1.18.26 | ASCII rendering explained, Apple icons reversed show design improvement, Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jan 18, 2026.

Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

(00:00) - Intro
(00:16) - ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
(01:24) - If you put Apple icons in reverse it looks like someone getting good at design
(02:26) - We put Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon
(03:38) - The recurring dream of replacing developers
(04:48) - jQuery 4
(05:54) - Raising money fucked me up
(06:57) - Erdos 281 solved with ChatGPT 5.2 Pro
(08:06) - Kip: A programming language based on grammatical cases of Turkish
(09:11) - The Olivetti Company
(10:20) - Iconify: Library of Open Source Icons
(11:18) - Outro

ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
https://alexharri.com/blog/ascii-rendering
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46657122

If you put Apple icons in reverse it looks like someone getting good at design
https://mastodon.social/@heliographe_studio/115890819509545391
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46663338

We put Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon
https://labs.ramp.com/rct
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46588972

The recurring dream of replacing developers
https://www.caimito.net/en/blog/2025/12/07/the-recurring-dream-of-replacing-developers.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46658345

jQuery 4
https://blog.jquery.com/2026/01/17/jquery-4-0-0/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46664755

Raising money fucked me up
https://blog.yakkomajuri.com/blog/raising-money-fucked-me-up
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46660543

Erdos 281 solved with ChatGPT 5.2 Pro
https://twitter.com/neelsomani/status/2012695714187325745
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46664631

Kip: A programming language based on grammatical cases of Turkish
https://github.com/kip-dili/kip
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46661897

The Olivetti Company
https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-olivetti-company
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46576581

Iconify: Library of Open Source Icons
https://icon-sets.iconify.design/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46665411

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 30, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:15) - Tether: iMessage, S...

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8.27.26 | Nvidia acquires Hugging Face, GLM-5.3-Flash, CEO fires developers for AI progress

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 27, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Nvidia agrees to ac...

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 26, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:20) - Dolly Parton has di...

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8.25.26 | Europe harming makers, Xiaomi's CPU performance, MS Paint and Photos watermarking

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 25, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - How Europe is killi...

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8.24.26 | Reading to improve writing, Python thinking, Texas student's AI hack whistleblower

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 24, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:17) - To become a better ...

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8.23.26 | Canada matches US tariffs, Scrap from 2006, ElevenLabs TwelveLabs ThirteenLabs

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