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September 8th, 2025 | NPM debug and chalk packages compromised Sep 09, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 08, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): NPM debug and chalk packages compromised
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45169657&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:51): Signal Secure Backups
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45170515&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:12): Chat Control Must Be Stopped
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45173277&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:34): 14 Killed in anti-government protests in Nepal
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45166972&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:55): Immich – High performance self-hosted photo and video management
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45165684&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:17): Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45167705&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:38): iPhone dumbphone
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45171200&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:00): Experimenting with Local LLMs on macOS
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45168953&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:21): No adblocker detected
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45176206&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:43): How RSS beat Microsoft
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45166750&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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September 7th, 2025 | Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio Sep 08, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 07, 2025.
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(00:30): Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45154609&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:50): The MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45158968&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:11): Serverless Horrors
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45157110&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:31): Using Claude Code to modernize a 25-year-old kernel driver
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45163362&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:52): Show HN: I'm a dermatologist and I vibe coded a skin cancer learning app
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45157020&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:12): Pico CSS – Minimal CSS Framework for Semantic HTML
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45161855&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:33): Navy SEALs reportedly killed North Korean fishermen to hide a failed mission
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45154856&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:53): Air pollution directly linked to increased dementia risk
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45157897&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:14): I am giving up on Intel and have bought an AMD Ryzen 9950X3D
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45155986&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:34): Unofficial Windows 11 requirements bypass tool allows disabling all AI features
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45155398&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

September 6th, 2025 | 996 Sep 07, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 06, 2025.
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(00:30): 996
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45149049&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): AI surveillance should be banned while there is still time
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45149281&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:14): Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45154609&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:36): Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45148167&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:58): We hacked Burger King: How auth bypass led to drive-thru audio surveillance
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45148944&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:20): Qwen3 30B A3B Hits 13 token/s on 4xRaspberry Pi 5
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45148237&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:42): How the “Kim” dump exposed North Korea's credential theft playbook
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45152066&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:04): Rug pulls, forks, and open-source feudalism
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45146967&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:26): A Navajo weaving of an integrated circuit: the 555 timer
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45152779&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:48): Why language models hallucinate
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45147385&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

September 5th, 2025 | I ditched Docker for Podman Sep 06, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 05, 2025.
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(00:30): I ditched Docker for Podman
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45137525&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:49): Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5B to settle lawsuit with book authors
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45142885&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:09): I'm absolutely right
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45137802&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:29): Fil's Unbelievable Garbage Collector
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45133938&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:48): Purposeful animations
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45139088&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:08): I bought the cheapest EV, a used Nissan Leaf
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45136103&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:28): European Commission fines Google €2.95B over abusive ad tech practices
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45140730&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:47): Nepal moves to block Facebook, X, YouTube and others
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45137363&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:07): ML needs a new programming language – Interview with Chris Lattner
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45137373&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:27): Making a font of my handwriting
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45141636&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

September 4th, 2025 | 30 minutes with a stranger Sep 05, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 04, 2025.
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(00:30): 30 minutes with a stranger
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45124003&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45126503&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:14): Stripe Launches L1 Blockchain: Tempo
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45129085&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:36): Atlassian is acquiring The Browser Company
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45126358&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:58): Le Chat: Custom MCP Connectors, Memories
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45125859&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:20): WiFi signals can measure heart rate
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45127983&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:42): LLM Visualization
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45130260&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:04): Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45128640&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:26): Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45128391&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:48): Fil's Unbelievable Garbage Collector
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45133938&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

September 3rd, 2025 | Claude Code: Now in Beta in Zed Sep 04, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 03, 2025.
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(00:30): Claude Code: Now in Beta in Zed
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45116688&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:54): MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45114753&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:18): Where's the shovelware? Why AI coding claims don't add up
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45120517&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:42): %CPU utilization is a lie
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45110688&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:06): VibeVoice: A Frontier Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45114245&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:30): Voyager – An interactive video generation model with realtime 3D reconstruction
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45114379&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:54): Nuclear: Desktop music player focused on streaming from free sources
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45117230&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:18): The 16-year odyssey it took to emulate the Pioneer LaserActive
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45114003&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:42): Evidence that AI is destroying jobs for young people
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45121342&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:06): Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Microprocessor – Version 1.1
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45118392&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

September 2nd, 2025 | Next.js is infuriating Sep 03, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 02, 2025.
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(00:30): Next.js is infuriating
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45099922&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:59): Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45108548&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:28): Anthropic raises $13B Series F
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45104907&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:57): FreeDroidWarn
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45098722&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:26): You don't want to hire "the best engineers"
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45103646&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:56): X(Twitter) Shadow Bans Turkish Presidential Candidate
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45104597&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:25): The Little Book of Linear Algebra
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45103436&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:54): A staff engineer's journey with Claude Code
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45107962&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:23): Kazeta: An operating system that brings the console gaming experience of 90s
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45098269&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:53): We already live in social credit, we just don't call it that
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45106011&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

September 1st, 2025 | Google AI Overview made up an elaborate story about me Sep 02, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 01, 2025.
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(00:30): Google AI Overview made up an elaborate story about me
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45092925&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:53): Bear is now source-available
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45092490&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:17): Cloudflare Radar: AI Insights
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45093090&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:40): Patrick Winston: How to Speak (2018) [video]
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45095849&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:04): Implementing a Foil Sticker Effect
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45095460&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:27): The time picker on the iPhone's alarm app isn't circular, it's just a long list
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45093765&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:51): CocoaPods trunk read-only plan
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45091493&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:14): Amazon has mostly sat out the AI talent war
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45095603&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:38): Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars group says
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45094165&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:02): FreeDroidWarn
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45098722&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

August 31st, 2025 | We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own Sep 01, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 31, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45087396&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:55): “This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone”
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45082731&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:21): Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now' [video]
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45082750&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:46): Eternal Struggle
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45086020&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:12): Notes on Managing ADHD
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45083134&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:37): Jujutsu for everyone
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45083952&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:03): My phone is an ereader now
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45079962&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:28): Why haven't quantum computers factored 21 yet?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45082587&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:54): Git Diagramming "The Weave"
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45080720&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:19): FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos of himself criticizing vaccines
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45083845&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

August 30th, 2025 | Cognitive load is what matters Aug 31, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 30, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Cognitive load is what matters
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45074248&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:56): Are we decentralized yet?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077291&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:22): Show HN: Hacker News em dash user leaderboard pre-ChatGPT
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45071722&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:48): Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077937&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:14): Nokia’s legendary font makes for a great user interface font
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45074071&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:40): FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American'
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45074157&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:06): You Have to Feel It
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45075048&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:32): Agent Client Protocol (ACP)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45074147&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:58): Why Romania excels in international Olympiads
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45070793&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:24): AI models need a virtual machine
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45074467&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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