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# Archived daily edition

[Archive](/archive?limit=20&appearance=dark) / 2026-10-26

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Daily ranking · strictly above median

1.   2026-10-26
2.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50237426)11

     [Lula Wins Brazilian Election](https://resultados.tse.jus.br/oficial/app/index.html#/eleicao/6258/uf/br/cargo/1/vis/nominal/resultados)

     HNresultados.tse.jus.br28 minutes ago

3.   [1](https://lobste.rs/s/hzrmwz)5

     [Simple NetBSD webserver](https://bsandro.tech/posts/simple-netbsd-webserver/)

     LBbsandro.tech1 hour ago[netbsd](/search?q=netbsd&appearance=dark)

4.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50237256)36

     [Lula Wins a Record Fourth Term in Brazil in a Surprise Comeback](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-25/lula-wins-a-record-fourth-term-in-brazil-in-a-surprise-comeback)

     HNbloomberg.com55 minutes ago

5.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235916)5

     [Struggling to Keep AI Out](https://blog.eunach.scot/struggling-to-keep-ai-out)

     HNblog.eunach.scot4 hours ago

6.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235658)5

     [.NET October 2026 Out-of-Band Security Updates](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-october-2026-oob-security-updates/)

     HNdevblogs.microsoft.com4 hours ago

7.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235513)5

     [Crosscut – Drawing Dynamic Models](https://www.inkandswitch.com/crosscut/)

     HNinkandswitch.com4 hours ago

8.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50232703)5

     [JPEG XL with WebGPU makes smaller files than libjxl in 150 KB JavaScript](https://github.com/jackskip22/rapier-jxl)

     HNgithub.com9 hours ago

9.   [5](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227527)9

     [Show HN: ReVault – new secure archive format](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227527)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com22 hours ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=dark)

10.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50228831)10

     [For Starlink alternative, Ukraine partners with Nokia and satellite maker ICEYE](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/23/ukraine-partners-with-nokia-and-iceye-for-starlink-alternative.html)

     HNcnbc.com18 hours ago

11.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230354)5

     [Lindt got chocolate price hikes wrong, chairman says after CEO's ouster](https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/lindt-got-chocolate-price-hikes-wrong-chairman-says-after-ceos-ouster-2026-10-24/)

     HNreuters.com13 hours ago

12.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229715)6

     [Allocating Off-Heap Memory: Typically 6-18x Faster in JDK 28](https://inside.java/2026/10/23/confined-pools/)

     HNinside.java15 hours ago

13.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229645)8

     [Anthropic Sued for Using Elvis Presley Music to Train AI Models](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/anthropic-elvis-presley-lawsuit-ai-1236739617/)

     HNhollywoodreporter.com15 hours ago

14.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229493)7

     [Ask HN: Are people aware OpenAI Dots intercept SSL?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229493)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com16 hours ago[ask](/search?q=ask&appearance=dark)

15.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230557)6

     [Show HN: EdgePad – tool for configuring edge touchpad gestures on Linux laptops](https://github.com/assembledev/edgepad)

     HNgithub.com13 hours ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=dark)

16.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229662)5

     [Bill Gates warns the 'evolutionary' age of AI will be brutal for workers](https://observer.co.uk/news/technology/article/bill-gates-warns-the-evolutionary-age-of-ai-will-be-brutal-for-workers)

     HNobserver.co.uk15 hours ago

17.  [7](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227131)6

     [Ask HN: Why a Great Product Won't Succeed Without a Community](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227131)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com23 hours ago[ask](/search?q=ask&appearance=dark)

18.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230702)5

     [Show HN: Find overlapping Rust tests with mutation testing](https://github.com/yasuyuky/cargo-test-prune)

     HNgithub.com12 hours ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=dark)

19.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229491)5

     [GPT picks Democrats. Grok picks Republicans](https://convovo.ai/ballot/)

