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# Daily headlines

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

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1.   2026-10-31
2.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313976)10

     [Why Do I Sometimes Hate Myself](https://tomaszdziurko.substack.com/p/why-do-i-sometimes-hate-myself)

     HNtomaszdziurko.substack.com2 hours ago

3.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313484)11

     [Cursed cruise: how the dream of never-ending luxury at sea became a nightmare](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/31/mv-odyssey-cruise-passengers-nightmare-stranded-cambodia)

     HNtheguardian.com3 hours ago

4.   [1](https://lobste.rs/s/soosuu)19

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

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

5.   [4](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311670)9

     [Be a Loser](https://makemeacto.cc/be-a-loser/)

     HNmakemeacto.cc9 hours ago

6.   [7](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311495)6

     [Ask HN: Are most of you using HN Replies? Or what else do you use?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311495)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com10 hours ago[ask](/search?q=ask&appearance=system)

7.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313661)13

     [Digital Minimalism](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2026/10/31/digital_minimalism.html)

     HNvitalik.eth.limo3 hours ago

8.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313615)5

     [Cold showers benefit the environment and your health](https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/cold-showers-health-environment.html)

     HNunibas.ch3 hours ago

9.   [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312342)6

     [Rewriting Copyright Law for Generative AI Would Hurt Everyone](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/rewriting-copyright-law-generative-ai-would-hurt-everyone)

     HNeff.org8 hours ago

10.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313095)6

     [A statement from Novaya Gazeta on the end of its existence](https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2026/10/30/we-have-been-killed)

     HNnovayagazeta.ru5 hours ago

11.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312013)7

     [OpenAI slashes funding target by $10B as tech anxieties mount](https://www.ft.com/content/7a3ad950-1b3b-4d9e-8c15-65a61ae6180f)

     HNft.com9 hours ago