Quality News: Hacker News Rankings

These are the current stories on the Hacker News Front page ranked by the raw score produced by the HN formula, with no moderation penalties or bonuses applied. This makes the impact of moderation on the HN frontpage visible (e.g. off-topic/non-tech stories are ranked higher). Click on the colorful stats below each story to see detailed historical charts. Click here for additional ranking algorithms

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I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their domestic spying program (honeypot.net)

×3.13 #1 | 355 points by speckx 2 hours ago | 145 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Spain to expand internet blocks to tennis, golf, movies broadcasting times (bandaancha.eu)

×3.43 3 #5 | 353 points by akyuu 3 hours ago | 311 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
California ghost-gun bill wants 3D printers to play cop, EFF says (theregister.com)

×4.48 4 #7 | 94 points by Bender 1 hour ago | 64 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
YouTube now world's largest media company, topping Disney (hollywoodreporter.com)

×3.29 2 #2 | 148 points by bookofjoe 2 hours ago | 120 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
40% of lost calories globally are from beef, needing 33 cal of feed per 1 cal (iop.org)

×4.16 25 #30 | 115 points by randycupertino 2 hours ago | 169 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Claude Code Routines (claude.com)

×2.48 2 #4 | 204 points by matthieu_bl 3 hours ago | 127 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
OpenSSL 4.0.0 (github.com/openssl)

×2.73 7 #14 | 110 points by petecooper 2 hours ago | 27 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive (techcrunch.com)

×2.19 5 #3 | 393 points by jrm-veris 6 hours ago | 116 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The future of everything is lies, I guess: Work (aphyr.com)

×2.91 28 #37 | 225 points by aphyr 5 hours ago | 195 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others (rareese.com)

×5.54 8 #18 | 829 points by rrreese 12 hours ago | 516 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out (404media.co)

×5.25 72 #83 | 153 points by Cider9986 4 hours ago | 90 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
For the first time in the U.S., renewables generate more power than natural gas (yale.edu)

×3.15 45 #57 | 144 points by Brajeshwar 4 hours ago | 122 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
jj – the CLI for Jujutsu (steveklabnik.github.io)

×2.69 7 #20 | 438 points by tigerlily 10 hours ago | 376 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Gas Town: From Clown Show to v1.0 (medium.com)

×2.06 3 #17 | 25 points by martythemaniak 1 hour ago | 12 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Tell HN: Fiverr left customer files public and searchable

×2.81 18 #33 | 31 points by morpheuskafka 1 hour ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
5NF and Database Design (databasedesignbook.com)

×0.93 10 #6 | 88 points by petalmind 4 hours ago | 42 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
DaVinci Resolve – Photo (blackmagicdesign.com)

×4.14 7 #24 | 1003 points by thebiblelover7 18 hours ago | 255 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Zig 0.16.0 Release Notes (ziglang.org)

×6.46 23 #41 | 86 points by ska80 4 hours ago | 16 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
A new spam policy for “back button hijacking” (google.com)

×3.65 8 #27 | 780 points by zdw 17 hours ago | 449 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Turn your best AI prompts into one-click tools in Chrome (blog.google)

×1.02 12 #8 | 44 points by xnx 3 hours ago | 18 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Let's Talk Space Toilets (mceglowski.substack.com)

×0.95 11 #10 | 78 points by zdw 5 hours ago | 23 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Modifying FileZilla to Workaround Bambu 3D Printer's FTP Issue (lantian.pub)

×0.79 26 #48 | 39 points by speckx 3 hours ago | 41 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Fediverse deserves a dumb graphical client (pages.casa)

×1.28 12 #35 | 62 points by speckx 4 hours ago | 16 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Plain – The full-stack Python framework designed for humans and agents (github.com/dropseed)

×0.98 9 #15 | 28 points by focom 2 hours ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
ClawRun – Deploy and manage AI agents in seconds (github.com/clawrun-sh)

×1.05 12 #13 | 13 points by afshinmeh 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: LangAlpha – what if Claude Code was built for Wall Street? (github.com/ginlix-ai)

×0.93 10 #16 | 70 points by zc2610 5 hours ago | 24 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
guide.world: A compendium of travel guides (guide.world)

×0.79 15 #12 | 30 points by firloop 3 hours ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Someone bought 30 WordPress plugins and planted a backdoor in all of them (anchor.host)

