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Need for Speed Underground 2 online in the browser

2026-11-07T09:36:36Z

865 points by fluxusars | 237 comments

Article: https://nfsu2.xyz/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50403052
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50403052

Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member classifier

2026-11-07T09:46:03Z

644 points by infwhispers | 358 comments

Article: https://8rank.ai/game/apple-intelligence-personal-knowledge-graph
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50403097
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50403097

What I run on my $10 USD OpenStick homelab

2026-11-07T18:12:12Z

439 points by LaurensBER | 96 comments

Article: https://blog.bosscher.ch/posts/openstick/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50406670
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50406670

Apple’s grey list: Words and phrases your iPhone won’t help you spell

2026-11-07T17:06:36Z

404 points by user_7832 | 265 comments

Article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/06/struggling-to-spell-male-chauvinist-pig-apple-grey-list-means-your-iphone-wont-help-you
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50406111
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50406111

Asahi Linux Progress Linux 7.3

2026-11-07T05:20:18Z

343 points by ackyshake | 289 comments

Article: https://asahilinux.org/2026/11/progress-report-7-3/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50401867
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50401867

Upload Your RAM

2026-11-07T10:15:26Z

266 points by susanthenerd | 248 comments

Article: https://uploadyourram.org
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50403214
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50403214

Every Windows 11 app should kill Electron, and Discord just showed why

2026-11-07T11:11:15Z

256 points by thunderbong | 229 comments

Article: https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/11/06/every-windows-11-app-should-kill-electron-and-discord-just-showed-why-no-starting-screen-and-70-less-ram-even-with-two-accounts-signed-in/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50403507
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50403507

Running a law firm on Free software

2026-11-07T09:39:06Z

247 points by DeepLogin | 123 comments

Article: https://decoded.legal/blog/2026/11/running-a-law-firm-on-free-software-2026-edition/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50403066
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50403066

A barbarian tribe's mythic origin story is true, ancient DNA reveals

2026-11-07T04:54:36Z

223 points by benbreen | 196 comments

Article: https://www.science.org/content/article/barbarian-tribe-s-mythic-origin-story-true-ancient-dna-reveals
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50401740
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50401740

The $8 Linux Computer (2022)

2026-11-07T14:00:20Z

210 points by zenincognito | 87 comments

Article: http://thelittleengineerthatcould.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-8-linux-computer.html
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50404599
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50404599

Show HN: Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarket fridge controller

2026-11-07T17:27:30Z

206 points by hedgerow-dev | 44 comments

Article: https://github.com/hedgerow-dev/coldframe
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50406292
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50406292

They don't make 'em like that any more: Borland Turbo Pascal 7

2026-11-07T16:06:27Z

196 points by andsoitis | 106 comments

Article: https://kevinboone.me/tpwin.html
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50405678
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405678

How Long Can Life Wait?

2026-11-07T16:22:59Z

132 points by Ariarule | 82 comments

Article: https://mceglowski.substack.com/p/how-long-can-life-wait
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50405789
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405789

Terry Pratchett's Study

2026-11-07T16:05:45Z

114 points by ColinWright | 32 comments

Article: https://www.sussi.dk/terry-pratchetts-study
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50405674
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405674

Five memorable books about programming (2008)

2026-11-07T17:30:49Z

95 points by andsoitis | 62 comments

Article: https://prog21.dadgum.com/19.html
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50406319
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50406319

GitHub New pull request overview page in public preview

2026-11-07T23:09:40Z

94 points by xiaoyu2006 | 64 comments

Article: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-11-05-new-pull-request-overview-page-in-public-preview/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408931
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408931

Every processor die anyone has photographed and given away

2026-11-07T16:21:36Z

94 points by user_7832 | 18 comments

Article: https://sheets.works/data-viz/cpu-dies
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50405782
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405782

Ask HN: How did you convince family and friends to join your XMPP/Matrix server?

2026-11-07T15:14:40Z

80 points by mtlynch | 73 comments

Article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405250
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50405250
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405250

Making any integer with four 2s (2025)

2026-11-07T22:38:58Z

80 points by germanrabbit | 23 comments

Article: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2025/making-any-integer-with-four-2s/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408713
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408713

The Gordon Gekko Effect: The Role of Culture in the Financial Industry [pdf] (2016)

2026-11-07T14:18:45Z

56 points by tylerdane | 38 comments

Article: https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/epr/2016/epr_2016_gordon-gekko-effect_lo.pdf
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50404747
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50404747

Port 0: The Port That Does Not Exist

2026-11-07T09:38:26Z

54 points by NewCzech | 25 comments

Article: https://acid.vegas/blog/the-port-that-does-not-exist/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50403063
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50403063

Retro Song Bird: Plug in any Game Boy cartridge to hear the soundtrack

2026-11-07T15:06:54Z

51 points by hentrep | 16 comments

Article: https://www.retrosongbird.com/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50405172
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405172

GeoWorks, Microsoft Windows' Upstart '90s Competitor (2016)

2026-11-07T17:54:56Z

50 points by andsoitis | 20 comments

Article: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-history-of-geoworks-microsoft-windows-upstart-90s-competitor
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50406502
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50406502

Good Riddance to the Cybertruck, the Chariot of the Dumbest Gods

2026-11-07T21:02:25Z

40 points by toomanyrichies | 13 comments

Article: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/good-riddance-elon-musk-cybertruck-1235654079/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408028
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408028

Show HN: Where Were We

2026-11-07T21:08:35Z

33 points by zkiihne | 13 comments

Article: https://wherewerewe.app/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408082
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408082

Ex-PlayStation boss says "true innovation" would be making a $300 console again

2026-11-07T21:52:54Z

33 points by haunter | 10 comments

Article: https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/playstation/ps6-doesnt-need-more-power-ex-playstation-boss-says-because-true-innovation-would-be-making-a-usd300-console-again/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408383
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408383

