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1. We can't have nice things because of AI scrapers

https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/12/11/we-cant-have-nice-things-because-of-ai-scrapers/

34 points by: LorenDB 13.01.2026 21:58 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:42 UTC

2. An Archaeology of Tracking on Government Websites

https://www.flux.utah.edu/paper/singh-pets26

7 points by: luu 13.01.2026 21:57 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:36 UTC

3. Roadmap for using transcranial ultrasound to learn more about consciousness

https://news.mit.edu/2026/new-tool-could-tell-us-how-consciousness-works-0112

2 points by: jjoe 13.01.2026 21:57 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:39 UTC

4. Is It a Joke?

https://novalis.org/blog/2025-11-06-is-it-a-joke.html

3 points by: luu 13.01.2026 21:57 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:42 UTC

5. Small Kafka: Tansu and SQLite on a Free T3.micro (AWS Free Tier)

https://blog.tansu.io/articles/broker-aws-free-tier

2 points by: enether 13.01.2026 21:56 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:33 UTC

6. JVM Rainbow – Mixing Java Kotlin Scala Clojure and Groovy

https://github.com/Hakky54/java-tutorials/tree/main/jvm-rainbow

1 points by: hakky54 13.01.2026 21:54 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:27 UTC

7. Ford CEO Jim Farley Says Physical Buttons Still Being Figured Out

https://fordauthority.com/2026/01/ford-ceo-jim-farley-says-physical-buttons-still-being-figured-out/#google_vignette

1 points by: bookofjoe 13.01.2026 21:54 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:30 UTC

8. Hegseth Wants to Integrate Grok into Pentagon Networks

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/hegseth-wants-to-integrate-musks-grok-ai-into-military-networks-this-month/

2 points by: zelon88 13.01.2026 21:52 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:24 UTC

9. Categorical Foundations for Cute Layouts

https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05972

1 points by: zvr 13.01.2026 21:52 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:24 UTC

10. Firefox DevTools Hides Unreferenced CSS Variables – Stefan Judis Web Development

https://www.stefanjudis.com/notes/firefox-devtools-unreferenced-css-variables/

3 points by: janandonly 13.01.2026 21:52 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:24 UTC

11. Running Lean at Scale

https://harmonic.fun/news#blog-post-lean

17 points by: eab- 13.01.2026 21:51 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:24 UTC

12. Giving coding agents situational awareness (from shell prompts to agent prompts)

https://dave.engineer/blog/2026/01/agent-situations/

2 points by: dave1010uk 13.01.2026 21:51 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:24 UTC

13. Atheist's Wager

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheist%27s_wager

2 points by: olalonde 13.01.2026 21:51 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:21 UTC

14. A brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/06/the-score-by-c-thi-nguyen-review-a-brilliant-warning-about-the-gamification-of-everyday-life

1 points by: herbertl 13.01.2026 21:50 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:18 UTC

15. Could police crackdowns help criminal networks?

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-police-crackdowns-criminal-networks.html

1 points by: PaulHoule 13.01.2026 21:50 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:18 UTC

16. Meta Unveils Nuclear-Power Plan to Fuel Its AI Ambitions

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-unveils-sweeping-nuclear-power-plan-to-fuel-its-ai-ambitions-65c56aac

1 points by: gmays 13.01.2026 21:48 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:12 UTC

17. Epic accuses Health Gorilla of improperly accessing medical records

https://www.channel3000.com/news/epic-accuses-silicon-valley-based-network-of-allowing-improper-access-to-medical-records/article_ffa9a5ba-f310-4f88-a67d-fdba59f0abcf.html

1 points by: primitivesuave 13.01.2026 21:48 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:15 UTC

18. 2026 Internet Blackout in Iran

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Internet_blackout_in_Iran

2 points by: pykello 13.01.2026 21:48 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:18 UTC

19. We built the "Excel of Finance Apps," but the growth isn't there. Next move?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608663

2 points by: caoxhua 13.01.2026 21:47 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:09 UTC

20. We Synchronize .NET's Virtual Monorepo

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/how-we-synchronize-dotnets-virtual-monorepo/

1 points by: jayd16 13.01.2026 21:46 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:09 UTC

21. Navigating the volatile silicon market: updates on memory and storage pricing

https://frame.work/de/en/blog/updates-on-memory-pricing-and-navigating-the-volatile-memory-market

1 points by: layer8 13.01.2026 21:45 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:06 UTC

22. Premeditatio Malorum and Anxiety

https://jondeaton.github.io/post/premeditatio_malorum/

2 points by: semiinfinitely 13.01.2026 21:45 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:03 UTC

23. Bevy 0.18

https://bevy.org/news/bevy-0-18/

3 points by: _han 13.01.2026 21:42 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:03 UTC

24. How does Golang know time.Now?

https://tpaschalis.me/golang-time-now/

1 points by: fanf2 13.01.2026 21:42 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:03 UTC

25. StudentRisk AI – Predicting student dropout and wellbeing using AI and analytics

https://studentrisk.admnwizard.com/dashboard

1 points by: sureshwin 13.01.2026 21:40 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:03 UTC

26. Show HN: DeepFace now supports DB-backed vector search for face recognition

https://sefiks.com/2026/01/01/introducing-brand-new-face-recognition-in-deepface/

1 points by: serengil 13.01.2026 21:39 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:03 UTC

27. Give the Internet an Infinite Word Search and the Internet Will Draw Dicks on It

https://gizmodo.com/give-the-internet-an-infinite-word-search-and-the-internet-will-draw-a-dick-on-it-2000709697

1 points by: yathern 13.01.2026 21:38 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 22:00 UTC

28. Mailchimp Free Plan Now Supports Only 250 Contacts

https://blog.groupmail.io/mailchimp-free-plan-changes-2026/

2 points by: apparent 13.01.2026 21:33 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 21:57 UTC

29. Ask HN: Fastest Security Event Info Channels?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608417

2 points by: timnetworks 13.01.2026 21:32 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 21:57 UTC

30. The Cathedral, the Megachurch, and the Bazaar

https://opensourcesecurity.io/2026/01-cathedral-megachurch-bazaar/

2 points by: todsacerdoti 13.01.2026 21:28 UTC Last Updated: 13.01.2026 21:57 UTC