Hacker News Highlights18 Nov 2025

11.18.25 | Synth for daughter, Rebecca Heineman dies, Core Devices steals work

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Nov 18, 2025.

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

(00:00) - Intro
(00:17) - Show HN: I built a synth for my daughter
(01:24) - Rebecca Heineman has died
(02:31) - Core Devices keeps stealing our work
(03:38) - My stages of learning to be a socially normal person
(04:33) - Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders
(05:51) - Astrophotographer snaps skydiver falling in front of the sun
(06:59) - Azure hit by 15 Tbps DDoS attack using 500k IP addresses
(08:13) - FreeMDU: Open-source Miele appliance diagnostic tools
(09:15) - Project Gemini
(10:19) - WeatherNext 2: Our most advanced weather forecasting model
(11:29) - Outro

Show HN: I built a synth for my daughter
https://bitsnpieces.dev/posts/a-synth-for-my-daughter/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45900425

Rebecca Heineman has died
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/legendary-game-designer-programmer-space-invaders-champion-and-lgbtq-trailblazer-rebecca-heineman-has-died/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45960368

Core Devices keeps stealing our work
https://rebble.io/2025/11/17/core-devices-keeps-stealing-our-work.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45960893

My stages of learning to be a socially normal person
https://sashachapin.substack.com/p/my-six-stages-of-learning-to-be-a
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45937302

Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders
https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/11/18/windows-11-to-add-an-ai-agent-that-runs-in-background-with-access-to-personal-folders-warns-of-security-risk/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45959795

Astrophotographer snaps skydiver falling in front of the sun
https://www.iflscience.com/the-fall-of-icarus-you-have-never-seen-an-astrophotography-picture-like-this-81570
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45944158

Azure hit by 15 Tbps DDoS attack using 500k IP addresses
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-aisuru-botnet-used-500-000-ips-in-15-tbps-azure-ddos-attack/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45955900

FreeMDU: Open-source Miele appliance diagnostic tools
https://github.com/medusalix/FreeMDU
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45953452

Project Gemini
https://geminiprotocol.net/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45954640

WeatherNext 2: Our most advanced weather forecasting model
https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/weathernext-2/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45954210

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(585)

9.2.26 | Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1, Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions, Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 2, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Claude Fable 5.1 and...

2 Sep 13min

9.1.26 | Playa Phone, bird identification system from security cameras, Terence Tao explains six essential mathematical concepts

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 1, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Playa Phone (01:23) ...

1 Sep 12min

8.31.26 | Creepy crawlies, careful word choice, Haiku R1/beta6 release

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 31, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:18) - Creepy Crawlies (02...

31 Aug 13min

8.30.26 | Tether enables messaging on Linux, EVE Online transitions to Python 3, lawmakers fund Flock cameras with car insurance increase

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...

30 Aug 13min

8.29.26 | GUIs should be fully keyboard-driven, GLM-5.3 is now open-weight, Htmx 4.0

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 29, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - GUIs should be full...

29 Aug 13min

8.28.26 | Saving memory through DNS cache optimization, Microduck, emergence of small models

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 28, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Saving 100 terabyte...

28 Aug 13min

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...

27 Aug 14min

8.26.26 | Dolly Parton has died, Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra, Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices

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...

26 Aug 14min