3.31.26 | Axios compromised with malicious NPM versions, turning any device into a router, and government apps spying more than banned counterparts

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Mar 31, 2026.

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

(00:00) - Intro
(00:22) - Axios compromised on NPM – Malicious versions drop remote access trojan
(02:13) - How to turn anything into a router
(03:31) - Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban
(04:46) - Do your own writing
(06:11) - CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font
(07:23) - Artemis II is not safe to fly
(08:57) - Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
(10:23) - Bird brains (2023)
(11:41) - Universal Claude.md – cut Claude output tokens
(13:03) - Cherri – programming language that compiles to an Apple Shortuct
(14:18) - Outro

Axios compromised on NPM – Malicious versions drop remote access trojan
https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/axios-compromised-on-npm-malicious-versions-drop-remote-access-trojan
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582220

How to turn anything into a router
https://nbailey.ca/post/router/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47574034

Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban
https://www.sambent.com/the-white-house-app-has-huawei-spyware-and-an-ice-tip-line/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577761

Do your own writing
https://alexhwoods.com/dont-let-ai-write-for-you/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47573519

CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font
https://www.codingfont.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47575403

Artemis II is not safe to fly
https://idlewords.com/2026/03/artemis_ii_is_not_safe_to_fly.htm
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582043

Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
https://anishathalye.com/macbook-touchscreen/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47578572

Bird brains (2023)
https://www.dhanishsemar.com/writing/bird-brains
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47573887

Universal Claude.md – cut Claude output tokens
https://github.com/drona23/claude-token-efficient
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47581701

Cherri – programming language that compiles to an Apple Shortuct
https://github.com/electrikmilk/cherri
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47549824

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