Hacker News Highlights

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 10, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

(00:00) - Intro

(00:17) - Why is the sky blue?

(01:21) - Converting a $3.88 analog clock from Walmart into a ESP8266-based Wi-Fi clock

(02:40) - Another GitHub outage in the same day

(03:43) - Frontier AI agents violate ethical constraints 30–50% of time, pressured by KPIs

(05:02) - Sandboxels

(06:03) - Hard-braking events as indicators of road segment crash risk

(07:12) - Discord Alternatives, Ranked

(08:14) - Rust implementation of Mistral's Voxtral Mini 4B Realtime runs in your browser

(09:17) - Outro

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945663Why is the sky blue?
https://explainers.blog/posts/why-is-the-sky-blue/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946401
Converting a $3.88 analog clock from Walmart into a ESP8266-based Wi-Fi clock
https://github.com/jim11662418/ESP8266_WiFi_Analog_Clock
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947096
Another GitHub outage in the same day
https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/lcw3tg2f6zsd
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46949452
Frontier AI agents violate ethical constraints 30–50% of time, pressured by KPIs
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.20798
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46954920
Sandboxels
https://neal.fun/sandboxels/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946308
Hard-braking events as indicators of road segment crash risk
https://research.google/blog/hard-braking-events-as-indicators-of-road-segment-crash-risk/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947777
Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46937696
Discord Alternatives, Ranked
https://taggart-tech.com/discord-alternatives/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46949564
Rust implementation of Mistral's Voxtral Mini 4B Realtime runs in your browser
https://github.com/TrevorS/voxtral-mini-realtime-rs
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46954136

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 9, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

(00:00) - Intro

(00:16) - Vouch

(01:21) - Art of Roads in Games

(02:20) - AI makes the easy part easier and the hard part harder

(03:27) - Claude’s C Compiler vs. GCC

(04:34) - GitHub Agentic Workflows

(05:45) - Dave Farber has died

(06:43) - Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars books

(07:38) - More Mac malware from Google search

(08:38) - Shifts in U.S. Social Media Use, 2020–2024: Decline, Fragmentation, Polarization (2025)

(09:59) - A GTA modder has got the 1997 original working on modern PCs and Steam Deck

(11:01) - Outro

Vouch
https://github.com/mitchellh/vouch
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46930961Art of Roads in Games
https://sandboxspirit.com/blog/art-of-roads-in-games/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46938511
AI makes the easy part easier and the hard part harder
https://www.blundergoat.com/articles/ai-makes-the-easy-part-easier-and-the-hard-part-harder
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46939593
Claude’s C Compiler vs. GCC
https://harshanu.space/en/tech/ccc-vs-gcc/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46941603
GitHub Agentic Workflows
https://github.github.io/gh-aw/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46934107
Dave Farber has died
https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/TSNPJVFH4DKLINIKSMRIIVNHDG5XKJCM/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46933401
Show HN: I created a Mars colony RPG based on Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars books
https://underhillgame.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46936237
More Mac malware from Google search
https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/30/more-malware-from-google-search/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46938398
Shifts in U.S. Social Media Use, 2020–2024: Decline, Fragmentation, Polarization (2025)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46938903
A GTA modder has got the 1997 original working on modern PCs and Steam Deck
https://gtaforums.com/topic/986492-grand-theft-auto-ready2play-full-game-windows-version/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46938241

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 8, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

(00:00) - Intro

(00:19) - Start all of your commands with a comma (2009)

(01:18) - Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself

(02:28) - SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes (2023)

(03:38) - Show HN: Look Ma, No Linux: Shell, App Installer, Vi, Cc on ESP32-S3 / BreezyBox

(04:54) - Software factories and the agentic moment

(06:10) - Show HN: LocalGPT – A local-first AI assistant in Rust with persistent memory

(07:18) - Stories from 25 Years of Software Development

(08:15) - Hoot: Scheme on WebAssembly

(09:17) - Speed up responses with fast mode

(10:35) - Outro

Start all of your commands with a comma (2009)
https://rhodesmill.org/brandon/2009/commands-with-comma/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46890814Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself
https://jesperordrup.github.io/vocal-guide/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46922049
SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes (2023)
https://xorvoid.com/sectorc.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925741
Show HN: Look Ma, No Linux: Shell, App Installer, Vi, Cc on ESP32-S3 / BreezyBox
https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46918429
Software factories and the agentic moment
https://factory.strongdm.ai/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46924426
Show HN: LocalGPT – A local-first AI assistant in Rust with persistent memory
https://github.com/localgpt-app/localgpt
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46930391
Stories from 25 Years of Software Development
https://susam.net/twenty-five-years-of-computing.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46924264
Hoot: Scheme on WebAssembly
https://www.spritely.institute/hoot/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46923254
Speed up responses with fast mode
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/fast-mode
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46926043

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 7, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

(00:00) - Intro

(00:21) - I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

(01:31) - The Waymo World Model

(02:47) - OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III

(03:51) - Hackers (1995) Animated Experience

(04:53) - An Update on Heroku

(05:55) - Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info

(06:50) - Microsoft open-sources LiteBox, a security-focused library OS

(07:56) - Show HN: I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with only the features I use

(09:00) - Understanding Neural Network, Visually

(09:55) - Show HN: If you lose your memory, how to regain access to your computer?

(11:02) - Outro

I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams
https://kirkville.com/i-now-assume-that-all-ads-on-apple-news-are-scams/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46911901The Waymo World Model
https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/the-waymo-world-model-a-new-frontier-for-autonomous-driving-simulation
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46914785
OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III
https://openciv3.org/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46918612
Hackers (1995) Animated Experience
https://hackers-1995.vercel.app/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46912800
An Update on Heroku
https://www.heroku.com/blog/an-update-on-heroku/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46913903
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46914159
Microsoft open-sources LiteBox, a security-focused library OS
https://github.com/microsoft/litebox
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46913793
Show HN: I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with only the features I use
https://vecti.com
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46917033
Understanding Neural Network, Visually
https://visualrambling.space/neural-network/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46871654
Show HN: If you lose your memory, how to regain access to your computer?
https://eljojo.github.io/rememory/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46916609

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 6, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

(00:00) - Intro

(00:17) - Claude Opus 4.6

(01:29) - GPT-5.3-Codex

(02:39) - My AI Adoption Journey

(03:46) - We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler

(05:04) - LinkedIn checks for 2953 browser extensions

(06:03) - Recreating Epstein PDFs from raw encoded attachments

(07:10) - Orchestrate teams of Claude Code sessions

(08:17) - GitHub Actions is slowly killing engineering teams

(09:23) - Company as Code

(10:35) - The RCE that AMD won't fix

(11:48) - Outro

Claude Opus 4.6
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46902223GPT-5.3-Codex
https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-3-codex/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46902638
My AI Adoption Journey
https://mitchellh.com/writing/my-ai-adoption-journey
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46903558
We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler
https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-c-compiler
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46903616
LinkedIn checks for 2953 browser extensions
https://github.com/mdp/linkedin-extension-fingerprinting
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46904361
Recreating Epstein PDFs from raw encoded attachments
https://neosmart.net/blog/recreating-epstein-pdfs-from-raw-encoded-attachments/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46890335
Orchestrate teams of Claude Code sessions
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-teams
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46902368
GitHub Actions is slowly killing engineering teams
https://www.iankduncan.com/engineering/2026-02-05-github-actions-killing-your-team/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46908491
Company as Code
https://blog.42futures.com/p/company-as-code
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46899132
The RCE that AMD won't fix
https://mrbruh.com/amd/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46906947