.com)

×0.36 66 #59 | 24 points by prismatic 14 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Media Player Classic Qute Theater (github.com/mpc-qt)

×0.69 66 #68 | 14 points by XzetaU8 11 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
India's Electric Two-Wheeler Market: Rise, Reset and What Comes Next (micromobility.io)

×0.77 60 #67 | 66 points by prabinjoel 1 day ago | 65 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
System Programming in Linux: A Hands-On Introduction "Demo" Programs (github.com/stewartweiss)

×1.01 57 #51 | 113 points by teleforce 1 day ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Systematically generating tests that would have caught Anthropic's top‑K bug (theorem.dev)

×0.79 55 #78 | 75 points by jasongross 1 day ago | 20 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Putting the "You" in CPU (2023) (cpu.land)

×0.93 52 #77 | 97 points by vinhnx 1 day ago | 17 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
MIT Whirlwind I: A High-Speed Electronic Digital Computer (1951) [pdf] (mit.edu)

×0.78 57 #35 | 21 points by stmw 9 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
I Designed a Custom Protocol for My App (roj.dev)

×0.23 59 #87 | 6 points by _roj 8 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Emacs Widget Library: A Critique and Case Study (d12frosted.io)

×0.98 50 #88 | 107 points by whacked_new 1 day ago | 33 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: HyTags – HTML as a Programming Language (hytags.org)

×0.57 50 #61 | 63 points by lassejansen 20 hours ago | 30 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Upgrading DrizzleORM logging with AsyncLocalStorage (numeric.substack.com)

×0.37 56 #72 | 9 points by bihla 8 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Xoscript (xoscript.com)

×0.58 48 #70 | 53 points by gabordemooij 20 hours ago | 43 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: A 10KiB kernel for cloud apps (github.com/ReturnInfinity)

×0.54 46 #63 | 64 points by ianseyler 20 hours ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Rubik's Cube in Prolog – Order (medium.com)

×0.65 48 #42 | 39 points by myth_drannon 13 hours ago | 10 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Python: Tprof, a Targeting Profiler (adamj.eu)

×0.50 67 #29 | 4 points by jonatron 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Stop using natural language interfaces (leaflet.pub)

×1.61 42 #90 | 121 points by steveklabnik 1 day ago | 65 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Gleam Programming Language (gleam.run)

×1.92 42 #47 | 256 points by Alupis 1 day ago | 151 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Digital Carrot – Block social media with programmable rules and goals (digitalcarrot.app)

×0.55 44 #73 | 36 points by newswangerd 16 hours ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: Distributed SQL engine for ultra-wide tables

×0.54 48 #62 | 14 points by synsqlbythesea 8 hours ago | 13 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
A Brief Introduction to the Basics of Game Theory (ssrn.com)

×0.99 42 #58 | 89 points by 7777777phil 21 hours ago | 14 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The unbearable frustration of figuring out APIs (ar-ms.me)

×0.68 36 #65 | 73 points by ezekg 19 hours ago | 55 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Test Your Square Brackets (fluca1978.github.io)

×0.46 63 #20 | 3 points by speckx 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Edge of Emulation: Game Boy Sewing Machines (2020) (shonumi.github.io)

×0.78 33 #48 | 112 points by mosura 21 hours ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Webctl – Browser automation for agents based on CLI instead of MCP (github.com/cosinusalpha)

×0.89 33 #28 | 101 points by cosinusalpha 16 hours ago | 33 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
ChromaDB Explorer (chroma-explorer.com)

×0.68 32 #38 | 54 points by arsentjev 13 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Tiny FOSS Compass and Navigation App (<2MB) (github.com/CompassMB)

×0.92 29 #64 | 128 points by nativeforks 1 day ago | 42 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
You Can Just Buy Far-UVC (jefftk.com)

×1.16 29 #56 | 75 points by surprisetalk 18 hours ago | 107 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Eigent: An open source Claude Cowork alternative (github.com/eigent-ai)

×0.98 31 #55 | 18 points by WorldPeas 8 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
How can I build a simple pulse generator to demonstrate transmission lines (stackexchange.com)

×0.97 29 #31 | 58 points by alphabetter 12 hours ago | 12 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Generate QR Codes with Pure SQL in PostgreSQL (tanelpoder.com)

×1.04 25 #30 | 94 points by tanelpoder 14 hours ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Is Rust faster than C? (steveklabnik.com)

×2.19 21 #33 | 285 points by vincentchau 1 day ago | 330 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Native ZFS VDEV for Object Storage (OpenZFS Summit) (zettalane.com)

×1.23 21 #41 | 107 points by suprasam 17 hours ago | 29 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: How do you safely give LLMs SSH/DB access?

