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The main way I've seen people turn ideologically crazy (2025)

Article URL: https://blog.andymasley.com/p/the-main-way-ive-seen-people-turn Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49235349 Points: 33 # Comments: 21

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Show HN: Alphabet Soup, a multiplayer game, build the longest word to win

I've been working on a simple multiplayer word game called Alphabet Soup. It's a bit like NYT Spelling Bee, except it's multiplayer and only your best (longest) word counts toward your score. So, instead of trying to find as many words as possible, t

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Deletes all instances of Microsoft's GDID and prevents minting of new ones

Article URL: https://github.com/yegors/deGDID Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49235242 Points: 48 # Comments: 28

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The tragedy of the commons, AI edition

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/08/06/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-ai-edition Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49235011 Points: 42 # Comments: 13

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Two wheels, a few tradeoffs, and gas prices

Article URL: https://blog.raed.dev/posts/motocycle/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234980 Points: 10 # Comments: 6

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I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

Article URL: https://mynoise.net/vlog.php?ep=20260803 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234271 Points: 31 # Comments: 5

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Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default

Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.

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Poland now 6th-largest EU economy, ahead of Switzerland and Belgium

Article URL: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/09/poland-now-sixth-largest-eu-economy-ahead-of-switzerland-and-belgium Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49235323 Points: 7 # Comments: 0

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Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/09/ransomware-gangs-skip-the-ceo-head-straight-for-the-40-something-it-manager/5284499 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234724 Points: 19 # Comments: 2

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How I use LLMs to learn complex topics

Article URL: https://laurentiugabriel.github.io/blog/articles/how-i-use-llms-to-learn/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234675 Points: 93 # Comments: 42

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A zero-dependency, ultra-lightweight database time machine for SQLite

Article URL: https://github.com/nsrht/time-travel-sqlite-debugger Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234506 Points: 14 # Comments: 2

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Plug-In Solar Panels Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/energy-environment/plug-in-balcony-solar.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234393 Points: 36 # Comments: 18

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Saying No

Article URL: https://rozumem.xyz/posts/19 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234379 Points: 60 # Comments: 47

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If experience is the goal, then you always win

Article URL: https://www.startingfromnix.com/p/if-experience-is-the-goal-then-you Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49234279 Points: 31 # Comments: 4

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Analyzing data from Silicon Valley ventures and founders prosecuted for fraud

Article URL: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10.1287/orsc.2024.19981 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49232318 Points: 163 # Comments: 74