Advent of Code 2025

Eric Wastl created Advent of Code, an annual programming puzzle event with varying difficulty levels. It's free to use, but not to copy, and users can participate with any programming language and skill level.

Show HN: Boing

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Zigbook Is Plagiarizing the Zigtools Playground

Zigbook plagiarized code and WASM blobs from Zigtools, violating the MIT license. Zigtools corrected the license violations but Zigbook deleted the description and refused to fix the issue.

Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z

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Windows allows drive letters outside of A-Z, but they don't appear in File Explorer and can't be navigated to due to explorer.exe's special logic. The kernel32.dll API SetVolumeMountPointW has a quirk where it truncates non-ASCII drive letters, creating a symbolic link to a different drive letter.

Don't push AI down our throats

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The writer feels AI is being forced on people for profit rather than utility, and wants a more organic adoption process. They want to use AI that works, not a digital god, and value its benefits over tech giants' investments.

Writing a good Claude.md

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To onboard Claude into your codebase, use CLAUDE.md to define your project's WHY, WHAT, and HOW, keeping instructions to a minimum and using Progressive Disclosure to avoid bloating the context window. Avoid auto-generating CLAUDE.md and use linters, code formatters, and other features to handle implementation and formatting separately for better results.

Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Microsoft, against Nadella

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Norway's $2 trillion wealth fund will vote for a human rights proposal and against CEO Satya Nadella's re-appointment and pay package. The fund owns a 1.35% stake worth $50 billion in the company, its second-largest equity holding.

Migrating Dillo from GitHub

Rodrigo Arias Mallo wants to migrate Dillo project from GitHub to a self-hosted server with multiple mirrors to avoid single point of failure and solve usability issues. He chose cgit as the git frontend and created a simple bug tracker software called buggy to store data in plain text.

Meshtastic

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Flash and Configure your Device → Flash your device with the latest version of Meshtastic and configure it to your liking. Connect to your Device → Connect to your device via any of our clients to start sending and receiving messages! Connect and control your Meshtastic devices through various platforms. Choose the client that best fits your needs and device ecosystem.

CachyOS: Fast and Customizable Linux Distribution

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CachyOS is a Linux distribution built on Arch Linux with optimized performance using the BORE Scheduler and advanced instruction sets. It offers various desktop environments and installers, including GUI and CLI options, for a customized experience.

Modern cars are spying on you. Here's what you can do about it

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Modern cars collect data on driving habits and personal information through onboard cameras, sensors, and connected services. To minimize data collection, drivers can check their car's data privacy practices, revoke consent, and adjust settings to limit data sharing.

“Boobs check” – Technique to verify if sites behind CDN are hosted in Iran

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A Love Letter to FreeBSD

The writer appreciates FreeBSD's coherence, stability, and quiet strength, comparing it to a mainframe humming in the background. They hope it stays different, earning trust with its reliability and long-term focus.

Tell HN: Regrets. Think carefully about how you spend your time

The writer feels they've wasted time and wants to impart lessons before a possible surgery: focus on a few meaningful accomplishments and be kind to others.

NixOS 25.11 released

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NixOS 25.11 "Xantusia" is released with bugfixes and security updates until 2026-06-30. It features updated packages, GNOME 49, and improved maintainability.

GitHub to Codeberg: my experience

The user migrated their GitHub repositories to Codeberg, a process that took a weekend and involved setting up their profile, importing repositories, and configuring CI/CD pipelines. They also successfully migrated their website to git-pages, a service that supports uploading and hosting static websites.

The Thinking Game Film – Google DeepMind documentary

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The Thinking Game takes you on a fascinating journey into the heart of DeepMind, one of the world's leading AI labs, as it strives to unravel the mysteries of artificial general intelligence (AGI).

People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows

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Linux desktop adoption is growing rapidly with 11.37% market share in the US and 23.3% when including Chrome OS and Android, making it a top operating system. Users are switching to Linux due to concerns about Windows 11's forced interface changes, AI integration, and data control, as well as the rise of Digital Sovereignty initiatives in the EU.

Silicon Valley's man in the White House is benefiting himself and his friends

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Don't throw away your old PC–it makes a better NAS than anything you can buy

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A person built their own NAS using an old PC and saved money by buying used parts. They recommend using TrueNAS or Unraid as the operating system.

Stopping bad guys from using my open source project (feedback wanted)

You want to prevent big corporations and "bad guys" from using your open source package. You're considering changing the license or adding a warning to shift the default from "it's free for anyone to use" to "please don't use this if you're evil".

AI just proved Erdos Problem #124

Aristotle solved a version of the Erdős conjecture with an olympiad-style proof, but not the original version. The conjecture remains open for now.

ETH-Zurich: Digital Design and Computer Architecture; 227-0003-10L, Spring, 2025

The class introduces digital circuit design and computer architecture from the bottom up, covering execution paradigms and hardware description languages. It focuses on fundamental techniques for modern microprocessor design and hardware/software interface.

LLVM-MOS – Clang LLVM fork targeting the 6502

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llvm-mos is an open-source LLVM fork for MOS 6502 and relatives, providing modern software development for classic platforms. It includes a C compiler, SDK, and automated testing infrastructure for various targets.

A new Little Prince museum has opened its doors in Switzerland

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The Besenval Palace in Solothurn opened a museum dedicated to the Little Prince, featuring Jean-Marc Probst's collection of over 10,000 items. The museum showcases the Little Prince's universal message through interactive content for all ages.

