198
Beowulf's opening "What" is no interjection (2013) • Jan 19, 2026 at 1:19 AM • poetryfoundation.org • Hacker News
30
Show HN: Yashiki – A tiling window manager for macOS in Rust, inspired by River • Jan 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM • github.com/typester • Hacker News
207
Is the Possibility of Conscious AI a Dangerous Myth? • Jan 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM • noemamag.com • Slashdot
81
Are arrays functions? • Jan 19, 2026 at 12:28 AM • futhark-lang.org • Lobsters
184
Bypassing Gemma and Qwen safety with raw strings • Jan 19, 2026 at 12:11 AM • teendifferent.substack.com • Hacker News
32
Show HN: Intent Layer: A context engineering skill for AI agents • Jan 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM • railly.dev • Hacker News
301
Show HN: Pdfwithlove – PDF tools that run 100% locally (no uploads, no back end) • Jan 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM • pdfwithlove.netlify.app • Hacker News
27
If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:55 PM • nytimes.com • Hacker News
39
AI is too distracting • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:42 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
72
Show HN: AWS-doctor – A terminal-based AWS health check and cost optimizer in Go • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:35 PM • github.com/elC0mpa • Hacker News
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Let's talk orchestrated objective reduction! • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:26 PM • tildes.net • ~science
32
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161
How I Became a Quant (2007) [pdf] • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:21 PM • engineering.nyu.edu • Hacker News
21
has anyone noticed an increase in severe vulnerabilities • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:45 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
32P
Terra. Invicta. • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:41 PM • tildes.net • ~games
1078
Hot take: AI will lead to a major senior dev shortage in the long run. • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
772
Growing up near busy roads linked to higher risk of depression and anxiety. Night-time noise showed similar effects, supporting the idea that disrupted sleep may play a role. • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM • psypost.org • r/science
43
My thoughts on Gas Town after 10,000 hours of Claude Code • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM • simonhartcher.com • Lobsters
121
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63
Air traffic control: the IBM 9020 • Jan 18, 2026 at 9:37 PM • computer.rip • Hacker News
288
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54
All your OpenCodes belong to us • Jan 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM • johncodes.com • Hacker News
220
The Code-Only Agent • Jan 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM • rijnard.com • Hacker News
121
People cannot "just pay attention" to (boring, routine) things • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:25 PM • utcc.utoronto.ca • Lobsters
16
J. David Bamberger, Church’s Chicken tycoon who made land conservation his mission, dies at 97 • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:22 PM • texasmonthly.com • ~enviro
1700
Research suggests there may be a systemic underdiagnosis of ADHD in women • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM • pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov • r/science
14
they don't mention the culture shock • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM • wrensnest.bearblog.dev • Bear
109
Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe Last Year than Pure Gas-Powered Models • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:04 PM • electrek.co • Slashdot
2625
Higher intake of food preservatives linked to increased cancer risk • Jan 18, 2026 at 7:57 PM • bmj.com • r/science
733
Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back • Jan 18, 2026 at 7:50 PM • calquio.com • Hacker News
53
YouTube is silently deleting uploaded SRV3 (styled) subtitles • Jan 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM • reddit.com • Hacker News
84
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EU considers $108B in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's threats • Jan 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM • reuters.com • Hacker News
526
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453
Prediction: Microsoft will eventually ship a Windows-themed Linux distro • Jan 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM • gamesbymason.com • Hacker News
125
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75P
The Human in the Loop • Jan 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM • adventures.nodeland.dev • Hacker News
29
Ultrathink is deprecated & How to enable 2x thinking tokens in Claude Code • Jan 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM • decodeclaude.com • Hacker News
57
