Quality News: Hacker News Rankings

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Formal Methods Only Solve Half My Problems (brooker.co.za)

×0.88 | 1 points by signa11 4 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Multiple explosions in Venezuela's capital Caracas (cnn.com)

×0.91 | 1 points by breppp 5 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Case for Blogging in the Ruins (joanwestenberg.com)

×0.79 | 1 points by ingve 8 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
"Compass nerd" creates new damped compass, gives to public domain (youtube.com)

×0.81 | 1 points by tomcam 9 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Google Skills (skills.google)

×1.93 | 2 points by modinfo 9 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: Expository/Succinct Books on Modern Physics

×0.72 | 1 points by rramadass 18 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Loud noises heard in Venezuela capital, southern area without electricity (reuters.com)

×6.72 84 | 7 points by jumpocelot 19 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
"Nobody should stop these experiments from happening" (elpais.com)

×1.79 | 2 points by dr_dshiv 20 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Norwich firm creates 'virus cocktails' to help farmers (edp24.co.uk)

×0.74 | 1 points by austinallegro 22 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Image to PDF – client-side image to PDF converter (github.com/ivanglpz)

×0.73 | 1 points by ivanglpz 24 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK's new 'taxi tax' (theguardian.com)

×2.70 56 | 3 points by Brajeshwar 24 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
I got 500 devs to try my AI app builder in a week (solo founder, no ads) (indiehackers.com)

×0.75 | 1 points by genvibe 25 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Brainradio.fm (brainradio.fm)

×0.70 | 1 points by gusk 29 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Underserved Directory Niches (Hand-picked for 2026) (directoryideas.ai)

×0.60 | 1 points by tejas3732 39 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
America's toughest privacy protections have kicked in (washingtonpost.com)

×0.59 | 1 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 44 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Benchmarking Windows Against Itself, from Windows XP to Windows 11 (hackaday.com)

×3.24 18 #39 | 5 points by anonymousiam 44 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Math of Vector graphics on GPU, inspired by piet-GPU (gasiulis.name)

×0.62 | 1 points by gsf_emergency_6 46 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
China's BYD overtakes Tesla as top EV seller (cnbc.com)

×1.47 41 | 3 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 47 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Constitution Was a Coup (lucasvance.github.io)

×2.27 39 | 3 points by sirponm 49 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
A Go question: how do you test select based code? (utoronto.ca)

×2.26 37 | 3 points by Twirrim 51 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Go's Bun ORM – Alternative to Python's SQLAlchemy (cephei8.dev)

×1.48 | 2 points by thunderbong 51 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Story of Realpomo (romalpani.github.io)

×0.63 | 1 points by azhenley 52 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: Should engineers who use less inference be paid more?

×1.50 | 2 points by keithwhor 52 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Japan joining growing global trend of declining democracy (asahi.com)

×5.10 10 #12 | 26 points by wahnfrieden 51 minutes ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Okstupid.lol (okstupid.lol)

×1.42 | 2 points by flipped 58 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
What was inside the Daft Punk Alive 2007 Pyramid? [video] (youtube.com)

×0.58 | 1 points by austinallegro 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Code as Design: Three Essays by Jack W. Reeves (gezam.org)

×0.60 | 1 points by kqr2 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
OpenAI Is Taking on Apple's App Store. It's Got a Long Way to Go (wsj.com)

×3.06 51 | 4 points by thm 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Driver Says Tesla FSD Saved His Life: Tech This Out (cbsaustin.com)

×0.59 | 1 points by hnburnsy 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
What next after react/Next.js in webdev world?

×0.60 | 1 points by pyeri 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Gtasks-terminal – Google Tasks power-tool for the terminal (github.com/sirusdas)

×0.58 | 1 points by sirusdas 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Poach Employees Like Zuck (getpoach.app)

×0.58 | 1 points by nsemikey 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo 50q Tiny QC Review a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Based 1L PC (servethehome.com)

×2.56 31 #63 | 5 points by ksec 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Building low-level software with only coding agents (leerob.com)

×1.95 21 | 3 points by nnx 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Aqua.jl – Auto QUality Assurance for Julia Packages (github.com/JuliaTesting)

×0.51 | 1 points by MrJulia 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Verified Model-Based Conformance Testing for Dummies (welltyped.systems)

×1.19 | 2 points by todsacerdoti 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Seek more awe in the new year (tim.blog)

×1.85 13 | 3 points by btwnplaces 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: A Live Chat Resume Editor that updates PDFs in real-time (sakshatkarai.com)

×1.70 1 | 3 points by mitanshudodia 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Reading Is a Vice (theatlantic.com)

×1.73 3 | 3 points by ryan_j_naughton 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Weary of Data Brokers? California Gov Offers One-Stop Opt Out for 500 Services (pcmag.com)

×1.79 5 | 3 points by WaitWaitWha 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: A small web app where people appear on a world map (mapmates.io)

×2.27 36 | 5 points by digi_wares 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Client-side image optimizer built with Next.js (github.com/ivanglpz)

×1.80 9 | 3 points by ivanglpz 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Nearly half of Japan's GDP is supervised by finance people at risk of dementia (bloomberg.com)

×3.56 33 #72 | 7 points by OgsyedIE 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Revisiting the original Roomba and its simple architecture (robotsinplainenglish.com)

×1.68 15 | 3 points by ripe 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
2026, Our Rotting Future (thegist.ie)

×1.57 20 | 3 points by HotGarbage 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Self-Driving Cars Can't See Without Their Eyes (nytimes.com)

×2.20 18 | 4 points by ripe 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The most popular blogs of Hacker News in 2025 (refactoringenglish.com)

×1.07 | 2 points by maxutility 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: EzFileChanger – Client-side WebP converter (no server uploads) (ezfilechanger.com)

×1.73 21 | 3 points by waqaar-ansari 2 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Boredom Is Good, Actually (aartaka.me)

×2.21 11 | 4 points by zdw 2 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: Platform support ignoring launch request – switch or wait?

