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# Daily headlines

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

Daily ranking · strictly above median

1.   2026-10-31
2.   [0](https://lobste.rs/s/mk87la)6

     [The top ten reasons embedded projects get into trouble (2002)](https://www.ganssle.com/articles/jackstoptenlist.htm)

     LBganssle.com14 hours ago[hardware](/search?q=hardware&appearance=light)

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

     [Smart audio for the smart home (2021)](https://computer.rip/2021-11-06-smart-audio-for-the-smart-home.html)

     LBcomputer.rip23 hours ago[historical](/search?q=historical&appearance=light)

4.   [13](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312739)83

     [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.com10 hours ago

5.   [24](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50314666)64

     [Molly(Signal fork) has not been updated since 3 months and is vulnerable](https://piefed.world/post/1503394)

     HNpiefed.world2 hours ago

6.   [9](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50314243)43

     [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.com4 hours ago

7.   [11](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50314872)25

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

     HNen.wikipedia.org1 hour ago

8.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312174)35

     [Tell HN: X is opening any tweet link in a webview whether you press it or not](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312174)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com12 hours ago

9.   [11](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313508)17

     [Tools Hacker News keeps asking for](https://stillunbuilt.shiptiffin.app/)

     HNstillunbuilt.shiptiffin.app7 hours ago

10.  [26](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50314699)50

     [We Took over ChatGPT Accounts](https://www.parameter.ai/labs/we-found-a-gap-at-openai)

     HNparameter.ai2 hours ago

11.  [5](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313127)18

     [Visit Iceland Will Send a Real Knitter to Your Dumb Meeting So You Can Skip It](https://matadornetwork.com/read/iceland-ai-notetaker-knitting/)

     HNmatadornetwork.com8 hours ago