If I’m slow to reply... • Jan 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM • jessveeb.bearblog.dev • Bear
907
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29
Simple GIS on Potato • Jan 18, 2026 at 5:15 PM • github.com/blue-monads • Hacker News
179
Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. • Jan 18, 2026 at 4:41 PM • theguardian.com • ~tech
43
Everything Wrong with Material 3 Expressive • Jan 18, 2026 at 4:34 PM • xylight.dev • Lobsters
20
How do you keep learning without overload? • Jan 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
25
The most useful indicator of your overall health • Jan 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM • economist.com • Hacker News
201
Show HN: Beats, a web-based drum machine • Jan 18, 2026 at 4:10 PM • beats.lasagna.pizza • Hacker News
498P
Texas police invested in phone-tracking software and won’t say how it’s used • Jan 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM • texasobserver.org • Hacker News
48
Stirling Cycle Machine Analysis • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM • ohioopen.library.ohio.edu • Hacker News
331
Show HN: Dock – Slack minus the bloat, tax, and 90-day memory loss • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM • getdock.io • Hacker News
1382
Dead Internet Theory • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM • kudmitry.com • Hacker News
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Younger Americans have grown up during a more competitive period that has led many to become more neurotic (low mood, anxiety, and irritability) and, in turn, to become more liberal. No such pattern was found outside the US, suggesting this is not due to aging but to generational experiences. • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM • psypost.org • r/science
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Memdeklaro – The humanitarian open source alternative to government ID • Jan 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM • memdeklaro.computersforpeace.net • Hacker News
53
Microslop: A Web Browser Extension • Jan 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM • github.com/4O4-wasd • Hacker News
105
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Breaking the Zimmermann Telegram (2018) • Jan 18, 2026 at 2:19 PM • medium.com/lapsed-historian • Hacker News
33
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139
Tired of AI, people are committing to the analog lifestyle in 2026 • Jan 18, 2026 at 2:04 PM • cnn.com • Hacker News
112
60% of Legal Searches Now End Without a Click • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM • talk24.ai • Hacker News
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Prediction markets are ushering in a world in which news becomes about gambling • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:20 PM • theatlantic.com • Hacker News
34
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690
jQuery 4.0 released • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM • blog.jquery.com • r/webdev
59
I recently finished the Cradle series by Will Wight and have post series depression. What shall I read next? • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:12 PM • tildes.net • ~books
21
there's something scary about your 30s vs your 20s • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM • blog.basementcommunity.com • Bear
17
I open-sourced a Next.js landing page that unexpectedly won a CSS Winner • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:09 PM • github.com/cirrondly • r/webdev
40
Show HN: HTTP:COLON – A quick HTTP header/directive inspector and reference • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM • httpcolon.dev • Hacker News
588
Flux 2 Klein pure C inference • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM • github.com/antirez • Hacker News
189
Show HN: Lume 0.2 – Build and Run macOS VMs with unattended setup • Jan 18, 2026 at 12:53 PM • cua.ai • Hacker News
567
Recovering tropical forests grow back nearly twice as fast with nitrogen: « Cary co-authored study recommends strategies to help young forests soak up carbon faster. » • Jan 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM • caryinstitute.org • r/science
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AI insiders seek to poison the data that feeds them • Jan 18, 2026 at 12:43 PM • theregister.com • r/webdev
1022
Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video • Jan 18, 2026 at 12:40 PM • radiancefields.com • Hacker News
112
How the Lobsters front page works • Jan 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM • atharvaraykar.com • Hacker News
32
Astronomers Finally Explain How Molecules From Earth's Atmosphere Keep Winding Up On the Moon • Jan 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM • cnn.com • science.slashdot
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Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK • Jan 18, 2026 at 12:33 PM • bundesregierung.de • Hacker News
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Sins of the Children • Jan 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM • asteriskmag.com • Hacker News
