HckrNews (First visit) All HN frontpage stories in chronological order [dead] ? 25 3mo +27m sfstandard.com 1Running a 80×25 DOS-Style Console Is Possible After All 4 12 3mo +2d changelog.complete.org/archives/10907-running-an-accurate-80x25-dos-style-console-on-modern-linux-is-possible-after-all 2US Gov acknowledges that 100K fee does not apply to existing H-1B visas holders [pdf] 79 70 3mo +49m uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/memos/H1B_Proc_Memo_FINAL.pdf 3Were RNNs all we needed? A GPU programming perspective 31 105 3mo +2d dhruvmsheth.github.io/projects/gpu_pogramming_curnn 4Why do some gamers invert their controls? 163 103 3mo +12m theguardian.com/games/2025/sep/18/why-do-some-gamers-invert-their-controls-scientists-now-have-answers-but-theyre-not-what-you-think 5$2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer 165 401 3mo +35m cnx-software.com/2025/09/18/2-weact-display-fs-adds-a-0-96-inch-usb-information-display-to-your-computer 6Homegrown digital road maps turn into lifelines for West Bank’s Palestinians 6 46 3mo +53m restofworld.org/2025/palestinians-digital-maps-west-bank-israel 7Teardown of Apple 40W dynamic power adapter with 60W max 214 232 3mo +2d chargerlab.com/teardown-of-apple-40w-dynamic-power-adapter-with-60w-max-a3365 8A brief history of threads and threading 28 93 3mo +22m eclecticlight.co/2025/09/20/a-brief-history-of-threads-and-threading 9Invasive Israeli-founded bloatware is harvesting data from Samsung users in WANA 29 95 3mo +3m smex.org/invasive-israeli-software-is-harvesting-data-from-samsung-users-in-wana 10Starship will soon fly over towns and cities, but will dodge the biggest ones 3 29 3mo +29m arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/starship-will-soon-fly-over-towns-and-cities-but-will-dodge-the-biggest-ones 11A revolution in English bell ringing 35 98 3mo +40m harpers.org/archive/2025/10/a-change-of-tune-veronique-greenwood-bell-ringing 12Knitted Anatomy 8 114 3mo +3d knitted-anatomy.at/cardiovascular-system 13New H-1B visa fee will not apply to existing holders, official says 83 70 3mo +1h axios.com/2025/09/20/trump-h-1b-immigration-visas 14Tariffs make it harder to justify US investments, automakers and suppliers warn 19 71 3mo +37m autonews.com/manufacturing/an-trump-tariffs-suppliers-automaker-letter-mbs-0919 15Philips announces digital pathology scanner with native DICOM JPEG XL output 51 96 3mo +4m philips.com/a-w/about/news/archive/standard/news/articles/2025/philips-announces-digital-pathology-scanner-with-native-configurable-dicom-jpeg-and-jpeg-xl-output-in-world-first.html 16[dead] ? 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38 41 3mo +1m unixdigest.com/articles/why-is-your-open-source-project-still-hosted-on-github.html 26Ultrasonic Chef's Knife 654 793 3mo +1h seattleultrasonics.com 27Bosch Unveils New Brake Technology 48 28 3mo +2d thebrakereport.com/bosch-unveils-new-brake-technology-driving-future-automation 28Microsoft memo advises H1B employees to return immediately if currently abroad 171 127 3mo +30m x.com/onestpress/status/1969374699038675364 29Scientists find that ice generates electricity when bent 25 86 3mo +3d phys.org/news/2025-09-scientists-ice-generates-electricity-bent.html 30Are touchscreens in cars dangerous? 238 233 3mo +13m economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/09/19/are-touchscreens-in-cars-dangerous 31Cormac McCarthy's tips on how to write a science paper (2019) [pdf] 83 224 3mo +1h gwern.net/doc/science/2019-savage.pdf 32Systemd can be a cause of restrictions on daemons 169 110 3mo +20m utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdCanBeRestrictionCause 33Show HN: Math2Tex – Convert handwritten math and complex notes to LaTeX text 15 78 3mo +3d 34Vapor chamber tech keeps iPhone 17 Pro cool 293 129 3mo +1h spectrum.ieee.org/iphone-17-pro-vapor-chamber 35[dead] ? 13 3mo +38m guestworkervisas.com 36Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact 131 202 3mo +35m theregister.com/2025/09/20/uk_palantir_defense_pact 37Bezier Curve as Easing Function in C++ 6 58 3mo +1h asawicki.info/news_1790_bezier_curve_as_easing_function_in_c 38What Makes System Calls Expensive: A Linux Internals Deep Dive 10 71 3mo +47m blog.codingconfessions.com/p/what-makes-system-calls-expensive 39Evals in 2025: going beyond simple benchmarks to build models people can use 8 80 3mo +2d github.com/huggingface/evaluation-guidebook/blob/main/yearly_dives/2025-evaluations-for-useful-models.md 40Embrace hope, reject assisted suicide 18 9 3mo +11m thecritic.co.uk/embrace-hope-reject-assisted-suicide 41Is Zig's new writer unsafe? 