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# Archived daily edition

[Archive](/archive?limit=20&appearance=light) / 2026-10-31

[Top 10](/archive/edition/second?date=2026-10-31&limit=10&q=&appearance=light)[Top 20](/archive/edition/second?date=2026-10-31&limit=20&q=&appearance=light)[Above median](/archive/edition/second?date=2026-10-31&limit=20&q=&mode=median&appearance=light)

Daily ranking · strictly above median

1.   2026-10-31
2.   [7](https://lobste.rs/s/soosuu)34

     [The support case of a customer who said that all they could see was a black screen](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20261029-00/?p=112808/)

     LBdevblogs.microsoft.com13 hours ago[historical](/search?q=historical&appearance=light)

     Also discussed: [Hacker News · 0 comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50300039 "6 points")

3.   [26](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50315226)56

     [Prospero: A new coding harness for a more civilized age](https://nullprogram.com/blog/2026/10/31/)

     HNnullprogram.com2 hours ago

4.   [13](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312739)84

     [Flock camera searches fell 95% after a dispatcher's misconduct was caught](https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/investigations/flock-camera-searches-fall-95-percent-highland-heights-dispatcher-misconduct-caught/95-94b18f33-60e2-4bc7-a00f-d71d1e1fdd5e)

     HNwkyc.com12 hours ago

5.   [13](https://programming.dev/post/58769371)17

     [Can't start with programming except being into computer science](https://programming.dev/post/58769371)

     PDprogramming.dev3 hours ago[programming](/search?q=programming&appearance=light)

6.   [11](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50315990)53

     [AI startup hacks Anthropic, gains access to employee details, internal messages](https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/ai-startup-hacks-anthropic-in-12-hours-gains-access-to-employee-details-and-internal-messages-3025452-2026-10-26)

     HNindiatoday.in1 hour ago

7.   [18](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50314872)48

     [Shiny Object Syndrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiny_object_syndrome)

     HNen.wikipedia.org3 hours ago

8.   [12](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50314243)47

     [How long do you need to hold down the power button to turn off a PC?](https://www.osnews.com/story/146273/how-long-do-you-need-to-hold-down-the-power-button-to-turn-off-a-pc/)

     HNosnews.com5 hours ago

9.   [46](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50315574)37

     [Why Anthropic's filing crushed tech stocks](https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/why-anthropics-filing-crushed-tech)

     HNthebignewsletter.com2 hours ago

10.  [25](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50315039)19

     [Halloween is a crass American import – I'll never indulge it](https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/halloween-crass-american-import-never-indulge-4862206)

     HNinews.co.uk3 hours ago

11.  [1](https://lobste.rs/s/wd4ye5)14

     [Clojure/Conj 2026](http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAkHRk3lgU_Q)

     LByoutube.com8 hours ago[clojure](/search?q=clojure&appearance=light)