12.4.25 | Ghostty becomes non-profit, Seattle's disdain for AI, Valve's role in Windows games on Arm
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Dec 4, 2025.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro
(00:18) - Ghostty is now non-profit
(01:24) - Everyone in Seattle hates AI
(02:43) - Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm
(03:56) - Reverse engineering a $1B Legal AI tool exposed 100k+ confidential files
(05:13) - Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business
(06:24) - RCE Vulnerability in React and Next.js
(07:35) - 1D Conway's Life glider found, 3.7B cells long
(08:44) - Average DRAM price in USD over last 18 months
(09:43) - Show HN: I built a dashboard to compare mortgage rates across 120 credit unions
(10:47) - How to Synthesize a House Loop
(11:34) - Outro
Ghostty is now non-profithttps://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-non-profithttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46138238Everyone in Seattle hates AIhttps://jonready.com/blog/posts/everyone-in-seattle-hates-ai.htmlhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46138952Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Armhttps://www.theverge.com/report/820656/valve-interview-arm-gaming-steamos-pierre-loup-griffaishttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46126446Reverse engineering a $1B Legal AI tool exposed 100k+ confidential fileshttps://alexschapiro.com/security/vulnerability/2025/12/02/filevine-api-100khttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46137514Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Businesshttps://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-exit-crucial-consumer-businesshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46137783RCE Vulnerability in React and Next.jshttps://github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-9qr9-h5gf-34mphttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=461360261D Conway's Life glider found, 3.7B cells longhttps://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?&p=222136#p222136https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46137253Average DRAM price in USD over last 18 monthshttps://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/memory/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46142100Show HN: I built a dashboard to compare mortgage rates across 120 credit unionshttps://finfam.app/blog/credit-union-mortgageshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46139761How to Synthesize a House Loophttps://loopmaster.xyz/tutorials/how-to-synthesize-a-house-loophttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46072280
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12.3.25 | Anthropic acquires Bun, OpenAI issues 'code red' over Google, IBM CEO doubts AI data center ROI
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Dec 3, 2025.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - Anthropic acquires Bun
(01:33) - OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI race
(02:42) - IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data centers will pay off
(04:02) - I designed and printed a custom nose guard to help my dog with DLE
(05:08) - Accepting US car standards would risk European lives
(06:18) - Learning music with Strudel
(07:11) - Paged Out
(08:08) - Zig's new plan for asynchronous programs
(09:26) - Japanese game devs face font dilemma as license increases from $380 to $20k
(10:43) - Zig quits GitHub, says Microsoft's AI obsession has ruined the service
(12:01) - Outro
Anthropic acquires Bunhttps://bun.com/blog/bun-joins-anthropichttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46124267OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI racehttps://www.theverge.com/news/836212/openai-code-red-chatgpthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46121870IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data centers will pay offhttps://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-ceo-big-tech-ai-capex-data-center-spending-2025-12https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46124324I designed and printed a custom nose guard to help my dog with DLEhttps://snoutcover.com/billie-storyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46094460Accepting US car standards would risk European liveshttps://etsc.eu/accepting-us-car-standards-would-risk-european-lives-warn-cities-and-civil-society/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46131330Learning music with Strudelhttps://terryds.notion.site/Learning-Music-with-Strudel-2ac98431b24180deb890cc7de667ea92https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46052478Paged Outhttps://pagedout.institutehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46126217Zig's new plan for asynchronous programshttps://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1046084/4c048ee008e1c70e/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46121539Japanese game devs face font dilemma as license increases from $380 to $20khttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/japanese-devs-face-font-licensing-dilemma-as-leading-provider-increases-annual-plan-price-from-380-to-20000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46130187Zig quits GitHub, says Microsoft's AI obsession has ruined the servicehttps://www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/zig_quits_github_microsoft_ai_obsession/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46131406
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12.2.25 | DeepSeek-v3.2 advances open language models, India mandates preloaded cyber safety app, Ghostty compiles to WASM with xterm.js compatibility
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Dec 2, 2025.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro
(00:21) - DeepSeek-v3.2: Pushing the frontier of open large language models [pdf]
(01:42) - India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app
(02:48) - Ghostty compiled to WASM with xterm.js API compatibility
(03:47) - Google unkills JPEG XL?
(05:03) - What will enter the public domain in 2026?
