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Hacker Newsletter #745

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Issue #745 // 2025-05-09 // View in your browser

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#Favorites


Learn how to take your Clerk app to production in this step-by-step guide. Complete with a custom domain, OAuth credentials, and secure DNS config
//clerk.com sponsored

I'd rather read the prompt
//claytonwramsey.com comments→

The curse of knowing how, or; fixing everything
//notashelf.dev comments→

Design for 3D-Printing
//blog.rahix.de comments→

How to live an intellectually rich life
//utsavmamoria.substack.com comments→

My new deadline: 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth
//gatesnotes.com comments→

We fell out of love with Next.js and back in love with Ruby on Rails
//hardcover.app comments→

O3 beats a master-level GeoGuessr player, even with fake EXIF data
//sampatt.com comments→

So Much Blood
//dynomight.net comments→

Reservoir Sampling
//samwho.dev comments→

2.5D Rendering on PlayDate
//ligeiagames.com comments→

#Ask HN


What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?

Hackathons feel fake now

How much better are AI IDEs vs. copy pasting into chat apps?

#Show HN


Clippy – 90s UI for local LLMs //felixrieseberg.github.io comments→

LibreLingo – FOSS Alternative to Duolingo //librelingo.app comments→

Free, in-browser PDF editor //breezepdf.com comments→

Exa – The web as a database //news.ycombinator.com

Critical CSS //critical-css-extractor.kigo.studio comments→

I taught AI to commentate Pong in real time //github.com comments→

#Code


Ty: A fast Python type checker and language server //github.com comments→

Zed: High-performance AI Code Editor //zed.dev comments→

Void: Open-source Cursor alternative //github.com comments→

Microservices are a tax your startup probably can't afford //nexo.sh comments→

What I've learned from jj //zerowidth.com comments→

Flowcode – Turing-complete visual programming platform //app.getflowcode.io comments→

Stability by Design //potetm.com comments→

The Unofficial Ruby Usage Guide //caliban.org comments→

#Data


Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview //developers.googleblog.com comments→

Claude's system prompt is over 24k tokens with tools //github.com comments→

Waiting for Postgres 18: Accelerating Disk Reads with Asynchronous I/O //pganalyze.com comments→

Dummy's Guide to Modern LLM Sampling //rentry.co comments→

TextQuery – Query CSV, JSON, XLSX Files with SQL //textquery.app comments→

PageQL – Embed SQL directly in HTML //pageql.dev comments→

#Design


The History of Album Art //matthewstrom.com comments→

The Creative Power of Constraints //arun.is comments→

Config 2025: Pushing design further //figma.com comments→

#Books


Accountability Sinks //250bpm.substack.com comments→

Sutton and Barto book implementation //github.com comments→

The Impossible Contradictions of Mark Twain //newyorker.com comments→

"Keep away from the bloody computer!": Helen Oxenbury on illustrating childhood //itsnicethat.com comments→

#Working


From: Steve Jobs. "Great idea, thank you." //blog.hayman.net comments→

I just want to code //zachbellay.com comments→

Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI //theverge.com comments→

Management Habits Burning Out Your Best Engineers //techleaderslaunchpad.com comments→

#Learn


First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV //cnn.com comments→

Why Archers Didn't Volley Fire //acoup.blog comments→

The vocal effects of Daft Punk //bjango.com comments→

The Leaderboard Illusion //arxiv.org comments→

DNA is maybe 60-750MB of data //dynomight.net comments→

#Watching


We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads //ted.com comments→

I put sheet music into smart glasses //youtube.com comments→

When Abandoned Mines Collapse //practical.engineering comments→

The Decisionmaker //youtube.com comments→

#Startup News


OpenAI reaches agreement to buy Windsurf for $3B //bloomberg.com comments→

Evolving OpenAI's Structure //openai.com comments→

Buffett to step down following six-decade run atop Berkshire //bloomberg.com comments→

Databricks in talks to acquire startup Neon for about $1B //upstartsmedia.com comments→

DoorDash to acquire Deliveroo //cnbc.com comments→

#Fun


VVVVVV Source Code //github.com comments→

I taught AI to commentate Pong in real time //github.com comments→

Tippy Coco: A Free, Open-Source Game Inspired by Slime Volleyball //tippycoco.com comments→

Wordle style games are not dead. I collected 314 and looking for more //dles.gg comments→

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