41
Show HN: Opal Editor, free Obsidian alternative for markdown and site publishing • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:55 AM • github.com/rbbydotdev • Hacker News
524
The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:50 AM • nobelpeaceprize.org • Hacker News
760
Happier teachers help create happier pupils and better learning: when schools focus on the health, happiness and connectedness of both pupils and staff, classrooms become more positive, productive places to learn and teach • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:48 AM • manchester.ac.uk • r/science
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Scott A. on Scott A. on Scott A. • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:45 AM • scottaaronson.blog • ~comics
106
Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:43 AM • optimizedbyotto.com • Hacker News
32
Acer Sues Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, Alleging Infringment on Acer's Cellular Networking Patents • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:34 AM • nerds.xyz • yro.slashdot
44
Captive Wi-Fi • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:27 AM • en.wikipedia.org • Hacker News
88
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1070P
Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:17 AM • presidentti.fi • Hacker News
190
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187
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38
How do you actually love/like or, at least, are not a robot at your job? • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:15 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
38
Show HN: built a 24h-clock based radial planner to help with ADHD time blindness • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:05 AM • dayzen.xyz • Hacker News
1522
Cholesterol-lowering effects of oats induced by microbially produced phenolic metabolites in metabolic syndrome: a randomized controlled trial • Jan 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM • nature.com • r/science
43
Ask HN: How to bullet proof yourself from AI? • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:57 AM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
129P
Purdue blocks admission of many Chinese grad students in unwritten policy • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:55 AM • science.org • Hacker News
56
Show HN: Open-source certificate from GitHub activity • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:52 AM • certificate.brendonmatos.com • Hacker News
87
China Builds 'Hypergravity' Machine 2,000X Stronger Than Earth • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:34 AM • futurism.com • science.slashdot
27
Claude Is Taking the AI World by Storm, and Even Non-Nerds Are Blown Away • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:12 AM • wsj.com • Hacker News
34
Removal of GTK2 from forky (Debian 14) • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:12 AM • lists.debian.org • Lobsters
105P
Why the Tech World Thinks the American Dream Is Dying • Jan 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM • wsj.com • Hacker News
137
The cleaner: One woman’s mission to help Britain’s hoarders • Jan 18, 2026 at 9:55 AM • aljazeera.com • Hacker News
70
some C habits I employ for the modern day • Jan 18, 2026 at 9:49 AM • unix.dog • Lobsters
196
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage • Jan 18, 2026 at 9:45 AM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
1105
Predicting OpenAI's ad strategy • Jan 18, 2026 at 9:25 AM • ossa-ma.github.io • Hacker News
235
WhatsApp Android showing raw HTML • Jan 18, 2026 at 9:20 AM • i.redd.it • r/webdev
9
Astro Core maintainers promise that Astro will remain platform agnostic despite Cloudflare acquisition • Jan 18, 2026 at 9:02 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
109
Show HN: Zsweep – Play Minesweeper using only Vim motions • Jan 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM • zsweep.com • Hacker News
39
No knives, only cook knives • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:56 AM • kellykozakandjoshdonald.substack.com • ~hobbies
23
The Harvesting of Lettuce • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:54 AM • sftw.substack.com • Hacker News
306
What is Plan 9? • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:32 AM • fqa.9front.org • Hacker News
46
Bad bad vibecoder • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:17 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
508
Software engineers can no longer neglect their soft skills • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:14 AM • qu8n.com • Hacker News
113
Gold fever, cold, and the true adventures of Jack London in the wild • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:09 AM • smithsonianmag.com • Hacker News
280
Researchers assessed 450,111 middle-aged Europeans across 10 countries over an average of 15 years for colorectal cancer risk. Following healthy plant-based diets high in variety and low in ultra-processed foods was associated with a 27% lower risk. • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:02 AM • thelancet.com • r/science
