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The article discusses the development of the comment section feature for Bluesky, a decentralized social network protocol. It highlights the technical and design challenges faced in creating an engaging and moderated commenting experience that aligns with Bluesky's principles of decentralization and user empowerment.

Birdy, a messaging app, has become the first to interoperate with WhatsApp, allowing users to send and receive WhatsApp messages directly within the Birdy app.

The article discusses the key takeaways from the first year of the Clarity initiative, which focused on improving the transparency and accessibility of government data. It outlines the successes, challenges, and future plans for the program as it continues to evolve.

This article compares the performance of different Raspberry Pi models, from the Pi 1 to the Pi 5, in a drag race scenario, providing insights into the evolving capabilities of these popular single-board computers over time.

The article explores the experiences of a group of writers who gather at a remote cabin in the woods, seeking inspiration and camaraderie. It delves into the challenges they face, both creatively and personally, as they navigate the solitude and the unexpected occurrences that unfold during their time together.

The article discusses alignment and sizing in the Zig programming language, highlighting the importance of understanding memory layout and how it impacts performance and compatibility. It covers topics such as padding, data alignment, and the use of the `@alignOf` and `@sizeOf` builtins in Zig.

The article discusses the author's experience with using their British phone wires to achieve gigabit Ethernet speeds, exploring the technical challenges and solutions involved in this unconventional approach to high-speed internet connectivity.

https://xcancel.com/NicerInPerson/status/2014989679796347375

https://github.com/mikekelly/claude-sneakpeek

Gym Class by IRL Studios, a YC-backed company, is hiring a senior-level Design Engineer to join their team. The role involves designing and building innovative fitness technology and experiences for their platform.

The article explores the growing concern over the lack of trust in media and institutions, and how this is leading to the rise of alternative online platforms and communities. It examines the potential consequences of this trend and the need for traditional media to adapt in order to regain public trust.

The article discusses the development of a new web-based tool called JSON Render, which allows users to easily render and preview JSON data on a website. It highlights the tool's simplicity, flexibility, and potential use cases for developers and designers.

The article discusses Broker, a tool that allows users to leverage AWS's free tier services by automatically provisioning and managing resources. It highlights Broker's ability to set up and maintain AWS resources within the free tier limits, making it a convenient solution for developers and small businesses.

The article provides an in-depth exploration of maze generation algorithms, covering their history, implementation, and applications in various fields. It delves into the mathematical principles and practical considerations behind creating and solving mazes.

This article explores the concept of closures in the Rust programming language. It explains how closures capture variables from their environment, the different types of closures, and how to use them effectively in Rust code.

Almost all transactional emails are being marked as suspicious even when their SPF/DKIM records are fine and they’ve been whitelisted before. Did Google break something in gmail/spam filtering?

The article discusses the main purposes of microservices architecture, including improved scalability, flexibility, and maintainability of software systems, as well as the ability to independently develop and deploy different components of an application.

The article explores the complex relationship between pet dogs and livestock, examining the history of how some dogs have been 'kept' as companions while others have been 'killed' for their perceived threat to livestock. It discusses the evolving societal attitudes towards this interspecies dynamic and the ethical considerations surrounding it.

Basically was getting annoyed jumping between 5 different sites during this winter storm season, so I built "StormWatch". It's a no-fuss, mobile-friendly webpage (dashboard) that shows all the stuff I was looking for, but in one simple UI.

Features:

- Real-time NWS alerts with safety tips - Snow/ice/precip accumulation forecasts (+wind) - Dynamic preparation checklists based on your alerts - Supply calculator for your household size - Regional weather news

It's free, no login required, works on any device. Just enter your ZIP.

https://jeisey.github.io/stormwatch/

Uses NWS and GDELT APIs and open source. Feel free to fork and modify however you'd like.

For builders: - Used an API-testing agent to verify all endpoints, response patterns, types, and rate limits - Used a scope & validation agent to keep the slices simple, focused, and tested - VS-code Copilot (Sonnet 4 for dev agents + Opus 4.5 for scope and validation)

Cyber attackers targeted the Polish energy grid with wiper malware, but the attack failed to knock out electricity. The incident highlights the ongoing threats to critical infrastructure and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures.

This article is a translation and interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, a fundamental text of Taoism, by renowned author Ursula K. Le Guin. It explores the core Taoist principles of non-action, simplicity, and the balance between opposites.

Hi HN,

I’ve spent the last few months debugging a pattern I kept seeing on client sites:

Ads are running, tags are installed, dashboards look fine — but Google Ads conversions are missing, inconsistent, or silently degraded.

In most cases, the problem wasn’t the conversion tag itself. It was consent timing:

tracking scripts firing before consent

cookies set before consent

Consent Mode v2 present but misconfigured

conversion events firing before consent updates

These setups often “look” correct in GTM or DevTools, but behave differently for a real first-time visitor.

So I built a small scanner that loads a site like a new user would and checks:

what scripts fire before consent

whether cookies are set pre-consent

whether Consent Mode v2 is actually configured

whether conversions would fire after consent

The output is a technical report with detected issues and suggested fixes (mostly small configuration changes).

This is not a compliance/legal tool — it’s meant as a debugging aid for people working with Google Ads, GA4, and consent setups.

I’m sharing it here mainly for feedback from people who’ve dealt with consent/tracking edge cases, false positives, or odd GTM behavior.

Happy to answer technical questions or explain how detection works.

A new study challenges the long-held theory of language acquisition, suggesting that children may not rely solely on syntax and grammar to learn language, but also on semantic and pragmatic information. The findings could lead to a revised understanding of how language is acquired and processed.

The article discusses concerns about Microsoft's BitLocker encryption keys, which the FBI can obtain with a legal order, potentially compromising user privacy. It highlights the tension between user privacy and law enforcement access in the digital age.

Hi HN, founders of VibeFlow (YC S25) here.

We mostly work on backend and workflow tooling, but we needed a way to turn Figma designs into frontend code as a kickstart for prototyping. It takes a Figma frame and converts it into React + Tailwind components (plus assets).

If you want to try it: You can run it locally or use it via the VibeFlow UI to poke at it without setup (https://app.vibeflow.ai/)

The article discusses the progress made by the Servo web engine project in December 2025. It highlights improvements to the project's codebase, performance, and support for new web technologies, as well as the ongoing efforts to make Servo a robust and efficient web rendering engine.

The article discusses the concept of deadlocks in Rust's Rayon library, which is used for parallel computation. It explains how Rayon's mutex implementation can lead to deadlocks and provides a solution to avoid them by using a custom lock implementation.