×4.37 8 #36 | 1130 points by speckx 1 day ago | 316 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Two Months After I Gave an AI $100 and No Instructions (sebastian-jais.de)

×4.80 62 | 85 points by gleipnircode 7 hours ago | 103 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Orange Pi 6 Plus (taoofmac.com)

×1.25 21 #9 | 22 points by rcarmo 2 hours ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
GitHub Stacked PRs (github.com/gh-stack)

×3.92 11 #42 | 860 points by ezekg 1 day ago | 490 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Kelet – Root Cause Analysis agent for your LLM apps (kelet.ai)

×0.76 1 #31 | 37 points by almogbaku 4 hours ago | 18 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
All 5 units of life's genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample (theconversation.com)

×2.40 26 #59 | 20 points by PaulHoule 2 hours ago | 10 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
An AI Vibe Coding Horror Story (tobru.ch)

×4.80 57 | 197 points by teichmann 12 hours ago | 195 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Mouse Programming Language on CP/M (techtinkering.com)

×0.82 13 #22 | 35 points by PaulHoule 4 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Introspective Diffusion Language Models (introspective-diffusion.github.io)

×1.50 15 #21 | 206 points by zagwdt 12 hours ago | 40 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Autonomous Robot Brigade Successfully Retook Russian Positions in Ukraine (thetimes.com)

×1.95 9 #46 | 8 points by alephnerd 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: I quit my job over weaponized robots to start my own venture

×3.11 53 | 106 points by barratia 9 hours ago | 72 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The cost of building a workflow editor on React Flow (workflowbuilder.io)

×1.26 52 | 7 points by maciek996 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Mamdani Plans to Open City-Owned Grocery Store in East Harlem (nytimes.com)

×2.41 51 | 4 points by paulpauper 21 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
A simpler, faster way to unlock 1Password (1password.com)

×1.68 2 #43 | 5 points by doener 41 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
NimConf 2026: Dates Announced, Registrations Open (nim-lang.org)

×0.89 3 #45 | 100 points by moigagoo 9 hours ago | 29 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: Are Web Agencies Cooked?

×1.29 48 | 7 points by mijustin 1 hour ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Nucleus Nouns (ben-mini.com)

×0.72 19 #25 | 46 points by bewal416 6 hours ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Kontext CLI – Credential broker for AI coding agents in Go (github.com/kontext-dev)

×0.64 19 #26 | 55 points by mc-serious 6 hours ago | 24 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The M×N problem of tool calling and open-source models (thetypicalset.com)

×1.12 18 #28 | 110 points by remilouf 10 hours ago | 37 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Trusted access for the next era of cyber defense (openai.com)

×1.78 36 #11 | 4 points by surprisetalk 33 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Lean proved this program correct; then I found a bug (kirancodes.me)

×2.10 19 #29 | 368 points by bumbledraven 20 hours ago | 164 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: A memory database that forgets, consolidates, and detects contradiction (github.com/yantrikos)

×0.90 30 #19 | 28 points by pranabsarkar 4 hours ago | 18 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Franklin's bad ads for Apple II clones and the beloved impersonator they depict (buttondown.com)

×1.15 12 #38 | 118 points by rfarley04 11 hours ago | 71 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Sony Boss Urges Theaters to Stop 30 Minutes of Trailers and Ads Before Movies (variety.com)

×2.87 40 | 4 points by randycupertino 41 minutes ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Carol's Causal Conundrum: a zine intro to causally ordered message delivery (decomposition.al)

×0.52 29 #23 | 31 points by evakhoury 5 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
War as a Pretext: Gulf States Are Tightening the Screws on Speech–Again (eff.org)

×1.89 2 #55 | 34 points by hn_acker 5 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
To teach in the era of ChatGPT is to know pain (arstechnica.com)

×2.26 10 #64 | 35 points by ckemere 5 hours ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Amazon acquires Apple's satellite partner (sixcolors.com)

×1.30 5 #60 | 13 points by CharlesW 2 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Tell HN: GitHub might have been leaking your webhook secrets. Check your emails.

