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Top posts
Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 2,111 posts.
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Cursed Excel: "1/2"+1=45660
Explore Excel's bizarre date/time quirks—like “1/2”+1=45660—and how Quadratic fixes legacy issues with a modern approach to datetimes and spreadsheet logic.
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AI code review: Should the author be the reviewer?
AI reviewing AI-generated code - genius or pointless? Deep analysis of AI code review paradox + real data on why it actually works better than humans.
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Stategraph: Terraform state as a distributed systems problem
Terraform state is a distributed systems problem masquerading as file storage. Graph state fixes the bottlenecks.
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Did the Windows 95 setup team forget that MS-DOS can do graphics?
Oh look what you just made there.
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PyPI Preventing Domain Resurrection Attacks
PyPI now checks for expired domains to prevent domain resurrection attacks, a type of supply-chain attack where someone buys an expired domain and uses it to take over PyPI accounts through password resets.
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Study: The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs
An MIT-led study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.
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Why most product planning is bad and what to do about it
OKRs created more ceremony than clarity, so we built Problem Driven Development: a 4-day quarterly process focused on problems, not solutions.
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Webflow makes GSAP 100% free – plus more updates
Discover exciting updates to GSAP — supported by Webflow — plus product enhancements and more.
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Protecting NATS and the integrity of open source
Updated May 1, 2025: CNCF and Synadia have come to an agreement to ensure that NATS continues to thrive as a healthy open source project within CNCF, with Synadia’s continued support and involvement.
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Kaggle and the Wikimedia Foundation are partnering on open data
Kaggle is hosting Wikimedia Enterprise's beta release of structured data in both French and English. Kaggle is home to a vast trove of open and accessible data, with mor…
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Fragments of a rare Merlin manuscript from c. 1300
Fragments of a rare Merlin manuscript from the 1200s discovered and digitised in a ground-breaking three-year project at Cambridge University Library.
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SecretSpec: Declarative Secrets Management
Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments using Nix.
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Scaling request logging with ClickHouse, Kafka, and Vector
How we solved request logging at scale by moving from MariaDB to ClickHouse, Kafka, and Vector after our deprecated database engine couldn't keep up with billions of monthly requests.
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Utah bill aims to make officers disclose AI-written police reports
A bill headed to the Senate floor in Utah would require officers to disclose if a police report was written by generative AI. The bill, S.B. 180, requires a department to have a policy governing the use of AI. This policy would mandate that police reports created in whole or in part by generative...
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Toyota runs a car-hacking event to boost security (2024)
Toyota organizes a car-hacking event that captivates participating students. We uncovered the important purpose behind the event. #TOYOTATIMES
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Wired Called Our AirGradient Monitor 'Not Recommended' over a Broken Display
A detailed critique of WIRED's AirGradient ONE review, focusing on methodology, product understanding, and what trustworthy monitor reviews require.
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Odin: Moving Towards a New "core:OS"
The rationale and transition period to moving to the new “core:os”
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$50 PlanetScale Metal Is GA for Postgres
We've lowered the entry price for using PlanetScale Metal to $50 and added more flexibility in storage-to-compute ratios.
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Zebrafish protein unlocks dormant genes for heart repair
Researchers from the Bakkers group at the Hubrecht Institute have successfully repaired damaged mouse hearts using a protein from zebrafish.
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Crystal 1.16.0
We are announcing a new Crystal release 1.16.0 with several new features and bug fixes.
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The Flummoxagon
We’re excited to announce Flummoxagon, a new geometric puzzle game that might just leave you flummoxed. Imagine a mash-up of Pentominoes and Sudoku. Your goal is to fit all the pieces into the hexa…
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Factor 0.101 now available
“Keep thy airspeed up, lest the earth come from below and smite thee.” - William Kershner
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My five-year experiment with UTC
Transform Your Time Management Forever! Discover how switching to UTC eliminated time zone confusion, boosted productivity, and simplified global scheduling for remote work.
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CERN releases report on the feasibility of a possible Future Circular Collider
Released today, a report of a study investigating the project’s feasibility will serve as input for the European Strategy for Particle Physics and be assessed by the CERN Council in the coming months
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Matrix Conference 2025 Highlights
The Matrix Conference 2025 was a huge success, and the energy and enthusiasm was just incredible!
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A guide to reduce screen time
An extensive guide with over 40 tips to learn how to reduce your screen time. Understand the causes and meet your objectives with these tools and techniques.
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The Connectivity Standards Alliance Announces Zigbee 4.0 and Suzi
DAVIS, California – November 18, 2025 – The Connectivity Standards Alliance (Alliance) announced today the release of Zigbee 4.0 and Suzi, the new brand for Zigbee’s Sub-GHz feature…