49
Sunsetting my Bear Blog • Jan 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM • bearblog.stevedylan.dev • Bear
72
Mac advice for a long time Windows user • Jan 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM • tildes.net • ~tech
389
I/O is no longer the bottleneck? (2022) • Jan 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM • stoppels.ch • Hacker News
147
Lego announces Smart Brick, the 'most significant evolution' in 50 years, no AI • Jan 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM • theverge.com • Hacker News
102
GNOME and Firefox Consider Disabling Middle Click Paste By Default • Jan 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM • phoronix.com • Slashdot
288
Strange.website • Jan 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM • strange.website • Hacker News
81
Sorted string tables (SST) from first principles • Jan 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM • bitsxpages.com • Hacker News
509
Donut Lab’s all-solid-state battery delivers 400 Wh/kg of energy density • Jan 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM • donutlab.com • Hacker News
7258
Congestion pricing in New York City, implemented at the start of 2025, led to substantial decreases in particulate pollution during its first six months. Pollution decreased by 22% in the congestion pricing zone, with more modest reductions in neighboring areas. • Jan 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM • nature.com • r/science
614
Why didn't AI “join the workforce” in 2025? • Jan 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM • calnewport.com • Hacker News
819
Google broke my heart • Jan 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM • perishablepress.com • Hacker News
78P
Keeping Syria connected during war: Surviving ISIS and Intelligence • Jan 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM • syriauntold.com • Hacker News
82
Scientific production in the era of large language models [pdf] • Jan 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM • gwern.net • Hacker News
2428P
Liberal state policies during adolescence linked to lower dementia risk in later life. Findings point to the potential long-term health consequences of local government decisions made early in a resident’s life. • Jan 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM • psypost.org • r/science
40
I Don't Like Webweaving That Much TBH • Jan 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM • haru-txt.bearblog.dev • Bear
146
Boston Dynamics and DeepMind form new AI partnership • Jan 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM • bostondynamics.com • Hacker News
1386
There were BGP anomalies during the Venezuela blackout • Jan 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM • loworbitsecurity.com • Hacker News
83
Reading Without Limits or Expectations • Jan 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM • carolinecrampton.com • Hacker News
129
Favorite Tech Museums • Jan 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM • aresluna.org • Hacker News
232P
Pentagon moves to punish Democratic senator over 'seditious video' • Jan 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM • bbc.com • Hacker News
75
Overengineering and the Lost Art of Common Sense • Jan 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM • pego.dev • Bear
289
Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy weight-loss pill in US, triggering price war • Jan 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
94
go.sum Is Not a Lockfile • Jan 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM • words.filippo.io • Lobsters
158
Clean Code vs. A Philosophy Of Software Design • Jan 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM • github.com/johnousterhout • r/programming
901
X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced • Jan 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM • arstechnica.com • Hacker News
57
I am not an artist • Jan 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM • nobodysblog.bearblog.dev • Bear
173
Pipe Dreams – The life and times of Yahoo Pipes (2023) • Jan 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM • retool.com • Hacker News
219P
Gatekeepers of Law: Inside the Westlaw and LexisNexis Duopoly • Jan 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM • thebignewsletter.com • Hacker News
91
Utopian Scholastic • Jan 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM • wol.fm • Hacker News
44
Flu Is Relentless. Crispr Might Be Able to Shut It Down • Jan 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM • wired.com • science.slashdot
192
I used Lego to design a farm for people who are blind – like me • Jan 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM • bbc.co.uk • Hacker News
288
Sega co-founder David Rosen has died • Jan 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
23
Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:57 PM • npr.org • ~health
92
Show HN: Make audio loops online • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:54 PM • makeloops.online • Hacker News
73
Show HN: Open-Source 8-Ch BCI Board (ESP32 and ADS1299 and OpenBCI GUI) • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM • github.com/Cerelog-ESP-EEG • Hacker News
179
A web developer posted a payment shaming message on their client's site • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:40 PM • joseph-smith.co.uk • Hacker News
13
Tildes Book Club - A New Year - Fire on the Mountain by Terry Bissen • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:38 PM • tildes.net • ~books
607
I accidentally applied to a voluntary full stack webdev job. Now I regret it, how do I back out gracefully? • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
766
Brave overhauled its Rust adblock engine with FlatBuffers, cutting memory 75% • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM • brave.com • Hacker News
305
How Y Combinator made it smart to trust founders • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:20 PM • elbowgreasegames.substack.com • Hacker News
190
So, you want to chunk really fast? • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:19 PM • minha.sh • Hacker News
99
Go 1.26 interactive tour • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM • antonz.org • Lobsters
308
Show HN: Tailsnitch – A security auditor for Tailscale • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM • github.com/Adversis • Hacker News
105
Observability's past, present, and future • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM • blog.sherwoodcallaway.com • Hacker News
45