     HNconvovo.ai16 hours ago

20.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50228470)7

     [80% to 90% of women reproduce, but only about 40% of men do](https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/do-women-reproduce-more-than-men)

     HNunchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com19 hours ago

21.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229559)5

     [ElectIt: U.S. Elections Forecast](https://gking.harvard.edu/electit/#ours_race_rcp_pace-history_err-hist_rp-expected)

     HNgking.harvard.edu15 hours ago

22.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227542)10

     [Musk admits SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink: "That loophole was closed"](https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/elon-musk-admits-spacex-purposely-restricted-ukraines-starlink-access-in-war-with-russia-that-loophole-was-closed/)

     HNmediaite.com22 hours ago

23.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227174)9

     [Forced to pick, Grok's AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI's picks Democrats](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/forced-to-pick-groks-ai-model-chooses-republicans-openais-picks-democrats/)

     HNtechcrunch.com23 hours ago

24.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50228356)5

     [Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink service agreement](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/24/ukraine-starlink-starshield-service-restored.html)

     HNcnbc.com20 hours ago

25.  [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50226882)6

     [Amazon cloud capacity sold out through 2027, CEO Jassy says](https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-cloud-capacity-sold-out-through-2027-ceo-jassy-says-2026-10-23/)

     HNreuters.com1 day ago

26.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211601)38

     [eMudhra Login Bypass](https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@49016/117475921584308861)

     HNmastodon.catgirl.cloud2 days ago

27.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50228224)6

     [iPhone apps no better for privacy than Android, Oxford study finds (2021)](https://www.tomsguide.com/news/ios-android-app-privacy-parity)

     HNtomsguide.com20 hours ago

28.  [1](https://lobste.rs/s/gzpdsk)5

     [The Polyglot's Dilemma: Conformance Testing a Dozen Specs in as Many Languages](https://emptysqua.re/blog/polyglots-dilemma/)

     LBemptysqua.re1 day ago[practices](/search?q=practices&appearance=dark)

29.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50228483)5

     [eMudhra faces a bigger test of public trust after security lapse](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ai/ai-insights/emudhra-faces-a-bigger-test-of-public-trust-after-security-lapse/articleshow/135165282.cms?from=mdr)

     HNeconomictimes.indiatimes.com19 hours ago

30.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50226554)5

     [Your tokens aren't valuable: No more AI](https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1xelcuf/your_tokens_arent_valuable_no_more_ai/)

     HNreddit.com1 day ago

31.  [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50224552)6

     [Why are Americans obese? Junk food prices shouldn't get all the blame](https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2026/05/01/american-obesity-junk-food-prices-vegetables-study/)

     HNwashingtonpost.com1 day ago

32.  [0](https://lobste.rs/s/ysah7i)5

     [2026 Ruby on Rails Community Survey Results](https://railsdeveloper.com/survey/2026)

     LBrailsdeveloper.com1 day ago[ruby](/search?q=ruby&appearance=dark)

     Also discussed: [Hacker News · 2 comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50108151 "7 points")

33.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50225307)5

     [Community](https://marco.org/2026/10/24/community)

     HNmarco.org1 day ago

34.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50223759)8

     [Show HN: Agentsh – A Decentralized, Scalable Multiagent Harness](https://github.com/microsoft/Agensh)

     HNgithub.com1 day ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=dark)

35.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50225790)5

     [Disposable Tools for Thought](https://nicholascharriere.com/blog/disposable-tools-for-thought/)

     HNnicholascharriere.com1 day ago

36.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50225191)5

     [Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction in Ukraine](https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7394719)

     HNcbc.ca1 day ago

37.  [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222093)5

     [Ask HN: Kimi Code hit its 5-hour limit after $1.37 of API usage](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222093)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com1 day ago[ask](/search?q=ask&appearance=dark)

38.  [1](https://lobste.rs/s/g5k2pc)5

     [Big Runtimes Make Efficient Programs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhDwy1eCXbs)