×2.89 35 | 19 points by ssiddharth 4 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Sometimes powerful people just do dumb shit (joanwestenberg.com)

×5.17 34 | 251 points by zdw 17 hours ago | 149 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Why Amazon Is Buying Starlink Rival Globalstar in $11B Deal (wsj.com)

×1.47 4 #62 | 5 points by JumpCrisscross 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The secrets of the Shinkansen (worksinprogress.news)

×1.98 20 #79 | 149 points by WillDaSilva 14 hours ago | 140 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The exponential curve behind open source backlogs (armanckeser.com)

×1.04 6 #66 | 65 points by armanckeser 9 hours ago | 42 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The acyclic e-graph: Cranelift's mid-end optimizer (cfallin.org)

×0.68 27 #34 | 60 points by tekknolagi 8 hours ago | 16 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Distributed DuckDB Instance (github.com/citguru)

×1.19 30 #32 | 145 points by citguru 14 hours ago | 32 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Single-Dose Creatine Reduces Sleep Deprivation-Induced Deterioration (mdpi.com)

×2.11 12 #75 | 34 points by pvsukale3 7 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ransomware Is Growing Three Times Faster Than the Spending Meant to Stop It (ciphercue.com)

×1.35 27 | 84 points by adulion 11 hours ago | 81 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Amex Debuts Ace Developer Kit with Registered Agent Protection (americanexpress.com)

×1.98 26 | 3 points by amex_tech 43 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist' (404media.co)

×5.37 25 | 161 points by wibbily 17 hours ago | 44 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Nothing Ever Happens: Polymarket bot that always buys No on non-sports markets (github.com/sterlingcrispin)

×1.99 #67 | 459 points by m-hodges 1 day ago | 260 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
WiiFin – Jellyfin Client for Nintendo Wii (github.com/fabienmillet)

×1.53 29 #39 | 233 points by throwawayk7h 21 hours ago | 114 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Can Claude Fly a Plane? (thanks.fish)

×1.88 22 | 100 points by casi 14 hours ago | 95 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Chinese Electrotech Is the Big Winner in the Iran War (paulkrugman.substack.com)

×1.93 21 | 3 points by dxs 56 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone (techcrunch.com)

×4.11 20 | 253 points by ZeidJ 23 hours ago | 386 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Make tmux pretty and usable (2024) (hamvocke.com)

×2.29 6 #78 | 424 points by speckx 1 day ago | 263 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
EasyPost (YC S13) Is Hiring (easypost.com)

2 days ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Who sent you? – The agent identity crisis (highflame.com)

×1.87 17 | 3 points by jalbrethsen 59 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Court rules X must give privacy researcher access to personal data (nltimes.nl)

×1.91 16 | 3 points by Kiala 59 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional (nypost.com)

×2.53 8 #68 | 441 points by t-3 1 day ago | 326 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Multi-Agentic Software Development Is a Distributed Systems Problem (kirancodes.me)

×0.94 37 #40 | 99 points by tie-in 15 hours ago | 47 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
What Would You See Changed in Haskell? (haskell.org)

×1.72 13 | 3 points by birdculture 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Servo is now available on crates.io (servo.org)

×2.28 2 #77 | 467 points by ffin 1 day ago | 148 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
All elementary functions from a single binary operator (arxiv.org)

×3.46 2 #82 | 830 points by pizza 1 day ago | 272 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Design and implementation of DuckDB internals (duckdb.org)

×1.43 34 #47 | 174 points by mpweiher 20 hours ago | 15 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Finding unusual machines in network scans (xn--mbius-jua.band)

×1.82 9 | 3 points by gebgebgeb 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
My brother's minesweeper site (minesweeper.org) has been running for 27 years (restlessforge.substack.com)

×1.27 2 #81 | 20 points by restlessforge 6 hours ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan (2024) (quantamagazine.org)

×2.26 7 | 102 points by paulpauper 16 hours ago | 27 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety (aphyr.com)

×2.22 6 | 317 points by aphyr 1 day ago | 178 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Building a CLI for all of Cloudflare (cloudflare.com)

×1.69 5 | 323 points by soheilpro 1 day ago | 106 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Microsoft isn't removing Copilot from Windows 11, it's just renaming it (neowin.net)

×2.96 4 | 364 points by bundie 1 day ago | 275 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
This year’s insane timeline of hacks (ringmast4r.substack.com)

×3.24 3 | 330 points by laurex 1 day ago | 192 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Android now stops you sharing your location in photos (shkspr.mobi)

×2.18 5 #84 | 404 points by edent 1 day ago | 313 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Figma Design to Code, Code to Design: Clearly Explained (bytebytego.com)

×1.71 1 | 3 points by edbentley 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???