102
Romance Publishing Has an AI Problem and Most Readers Don't Know It Yet • Feb 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM • nytimes.com • Slashdot
12
stress your tests • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM • arnau.bearblog.dev • Bear
8
Roman industrial hub discovered on banks of River Wear • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM • durham.ac.uk • ~humanities.history
42
Spotify will soon sell hardcover and paperback books through its app, in partnership with Bookshop.org • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM • techcrunch.com • ~books
441P
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
111
Elon Musk says SpaceX will prioritize a city on the moon instead of a colony on Mars • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM • scientificamerican.com • ~space
3246
AI chatbots give inaccurate medical advice says Oxford Uni study • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM • bbc.co.uk • r/science
37
The Most Popular Agentic Open-Source Tools (2026 Edition) • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:21 PM • you.com • Hacker News
85
The Markets of Old London (2024) • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM • spitalfieldslife.com • Hacker News
150
Eddie Bauer declares bankruptcy • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM • cbsnews.com • Hacker News
104
Everyone’s building “async agents,” but almost no one can define them • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM • omnara.com • Hacker News
171P
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM • thejournal.ie • Hacker News
199
I Wrote a Scheme in 2025 • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM • maplant.com • Hacker News
162
Game Boy Advance Audio Interpolation • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM • jsgroth.dev • Hacker News
133P
How the Little Guy Moved • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM • animationobsessive.substack.com • Hacker News
42
Ice Kid Prisons • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM • propublica.org • Hacker News
94P
ICE knocks on ad tech's data door to see what it knows about you • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM • theregister.com • Hacker News
475
Proposal: Add Hotness -.25 to Vibe Coding • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM • lobste.rs • Lobsters
927
Hard-braking events as indicators of road segment crash risk • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM • research.google • Hacker News
22
Getting back into client-focused CMS development? • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
320P
Irish man detained by ICE for 5 months • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM • rte.ie • Hacker News
6
I rebuilt Apple’s iTunes Cover Flow for React to study motion and interaction • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
784P
Study finds outdated Medicare rule delays nursing care, wastes hospital resources. Researchers found that Medicare’s “three-day rule” keeps patients in the hospital longer than needed without improving health outcomes or lowering Medicare costs. • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM • eurekalert.org • r/science
114
Gen Z first generation since 1800's with lower cognitive performance • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM • commerce.senate.gov • Hacker News
24P
SpaceX gives $1M prize to literal Nazi who has brags about his profound racism • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM • futurism.com • ~tech
173
Show HN: JavaScript-first, open-source WYSIWYG DOCX editor • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM • github.com/eigenpal • Hacker News
368P
Why is Singapore no longer "cool"? • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:32 AM • marginalrevolution.com • Hacker News
2574
Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters the expression of genes in the endocannabinoid system in key brain regions, affecting areas involved in reward, impulse control and decision-making • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM • in.umh-csic.es • r/science
793
Converting a $3.88 analog clock from Walmart into a ESP8266-based Wi-Fi clock • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:26 AM • github.com/jim11662418 • Hacker News
63
i don't need social media to stay in touch • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM • blog.absurdpirate.com • Bear
265
GitHub Is Down • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:15 AM • github.com • Hacker News
914
GitHub is down again • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM • githubstatus.com • Hacker News
696
Moderate tea or coffee consumption each day could lower dementia risk researchers report in the Journal of the American Medical Association | The risk of dementia was lowered in study groups consuming tea or caffeinated coffee by around 18 percent • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM • sciencenews.org • r/science
24
Built a real-time global dashboard with privacy-first architecture and I am looking for architectural critique • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:08 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
50
AI doesn’t reduce work—it intensifies it • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:03 AM • hbr.org • ~tech
166
Discord Will Require a Face Scan or ID for Full Access Next Month • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM • theverge.com • yro.slashdot
13
What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM • tildes.net • ~food
57
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? • Feb 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM • tildes.net • ~games
112
AirPods Pro 4 Could Feature Cameras to 'See Around You' • Feb 9, 2026 at 10:56 AM • macrumors.com • Hacker News
41P