     LByoutube.com1 day ago[compilers](/search?q=compilers&appearance=dark)

39.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50224613)5

     [GTA 2 Multiplayer in the Browser](https://two-mp.com/)

     HNtwo-mp.com1 day ago

40.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50223651)5

     [A Love Letter to the Super Dimension Fortress](https://brennan.day/a-love-letter-to-the-super-dimension-fortress/)

     HNbrennan.day1 day ago

41.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50224447)5

     [Hara Hachi Bun Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hara_hachi_bun_me)

     HNen.wikipedia.org1 day ago

42.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50221539)5

     [The Human Brain Owes Its Existence to a Prehistoric Pandemic](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-new-brain/202610/the-human-brain-owes-its-existence-to-a-prehistoric-pandemic)

     HNpsychologytoday.com1 day ago

43.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50220782)7

     [188-Year-Old Mystery of Photography's First Human Subjects Solved](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/daguerre-photograph-subjects-location-2826596)

     HNnews.artnet.com1 day ago

44.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222012)5

     [Ice sheet expansion may have started 2k years ago, but we canceled that](https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/ice-sheet-expansion-may-have-started-2000-years-go-but-we-canceled-that/)

     HNarstechnica.com1 day ago

45.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50221032)5

     [Should parents be wary of Silicon Valley's influence in schools?](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/10/should-parents-be-wary-of-silicon-valleys-influence-in-schools/)

     HNnews.harvard.edu1 day ago

46.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50208628)21

     [Reverse engineering a Beyblade launch tracker](https://blog.simone.computer/reverse-beyblade-launch-tracker)

     HNblog.simone.computer2 days ago

47.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50219717)5

     [Flow-state induction via raw mouse input (a working biohacking protocol)](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50219717)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com1 day ago

48.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218869)7

     [Iran has detailed plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-has-detailed-plans-hit-gulf-undersea-cables-if-war-resumes-officials-say-2026-10-23/)

     HNreuters.com1 day ago

49.  [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50216355)9

     [Ask HN: What router will remain secure during the vulnpocalypse?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50216355)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com2 days ago[ask](/search?q=ask&appearance=dark)

50.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218393)6

     [Who will become the new mathematicians of Math 2.0?](https://proofsandprompts.com/2026/10/20/who-will-become-the-new-mathematicians-of-math-2-0/)

     HNproofsandprompts.com1 day ago

51.  [5](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50216956)5

     [I failed every LeetCode interview](https://write.as/m5g5r26qo5wt7)

     HNwrite.as2 days ago

52.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50215997)10

     [Birdwatching rewires the brain and slows cognitive decline](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20261019-birdwatching-rewires-the-brain-and-slows-cognitive-decline)

     HNbbc.com2 days ago

53.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218456)6

     [Elon Musk Invests $1B in Skydance (New Paramount/Warner Bros Discovery)](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/elon-musk-made-a-1-billion-investment-in-skydance-report-says/)

     HNtechcrunch.com1 day ago

54.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217011)8

     [SpaceX in Talks to Access 80k Cell Sites for Wireless Network](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/spacex-talks-access-80-000-213142634.html)

     HNfinance.yahoo.com2 days ago

55.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217865)6

     [Anthropic employee tells students their careers may not exist by graduation](https://twitter.com/cheaf25master/status/2113261574194659368)

     HNtwitter.com1 day ago

56.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217557)5

     [Brotli Decoder Vulnerability](https://patchtheplanet.org/brotli)

     HNpatchtheplanet.org1 day ago

57.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217603)6

     [A visual introduction to information theory](https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.07867)

     HNarxiv.org1 day ago

58.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218333)5

     [Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its U.S. smart ring comeback](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/oura-sues-rival-ultrahuman-again-threatening-its-u-s-smart-ring-comeback/)

     HNtechcrunch.com1 day ago
