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January 31, 2025

Hacker Newsletter #731

A goal is a dream with a deadline. //Napoleon Hill

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#Favorites


We're bringing Pebble back
//repebble.com comments→

I still like Sublime Text
//ohdoylerules.com comments→

A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work
//mertbulan.com comments→

Steam Brick: No screen, no controller, just a power button and a USB port
//crastinator-pro.github.io comments→

The Illustrated DeepSeek-R1
//newsletter.languagemodels.co comments→

Building a T1D smartwatch for my son from scratch
//andrewchilds.com comments→

Using uv as your shebang line
//akrabat.com comments→

Questions censored by DeepSeek
//promptfoo.dev comments→

Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog
//henrikkarlsson.xyz comments→

Hedy: Textual programming made easy
//hedy.org comments→

#Ask HN


Would you still choose Ruby on Rails for a startup in 2025?

How to learn AI from first principles?

#Show HN


Openhaystack: Build 'AirTags' – track Bluetooth devices via Apple's network //github.com comments→

DeepSeek My User Agent //jasonthorsness.com comments→

Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email //purelymail.com comments→

Bagels – TUI expense tracker //github.com comments→

I Made an iOS Podcast Player with Racket //defn.io comments→

I built a DIY plane spotting system at home //pilane.obviy.us comments→

Lightpanda: Headless browser designed for AI and automation //github.com comments→

#Code


JavaScript Temporal is coming //developer.mozilla.org comments→

Go 1.24's go tool is one of the best additions to the ecosystem in years //jvt.me comments→

Discovery Coding //jimmyhmiller.github.io comments→

Shunpo: Minimalist bash tool to make directory navigation a little bit faster //github.com comments→

#Data


Machine Learning in Production (CMU Course) //mlip-cmu.github.io comments→

SmolGPT: A minimal PyTorch implementation for training a small LLM from scratch //github.com comments→

Composable SQL //borretti.me comments→

Mathesar – an intutive spreadsheet-like interface to Postgres data //github.com comments→

Supercharge SQLite with Ruby Functions //blog.julik.nl comments→

MySQL at Uber //uber.com comments→

#Design


Every HTML Element //iamwillwang.com comments→

Lessons in creating family photos that people want to keep //estherschindler.medium.com comments→

A Global Design System //bradfrost.com comments→

Why John Updike Designed His Own Book Covers //eyeondesign.aiga.org comments→

#Working


Arsenal FC AI Research Engineer job posting //careers.arsenal.com comments→

A 20-year-old small company //hacklook.com comments→

Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring? //hnhiring.com comments→

Ask HN: Are YC startups *actually* hiring? //news.ycombinator.com

Manager vs. Craftsmen //derrickpersson.com comments→

#Learn


Asteroid Impact on Earth 2032 with Probability 1% and 8Mt Energy //cneos.jpl.nasa.gov comments→

Bacteria (and their metabolites) and depression //science.org comments→

IAC confirms existence of a Super-earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like Star //iac.es comments→

New book-sorting algorithm almost reaches perfection //quantamagazine.org comments→

Jevons paradox //en.wikipedia.org comments→

#Watching


Science YouTuber physicsgirl (Dianna Cowern) stands for the first time in 2 yrs //youtube.com comments→

Boom XB-1 First Supersonic Flight //youtube.com comments→

Subpixel Snake //youtube.com comments→

Turning the database inside-out //martin.kleppmann.com comments→

Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode – Out Now – Official Release Trailer //youtube.com comments→

#Startup News


The Microsoft 365 Copilot launch was a disaster //zdnet.com comments→

Nvidia’s $589B DeepSeek rout //finance.yahoo.com comments→

YC Graveyard: 821 inactive Y Combinator startups //ycgraveyard.iamwillwang.com comments→

FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security //ftc.gov comments→

On DeepSeek and export controls //darioamodei.com comments→

Waymo to test its autonomous driving technology in over 10 new cities //reuters.com comments→

#Fun


OpenRA – Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era //openra.net comments→

Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024 //elitefourum.com comments→

The Taylorator – All Your Frequencies Are Belong to Us //scd31.com comments→

Dragonsweeper — A minesweeper game that requires observation //danielben.itch.io comments→

Classic Duck Hunt game made in JavaScript and Kaplay //jslegend.itch.io comments→

Beyond All Reason – open-source RTS game built on top of the Recoil RTS Engine //github.com comments→

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