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March 18th, 2026 | Rob Pike’s Rules of Programming (1989) Mar 19, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 18, 2026.
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(00:30): Rob Pike’s Rules of Programming (1989)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423647&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:56): Have a fucking website
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47421442&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:23): Nightingale – open-source karaoke app that works with any song on your computer
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47422942&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:50): Despite doubts, federal cyber experts approved Microsoft cloud service
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426057&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:17): Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47433058&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:44): FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430797&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:11): Death to Scroll Fade
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426932&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:38): AI coding is gambling
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47428541&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:05): Nvidia NemoClaw
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47427027&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:32): Warranty Void If Regenerated
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47431237&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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March 17th, 2026 | Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output language Mar 18, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 17, 2026.
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(00:30): Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output language
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408703&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:55): Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta's $2B Lobbying for Age Verification Tech
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47410870&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:20): US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47406779&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:45): Kagi Small Web
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47410542&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:11): Microsoft's 'unhackable' Xbox One has been hacked by 'Bliss'
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47413876&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:36): A Decade of Slug
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47416736&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:01): Every layer of review makes you 10x slower
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408205&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:27): FFmpeg 8.1
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47413525&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:52): Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47416486&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:17): If you thought code writing speed was your problem you have bigger problems
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47415919&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

March 16th, 2026 | Polymarket gamblers threaten to kill me over Iran missile story Mar 17, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 16, 2026.
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(00:30): Polymarket gamblers threaten to kill me over Iran missile story
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47397822&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:57): Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47402950&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:24): Corruption erodes social trust more in democracies than in autocracies
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47397593&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:51): MoD sources warn Palantir role at heart of government is threat to UK security
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47397797&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:18): How I write software with LLMs
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47394022&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:45): US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47406779&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:12): US Job Market Visualizer
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47400060&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:39): Meta’s renewed commitment to jemalloc
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47402640&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:06): Leanstral: Open-source agent for trustworthy coding and formal proof engineering
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47404796&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:33): Why I love FreeBSD
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47397574&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

March 15th, 2026 | Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance of Canadians Mar 16, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 15, 2026.
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(00:30): Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance of Canadians
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47392084&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:55): Chrome DevTools MCP (2025)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47390817&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:20): The 49MB web page
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47390945&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:45): $96 3D-printed rocket that recalculates its mid-air trajectory using a $5 sensor
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47385935&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:10): The Appalling Stupidity of Spotify's AI DJ
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47385272&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:35): How kernel anti-cheats work
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47382791&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:00): A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning (2015)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47386116&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:25): Rack-mount hydroponics
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47384352&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:51): LLM Architecture Gallery
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47388676&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:16): Ask HN: How is AI-assisted coding going for you professionally?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47388646&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

March 14th, 2026 | Ageless Linux – Software for humans of indeterminate age Mar 15, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 14, 2026.
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(00:30): Ageless Linux – Software for humans of indeterminate age
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47381791&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:57): What happens when US economic data becomes unreliable
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47378638&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:25): Games with loot boxes to get minimum 16 age rating across Europe
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47371692&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:52): RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47375085&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:20): Montana passes Right to Compute act (2025)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47376767&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:48): XML is a cheap DSL
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47375764&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:15): Claude March 2026 usage promotion
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47380647&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:43): GIMP 3.2 released
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47380465&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:11): Head of FCC threatens broadcaster licenses over critical coverage of Iran war
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47380294&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:38): Please do not A/B test my workflow
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47375682&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

March 13th, 2026 | Meta Platforms: Lobbying, dark money, and the App Store Accountability Act Mar 14, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 13, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Meta Platforms: Lobbying, dark money, and the App Store Accountability Act
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362528&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:55): Can I run AI locally?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47363754&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:21): “This is not the computer for you”
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47359744&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:47): TUI Studio – visual terminal UI design tool
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362613&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:13): Vite 8.0 Is Out
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47360730&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:39): Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47363584&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:05): 1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47367129&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:30): The Wyden Siren Goes Off Again: We'll Be "Stunned" by NSA Under Section 702
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47366374&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:56): Elon Musk pushes out more xAI founders as AI coding effort falters
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47366666&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:22): E2E encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after 8 May
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47363922&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

March 12th, 2026 | Malus – Clean Room as a Service Mar 13, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 12, 2026.
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(00:30): Malus – Clean Room as a Service
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47350424&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:56): Shall I implement it? No
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47357042&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:22): Innocent woman jailed after being misidentified using AI facial recognition
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47356968&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:48): Show HN: s@: decentralized social networking over static sites
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47344548&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:14): Asian governments roll out 4-day weeks, WFH to solve fuel crisis caused by war
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47352215&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:40): ATMs didn’t kill bank teller jobs, but the iPhone did
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47351371&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:06): Returning to Rails in 2026
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47347064&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:32): Big data on the cheapest MacBook
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47349277&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:58): Dolphin Progress Release 2603
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47348304&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:24): US private credit defaults hit record 9.2% in 2025, Fitch says
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47349806&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

March 11th, 2026 | Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans Mar 12, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 11, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47340079&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:59): Create value for others and don’t worry about the returns
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47332074&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:29): Temporal: The 9-year journey to fix time in JavaScript
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47336989&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:59): Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335572&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:29): Making WebAssembly a first-class language on the Web
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47331811&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:59): The MacBook Neo
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47334293&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:29): How we hacked McKinsey's AI platform
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47333627&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:59): Zig – Type Resolution Redesign and Language Changes
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47330836&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:29): Lego's 0.002mm specification and its implications for manufacturing (2025)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47335237&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:59): The dead Internet is not a theory anymore
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47340935&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

March 10th, 2026 | Tony Hoare has died Mar 11, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 10, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Tony Hoare has died
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47324054&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:54): Online age-verification tools for child safety are surveilling adults
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47322635&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:19): After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47323017&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:44): Meta acquires Moltbook
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47323900&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:09): I put my whole life into a single database
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47321233&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:34): Yann LeCun raises $1B to build AI that understands the physical world
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47320600&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:59): Redox OS has adopted a Certificate of Origin policy and a strict no-LLM policy
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47320661&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:24): Show HN: How I topped the HuggingFace open LLM leaderboard on two gaming GPUs
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47322887&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:49): Two Years of Emacs Solo
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47317616&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:14): Debian decides not to decide on AI-generated contributions
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47324087&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

March 9th, 2026 | Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025) Mar 10, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 09, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307055&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:54): US Court of Appeals: TOS may be updated by email, use can imply consent [pdf]
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305461&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:18): FontCrafter: Turn your handwriting into a real font
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47306655&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:42): Building a Procedural Hex Map with Wave Function Collapse
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47311815&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:06): Is legal the same as legitimate: AI reimplementation and the erosion of copyleft
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47310160&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:31): How the Sriracha guys screwed over their supplier
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304831&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:55): Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconstitutional
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47312090&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:19): Bluesky CEO Jay Graber is stepping down
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47313884&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:43): OpenAI is walking away from expanding its Stargate data center with Oracle
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47315128&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:08): JSLinux Now Supports x86_64
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47311484&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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