Safe Drinking Water Is a Basic Human Right That Texas Prisons Fail to Respect • Feb 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM • truthout.org • Hacker News
288
Show HN: AI agents play SimCity through a REST API • Feb 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM • hallucinatingsplines.com • Hacker News
16
Looking for help: security and privacy audit • Feb 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
1063
Why is the sky blue? • Feb 9, 2026 at 10:39 AM • explainers.blog • Hacker News
264
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month • Feb 9, 2026 at 10:34 AM • theverge.com • ~tech
451
Sandboxels • Feb 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM • neal.fun • Hacker News
451P
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 20 years' jail • Feb 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM • bbc.com • Hacker News
91P
AI Gold Rush is Resurrecting China's Infamous 72-hour Work Week - in US • Feb 9, 2026 at 10:14 AM • bbc.com • Slashdot
198
Sleeper Shells: Attackers Are Planting Dormant Backdoors in Ivanti EPMM • Feb 9, 2026 at 10:11 AM • defusedcyber.com • Hacker News
178
HeyWhatsThat • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:57 AM • heywhatsthat.com • Hacker News
391
AI Doesn't Reduce Work–It Intensifies It • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:44 AM • hbr.org • Hacker News
87
Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:44 AM • discord.com • Hacker News
117
Do Metaprojects • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM • taylor.town • Hacker News
192
Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM • discord.com • Lobsters
91
Ruby Newbie is joining the Ruby Users forum • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM • rubyforum.org • Hacker News
4073
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:37 AM • theverge.com • Hacker News
90
Long-Sought Proof Tames Some of Math's Unruliest Equations • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM • quantamagazine.org • Hacker News
56P
San Francisco's pro-billionaire march draws dozens • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:31 AM • techcrunch.com • Hacker News
382
AT&T, Verizon blocking release of Salt Typhoon security assessment reports • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:22 AM • reuters.com • Hacker News
236
Humans peak in midlife: A combined cognitive and personality trait perspective • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM • sciencedirect.com • Hacker News
160
Can Ozempic Cure Addiction? • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:16 AM • newyorker.com • Hacker News
17
Currently using Siteground as my website server host, but their renewal rates are just a tad too expensive for my liking... What to do? • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:08 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
370
UEFI Bindings for JavaScript • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM • codeberg.org • Hacker News
839
I just implemented social auth in my app. Rate my oauth. • Feb 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM • i.redd.it • r/webdev
25
Trying out Thunderbird Appointment While I Patiently Wait For An Invite • Feb 9, 2026 at 8:59 AM • blog.matthewbrunelle.com • Lobsters
351
Thoughts on Generating C • Feb 9, 2026 at 8:54 AM • wingolog.org • Hacker News
70
Three Cache Layers Between SELECT and disk • Feb 9, 2026 at 8:49 AM • frn.sh • r/programming
55
New Raspberry Pi 4 Model Splits RAM Across Dual Chips • Feb 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM • omgubuntu.co.uk • build.slashdot
163
Jony Ive Designed Ferrari Luce EV Interior • Feb 9, 2026 at 8:28 AM • topgear.com • Hacker News
58
six thoughts on generating c • Feb 9, 2026 at 8:18 AM • wingolog.org • Lobsters
281
Companies are making it hard to hire junior developers. • Feb 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
149
What is your favourite static site generator? • Feb 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
51
Bear Hug, embracing Bear’s theme • Feb 9, 2026 at 8:05 AM • robertbirming.com • Bear
91
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries • Feb 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM • reuters.com • Hacker News
98
The World of Harmonics – With a Coffee, Guitar and Synth • Feb 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM • mynoise.net • Hacker News
128
Show HN: Browse Internet Infrastructure • Feb 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM • wirewiki.com • Hacker News
59
Computers can be understood • Feb 9, 2026 at 7:23 AM • blog.nelhage.com • Lobsters
186
gRPC: From service definition to wire format • Feb 9, 2026 at 7:17 AM • kreya.app • Hacker News
76
Partial 8-Piece Tablebase • Feb 9, 2026 at 7:09 AM • lichess.org • Hacker News
112
Show HN: Printable Classics – Free printable classic books for hobby bookbinders • Feb 9, 2026 at 7:09 AM • printableclassics.com • Hacker News
412
Matrix messaging gaining ground in government IT • Feb 9, 2026 at 6:53 AM • theregister.com • Hacker News
49P
are you out of touch? • Feb 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM • blog.avas.space • Bear
43
Show HN: Minimal NIST/OWASP-compliant auth implementation for Cloudflare Workers • Feb 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM • github.com/vhscom • Hacker News
661P
Scientists excited about nasal spray vaccine for bird flu that generated ‘strong immune response’ in rodents. Traditional flu vaccines by injection have 40-60% chance vaccinated person gets infected and passes flu virus on. Nasal vaccines stop virus from establishing itself and prevent transmission. • Feb 9, 2026 at 6:14 AM • telegraph.co.uk • r/science
247
AI is making it so hard to hire good developers • Feb 9, 2026 at 6:12 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
67P
Give us Snot, not Slop • Feb 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM • grizzlygazette.bearblog.dev • Bear
