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# Archived daily edition

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

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

Daily ranking · strictly above median

1.   2026-10-25
2.   [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

3.   [22](https://lobste.rs/s/cxwpil)44

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

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

4.   [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

5.   [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

6.   [110](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230965)65

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

     HNblog.alxgsv.com9 hours ago

7.   [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)

8.   [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)

9.   [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

10.  [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

11.  [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
