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# Archived daily edition

[Archive](/archive?limit=20&appearance=system) / 2026-10-25

[Top 10](/archive/edition?date=2026-10-25&limit=10&q=&appearance=system)[Top 20](/archive/edition?date=2026-10-25&limit=20&q=&appearance=system)[Above median](/archive/edition?date=2026-10-25&limit=20&q=&mode=median&appearance=system)

Daily ranking · strictly above median

1.   2026-10-25
2.   [174](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233779)341

     [A 10-year-old CNN outperforms frontier LLMs for skin cancer diagnosis](https://lynchlab.net/llm-skin-cancer)

     HNlynchlab.net5 hours ago

3.   [168](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233929)321

     [I refuse to accept a censored Internet. Join Me at FOSDEM 27](https://talkweb.eu/openweb/4558/)

     HNtalkweb.eu5 hours ago

4.   [252](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233304)169

     [AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see 'no point' in grading homework](https://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/academics/ai-use-leads-uc-berkeley-math-professor-to-see-no-point-in-grading-homework/article_bdf1eae2-c08b-491f-b9f1-81a7cea177de.html)

     HNdailycal.org6 hours ago

5.   [49](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234474)271

     [Dolly Parton's Imagination Library](https://imaginationlibrary.com/)

     HNimaginationlibrary.com4 hours ago

6.   [80](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230917)160

     [Tool book of a Nuremberg knight from 1505](https://loeffelholz-codex.org/en/)

     HNloeffelholz-codex.org10 hours ago

7.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230181)285

     [Samsung running a TensorFlow lite model on 960x540 image to track you](https://twitter.com/mike64_t/status/2114150399406202896)

     HNtwitter.com11 hours ago

8.   [21](https://lobste.rs/s/zfoiw1)76

     [The Slurptop: A home-built luggable that runs on power tool batteries](https://slurpburgers.com/slurpbuilds/the-slurptop/)

     LBslurpburgers.com8 hours ago[art](/search?q=art&appearance=system)

9.   [68](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229827)127

     [Nikon photography contest winner loses title after scientists spot signs of AI](https://www.techspot.com/news/114171-nikon-photography-contest-winner-loses-title-after-scientists.html)

     HNtechspot.com12 hours ago

10.  [93](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50232682)82

     [What Adobe v ArtCraft teaches us](https://techbronerd.substack.com/p/openai-and-anthropic-wanted-to-replace)

     HNtechbronerd.substack.com7 hours ago

11.  [36](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236081)99

     [Serbia's Vucic concedes election defeat in historic win for student movement](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/serbia-votes-students-seek-unseat-vucic-snap-election-2026-10-25/)

     HNreuters.com1 hour ago

12.  [74](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230995)93

     [Imagine an AI future where being banned means you are now economically useless](https://twitter.com/boneGPT/status/2114035719853265264)

     HNtwitter.com9 hours ago

13.  [22](https://lobste.rs/s/cxwpil)44

     [Vim Classic](https://vim-classic.org/)

     LBvim-classic.org7 hours ago[editors](/search?q=editors&appearance=system)

14.  [104](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50231722)76

     [R/open source bans all solo projects and projects using LLMs](https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1xelcuf/your_tokens_arent_valuable_no_more_ai)

     HNreddit.com8 hours ago

15.  [25](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235217)129

     [Moderna and Merck say their mRNA cancer vaccine cut death, recurrence by 42%](https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/personalized-mrna-cancer-vaccine-cut-melanoma-death-recurrence-by-42/)

     HNarstechnica.com3 hours ago

16.  [110](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230965)65

     [Challenge Is Gone](https://blog.alxgsv.com/challenge-is-gone/)

     HNblog.alxgsv.com9 hours ago

17.  [4](https://programming.dev/post/58484722)44

     [There is no ‘now’ in a distributed system](https://www.itworkslocally.dev/posts/no-effect-before-its-cause)

     PDitworkslocally.dev12 hours ago[programming](/search?q=programming&appearance=system)

18.  [11](https://lobste.rs/s/tbbiqb)41

     [POSIX wordexp(3) is dangerous](https://yossarian.net/til/post/posix-wordexp-3-is-dangerous/)

     LByossarian.net7 hours ago[c](/search?q=c&appearance=system)

19.  [47](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50232035)60

     [A few thoughts on intensity (2024)](https://www.tylerhogge.com/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-intensity/)

