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# Daily headlines

[Top 10](/headlines/second?date=2026-10-28&limit=10&q=&appearance=system)[Top 20](/headlines/second?date=2026-10-28&limit=20&q=&appearance=system)[Above median](/headlines/second?date=2026-10-28&limit=20&q=&mode=median&appearance=system)

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1.   2026-10-28
2.   [12](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50242688)106

     [Jokes for the ZX81](https://spelk.press/gb/products/81-jokes-for-the-zx81)

     HNspelk.press1 day ago

3.   [23](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50266880)31

     [I've used WordPress for 20 years, and I've stopped recommending it](https://hatamoto.dev/post/wordpress-20-years-why-we-built-hatamoto)

     HNhatamoto.dev13 hours ago

4.   [12](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50266910)38

     [Qwen has alter egos triggered by flipping a single neuron](https://qwen-neurons-site.vercel.app/)

     HNqwen-neurons-site.vercel.app13 hours ago

5.   [5](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50269651)38

     [Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0](https://artificialanalysis.ai/methodology/intelligence-benchmarking)

     HNartificialanalysis.ai7 hours ago

6.   [33](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50267890)22

     ['Forced out': HOA fees to rise to $2,500 a month](https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/forced-out-hoa-fees-rise-7500-month/XCW2HIHUKNBMTNWVQSYXQZJCY4/)

     HNwsoctv.com11 hours ago

7.   [50](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50249883)36

     [What Happened to the Neanderthals?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/science/what-happened-to-the-neanderthals.html)

     HNnytimes.com1 day ago

8.   [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50271088)21

     [Billion-query-per-second lookup tables in C++](https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/26/billion-query-per-second-lookup-tables-in-c/)

     HNlemire.me2 hours ago

9.   [7](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50271411)12

     [Opus 5.5 causing an identity crisis is real](https://www.kondz.io/blog/opus-5-5-causing-identity-crisis-is-real/)

     HNkondz.io1 hour ago

10.  [0](https://lobste.rs/s/87iesc)18

     [Reminder: Lobsters NYC Meetup Tomorrow 5:30 at Walker's](https://lobste.rs/s/87iesc)

     LBlobste.rs11 hours ago[event](/search?q=event&appearance=system)

11.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50270973)19

     [Suffering as a Feature](https://blog.codinghorror.com/suffering-as-a-feature/)

     HNblog.codinghorror.com3 hours ago