10.12.26 | Passkeys are a trap, Total Annihilation modernized, LLM capability understanding gap widens

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Oct 12, 2026.

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

(00:00) - Intro
(00:16) - Passkeys are a trap
(01:20) - Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers
(02:29) - The gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is widening
(03:47) - NYC's "Click to Cancel" rule is now in effect
(04:50) - Fingerprints are the new cookies
(06:00) - Terence Tao: Math 2.0 [pdf]
(07:22) - Deloitte falsified documents to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth
(08:34) - So, you’d like to sell your print issues of The Onion?
(09:24) - Cartographers of North Korea (2019)
(10:18) - Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?
(11:34) - Outro

Passkeys are a trap
https://nonfunctional.substack.com/p/passkeys-are-a-trap-do-not-use-them
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50048312

Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers
https://nanolathe.gg
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50045984

The gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is widening
https://twitter.com/karpathy/status/2109361546505966046
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50047422

NYC's "Click to Cancel" rule is now in effect
https://www.nyc.gov/main/click-to-cancel
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50045946

Fingerprints are the new cookies
https://royfish.dev/fingerprints-are-the-new-cookies
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50048642

Terence Tao: Math 2.0 [pdf]
https://teorth.github.io/tao-web/slides/math-2-0-caltech-2026.pdf
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50043026

Deloitte falsified documents to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c64g1l5389kvo
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50054207

So, you’d like to sell your print issues of The Onion?
https://theonion.com/archivehunt/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50047055

Cartographers of North Korea (2019)
https://cartographers-nk.wonyoung.so/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50047091

Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly?
https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/linux-phones-alternative/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50051530

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