Hacker News Highlights4 Nov 2025

11.4.25 | Critique of PGVector, AI's early development phase, mastering Arthur Whitney's C for intelligence

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Nov 4, 2025.

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

(00:00) - Intro
(00:21) - The Case Against PGVector
(01:33) - AI's Dial-Up Era
(02:37) - Learning to read Arthur Whitney's C to become smart (2024)
(03:47) - A visualization of the RGB space covered by named colors
(04:45) - WebAssembly (WASM) arch support for the Linux kernel
(05:52) - Things you can do with diodes
(06:43) - First recording of a dying human brain shows waves similar to memory flashbacks (2022)
(07:53) - State of Terminal Emulators in 2025: The Errant Champions
(09:09) - You can't cURL a Border
(10:16) - When stick figures fought
(11:12) - Outro

The Case Against PGVector
https://alex-jacobs.com/posts/the-case-against-pgvector/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45798479

AI's Dial-Up Era
https://www.wreflection.com/p/ai-dial-up-era
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45804377

Learning to read Arthur Whitney's C to become smart (2024)
https://needleful.net/blog/2024/01/arthur_whitney.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45800777

A visualization of the RGB space covered by named colors
https://codepen.io/meodai/full/zdgXJj/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45748816

WebAssembly (WASM) arch support for the Linux kernel
https://github.com/joelseverin/linux-wasm
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45783074

Things you can do with diodes
https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/things-you-can-do-with-diodes
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45805900

First recording of a dying human brain shows waves similar to memory flashbacks (2022)
https://louisville.edu/medicine/news/first-ever-recording-of-a-dying-human-brain-shows-waves-similar-to-memory-flashbacks
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45796421

State of Terminal Emulators in 2025: The Errant Champions
https://www.jeffquast.com/post/state-of-terminal-emulation-2025/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799478

You can't cURL a Border
https://drobinin.com/posts/you-cant-curl-a-border/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45806263

When stick figures fought
https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-stick-figures-fought
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45806348

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 16, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - A backdoor in a Lin...

16 Juni 12min

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

15 Juni 13min

6.14.26 | Banned noise infusion from Census Bureau, Every Frame Perfect, Amazon CEO's talks sparked crackdown on Anthropic models

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 14, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:18) - Noise infusion bann...

14 Juni 14min

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 13, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:20) - Statement on US gov...

13 Juni 14min

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 12, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:15) - Show HN: Homebrew 6...

12 Juni 13min

6.11.26 | Building an HTML-first site doubled users overnight, πFS, Eric Ries, "The Lean Startup," "Incorruptible" AMA

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 11, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:20) - Building an HTML-fi...

11 Juni 14min

6.10.26 | Claude Fable 5, old-school graphics, dependency on Claude Fable

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 10, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:20) - Claude Fable 5 (02:...

10 Juni 15min

6.9.26 | Performative-UI, Apple’s new AI architecture with Google Gemini, Siri AI

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 9, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Show HN: Performativ...

9 Juni 12min