6.17.26 | Running local models is good now, SpaceX to buy Cursor for 60 billion dollars, GrapheneOS ported to Android 17

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 17, 2026.

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

(00:00) - Intro
(00:16) - Running local models is good now
(01:33) - SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B
(02:57) - GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17
(03:57) - Calvin and Hobbes and the price of integrity
(04:59) - TIL: You can make HTTP requests without curl using Bash /dev/TCP
(06:29) - Stop Using JWTs
(07:39) - Has AI already killed self-help nonfiction books?
(09:23) - Humiliating IIS servers for fun and jail time
(10:57) - Stop Killing Games fails to secure EU law despite 1.3M signatures
(12:05) - But yak shaving is fun (2019)
(13:13) - Outro

Running local models is good now
https://vickiboykis.com/2026/06/15/running-local-models-is-good-now/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48555993

SpaceX to buy Cursor for $60B
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/spacex-buy-anysphere-60-billion-2026-06-16/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48553224

GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/36469-grapheneos-has-been-ported-to-android-17-and-official-releases-are-coming-soon
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48561654

Calvin and Hobbes and the price of integrity
https://therepublicofletters.substack.com/p/calvin-and-hobbes-and-the-price-of
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48557079

TIL: You can make HTTP requests without curl using Bash /dev/TCP
https://mareksuppa.com/til/bash-dev-tcp-http-without-curl/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558018

Stop Using JWTs
https://gist.github.com/samsch/0d1f3d3b4745d778f78b230cf6061452
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558147

Has AI already killed self-help nonfiction books?
https://tim.blog/2026/06/12/has-ai-already-killed-nonfiction/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558489

Humiliating IIS servers for fun and jail time
https://mll.sh/humiliating-iis-servers-for-fun-and-jail-time/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48563394

Stop Killing Games fails to secure EU law despite 1.3M signatures
https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/stop-killing-games-fails-to-secure-eu-law-despite-1-3m-signatures-3376431/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48564696

But yak shaving is fun (2019)
https://parksb.github.io/en/article/32.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48555838

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