January 2026 Archive
3271.
We need to talk about Claude's 'soul' document (nimishg.substack.com)
3272.
Books Should Update as Software
3273.
Donald Trump's Approval Rating on Maduro Capture, According to Polls (newsweek.com)
3274.
A Rupture over Israel Is Tearing MAGA Apart (nytimes.com)
3275.
Private Operating System
3276.
I skipped Japan's university exam to write a "computational metaphysics" exam
3277.
Tell HN: Poshmark instantly leaked my email to scammers
3278.
Modern evidence for God from cosmology, astrochemistry, etc. (by a YC alum) (saintbeluga.org)
3279.
Ask HN: What made you move back to HTML-to-PDF in production?
3280.
Ask HN: Who is using Nebula (mesh VPN)?
3281.
Ask HN: Why not ban first-person pronouns from conversational AI?
3282.
Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time (fortune.com)
3283.
Show HN: Freenet alpha, a drop-in decentralized replacement for the web
3284.
macOS Tahoe 26.2 ships with an outdated version of Python 3.9.6
3285.
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump (bbc.com)
3286.
Show HN: Context-Aware AI Assistant for macOS [Open Source] (thequickfox.ai)
3287.
Ask HN: Is replacing an enterprise product with LLMs a realistic strategy?
3288.
Show HN: You are now the product manager of this site (youarethepm.com)
3289.
Who are the companies that still use Perl in their back end?
3290.
Show HN: A Wall Street Terminal for Everyone (marketterminal.com)
3291.
Is Elon Musk the Worst in Tech? (aiweekly.co)
3292.
Peerweb: Decentralized Website Hosting via WebTorrent (peerweb.lol)
3293.
How does a president becomes a dictator? By executive order (augustafreepress.com)
3294.
The book only gets 3 stars but is considered great literature (phys.org)
3295.
Ask HN: Do you trust Sam Altman?
3296.
Australia's social media ban, one month on (bbc.com)
3297.
Ask HN: Why did forum culture die?
3298.
Ask HN: Moved to SF to build a startup. What next?
3299.
Ask HN: Erratic HN front page algorithm
3300.
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted (politico.com)