138P
Iran report says 16,500 dead in 'genocide under digital darkness' • Jan 18, 2026 at 8:02 AM • thetimes.com • Hacker News
10
A Social Filesystem • Jan 18, 2026 at 7:55 AM • overreacted.io • r/webdev
159
The guide to real-world EV battery health • Jan 18, 2026 at 7:45 AM • geotab.com • Hacker News
133
Kotlin's rich errors: Native, typed errors without exceptions • Jan 18, 2026 at 7:45 AM • cekrem.github.io • Hacker News
36
Avoiding fan traps in database design and system diagrams • Jan 18, 2026 at 7:34 AM • ilograph.com • Hacker News
37
Could We Provide Better Cellphone Service With Fewer, Bigger Satellites? • Jan 18, 2026 at 7:34 AM • reuters.com • science.slashdot
28
€5k Swiss cameras with zero electronics • Jan 18, 2026 at 7:26 AM • alpa.swiss • Hacker News
35
When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth (2006) • Jan 18, 2026 at 6:59 AM • craphound.com • Hacker News
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Not Broken, Just Different • Jan 18, 2026 at 6:56 AM • onlinegoddess.net • Bear
199
Starting from scratch: Training a 30M Topological Transformer • Jan 18, 2026 at 6:39 AM • tuned.org.uk • Hacker News
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445
The 7 deadly sins of software engineers productivity • Jan 18, 2026 at 6:27 AM • strategizeyourcareer.com • r/programming
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Trump supporters and insecure men more likely to value a large penis, according to new research. For some men, the penis serves as a symbol of status and dominance, and the desire for a larger one is partly driven by feelings of humiliation regarding failures to meet social expectations of manhood. • Jan 18, 2026 at 6:07 AM • psypost.org • r/science
140
Agent Psychosis: Are We Going Insane? • Jan 18, 2026 at 6:04 AM • lucumr.pocoo.org • Hacker News
115
Show HN: Xenia – A monospaced font built with a custom Python engine • Jan 18, 2026 at 5:39 AM • github.com/Loretta1982 • Hacker News
77
Overlapping Markup • Jan 18, 2026 at 5:37 AM • en.wikipedia.org • Hacker News
13
I made an AI manual for Teenage Engineering devices • Jan 18, 2026 at 5:22 AM • observer.bearblog.dev • Bear
282P
EU and Mercosur countries sign landmark free trade deal • Jan 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM • dw.com • Hacker News
284
Agent Psychosis: Are We Going Insane? • Jan 18, 2026 at 5:02 AM • lucumr.pocoo.org • Lobsters
255
A free and open-source rootkit for Linux • Jan 18, 2026 at 4:36 AM • lwn.net • Hacker News
287P
Consent-O-Matic • Jan 18, 2026 at 4:35 AM • github.com/cavi-au • Hacker News
133P
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops to possibly deploy to Minnesota, US media say • Jan 18, 2026 at 4:24 AM • reuters.com • Hacker News
88
How do you deal with constant interruptions (Slack, Jira questions, ad‑hoc calls) as a senior engineer? • Jan 18, 2026 at 4:21 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
301
ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:59 AM • alexharri.com • r/programming
680
Command-line Tools can be 235x Faster than your Hadoop Cluster (2014) • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:58 AM • adamdrake.com • Hacker News
473
The A in AGI stands for Ads • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:42 AM • ossa-ma.github.io • r/programming
390
200 MB RAM FreeBSD desktop • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:41 AM • vermaden.wordpress.com • Hacker News
160
The Walls Are Closing in on Tesla • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:39 AM • planetearthandbeyond.co • Hacker News
735
A Social Filesystem • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:18 AM • overreacted.io • Hacker News
216
Shuffle: Making Random Feel More Human | Spotify Engineering • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:10 AM • engineering.atspotify.com • r/programming
28
The Gnome Village • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:08 AM • happihacking.com • Lobsters
10
Introducing the <geolocation> HTML element | Blog | Chrome for Developers • Jan 18, 2026 at 3:05 AM • developer.chrome.com • r/webdev
92
Hypnosis with Aphantasia • Jan 18, 2026 at 2:59 AM • aphantasia.com • Hacker News
85
A Social Filesystem • Jan 18, 2026 at 2:18 AM • overreacted.io • Lobsters
20
Air traffic control: the IBM 9020 • Jan 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM • computer.rip • Hacker News
101
Launching the Handmade Software Foundation • Jan 18, 2026 at 2:01 AM • handmade.network • Hacker News
626
Iconify: Library of Open Source Icons • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:53 AM • icon-sets.iconify.design • Hacker News
22
No electricity, no problem • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:49 AM • robertbirming.com • Bear
69
Show HN: GibRAM an in-memory ephemeral GraphRAG runtime for retrieval • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:47 AM • github.com/gibram-io • Hacker News
390
ThinkNext Design • Jan 18, 2026 at 1:27 AM • thinknextdesign.com • Hacker News