180 136 3mo +10m openmymind.net/Is-Zigs-New-Io-Unsafe 42The dawn of the post-literate society – and the end of civilisation 130 85 3mo +13m jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-the-post-literate-society-aa1 43Living microbial cement supercapacitors with reactivatable energy storage 44 88 3mo +28m cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(25)00409-6 44Show HN: Arrow JavaScript, Reactivity Without the Framework 7 30 3mo +13m arrow-js.com/docs 45China's 200M gig workers are a warning for the world 247 109 3mo +18m economist.com/leaders/2025/09/18/chinas-200m-gig-workers-are-a-warning-for-the-world 46PyPI Blog: Token Exfiltration Campaign via GitHub Actions Workflows 20 76 3mo +3d blog.pypi.org/posts/2025-09-16-github-actions-token-exfiltration 47Microsoft has urged its employees on H-1B and H-4 visas to return immediately 607 405 3mo +39m timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/microsoft-has-a-24-hour-deadline-warning-for-indian-and-other-foreign-employees-after-h1-b-visa-fees-hike-to-100000-strongly-recommend-h1b-visa-holders-/articleshow/124010245.cms 48Git: Introduce Rust and announce it will become mandatory in the build system 374 332 3mo +57m lore.kernel.org/git/20250904-b4-pks-rust-breaking-change-v1-0-3af1d25e0be9@pks.im 49MapSCII – World map in terminal 21 213 3mo +1d github.com/rastapasta/mapscii 50Images over DNS 50 199 3mo +23m dgl.cx/2025/09/images-over-dns 51Czech founding father Masaryk's message revealed in long-sealed envelope 2 58 3mo +19m nbcnews.com/world/europe/masaryk-message-revealed-envelope-czech-founding-father-rcna232353 52The Gold Card 70 56 3mo +16m whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/the-gold-card 53Overcoming barriers of hydrogen storage with a low-temperature hydrogen battery 54 58 3mo +16m isct.ac.jp/en/news/okmktjxyrvdc 54Node 20 will be deprecated on GitHub Actions runners 57 107 3mo +35m github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners 55Teflon diet, garlic milk and zebra cows triumph at 2025 Ig Nobel prizes 4 10 3mo +39m theguardian.com/science/2025/sep/18/teflon-diet-garlic-milk-and-zebra-cows-triumph-at-2025-ig-nobel-prizes 56FLX1s phone is launched 253 331 3mo +13m furilabs.com/flx1s-is-launched 57IG Nobel Prize Winners 2025 47 158 3mo +21m improbable.com/ig/winners 58Escapee pregnancy test frogs colonised Wales for 50 years (2019) 59 135 3mo +3d bbc.com/news/uk-wales-44886585 59For comedians around the world, the laughs often end as democracy fades 72 90 3mo +55m theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/19/for-comedians-around-the-world-the-laughs-often-end-as-democracy-fades 60Scream cipher 99 297 3mo +2d sethmlarson.dev/scream-cipher 61LLM-Deflate: Extracting LLMs into Datasets 38 76 3mo +2h scalarlm.com/blog/llm-deflate-extracting-llms-into-datasets 62Claude can sometimes prove it 69 218 3mo +2d galois.com/articles/claude-can-sometimes-prove-it 63Sangaku Puzzle I Can't Solve 7 41 3mo +3d samjshah.com/2025/08/05/sangaku-puzzle-i-cant-solve 64Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man 20 89 3mo +32m theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/20/parents-outraged-meta-uses-photos-schoolgirls-ads-man 65PYREX vs. pyrex: What's the difference? 122 171 3mo +1h corning.com/worldwide/en/products/life-sciences/resources/stories/in-the-field/pyrex-vs-pyrex-whats-the-difference.html 66Show HN: FocusStream – Focused, distraction-free YouTube for learners 44 80 3mo +19m focusstream.media 67Oklahoma's "TV nudes" scandal was Jackie Chan movie on Samsung streaming service 25 40 3mo +1h arstechnica.com/culture/2025/09/oklahomas-big-tv-nudes-scandal-was-a-jackie-chan-movie-on-a-samsung-streaming-service 68If you are good at code review, you will be good at using AI agents 191 185 3mo +2h seangoedecke.com/ai-agents-and-code-review 69I’m Not a Robot 255 498 3mo +3d neal.fun/not-a-robot 70Grok 4 Fast 75 93 3mo +4h x.ai/news/grok-4-fast 71Compiling with Continuations 24 82 3mo +3d swatson555.github.io/posts/2025-09-16-compiling-with-continuations.html 72High-performance read-through cache for object storage 18 82 3mo +1h github.com/s2-streamstore/cachey 73Supporting Our AI Overlords: Redesigning Data Systems to Be Agent-First 20 67 3mo +1h arxiv.org/abs/2509.00997 74MCP Server Could Have Been a JSON File 6 23 3mo +30m materializedview.io/p/mcp-server-could-have-been-json-file 75Faster Argmin on Floats 11 21 3mo +1d algorithmiker.github.io/faster-float-argmin 76[dead] ? 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