     HNtylerhogge.com8 hours ago

20.  [14](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235017)76

     [Why I Am a Programmer](https://www.alfie.wtf/programming/why-i-am-a-programmer.html)

     HNalfie.wtf3 hours ago

21.  [21](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234329)73

     [All you need is Wide Events, not "Metrics, Logs and Traces"](https://isburmistrov.substack.com/p/all-you-need-is-wide-events-not-metrics)

     HNisburmistrov.substack.com4 hours ago

22.  [42](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235316)49

     [Eunice is almost here](https://armincat.com/articles/eunice-is-almost-here)

     HNarmincat.com3 hours ago

23.  [42](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236102)33

     [OpenAI and Anthropic cut their LLM prices by up to 80% within a few months. Why?](https://minimaxir.com/2026/10/cheap-llms/)

     HNminimaxir.com1 hour ago

24.  [6](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233828)48

     [Scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/25/scientists-rediscover-ancient-roman-colour-changing-glass)

     HNtheguardian.com5 hours ago

25.  [6](https://lobste.rs/s/kiivg2)26

     [Partial Order Precedence](https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-10-24)

     LBziglang.org8 hours ago[zig](/search?q=zig&appearance=system)

26.  [2](https://programming.dev/post/58493822)13

     [Concerns raised as data centres go underwater in China](https://www.eco-business.com/news/concerns-raised-as-data-centres-go-underwater-in-china/)

     PDeco-business.com7 hours ago[programming](/search?q=programming&appearance=system)

27.  [17](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235738)44

     [What goes into making an animated film?](https://www.disneyanimation.com/process/)

     HNdisneyanimation.com2 hours ago

28.  [11](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50223435)47

     [VCF Southwest 2026, but Edited on Silicon Graphics for '90s TV \[video\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46wxttvq9qY)

     HNyoutube.com1 day ago

29.  [5](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233883)27

     [Fuck Nuance (2015)](https://crookedtimber.org/2015/08/31/fuck-nuance/)

     HNcrookedtimber.org5 hours ago

30.  [7](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234879)23

     [Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)](https://iosiflazaridis.github.io/battles-of-the-romans/)

     HNiosiflazaridis.github.io3 hours ago

31.  [10](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227330)32

     [Show HN: Hurston-1 open source TTS that speak Southern American and Afro-English](https://huggingface.co/destined/hurston-1)

     HNhuggingface.co21 hours ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=system)

32.  [1](https://programming.dev/post/58499368)7

     [scaff - barely a static site generator](https://codeberg.org/foxworks/scaff)

     PDcodeberg.org4 hours ago[programming](/search?q=programming&appearance=system)

33.  [9](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50225443)34

     [Making My Blog Readable by AI Agents](https://deallocatedobjects.com/posts/making-my-blog-readable-by-ai-agents)

     HNdeallocatedobjects.com1 day ago

34.  [2](https://lobste.rs/s/5ullyu)9

     [When a glibc update accidentally breaks Chromium's audio (2021)](https://refi64.dev/posts/chromium-audio-break.html)

     LBrefi64.dev7 hours ago[c](/search?q=c&appearance=system)

35.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233020)26

     [Flock \[YC S17\] Fever: A Review of Government Surveillance by Benn Jordan \[video\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP5GDiLZ1Nw)

     HNyoutube.com6 hours ago

36.  [7](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230362)22

     [Bye Bye Brotli? Google's Compression Library Is a Security Mess](https://www.bugsink.com/blog/bye-bye-brotli/)

     HNbugsink.com11 hours ago

37.  [1](https://lobste.rs/s/jdczl6)10

     [A vision for a next-generation timeline](https://media.ccc.de/v/matrix-conference-2026-99070-a-vision-for-a-next-generation-timeline)

     LBmedia.ccc.de7 hours ago[distributed](/search?q=distributed&appearance=system)

38.  [14](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234108)7

     [Ask HN: What is the main bottleneck facing Agentic AI today?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234108)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com4 hours ago[ask](/search?q=ask&appearance=system)

39.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235915)14

     [Show HN: CaseCite – Free RAG caselaw research and document analysis for lawyers](https://github.com/thomasunise/casecite)

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

40.  [0](https://lobste.rs/s/7byfjv)13

     [MacOS Extensions pack for the Apple Network Server v1.0](http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/10/macos-extensions-pack-for-apple-network.html)