(06:10) - 10 years of writing a blog nobody reads
(07:09) - Codex, Opus, Gemini try to build Counter Strike
(08:18) - Google, Nvidia, and OpenAI
(09:34) - The Penicillin Myth
(10:43) - Outro
DeepSeek-v3.2: Pushing the frontier of open large language models [pdf]https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2/resolve/main/assets/paper.pdfhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46108780India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety apphttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/india-orders-mobile-phones-preloaded-with-government-app-ensure-cyber-safety-2025-12-01/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46104193Ghostty compiled to WASM with xterm.js API compatibilityhttps://github.com/coder/ghostty-webhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46110842Google unkills JPEG XL?https://tonisagrista.com/blog/2025/google-unkills-jpegxl/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46108563What will enter the public domain in 2026?https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2026/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4611711210 years of writing a blog nobody readshttps://flowtwo.io/post/on-10-years-of-writing-a-blog-nobody-readshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46070883Codex, Opus, Gemini try to build Counter Strikehttps://www.instantdb.com/essays/agents_building_counterstrikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46080835Google, Nvidia, and OpenAIhttps://stratechery.com/2025/google-nvidia-and-openai/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46108437The Penicillin Mythhttps://www.asimov.press/p/penicillin-mythhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46107658
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12.1.25 | Advent of Code 2025, tips for writing Claude.md, Windows drive letters beyond A-Z
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Dec 1, 2025.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro
(00:16) - Advent of Code 2025
(01:20) - Writing a good Claude.md
(02:26) - Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z
(03:34) - Search tool that only returns content created before ChatGPT's public release
(04:45) - Migrating Dillo from GitHub
(05:45) - A Love Letter to FreeBSD
(06:54) - GitHub to Codeberg: my experience
(08:03) - Advent of Sysadmin 2025
(09:04) - Google Antigravity just deleted the contents of whole drive
(10:14) - Outro
Advent of Code 2025https://adventofcode.com/2025/abouthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46096337Writing a good Claude.mdhttps://www.humanlayer.dev/blog/writing-a-good-claude-mdhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46098838Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Zhttps://www.ryanliptak.com/blog/windows-drive-letters-are-not-limited-to-a-z/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46096556Search tool that only returns content created before ChatGPT's public releasehttps://tegabrain.com/Slop-Evaderhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46103376Migrating Dillo from GitHubhttps://dillo-browser.org/news/migration-from-github/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46096800A Love Letter to FreeBSDhttps://www.tara.sh/posts/2025/2025-11-25_freebsd_letter/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46100892GitHub to Codeberg: my experiencehttps://eldred.fr/blog/forge-migration/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46097829Algorithms for Optimization [pdf]https://algorithmsbook.com/optimization/files/optimization.pdfhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46101492Advent of Sysadmin 2025https://sadservers.com/adventhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46102347Google Antigravity just deleted the contents of whole drivehttps://old.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1p82or6/google_antigravity_just_deleted_the_contents_of/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46103532
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11.30.25 | OpenAI preparing ChatGPT ads, One breakthrough needed, Bazzite for Linux gaming
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Nov 30, 2025.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro
(00:17) - Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out
(01:29) - All it takes is for one to work out
(02:34) - Bazzite: The next generation of Linux gaming
(03:42) - Show HN: Boing
(04:37) - Datacenters in space aren't going to work
(05:47) - Be Like Clippy
(06:53) - Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost
(08:07) - Anthony Bourdain's Lost Li.st's
(09:16) - Zigbook Is Plagiarizing the Zigtools Playground
(10:14) - Learning Feynman's Trick for Integrals
(11:18) - Outro
Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll outhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/leak-confirms-openai-is-preparing-ads-on-chatgpt-for-public-roll-out/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46086771All it takes is for one to work outhttps://alearningaday.blog/2025/11/28/all-it-takes-is-for-one-to-work-out-2/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46090433Bazzite: The next generation of Linux gaminghttps://bazzite.gg/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46091362Show HN: Boinghttps://boing.greg.technology/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46093473Datacenters in space aren't going to workhttps://taranis.ie/datacenters-in-space-are-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-idea/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46087616Be Like Clippyhttps://be-clippy.com/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46090172Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the costhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-dramatic-shift-americans-no-longer-see-four-year-college-degrees-rcna243672https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46091591Anthony Bourdain's Lost Li.st'shttps://bourdain.greg.technology/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46054879Zigbook Is Plagiarizing the Zigtools Playgroundhttps://zigtools.org/blog/zigbook-plagiarizing-playground/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46093518Learning Feynman's Trick for Integralshttps://zackyzz.github.io/feynman.htmlhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46090269