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November 18th, 2025 | Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues Nov 19, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 18, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45963780&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:51): Gemini 3
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45967211&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:13): Rebecca Heineman has died
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45960368&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:35): Google Antigravity
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45967814&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:57): Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45966251&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:19): Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025 post mortem
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45973709&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:41): Blender 5.0
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45972519&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:03): Core Devices keeps stealing our work
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45960893&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:25): How Quake.exe got its TCP/IP stack
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45962654&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:47): Do not put your site behind Cloudflare if you don't need to
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45965060&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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November 17th, 2025 | Google is killing the open web, part 2 Nov 18, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 17, 2025.
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(00:30): Google is killing the open web, part 2
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45954560&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:54): Israeli-founded app preloaded on Samsung phones is attracting controversy
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45955424&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:18): Core Devices keeps stealing our work
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45960893&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:42): Azure hit by 15 Tbps DDoS attack using 500k IP addresses
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45955900&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:06): Replicate is joining Cloudflare
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45953702&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:30): FreeMDU: Open-source Miele appliance diagnostic tools
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45953452&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:54): Building a Simple Search Engine That Works
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45950720&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:18): Giving C a superpower: custom header file (safe_c.h)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45952428&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:42): Project Gemini
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45954640&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:06): Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45959795&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

November 16th, 2025 | AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem Nov 17, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 16, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45941596&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): Anthropic’s paper smells like bullshit
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45944296&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:15): Heretic: Automatic censorship removal for language models
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45945587&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:37): Open-source Zig book
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45947810&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:00): I have recordings proving Coinbase knew about breach months before disclosure
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45948058&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:22): Maybe you’re not trying
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45943979&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:45): IDEmacs: A Visual Studio Code clone for Emacs
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45941835&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:07): Supercookie: Browser Fingerprinting via Favicon (2021)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45947770&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:30): The internet is no longer a safe haven
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45944870&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:52): Hyundai Paywalls Brake Pads replacement on Ioniq 5 N
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45942518&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

November 15th, 2025 | Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today Nov 16, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 15, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45936460&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45941596&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:14): TCP, the workhorse of the internet
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45935503&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:37): AMD GPUs Go Brrr
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45934416&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:59): I can't recommend Grafana anymore
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45934940&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:21): Nevada Governor's office covered up Boring Co safety violations
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45939798&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:44): Messing with scraper bots
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45935729&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:06): Spec-Driven Development: The Waterfall Strikes Back
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45935763&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:28): Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45938723&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:51): One Handed Keyboard
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45936262&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

November 14th, 2025 | I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla Nov 15, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 14, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45926779&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): AI World Clocks
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45930151&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:15): AGI fantasy is a blocker to actual engineering
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45926469&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:38): The disguised return of EU Chat Control
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45929511&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:00): Being poor vs. being broke
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45928912&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:23): Bitchat for Gaza – messaging without internet
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45929358&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:46): Show HN: Epstein Files Organized and Searchable
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45931331&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:09): Oracle hit hard in Wall Street's tech sell-off over its AI bet
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45927435&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:31): 'No One Lives Forever' turns 25 and you still can't buy it legitimately
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45928492&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:54): A race condition in Aurora RDS
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45929921&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

November 13th, 2025 | Android developer verification: Early access starts Nov 14, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 13, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Android developer verification: Early access starts
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45908938&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): Checkout.com hacked, refuses ransom payment, donates to security labs
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45912698&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:15): Nano Banana can be prompt engineered for nuanced AI image generation
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45917875&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:38): Zed is our office
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45916196&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:01): Human Fovea Detector
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45909059&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:24): Britain's railway privatization was an abject failure
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45914718&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:47): My dad could still be alive, but he's not
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45909667&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:09): Meta replaces WhatsApp for Windows with web wrapper
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45910347&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:32): SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45919067&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:55): Rust in Android: move fast and fix things
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45918616&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

November 12th, 2025 | Steam Machine Nov 13, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 12, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Steam Machine
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903404&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): Steam Frame
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903325&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:14): Yt-dlp: External JavaScript runtime now required for full YouTube support
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45898407&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:36): Yann LeCun to depart Meta and launch AI startup focused on 'world models'
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45897271&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:58): The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45901904&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:20): Google will allow users to sideload Android apps without verification
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45908938&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:42): Pakistani newspaper mistakenly prints AI prompt with the article
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45898789&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:05): Project Euler
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45902898&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:27): Perkeep – Personal storage system for life
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45896130&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:49): Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, SF and Phoenix
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45901855&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

November 11th, 2025 | The 'Toy Story' You Remember Nov 12, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 11, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): The 'Toy Story' You Remember
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45883788&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:50): FFmpeg to Google: Fund us or stop sending bugs
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45891016&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:11): iPhone Pocket
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45885813&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:32): Warren Buffett's final shareholder letter [pdf]
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45882837&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:53): Collaboration sucks
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45892394&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:14): I hate screenshots of text
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45883124&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:35): SoftBank sells its entire stake in Nvidia
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45884937&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:55): Firefox expands fingerprint protections
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45888891&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:16): X5.1 solar flare, G4 geomagnetic storm watch
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45893004&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:37): iPod Socks
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45889602&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

November 10th, 2025 | XSLT RIP Nov 11, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 10, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): XSLT RIP
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45873434&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:50): Unexpected things that are people
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45877257&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:10): Work after work: Notes from an unemployed new grad watching the job market break
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45870863&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:31): Time to start de-Appling
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45876598&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:51): LLMs are steroids for your Dunning-Kruger
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45876744&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:11): Redmond, WA, turns off Flock Safety cameras after ICE arrests
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45879101&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:32): The lazy Git UI you didn't know you need
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45878578&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:52): How cops can get your private online data
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45877206&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:12): Vibe Code Warning – A personal casestudy
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45874987&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:33): Sued by Nintendo
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45870675&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

November 9th, 2025 | I Am Mark Zuckerberg Nov 10, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 09, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): I Am Mark Zuckerberg
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45863360&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): AI isn't replacing jobs. AI spending is
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45866243&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:15): Marble Fountain
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45866697&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:38): Montana becomes first state to enshrine 'right to compute' into law
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45865289&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:01): Tabloid: The Clickbait Headline Programming Language
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45862470&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:24): Samsung Family Hub for 2025 Update Elevates the Smart Home Ecosystem
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45866165&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:46): Work after work: Notes from an unemployed new grad watching the job market break
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45870863&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:09): Boring Company fined nearly $500K after it dumped drilling fluids into manholes
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45862674&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:32): The Manuscripts of Edsger W. Dijkstra
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45866224&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:55): Judge denies request to exempt Flock footage from Public Records Act
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45861829&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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