top 10 hacker news stories for 2025-02-21

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo

3 weeks ago

1770 upvotes – 1068 comments

I found a backdoor into my bed

https://trufflesecurity.com/blog/removing-jeff-bezos-from-my-bed

3 weeks ago

980 upvotes – 385 comments

DeepSeek Open Infra: Open-Sourcing 5 AI Repos in 5 Days

https://github.com/deepseek-ai/open-infra-index

3 weeks ago

757 upvotes – 234 comments

Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn't illegal without proof of seeding

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-defends-its-vast-book-torrenting-were-just-a-leech-no-proof-of-seeding/

3 weeks ago

698 upvotes – 452 comments

Johnny.Decimal – A system to organise your life

https://johnnydecimal.com

3 weeks ago

578 upvotes – 291 comments

20 years working on the same software product

https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/02/21/20-years-working-on-the-same-software-product/

3 weeks ago

533 upvotes – 179 comments

Why Ruby on Rails still matters

https://www.contraption.co/rails-versus-nextjs/

3 weeks ago

524 upvotes – 458 comments

We are the builders

https://www.wethebuilders.org/

3 weeks ago

515 upvotes – 231 comments

Richard Feynman's blackboard at the time of his death (1988)

https://digital.archives.caltech.edu/collections/Images/1.10-29/

3 weeks ago

513 upvotes – 268 comments

US Judge invalidates blood glucose sensor patent, opens door for Apple Watch

https://www.patentlyapple.com/2025/02/a-federal-judge-has-invalidated-an-omni-medsci-patent-which-could-open-the-door-for-a-blood-glucose-solution-for-apple-watch.html

3 weeks ago

463 upvotes – 193 comments
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