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September 5, 2025

Hacker Newsletter #761

Always start at the end before you begin. //Robert Kiyosaki

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#Favorites


Cognitive load is what matters
//github.com comments→

30 minutes with a stranger
//pudding.cool comments→

Stripe Launches L1 Blockchain: Tempo
//tempo.xyz comments→

A staff engineer's journey with Claude Code
//sanity.io comments→

An LLM is a lossy encyclopedia
//simonwillison.net comments→

We already live in social credit, we just don't call it that
//thenexus.media comments→

You don't want to hire "the best engineers"
//otherbranch.com comments→

The day Return became Enter
//aresluna.org comments→

My phone is an ereader now
//davepagurek.com comments→

Take something you don’t like and try to like it
//dynomight.net comments→

#Ask HN


How do you fight YouTube addiction and procrastination? I'm struggling

Looking for headless CMS recommendation

#Show HN


Hacker News em dash user leaderboard pre-ChatGPT //gally.net comments→

Wikipedia as a Graph //wikigrapher.com comments→

Age Simulation Suit //age-simulation-suit.com comments→

ASCIIFlow //asciiflow.com comments→

Sosumi.ai – Convert Apple Developer docs to AI-readable Markdown //sosumi.ai comments→

Meetup.com and eventribe alternative to small groups //github.com comments→

#Classifieds


End recipe clutter. Scan, import, & generate with AI //grandmasrecipes.app

The London Blockchain Conference is where vision meets action this October //londonblockchain.net

simplicity - sustainable, humane, and effective software development //pragprog.com

Buttondown Email - the last email platform you'll migrate to //buttondown.com

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#Code


Do the simplest thing that could possibly work //seangoedecke.com comments→

Next.js is infuriating //blog.meca.sh comments→

Claude Code: Now in Beta in Zed //zed.dev comments→

Python has had async for 10 years – why isn't it more popular? //tonybaloney.github.io comments→

Lit: a library for building fast, lightweight web components //lit.dev comments→

#Data


Understanding Transformers Using a Minimal Example //rti.github.io comments→

Poor man's bitemporal data system in SQLite and Clojure //evalapply.org comments→

What If OpenDocument Used SQLite? //sqlite.org comments→

Data engineering and software engineering are converging //clickhouse.com comments→

#Design


Implementing a Foil Sticker Effect //4rknova.com comments→

Nokia’s legendary font makes for a great user interface font //osnews.com comments→

Tufte CSS //edwardtufte.github.io comments→

Airbus B612 Cockpit Font //github.com comments→

The Color of the Future: A history of blue //hopefulmons.com comments→

#Books


The Little Book of Linear Algebra //github.com comments→

One of Britain's largest stocks of second-hand books ever amassed //worldofinteriors.com comments→

Why did books start being divided into chapters? A new history //sydneyreviewofbooks.com comments→

Efficient Deep Learning Book //efficientdlbook.com comments→

#Working


You Have to Feel It //mitchellh.com comments→

Ask HN: Who is hiring? //news.ycombinator.com

Evidence that AI is destroying jobs for young people //derekthompson.org comments→

You're Not Interviewing for the Job. You're Auditioning for the Job Title //idiallo.com comments→

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? //news.ycombinator.com

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? //news.ycombinator.com

#Learn


“This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone” //history.stackexchange.com comments→

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline //publichealthpolicyjournal.com comments→

Lewis and Clark marked their trail with laxatives //offbeatoregon.com comments→

Toronto’s network of pedestrian tunnels //worksinprogress.news comments→

What Is the Fourier Transform? //quantamagazine.org comments→

#Watching


Patrick Winston: How to Speak //youtube.com comments→

Steve Ballmer Interview //acquired.fm comments→

Building the most accurate DIY CNC lathe in the world //youtube.com comments→

The thousands of atomic bombs exploded on Earth //kottke.org comments→

#Startup News


Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts //cnbc.com comments→

Anthropic raises $13B Series F //anthropic.com comments→

Bear is now source-available //herman.bearblog.dev comments→

The Browser Company (Arc, Dia) Has Been Acquired by Atlassian //atlassian.com comments→

We're Joining OpenAI //alexcodes.app comments→

Anduril's product engineering machine //joincolossus.com comments→

#Fun


Eternal Struggle //yoavg.github.io comments→

Nuclear: Desktop music player focused on streaming from free sources //github.com comments→

Rendering a game in real time with AI //blog.jeffschomay.com comments→

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