     LBoldvcr.blogspot.com21 hours ago[retrocomputing](/search?q=retrocomputing&appearance=system)

41.  [0](https://lobste.rs/s/qsmmke)7

     [SIMD-accelerated computer vision on a $2 microcontroller](https://shraiwi.com/blog/simd-fast-esp32s3/)

     LBshraiwi.com7 hours ago[assembly](/search?q=assembly&appearance=system)

42.  [4](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234699)7

     [AI didn't cause the tech jobs bust, but it explains why there's no recovery](https://vithushansylvester.com/writing/the-real-impact-of-ai-on-tech-jobs)

     HNvithushansylvester.com3 hours ago

43.  [1](https://programming.dev/post/58460552)8

     [Barney: A Progress Update](https://travellingengineer.com/blog/first-post/)

     PDtravellingengineer.com1 day ago[programming](/search?q=programming&appearance=system)

44.  [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235555)6

     [My university is proposing to offer shorter degrees. Others should follow suit](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/23/colleges-should-offer-three-year-degrees/)

     HNwashingtonpost.com2 hours ago

45.  [4](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234480)5

     [I made a virtual pet fruit fly that Twitch chat can interact with](https://www.twitch.tv/flytwitcher)

     HNtwitch.tv4 hours ago

46.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50231945)11

     [Don't anthropomorphize big tech companies](https://www.seangoedecke.com/dont-anthropomorphize-big-tech-companies/)

     HNseangoedecke.com8 hours ago

47.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235195)7

     ["Study history thoroughly" Lithuanian woman to hammer and sickle waving students](https://www.baltictakes.com/italians-praise-lithuanian-womans-open-letter-encouraging-hammer-and-sickle-waving-youth-to-please-study-history-thoroughly/)

     HNbaltictakes.com3 hours ago

48.  [4](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235883)8

     [Why I'm Short the AI Buildout Even Though I'm Long Computers](https://unverifiablerewards.substack.com/p/why-im-short-the-ai-buildout-even)

     HNunverifiablerewards.substack.com1 hour ago

49.  [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235780)25

     [The State of Context Engineering](https://www.dbreunig.com/2026/10/24/the-state-of-context-engineering.html)

     HNdbreunig.com2 hours ago

50.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235670)5

     [Show HN: MuscleMemory – procedural memory for coding agents, proven by tests](https://github.com/TheWariend/MuscleMemory)

     HNgithub.com2 hours ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=system)

51.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235651)5

     [NvALT Back from the Dead](https://brettterpstra.com/2026/10/24/nvalt-back-from-the-dead/)

     HNbrettterpstra.com2 hours ago

52.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50235639)8

     [Focused Company Operating Principles](https://focused.io/operating-principles)

     HNfocused.io2 hours ago

53.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50232108)5

     [Show HN: HissingKitty – what teams pay for software and what replaced it](https://hissingkitty.com/)

     HNhissingkitty.com7 hours ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=system)

54.  [0](https://lobste.rs/s/whgofc)9

     [SIMD and Go](https://internals-for-interns.com/posts/go-simd/)

     LBinternals-for-interns.com23 hours ago[go](/search?q=go&appearance=system)

55.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233081)7

     [US Households Pay 62% More for Water Than They Did a Decade Ago, Study Finds](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/households-drinking-water-cost-study)

     HNtheguardian.com6 hours ago

56.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233564)5

     [eMudhra's rise from Indian digital signatures to global cybersecurity](https://theprint.in/tech/emudhras-rise-from-indian-digital-signatures-to-global-cybersecurity-red-flags-ignored-along-the-way/3080266/)

     HNtheprint.in5 hours ago

57.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230898)8

     [Salesforce – Part Two](https://buildingslack.com/salesforce-part-two/)

     HNbuildingslack.com10 hours ago

58.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50232483)5

     [Firecrawl's Government Index](https://lexifina.com/blog/firecrawl-government-index)

     HNlexifina.com7 hours ago

59.  [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.com11 hours ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=system)

60.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229493)6

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

     HNnews.ycombinator.com13 hours ago[ask](/search?q=ask&appearance=system)

61.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50229491)5

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

     HNconvovo.ai13 hours ago

62.  [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.edu13 hours ago

63.  [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=system)

64.  [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=system)

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

65.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50225307)5

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

     HNmarco.org1 day ago

66.  [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=system)

67.  [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