33
A Language For Agents • Feb 9, 2026 at 5:55 AM • lucumr.pocoo.org • Lobsters
52
Is the author of pdf-lib okay? • Feb 9, 2026 at 5:53 AM • github.com/Hopding • Hacker News
226
Offpunk 3.0 • Feb 9, 2026 at 5:37 AM • ploum.net • Hacker News
583
Show HN: Algorithmically finding the longest line of sight on Earth • Feb 9, 2026 at 5:05 AM • alltheviews.world • Hacker News
112
Offpunk 3.0 • Feb 9, 2026 at 4:35 AM • ploum.net • Lobsters
79
Algorithmically Finding the Longest Line of Sight on Earth • Feb 9, 2026 at 4:12 AM • lobste.rs • Lobsters
25
.com vs .net domain, and what's the copyright about using a domain? • Feb 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
157
SpaceX Prioritizes Lunar 'Self-Growing City' Over Mars Project, Musk Says • Feb 9, 2026 at 3:34 AM • reuters.com • science.slashdot
204
Anyone else miss the simplicity of just writing HTML without 50 config files? • Feb 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
317
Text classification with Python 3.14's ZSTD module • Feb 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM • maxhalford.github.io • Hacker News
490
I'm anxious everyday at the idea of losing my job to AI • Feb 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
32
1D Cellular Automata Playground • Feb 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM • paraschopra.github.io • Hacker News
83
Fabrice Bellard: Big Name With Groundbreaking Achievements. • Feb 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM • ipaidia.gr • r/programming
25
Let's compile Quake like it's 1997 • Feb 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM • fabiensanglard.net • Lobsters
47
Non-Logitech replacement for G502 mouse? • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM • tildes.net • ~tech
42
Containers, cloud, blockchain, AI – all the same old BS, says veteran Red Hatter • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM • theregister.com • Hacker News
1480
Sex differences in brain volume emerge before birth, groundbreaking research suggests • Feb 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM • psypost.org • r/science
23
Alice the Caml • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM • gridbugs.org • Lobsters
42
Big Tech groups race to fund unprecedented $660B AI spending spree • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM • ft.com • Hacker News
571P
Nobody knows how the whole system works • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM • surfingcomplexity.blog • Hacker News
184
A tough labor market for white-collar workers has turned recruiting upside down • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM • wsj.com • Hacker News
46
Best website builder for a new small business? • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
60
You Are Here • Feb 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM • brooker.co.za • Lobsters
37
Making a Hardware Accelerated Live TV Player from Scratch in C: HLS Streaming, MPEG-TS Demuxing, H.264 Parsing, and Vulkan Video Decoding • Feb 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM • blog.jaysmito.dev • r/programming
50
Olivia Colman: “I’ve always described myself to my husband as a gay man” • Feb 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM • them.us • ~lgbt
420
TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan • Feb 8, 2026 at 11:38 PM • apnews.com • Hacker News
701
Claude’s C Compiler vs. GCC • Feb 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM • harshanu.space • Hacker News
22P
Nobody knows how the whole system works • Feb 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM • surfingcomplexity.blog • Lobsters
85
Americans want heat pumps – but high electricity prices may get in the way • Feb 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM • theconversation.com • Hacker News
64
Caffeine content for coffee, tea, soda and more • Feb 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM • mayoclinic.org • Hacker News
55P
CIA Erased the World Factbook with No Warning • Feb 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM • techdirt.com • Hacker News
44
Sekka Zusetsu: A Book of Snowflakes (1832) • Feb 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM • publicdomainreview.org • Hacker News
50
NanoClaw now supports Claude's Agent Swarms in containers • Feb 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM • twitter.com/Gavriel_Cohen • Hacker News
1579
96% Engineers Don’t Fully Trust AI Output, Yet Only 48% Verify It • Feb 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM • newsletter.eng-leadership.com • r/programming
136P
Carmakers Rush To Remove Chinese Code Under New US Rules • Feb 8, 2026 at 9:34 PM • msn.com • Slashdot
102
I put a real-time 3D shader on the Game Boy Color • Feb 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM • blog.otterstack.com • r/programming
33P
MRFF says US Military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania' • Feb 8, 2026 at 9:21 PM • businessinsider.com • Hacker News
38P
The little bool of doom • Feb 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM • blog.svgames.pl • Lobsters
157
In the AI gold rush, tech firms are embracing 72-hour weeks • Feb 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM • bbc.com • Hacker News
3731
Alcohol consumption linked to heart failure in over 400,000 U.S. veterans. Risk follows a J-shaped pattern related to ethanol intake, rising above four drinks per day. • Feb 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM • mdpi.com • r/science
124
CAPTCHA is 100% solvable by AI. I built a heartbeat for the web instead. • Feb 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM • github.com/RoloBits • r/webdev
77
The original vi is a product of its time (and its time has passed) • Feb 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM • utcc.utoronto.ca • Lobsters
1145