A field guide to sandboxes for AI • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM • luiscardoso.dev • Lobsters
83
The eight ways that all the elements in the Universe are made (2021) • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM • bigthink.com • Hacker News
82
Who Owns the Memory? Part 3: How Big Is your Type? • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:31 AM • lukefleed.xyz • r/programming
141
How many of you actually do open source contributions? • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:31 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
198
How wolves became dogs • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM • economist.com • Hacker News
32
The most anticipated web platform features going into 2026 • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM • github.com/web-platform-dx • r/webdev
119
Sandboxing Untrusted Python • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:11 AM • gist.github.com • Hacker News
7
What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM • tildes.net • ~food
87
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? • Jan 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM • tildes.net • ~games
377
CSS sucks because we don't bother learning it (2022) • Jan 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM • idiallo.com • Hacker News
788
Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die • Jan 5, 2026 at 10:34 AM • arstechnica.com • Hacker News
540P
RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids? • Jan 5, 2026 at 10:34 AM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
100P
People of Dubious Character Are More Likely To Enter Public Service • Jan 5, 2026 at 10:21 AM • economist.com • Slashdot
165
Show HN: A simulator for engineers transitioning from IC to management • Jan 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM • apmcommunication.com • Hacker News
510
Show HN: DoNotNotify – Log and intelligently block notifications on Android • Jan 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM • donotnotify.com • Hacker News
71
Solo ASIC tapeout on a budget: detailed write up • Jan 5, 2026 at 9:56 AM • reddit.com • Hacker News
198
Dealing with abandonware (2024) • Jan 5, 2026 at 9:53 AM • blog.hris.to • Hacker News
120
Stack Overflow Went From 200,000 Monthly Questions To Nearly Zero • Jan 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM • data.stackexchange.com • Slashdot
96P
How GitHub monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem • Jan 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM • ploum.net • Hacker News
227
GOG Patrons- Join gamers keeping classics alive • Jan 5, 2026 at 8:57 AM • gog.com • Hacker News
854
I switched from VSCode to Zed • Jan 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM • tenthousandmeters.com • Hacker News
192
Imagine 130M Washing Machines • Jan 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM • scottsumner.substack.com • Hacker News
149
Singularity Rootkit: SELinux bypass and netlink filter (ss/conntrack hidden) • Jan 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM • github.com/MatheuZSecurity • Hacker News
633
All AI Videos Are Harmful (2025) • Jan 5, 2026 at 8:44 AM • idiallo.com • Hacker News
146
Functors, Applicatives, and Monads: The Scary Words You Already Understand • Jan 5, 2026 at 8:41 AM • cekrem.github.io • r/programming
151P
How GitHub monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem • Jan 5, 2026 at 8:25 AM • ploum.net • Lobsters
778P
Jensen: 'We've done our country a great disservice' by offshoring • Jan 5, 2026 at 8:02 AM • barchart.com • Hacker News
10860
Dental hygiene key to predicting mortality, Japanese researchers find • Jan 5, 2026 at 7:29 AM • japantimes.co.jp • r/science
306
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons • Jan 5, 2026 at 7:28 AM • tonsky.me • Lobsters
156
On Getting Hacked • Jan 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM • ahmeto.com • Hacker News
433
Databases in 2025: A Year in Review • Jan 5, 2026 at 6:54 AM • cs.cmu.edu • r/programming
3381
It's hard to justify Tahoe icons • Jan 5, 2026 at 6:51 AM • tonsky.me • Hacker News
176
Cigarette smoke effect using shaders • Jan 5, 2026 at 6:32 AM • garden.bradwoods.io • Hacker News
2662
A new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans’ ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process scientists find crucial for regulating Earth’s temperature. Microplastics disrupt marine life, weaken the 'biological carbon pump, and even release greenhouse gases as they degrade. • Jan 5, 2026 at 6:19 AM • alphagalileo.org • r/science
98
Cookie-Banner on cookieless pages? • Jan 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
1016
Anna's Archive loses .org domain after surprise suspension • Jan 5, 2026 at 5:23 AM • torrentfreak.com • Hacker News
81
Databases in 2025: A Year in Review • Jan 5, 2026 at 4:44 AM • cs.cmu.edu • Lobsters
108
Advice on avoiding the hedonic treadmill of endless content? • Jan 5, 2026 at 3:36 AM • tildes.net • ~life
219
Decorative Cryptography • Jan 5, 2026 at 3:29 AM • dlp.rip • Hacker News
617
Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app” • Jan 5, 2026 at 3:24 AM • office.com • Hacker News
905
Databases in 2025: A Year in Review • Jan 5, 2026 at 2:14 AM • cs.cmu.edu • Hacker News
433
A spider web unlike any seen before • Jan 5, 2026 at 2:06 AM • nytimes.com • Hacker News
137
Workstation Owner Sadly Marks the End-of-Life for HP-UX • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:35 AM • osnews.com • Slashdot
419P
ICE is using facial-recognition technology to quickly arrest people • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM • wsj.com • Hacker News
149
Building a Rust-style static analyzer for C++ with AI • Jan 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM • mpaxos.com • Hacker News
27
The year of the 3D printed miniature (and other lies we tell ourselves) • Jan 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM • matduggan.com • ~hobbies
86P
Intellectual Junkyards • Jan 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM • forester-notes.org • Hacker News
384P
California residents can now request all data brokers delete personal info • Jan 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM • consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov • Hacker News
529
During Helene, I just wanted a plain text website • Jan 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM • sparkbox.com • Hacker News
18
The birth of the internet, according to Jon Bois • Jan 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM • youtube.com • ~humanities.history