Hacker News 100 1 week ago

I got hacked: My Hetzner server started mining Monero Link:

Unfinished Side Projects

I got hacked, my server started mining Monero this morning.

I got hacked, my server started mining Monero this morning.

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46305585

Hacker News 100 1 week ago

Claude CLI deleted my home directory Wiped my whole Mac Link: https://old.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1pgxckk/claude_cli_deleted_my_entire_home_directory_wiped/ Discussion:

Claude CLI deleted my home directory and wiped my Mac | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 2 weeks ago

UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16 Link:

IT GETS WORSE: UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16 – Dropsafe

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46236738

Hacker News 100 2 weeks ago

Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration Link:

Ankur Sethi

Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration — Ankur Sethi

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46223311

Hacker News 100 3 weeks ago

Show HN: Real-time system that tracks how news spreads across 200k websites Link:

Yandori - News Flow

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46053076

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

It's hard to build an oscillator Link:

It's hard to build an oscillator

Especially if you want it to work.

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46002161

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Not even a month passed and Chat Control is back in the EU Link:

Reclaim The Net

The Disguised Return of The EU's Private Message Scanning Plot

After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45929511

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia Link: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/business/last-penny-minted Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45901904

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

A.I. and Social Media Contribute to 'Brain Rot' Link:

How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45847465

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Munich's surfers left stunned after famed river wave vanishes Link:

the Guardian

Munich

Eisbach wave in the Bavarian city had been a surfing magnet for decades but disappeared after a recent cleanup

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45818123

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Chat Control proposal fails again after public opposition Link:

Andrea Fortuna

Chat control proposal fails again after massive public opposition

The European Union’s controversial Chat Control proposal has been withdrawn once again following intense public pressure. This marks another defe...

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45783114

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Vitamin D reduces incidence and duration of colds in those with low levels Link:

The Role Of Vitamin D Supplementation In The Prevention Of Acute Respiratory Infections: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) remain among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, parti...

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45732670

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

Armed police swarm student after AI mistakes bag of Doritos for a weapon Link:

Dexerto

Armed police swarm student after AI mistakes bag of Doritos for a weapon - Dexerto

Armed officers swarmed a 16-year-old student outside a Baltimore high school when an AI gun detection system flagged Doritos as a firearm.

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45684934

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

Pwning the Entire Nix Ecosystem Link:

Pwning the Entire Nix Ecosystem - ptrpaws&#39;s blog 🌸

ptrpaws

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45592401

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

Apple M5 chip Link:

Apple Newsroom

Apple unleashes M5, the next big leap in AI performance for Apple silicon

Apple today announced M5, delivering advances to every aspect of the chip and the next big leap in AI.

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45591799

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

California Will Stop Using Coal as a Power Source Next Month Link:

California Will Stop Using Coal as a Power Source Next Month - Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this excerpt from a Los Angeles Times newsletter: One of the most consequential moments in California

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45567645

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

Show HN: I made an esoteric programming language that's read like a spellbook Link:

GitHub

GitHub - sirbread/spellscript: esotoric programming language that's read like a spellbook

esotoric programming language that's read like a spellbook - sirbread/spellscript

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45555523

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

Canadian bill would strip internet access from 'specified persons', no warrant Link:

Canadian bill would strip internet access from 'specified persons' | National Post

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45502216

Hacker News 100 3 months ago

Germany is not supporting ChatControl – blocking minority secured Link:

digitalcourage.social

Patrick Breyer (@echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social)

Attached: 1 image 🇪🇺YES: Germany is not supporting the EU's #ChatControl bill as proposed! The blocking minority needed to stop this illegal...

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45209366

Hacker News 100 3 months ago

The Scam Called "You Don't Have to Remember Anything" Link:

The Scam Called “You Don't Have to Remember Anything” &bull; Zettelkasten Method

Debunking the myth that search engines and AI eliminate the need for memory. Building deep knowledge through active learning remains essential for ...

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45198420