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# Daily headlines

[Top 10](/headlines/second?date=2026-11-01&limit=10&q=&appearance=system)[Top 20](/headlines/second?date=2026-11-01&limit=20&q=&appearance=system)[Above median](/headlines/second?date=2026-11-01&limit=20&q=&mode=median&appearance=system)

Daily ranking · strictly above median

1.   2026-11-01
2.   [6](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50323187)22

     [Pac-Man's Siren Call](https://unsung.aresluna.org/pac-mans-siren-call/)

     HNunsung.aresluna.org4 hours ago

3.   [5](https://lobste.rs/s/lt44rt)32

     [Introducing Kwi, a new KDE terminal emulator](https://blogs.kde.org/2026/11/01/introducing-kwi/)

     LBblogs.kde.org7 hours ago[linux](/search?q=linux&appearance=system)

4.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321734)22

     [How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/21/ai-tech-workers-unionize)

     HNtheguardian.com10 hours ago

5.   [12](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321663)12

     [Show HN: Vela, a New Linux Desktop Environment](https://velade.org/blog/vela-0-1/)

     HNvelade.org10 hours ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=system)

6.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321436)19

     [Constructing a Quine from Kleene's Second Recursion Theorem](https://emarzion.github.io/KSRT/)

     HNemarzion.github.io10 hours ago

     Also discussed: [Programming.dev · 0 comments](https://programming.dev/post/58799724 "5 points")

7.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50323112)17

     [Bastard](https://bez-lightyear.bearblog.dev/bastard/)

     HNbez-lightyear.bearblog.dev4 hours ago

8.   [5](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322458)11

     [Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/chinese-markets-lose-trillions-ai-race-beijing)

     HNtheguardian.com7 hours ago

     Also discussed: [Programming.dev · 1 comments](https://programming.dev/post/58572055 "51 points")

9.   [10](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322477)6

     [Ask HN: Anyone here still writing code for reasons other than fun or learning?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322477)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com7 hours ago[ask](/search?q=ask&appearance=system)

10.  [5](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321499)12

     [Donnie Darko: A Mind-Twisting Cult Classic Turns 25](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/movies/donnie-darko-oral-history-25-year-anniversary.html)

     HNnytimes.com10 hours ago

11.  [8](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50309279)43

     [Pilot-wave hydrodynamics (Quantum phenomena in macroscopic hydrodynamic systems)](http://thales.mit.edu/bush/index.php/4801-2/)

     HNthales.mit.edu1 day ago