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August 21, 2026

Hacker Newsletter #806

If it isn't done with old tools, it doesn't feel right. //Jack White

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Issue #806 // 2026-08-21 // View in your browser

#Favorites


The AI Conference 2026 - where 5,500 builders, researchers, and AI leaders ship what's next
//aiconference sponsored

The Amazon tax
//seths comments→

AI;DR (AI; Didn't Read)
//rickmanelius comments→

Claude: System Prompts
//platform.claude comments→

License plate reader searches should require a warrant
//andrewpwheeler comments→

Qwen 3.8 27B is excellent, but it defaults to overthinking things
//simonwillison comments→

Sun Clock
//sunclock comments→

Geolocating a random island using geometry and CUDA programming
//yassa9.github comments→

How Kubernetes Probes Work
//ngrok comments→

A True Telnet BBS on a Casio Calculator
//ei3lh comments→

HTML Can Do That
//chrisburnell comments→

#Ask HN


Alternatives to GitHub

Does anyone else feel like nothing matters anymore?

Do you know of any company that went back to hand-written code?

#Classifieds


Your calls never leave your Mac //echo99

See exactly how AI talks about your brand - and what to fix //brandgeo

Stop googling "kids activities london." Jeff already did //dadsinlondon

Need a brighter outlook? Daily curated art via email - free! //randomdailyart

Simulate your financial future and chart a course toward your best life //projectionlab

#Show HN


OpenLogi //openlogi comments→

I trained a 125M model to autocomplete piano on-device //simedw comments→

Vomit: Clean up Claude 5's token output with a separate LLM //github comments→

The Ploopy A+ Trackball Is Here //blog.ploopy comments→

Printytron – Describe a part, get a printable STL //printytron comments→

Tidal Cycles – Live coding music with Algorithmic patterns //tidalcycles comments→

#Code


Go 1.27 //go comments→

Huzzah – a novel approach to coding with AI //danielvaughn comments→

Software Engineering fundamentals matter more //rhonabwy comments→

Engineers will do anything to avoid learning from history //horn comments→

Go is an ideal language for AI-assisted software engineering //developers.googleblog comments→

#Data


A Preview of DuckDB v2.0 //duckdb comments→

Python Polars Cheatsheet (based on our O'Reilly book) //opensource.posit comments→

PostgreSQL for Everything //raphaelbauer comments→

#Design


Using the railway network as a flatbed scanner //philo comments→

How does IKEA come up with names for its products? //ikea comments→

Why tiny JPEGs look different in Chrome //guillaumetech.github comments→

Making holograms with a pen plotter //blog.jordan.matelsky comments→

#Books


Seven books I keep close because I love them //blog.plover comments→

Linear algebra done right //linear.axler comments→

How I over-engineered my book //ben.balter comments→

#Working


Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees //colorado comments→

AI usage patterns in software teams //linear comments→

How to compromise your system with a job interview //codedge comments→

AI won't solve the work-theater problem //think-twice comments→

#Learn


AI has access to a vastly larger working memory than the human brain //davidepiffer comments→

Abdominal fat predicts heart disease risk better than BMI //acc comments→

AI in drug discovery – what it is, where we stand and the path forward //science comments→

Turning molecules into reliable electronic devices //news.mit comments→

#Watching


It's time Amazon played by the same rules as everyone else //youtube comments→

The coolest anti-surveillance tools at Defcon //youtube comments→

TSMC Uses Old Fabs to Make New Chips //youtube comments→

Supersonic Trebuchet //youtube comments→

Let's Play "Htmx 4: the game" //sethmlarson comments→

#Startup News


OpenRouter is joining Stripe //openrouter comments→

Nvidia dramatically reduces amount of OpenAI infra financing it may guarantee //reuters comments→

The August 17 outage, and the work ahead //github comments→

Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative //cursor comments→

#Fun


Mic Drop, a real-time multiplayer karaoke game //micdrop comments→

Side Out, a Multiplayer Survival Pong //antics comments→

built my 15-year-old game idea //news.ycombinator

Fieldmade – RPG crafting by drawing pixel art and AI //chromagolem.itch comments→

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