You are protesting the wrong technology, people

2026-11-07T17:50:19Z

32 points by HR01 | 7 comments

Article: https://hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/you-are-protesting-the-wrong-technology
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50406469
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50406469

Bong: DuckDuckGo bang alternative, open-source and self-hosted

2026-11-07T07:48:13Z

31 points by captain_bender | 17 comments

Article: https://bong.glendalab.com
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50402535
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50402535

Commodore PET – The Worlds First Personal Computer

2026-11-07T23:15:34Z

31 points by andsoitis | 9 comments

Article: https://www.commodore.ca/commodore-products/commodore-pet-the-worlds-first-personal-computer/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408961
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408961

EU and UK spent millions on Israeli phone cracking tech despite risks

2026-11-07T12:41:29Z

29 points by jruohonen | 11 comments

Article: https://statewatch.org/news/2026/november/eu-and-uk-spent-millions-on-israeli-phone-cracking-tech-surveillance-despite-risks/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50404060
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50404060

Show HN: An offline desktop companion to help maintain a healthy blink rhythm

2026-11-07T21:47:47Z

28 points by prnysoni | 14 comments

Article: https://eyesrhythm.com/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408350
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408350

America's economy is becoming zero-sum

2026-11-07T16:50:24Z

25 points by madihaa | 20 comments

Article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/11/07/crypto-sports-betting-tariffs-zero-sum-economy/92396495007/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50405973
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405973

US intelligence: Jensen Huang had affair with Chinese spy; linked to smuggling

2026-11-07T18:00:02Z

24 points by vrganj | 4 comments

Article: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/us-intelligence-believes-jensen-huang-had-romantic-relationship-with-chinese-spy-in-honeypot-operation-spy-suspect-linked-to-company-accused-of-smuggling-usd2-billion-in-ai-chips
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50406541
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50406541

Hackers pull off $133M French bank heist via service provider

2026-11-07T20:16:24Z

24 points by gnabgib | 2 comments

Article: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-pull-off-133-million-french-bank-heist-via-service-provider/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50407643
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50407643

Cancer at Sea

2026-11-07T13:37:27Z

24 points by bryanrasmussen | 2 comments

Article: https://biographic.com/cancer-at-sea/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50404438
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50404438

Shadow of the Sun (2021)

2026-11-07T21:11:05Z

23 points by andsoitis | 4 comments

Article: https://mattlakeman.org/2021/07/27/shadow-of-the-sun/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408104
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408104

Fox Bought Roku

2026-11-07T17:02:53Z

21 points by DASD | 10 comments

Article: https://www.theverge.com/streaming/1028629/fox-roku-acquisition-close
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50406079
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50406079

IRA Velinsky – Commodore's Industrial Designer

2026-11-07T22:45:39Z

19 points by erickhill | 1 comments

Article: https://www.commodore.ca/commodore-history/ira-velinsky-commodores-amazing-industrial-designer/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408750
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408750

MeccanicOS

2026-11-07T21:13:44Z

18 points by tomcam | 10 comments

Article: https://meccanicos.com/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408129
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408129

Microsoft requiring DMARC now or just us?

2026-11-07T12:56:26Z

15 points by speckx | 8 comments

Article: https://list.sys4.de/hyperkitty/list/mailop@mailop.org/thread/SSF3AS4J7HGO4DGDG5BRSM2VQMTUCDV7/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50404161
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50404161

17776 (2017)

2026-11-07T05:09:24Z

15 points by akkartik | 4 comments

Article: https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50401809
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50401809

Just 3 grams of creatine a day improved measures of cognitive function

2026-11-07T16:26:30Z

13 points by bilsbie | 2 comments

Article: https://twitter.com/foundmyfitness/status/2119101382594609303
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50405811
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405811

The post-quantum future of web privacy

2026-11-07T12:22:22Z

13 points by AIWithLucas | 0 comments

Article: https://blog.cloudflare.com/vole-mole/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50403932
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50403932

US believes Nvidia's Huang had romantic relationship with alleged Chinese spy

2026-11-07T13:16:19Z

12 points by Betelbuddy | 2 comments

Article: https://www.ft.com/content/a55a2a22-4479-4f93-a445-6147a5c6d790
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50404316
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50404316

Major construction ongoing near Iran missile bases, satellite images suggest

2026-11-07T21:04:26Z

11 points by spzx | 6 comments

Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckjrwx1r2d5ro
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50408041
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50408041

Air holes turn silicon wafers into flat UV focusing mirrors for compact optics

2026-11-07T14:51:40Z

11 points by bookofjoe | 2 comments

Article: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-air-holes-silicon-wafers-flat.html
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50405043
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405043

Upgrading NetBSD from 11.0 to 11.1

2026-11-07T20:01:36Z

11 points by birdculture | 0 comments

Article: https://www.dwarmstrong.org/netbsd-upgrade/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50407533
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50407533

Hackers exploited iOS and Android flaws to infect phones

2026-11-07T12:16:18Z

11 points by codingboyamit | 0 comments

Article: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/11/hackers-exploited-ios-and-android-flaws-to-infect-phones/
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50403884
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50403884

California Voters Reject Billionaire Wealth Tax, DDHQ Projects

2026-11-07T05:07:29Z

10 points by madihaa | 3 comments

Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-07/california-voters-reject-billionaire-tax-ddhq-says
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50401798
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50401798

Datastructures-JS – The JavaScript data structures project

2026-11-07T16:07:52Z

10 points by Brysonbw | 1 comments

Article: https://github.com/datastructures-js
Comments: https://hcker.news/?comments=50405688
hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50405688