top 20 hacker news stories for 2025-01-18

Amazon's AI crawler is making my Git server unstable

https://xeiaso.net/notes/2025/amazon-crawler/

2 years ago

VS Code Pets

https://github.com/tonybaloney/vscode-pets

2 years ago

Show HN: Interactive systemd – a better way to work with systemd units

https://isd-project.github.io/isd/

2 years ago

I've been advocating for RSS support, and you should too

https://reedybear.bearblog.dev/ive-been-advocating-for-rss-support-and-you-should-too/

2 years ago

Kalman Filter Tutorial

https://www.kalmanfilter.net/default.aspx

2 years ago

Why do bees die when they sting you? (2021)

https://www.subanima.org/bees/

2 years ago

Can you read this cursive handwriting? The National Archives wants your help

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-you-read-this-cursive-handwriting-the-national-archives-wants-your-help-180985833/

2 years ago

Using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment

https://andymasley.substack.com/p/individual-ai-use-is-not-bad-for

2 years ago

Garmin's –$40B Pivot

https://www.readtrung.com/p/garmins-40b-pivot

2 years ago

The AMD Radeon Instinct MI300A's Giant Memory Subsystem

https://chipsandcheese.com/p/inside-the-amd-radeon-instinct-mi300as

2 years ago

EFF statement on U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold TikTok ban

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/eff-statement-us-supreme-courts-decision-uphold-tiktok-ban

2 years ago

Windows BitLocker – Screwed Without a Screwdriver

https://neodyme.io/en/blog/bitlocker_screwed_without_a_screwdriver/

2 years ago

Prime numbers so memorable that people hunt for them

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/these-prime-numbers-are-so-memorable-that-people-hunt-for-them/

2 years ago

Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/17/google-begins-requiring-javascript-for-google-search/

2 years ago

Dusa Programming Language (Finite-Choice Logic Programming)

https://dusa.rocks/docs/

2 years ago

Show HN: I made a mini golf in my lunch time

https://paper-golf.netlify.app/

2 years ago

Ask HN: Has anyone tried alternative company models (like a co-op) for SaaS?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42748394

2 years ago

The Toyota Prius transformed the auto industry

https://spectrum.ieee.org/toyota-prius-transformed-auto-industry

2 years ago

O1 isn't a chat model (and that's the point)

https://www.latent.space/p/o1-skill-issue

2 years ago

WASM GC isn't ready for realtime graphics

https://dthompson.us/posts/wasm-gc-isnt-ready-for-realtime-graphics.html

2 years ago