×1.02 | 2 points by kdpsuite 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Is success just luck? (keygen.sh)

×2.78 28 | 5 points by ezekg 2 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
How and Why Machines Work(2002) [pdf] (mit.edu)

×2.21 6 | 4 points by o4c 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Is .NET Aspire Actually Open Source? [video] (youtube.com)

×1.65 29 | 3 points by PKop 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
All Remaining MTV Music Channels Officially Shut Down (vice.com)

×1.62 35 | 3 points by cdrnsf 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: uvx ptn, scan a QR, get a terminal in your phone (github.com/lyehe)

×2.06 1 | 4 points by yxl448 2 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Rust clipboard transformer, 40 transforms, 100% local, own recipes (github.com/skorotkiewicz)

×1.45 38 | 3 points by modinfo 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Tracks vs. Trains: Why the Real Artificial Intelligence Boom Hasn't Started Yet (shawnharris.com)

×1.03 | 2 points by gmays 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: How to Deal with Bot Accounts

×2.18 8 | 4 points by lovich 2 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Was it really a Billion Dollar Mistake? (gingerbill.org)

×1.64 43 | 3 points by vyrotek 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The New Moore's Law: Why Optical Computing Could Redefine Scaling for AI (allaboutcircuits.com)

×2.08 67 #38 | 4 points by WaitWaitWha 2 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Nadella: Looking Ahead to 2026 (snscratchpad.com)

×1.63 44 | 3 points by zdw 2 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Calcium Oscillations Within Juxtaglomerular Cell Clusters Control Renin Release (ahajournals.org)

×1.03 | 2 points by PaulHoule 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
IQuest-Coder: A new open-source code model beats Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GPT 5.1 [pdf] (github.com/IQuestLab)

×1.71 6 #2 | 30 points by shenli3514 2 hours ago | 10 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: Who's given up on getting hired? (January 2026)

×3.38 27 | 6 points by waldrews 2 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
UX Quiz: 2025 Year in Review (nngroup.com)

×1.03 | 2 points by neko_ranger 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
What Is the Deal with Bioelectricity? (eryney.substack.com)

×1.03 | 2 points by eryney 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Pickle 1 – Soul Computer [video] (youtube.com)

×0.45 | 1 points by aprilnya 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Proteus: The AI-native editor for multimodal creation Topics (github.com/gezilinll)

×0.44 | 1 points by gezilinll 3 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: Do any significant web communities exist anymore that value free speech?

×1.62 48 | 3 points by jdprgm 3 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Do you want a prompt saver and organizer

×0.99 | 2 points by SRMohitkr 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Intent Gap: Why AI Agents Succeed Brilliantly at the Wrong Goal (medium.com)

×0.90 | 2 points by arunsanna 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Things That Use Ed25519 (ianix.com)

×1.47 54 | 3 points by mooreds 3 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Don't Half-Ass Your Dreams – Bill Gurley [video] (youtube.com)

×0.96 | 2 points by mooreds 3 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
In Search of a China Strategy (theamericanenterprise.com)

×0.43 | 1 points by mooreds 3 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Rotten Tomatoes' Ownership Shake-Up Raises Privacy Concerns (thatparkplace.com)

×2.51 23 | 5 points by fallinditch 3 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
AI generates vocabulary quizzes for any topic instantly (wordlingo.app)

×0.97 | 2 points by sammyjoze1 3 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
A message-driven DAG execution engine (github.com/rodmena-limited)

×1.47 59 | 3 points by rodmena 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Red Teaming with RL: Exploiting Tinker API for Harmful RL on 235B Model (huggingface.co)

×0.97 | 2 points by gmays 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
RICO Lawsuit Accuses Drake of Fake Streams (digitalmusicnews.com)

×3.43 7 | 7 points by geox 3 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
bcherny's Claude Code Setup (twitter.com/i)

×2.35 30 | 5 points by doppp 4 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Open-source CLI tool for generating licenses for your repositories (github.com/anth0nycodes)

×0.87 | 2 points by anth0nycodes 4 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
High-end AirPods Pro 3 adding cameras for Apple Intelligence features and more (9to5mac.com)

×2.45 33 | 5 points by wj 4 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Becoming a Centenarian (newyorker.com)

×1.76 49 | 4 points by mrjaeger 4 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Genius Whose Simple Invention Saved Us from Shame at the Gas Station (wsj.com)

×1.32 63 | 3 points by CaliforniaKarl 4 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Adventure 751 (1980) (bluerenga.blog)

×1.04 12 #10 | 26 points by quuxplusone 4 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Open-source CSPM, DSPM, CIEM, and vulnerability management (github.com/clay-good)

×0.80 | 2 points by hireclay 4 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Terry Tao: "LLMs are simpler than you think" (youtube.com)

×3.79 34 | 12 points by Ianjit 4 hours ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Office2PDF - Official SDKs for Node.js (Python/Go/Java Coming) (github.com/politehq)

×0.85 | 2 points by alexpham14 4 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Why your brain needs everyday rituals (bigthink.com)

×1.90 53 | 4 points by thunderbong 4 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Logistic Regression, the Sigmoid, and Log Loss (mateolafalce.github.io)

×0.88 | 2 points by lafalce 4 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???