×0.88 21 #57 | 75 points by nico 17 hours ago | 98 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Sun Position Calculator (drajmarsh.bitbucket.io)

×1.01 19 #26 | 121 points by sanbor 14 hours ago | 25 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Crafting Interpreters (craftinginterpreters.com)

×2.32 18 #22 | 127 points by tosh 13 hours ago | 19 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Ever wanted to look at yourself in Braille? (github.com/NishantJoshi00)

×0.39 18 #45 | 26 points by cat-whisperer 8 hours ago | 13 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Bare metal programming with RISC-V guide (2023) (popovicu.com)

×0.94 16 #27 | 30 points by todsacerdoti 6 hours ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Apple: You (Still) Don't Understand the Vision Pro (stratechery.com)

×3.00 14 #66 | 44 points by m463 13 hours ago | 12 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
How much of my observability data is waste? (usetero.com)

×1.23 13 #60 | 110 points by binarylogic 20 hours ago | 54 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The State of OpenSSL for pyca/cryptography (cryptography.io)

×1.15 13 #21 | 148 points by SGran 14 hours ago | 27 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: WebTiles – create a tiny 250x250 website with neighbors around you (kicya.net)

×1.32 11 #24 | 193 points by dimden 16 hours ago | 30 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
New Safari developer tools provide insight into CSS Grid Lanes (webkit.org)

×1.07 12 #12 | 73 points by feross 8 hours ago | 35 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Find a pub that needs you (ismypubfucked.com)

×2.05 10 #23 | 313 points by thinkingemote 20 hours ago | 274 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: Why does Google still provide an open redirect for phishers?

×1.45 11 #86 | 16 points by throwaway89201 8 hours ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Desperately Seeking Squircles (2018) (figma.com)

×0.32 11 #40 | 15 points by kjeetgill 4 hours ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Project SkyWatch (a.k.a. Wescam at Home) (ianservin.com)

×1.15 9 #19 | 61 points by jjwiseman 7 hours ago | 13 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Z80 Membership Card (sunrise-ev.com)

×1.42 9 #5 | 30 points by exvi 3 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
San Remo Pasta Measurer (toxel.com)

×1.39 10 #8 | 14 points by surprisetalk 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Scaling long-running autonomous coding (cursor.com)

×1.39 6 #13 | 214 points by samwillis 13 hours ago | 128 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Bubblewrap: A nimble way to prevent agents from accessing your .env files (patrickmccanna.net)

×1.53 6 #16 | 112 points by 0o_MrPatrick_o0 10 hours ago | 85 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: What is the best way to provide continuous context to models?

×0.98 6 #36 | 56 points by nemath 9 hours ago | 30 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB (starlink.com)

×1.76 5 #34 | 277 points by bahmboo 20 hours ago | 336 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Claude Cowork exfiltrates files (promptarmor.com)

×2.86 3 #4 | 704 points by takira 15 hours ago | 311 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: How are you doing RAG locally?

×2.01 3 #9 | 188 points by tmaly 10 hours ago | 73 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: What did you find out or explore today?

×1.87 3 #14 | 112 points by blahaj 9 hours ago | 171 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Raspberry Pi's New AI Hat Adds 8GB of RAM for Local LLMs (jeffgeerling.com)

×1.76 3 #1 | 108 points by ingve 3 hours ago | 73 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Sparrow-1 – Audio-native model for human-level turn-taking without ASR (tavus.io)

×1.06 2 #18 | 81 points by code_brian 8 hours ago | 18 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
A letter to those who fired tech writers because of AI (passo.uno)

×2.88 2 #3 | 79 points by theletterf 4 hours ago | 47 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: Share your personal website

×2.97 1 #10 | 649 points by susam 19 hours ago | 1818 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The URL shortener that makes your links look as suspicious as possible (creepylink.com)

×2.62 1 #2 | 430 points by dreadsword 8 hours ago | 78 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???