The Undermining of the CDC

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The CDC has changed its stance on vaccines and autism, now stating that research linking vaccines to autism has been ignored. This move has sparked alarm from health experts and organizations, who warn of dangerous consequences.

Algorithms for Optimization [pdf]

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to optimization with a focus on practical algorithms for engineering design, covering various optimization topics and techniques. The book aims to equip readers with the knowledge and skills to apply optimization algorithms to real-world problems, with a focus on engineering design and applications in fields such as mathematics, statistics, and ...

You want microservices, but do you need them?

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Amazon Prime Video abandoned microservices for a monolith in May 2023, resulting in 90% lower costs and faster performance. Many tech giants are walking back their microservices architectures, revealing that simpler architectures can deliver comparable scalability without the distributed complexity tax.

ESA Sentinel-1D delivers first high-resolution images

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The European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite captured high-resolution images of Antarctica, South America, and Bremen, Germany, within 50 hours of launch. The images show glaciers, ships, and sea pollution, providing valuable data for climate change research and monitoring.

Program-of-Thought Prompting Outperforms Chain-of-Thought by 15% (2022)

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Researchers proposed "Program of Thoughts" (PoT) to improve step-by-step reasoning in language models. PoT achieved an average 12% performance gain over state-of-art method Chain-of-thoughts prompting (CoT) on various math and financial datasets.
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BrickLink, a major online marketplace for LEGO enthusiasts, has announced it will no longer be available in 35 countries starting December 12, 2025, affecting thousands of fans and sellers worldwide. The decision has sparked outrage and disappointment among the LEGO community, with many questioning the reasoning behind the ban and calling for a boycott of BrickLink.

The space of minds

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Animal intelligence is a single point in the vast space of intelligences, shaped by natural selection and survival in a physical world. LLMs, on the other hand, are shaped by commercial evolution and optimization for problem-solving and user engagement.

Ty – A fast Python type checker, written in Rust

Ty lists available commands and runs type checking on Python files in the working directory or project. It finds installed packages in the active virtual environment or a .venv directory.

There is No Quintic Formula [video]

Langjam Gamejam: Build a programming language then make a game with it

Langjam Gamejam is a 7-day challenge to create a programming language and then use that language to build a game. You set the rules. Be as creative as possible, use any technologies you want, and have fun. There will be prizes for the most creative submissions!

Notes on Shadowing a Hospitalist

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Hospitalists are generalist doctors managing day-to-day care of patients with serious but not immediately life-threatening conditions, often handling 8-10 patients at a time. They face challenges such as information asymmetry, poor communication, and high-stress work environment, but also exhibit high agency and competence in making diagnoses and treating patients.

The Copenhagen Trap: How the West made passivity the only safe strategy

The "Copenhagen Trap" is a societal phenomenon where inaction is rewarded and action is punished, leading to a lack of agency and innovation. This trap is encoded in Western institutions, selecting for leaders who avoid decisions and prioritize safety over effectiveness.

How to run phones while being struck by suicide drones

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Ukrainians face frequent power outages due to drone attacks, prompting tech-savvy individuals to build their own backup battery systems. One user built a 4.3kWh LiFePO4 battery system for $600, outperforming a $2300 Ecoflow model.

Atlas Shrugged (2024)

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The author reflects on HP's decline after reading Atlas Shrugged, attributing it to a crisis of confidence and a shift from "let's win" to "let's not lose" thinking. This mindset change led to a series of poor decisions, including the Compaq merger and reduced R&D investment.

Geothermal Breakthrough in South Texas Signals New Era for Ercot

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Sage Geosystems and San Miguel Electric Cooperative built the world's first pressure geothermal system in 12 months, delivering long-duration, dispatchable storage for ERCOT. The system uses a deep underground "lung" fracture to store and release energy, offering high efficiency and flexibility.

The reality of life after getting your brand stocked in a national retailer

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Discovering that my smartphone had infiltrated my life

The user is blocked due to using an old browser version or being identified as a suspicious crawler. They can contact the author to resolve the issue or use archive.org for a better behaved archival crawler.

Does 'Laziness' Start in the Brain?

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People with low motivation may have brain mechanisms that underlie motivation becoming dysfunctional. Research shows that the basal ganglia, which connect needs and wants to actions, can be affected by tiny strokes or other conditions.

Stackoverflow Outage

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Keep these Stupid American Trucks out of Europe [video]

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Apple Desktop Bus Protocol (2021)

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The user's Power Macintosh 8500 came with an Apple Extended Keyboard II, which is considered one of the best mechanical keyboards ever made. The user decided to transform it to USB using an ADB to USB adapter, but chose to make one themselves using an STM32 board called the 'Blue Pill'.

Israel's IDF Bans Android Phones: iPhones Now Mandatory

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The Israeli military has banned Android phones for senior officers due to security concerns, allowing only iPhones for official communications. This move comes despite Google's claims of improved Android security, highlighting the ongoing debate over which ecosystem is more secure.

Garry Tan says MCP "barely works" today

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OpenBSD: Free, Functional, and Secure

OpenBSD is a free, multi-platform UNIX-like OS emphasizing portability, security, and standardization. It's developed by volunteers and funded through The OpenBSD Foundation, ensuring its continued availability.

Google CEO says ‘vibe coding’ made software development ‘so much more enjoyable’

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Austria's armed forces rely on LibreOffice instead of Microsoft

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sterreichisches Bundesheer wechselt von Microsoft zu LibreOffice für digitale Souveränität. Das Heer will mit dem freien Office-Paket unabhängiger von Microsoft sein.