Scientists have engineered yeast to produce the active ingredients of traditional herbal medicine ashwagandha, potentially reducing the need to grow and cultivate the whole shrub. • Feb 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM • sciencealert.com • r/science
55
Microsoft Outlook thinks Microsoft Azure emails are spam • Feb 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM • twitter.com/OrganicGPT • Hacker News
14
it doesn't have to be good • Feb 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM • jottednotes.bearblog.dev • Bear
58
Amazon Delivery Drone Crashes into Texas Apartment Building • Feb 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM • yahoo.com • Slashdot
140
Got bored... now script kidies will think my server have an identity crisis • Feb 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM • i.redd.it • r/webdev
252
Every book recommended on the Odd Lots Discord • Feb 8, 2026 at 6:27 PM • odd-lots-books.netlify.app • Hacker News
829
What's a widely accepted "best practice" you've quietly stopped following? • Feb 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
266
Sandwich Bill of Materials • Feb 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM • nesbitt.io • Hacker News
881
AI makes the easy part easier and the hard part harder • Feb 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM • blundergoat.com • Hacker News
16788
Alcohol shifts the brain into a fragmented and local state. A standard glass of wine or beer does more than just relax the body; it fundamentally alters the landscape of communication within the brain. • Feb 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM • psypost.org • r/science
201
Show HN: A custom font that displays Cistercian numerals using ligatures • Feb 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM • bobbiec.github.io • Hacker News
28
Lance table format explained with simple animations • Feb 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM • tontinton.com • Hacker News
151
Reverse Engineering the Prom for the SGI O2 • Feb 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM • mattst88.com • Hacker News
260P
Stop generating, start thinking • Feb 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM • localghost.dev • Hacker News
62
ADHD and Methylphenidate Use in Prepubertal Children and Adult BMI and Height • Feb 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM • jamanetwork.com • Hacker News
419P
Shifts in U.S. Social Media Use, 2020–2024: Decline, Fragmentation, Polarization (2025) • Feb 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM • arxiv.org • Hacker News
11
Newly discovered Michelangelo foot sketch sells for £16.9m • Feb 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM • bbc.com • ~arts
201
Everything – Locate files and folders by name instantly • Feb 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM • voidtools.com • Hacker News
39
miniKanren.org • Feb 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM • minikanren.org • Lobsters
807
Art of Roads in Games • Feb 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM • sandboxspirit.com • Hacker News
39
Popcorn lung: how vaping could scar your lungs for life • Feb 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM • theconversation.com • ~health
475
More Mac malware from Google search • Feb 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM • eclecticlight.co • Hacker News
224
Apple XNU: Clutch Scheduler • Feb 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM • github.com/apple-oss-distributions • Hacker News
341
A GTA modder has got the 1997 original working on modern PCs and Steam Deck • Feb 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM • gtaforums.com • Hacker News
82
The 'Little red dots' observed by Webb were direct-collapse black holes • Feb 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM • phys.org • Hacker News
70
Apple Container 0.9.0 • Feb 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM • github.com/apple • Hacker News
121
Amazon delivery drone strikes North Texas apartment, causing minor damage • Feb 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM • expressnews.com • Hacker News
54
Particle Lenia • Feb 8, 2026 at 3:15 PM • znah.net • Hacker News
1468
Mukbang videos show people eating a vast amount of calorie-rich foods. Watching a Mukbang led to reduced eating disorder symptoms yet also reduced positive mood. Short-term exposure to Mukbang may not be as harmful as previously thought. • Feb 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM • psychologytoday.com • r/science
42P
Corporations Don't Have to Maximize Profits (2015) • Feb 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM • nytimes.com • Hacker News
12
Currency Rates as GitHub Pages • Feb 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM • currency-rates.github.io • r/webdev
11
chores day (i hate my poems) • Feb 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM • tiramisu.bearblog.dev • Bear
1481
Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026) • Feb 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
66
After Six Years, Two Pentesters Arrested in Iowa Receive $600,000 Settlement • Feb 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM • desmoinesregister.com • yro.slashdot
14
Allow Yourself to Acknowledge Growth • Feb 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM • mhmiller.bearblog.dev • Bear
66
C and Undefined Behavior • Feb 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM • lelanthran.com • r/programming
176
Don't Get Distracted (2017) • Feb 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM • calebhearth.com • Lobsters
79
Deobfuscation and Analysis of Ring-1.io • Feb 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM • back.engineering • Hacker News
12
Listers - a glimpse into extreme birdwatching • Feb 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM • youtube.com • ~hobbies