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Hacker Newsletter #730

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Issue #730 // 2025-01-24 // View in your browser

#Favorites


Learn all about middleware in Next.js and how it works in this comprehensive guide
//clerk.com sponsored

I made an open-source laptop from scratch
//byran.ee comments→

Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
//news.ycombinator.com comments→

TikTok goes dark in the US
//techcrunch.com comments→

TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
//nbcnews.com comments→

It's time to make computing personal again
//vintagecomputing.com comments→

I am (not) a failure: Lessons learned from six failed startup attempts
//blog.rongarret.info comments→

My Struggle with Doom Scrolling
//allthatjazz.me comments→

The Most Mario Colors
//lmnt.me comments→

Building a Medieval Castle from Scratch
//guedelon.fr comments→

Taking a Look at Compression Algorithms
//cefboud.github.io comments→

#Ask HN


Is anyone doing anything cool with tiny language models?

Organize local communities without Facebook?

I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA

Is anyone making money selling traditional downloadable software?

Has anyone tried alternative company models (like a co-op) for SaaS?

#Show HN


I made an open-source laptop from scratch //byran.ee comments→

TabBoo – add random jumpscares to websites you're trying to avoid //tabboo.xyz comments→

Stratoshark, a sibling application to Wireshark //stratoshark.org comments→

I made a app that uses NFC as a physical switch to block distractions //foqos.app comments→

Personalized Duolingo (kind of) for vocabulary building //github.com comments→

Printercow – Turn any thermal printer into an API endpoint //printercow.com comments→

#Code


Llama.vim – Local LLM-assisted text completion //github.com comments→

Most Influential Papers in Computer Science History //terriblesoftware.org comments→

Understanding gRPC, OpenAPI and REST and when to use them in API design //cloud.google.com comments→

Haskell: A Great Procedural Language //entropicthoughts.com comments→

Yek: Serialize your code repo (or part of it) to feed into any LLM //github.com comments→

Parinfer: Simpler Lisp Editing //shaunlebron.github.io comments→

#Data


DeepSeek-R1 //github.com comments→

SQLTutor – Interactive, AI-assisted, in-browser SQL tutor //sql.programmable.net comments→

DeepSeek-R1 and Exploring DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B //simonwillison.net comments→

You Probably Don't Need Query Builders //mattrighetti.com comments→

#Design


Tailwind CSS v4.0 //tailwindcss.com comments→

Rafael Araujo's 20 Mesmerizing Geometrical Masterpieces //abakcus.com comments→

Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive (1939-1945) //sa-kuva.fi comments→

#Books


Kalman Filter Tutorial //kalmanfilter.net comments→

The Fuzzing Book //fuzzingbook.org comments→

Nice Linear algebra book with a visual geometrical approach //mldepot.co.uk comments→

#Working


Staffers unload on Amazon 'leadership' after return-to-office for desk shortage //msn.com comments→

RTO Mandates: Hard Truths for Leaders //sloanreview.mit.edu comments→

"First Team" Principle: Leaders' loyalty to their peers over their reports //primary.vc comments→

Unoffice Hours //unofficehours.com comments→

#Learn


Invisible Electrostatic Wall at 3M plant //amasci.com comments→

Why do bees die when they sting you? //subanima.org comments→

People are bad at reporting what they eat. That's a problem for dietary research //science.org comments→

What are these bumps on the top of a pull-tab can? //old.reddit.com comments→

#Watching


Transmeta: A CPU Revolution That Never Was //youtube.com comments→

I Built an Omni-Directional Ball-Wheeled Bike //youtube.com comments→

Adam Savage Learns About the Flipper Zero //youtube.com comments→

MagicTile: Geometrical and Topological Analogues of Rubik's Cube //roice3.org comments→

#Startup News


Mastercard DNS error went unnoticed for years //krebsonsecurity.com comments→

Introducing Operator //openai.com comments→

Garmin's –$40B Pivot //readtrung.com comments→

#Fun


VS Code Pets //github.com comments→

Master the Art of the Product Manager 'No' //LetsNotDoThat.com comments→

I made a multiplayer shooter game in Lisp, here is my journey //ertu.dev comments→

I made a mini golf in my lunch time //paper-golf.netlify.app comments→

A submarine combat game in the browser //bearingsonly.net comments→

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