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Hacker News on Sunday, 18 May 2025

Stories posted this day, by points. Rank history starts with the October 2026 rebuild.

Screenshot of domenic.me: Spaced repetition systems have gotten better

Spaced repetition systems have gotten better (domenic.me)

905 points by domenicd 1 year ago | 469 comments

Domenic Denicola's blog post explaining how spaced repetition systems have improved, focusing on the FSRS scheduling algorithm.

spaced-repetition fsrs anki flashcards

Screenshot of social.numerique.gouv.fr: France Endorses UN Open Source Principles

France Endorses UN Open Source Principles (social.numerique.gouv.fr)

560 points by bzg 1 year ago | 182 comments

Mastodon post by code.gouv.fr announcing France as the first government to endorse the UN's eight open source principles, listing them.

open-source-policy france united-nations government

Screenshot of techcrunch.com: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that's stronger than steel

InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that's stronger than steel (techcrunch.com)

424 points by LorenDB 1 year ago | 399 comments

TechCrunch article reporting that startup InventWood is preparing to mass-produce a densified engineered wood claimed to be stronger than steel.

inventwood engineered-wood materials-science superwood

Screenshot of amberwilliams.io: Ditching Obsidian and building my own

Ditching Obsidian and building my own (amberwilliams.io)

417 points by williamsss 1 year ago | 468 comments

A blog post by Amber Williams about leaving Obsidian and building her own personal knowledge management system.

obsidian pkms note-taking personal-knowledge-management

Screenshot of medium.com: Building my own solar power system

Building my own solar power system (medium.com)

391 points by JKCalhoun 1 year ago | 289 comments

A Medium blog post in which the author describes building their own home solar power system out of frustration with PG&E.

solar-power diy pge home-energy

Screenshot of github.com: Show HN: I modeled the Voynich Manuscript with SBERT to test for structure

Show HN: I modeled the Voynich Manuscript with SBERT to test for structure (github.com)

372 points by brig90 1 year ago | 123 comments

GitHub repository applying SBERT embeddings, KMeans clustering, and Markov transition analysis to the Voynich Manuscript to test for linguistic structure.

voynich-manuscript nlp sbert sentence-embeddings

Screenshot of sifter.org: $30 Homebrew Automated Blinds Opener (2024)

$30 Homebrew Automated Blinds Opener (2024)(sifter.org)

303 points by busymom0 1 year ago | 139 comments

$Screenshot of iquilezles.org: Inigo Quilez: computer graphics, mathematics, shaders, fractals, demoscene$

Inigo Quilez: computer graphics, mathematics, shaders, fractals, demoscene (iquilezles.org)

283 points by federicoponzi 1 year ago | 28 comments

Screenshot of old.reddit.com: What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know nothing about? (2015)

What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know nothing about? (2015)(old.reddit.com)

277 points by Tomte 1 year ago | 533 comments

Screenshot of notes.andymatuschak.org: Spaced repetition memory system (2024)

Spaced repetition memory system (2024)(notes.andymatuschak.org)

256 points by gasull 1 year ago | 35 comments

Screenshot of worldhistory.substack.com: “There are people who can see and others who cannot even look”

“There are people who can see and others who cannot even look”(worldhistory.substack.com)

242 points by crescit_eundo 1 year ago | 74 comments

Screenshot of github.com: Show HN: Vaev – A browser engine built from scratch (It renders google.com)

Show HN: Vaev – A browser engine built from scratch (It renders google.com)(github.com)

197 points by monax 1 year ago | 114 comments

Screenshot of github.com: Show HN: Hardtime.nvim – break bad habits and master Vim motions

Show HN: Hardtime.nvim – break bad habits and master Vim motions (github.com)

180 points by m4xshen 1 year ago | 71 comments

Screenshot of boydkane.com: Experts have it easy (2024)

Experts have it easy (2024)(boydkane.com)

167 points by veqq 1 year ago | 84 comments

Screenshot of blog.nawaz.org: Gemini figured out my nephew’s name

Gemini figured out my nephew’s name (blog.nawaz.org)

164 points by BeetleB 1 year ago | 94 comments

Screenshot of remoteswe.fyi: Show HN: Job board aggregator for best paying remote SWE jobs in the U.S.

Show HN: Job board aggregator for best paying remote SWE jobs in the U.S.(remoteswe.fyi)

153 points by xitang 1 year ago | 93 comments

Screenshot of neowin.net: KDE is finally getting a native virtual machine manager called “Karton”

KDE is finally getting a native virtual machine manager called “Karton”(neowin.net)

150 points by bundie 1 year ago | 90 comments

Screenshot of fabiensanglard.net: Building my childhood dream PC

Building my childhood dream PC (fabiensanglard.net)

148 points by todsacerdoti 1 year ago | 67 comments

Screenshot of nghiant3223.github.io: Understanding the Go Scheduler

Understanding the Go Scheduler (nghiant3223.github.io)

145 points by gnabgib 1 year ago | 20 comments

Screenshot of github.com: Show HN: A web browser agent in your Chrome side panel

Show HN: A web browser agent in your Chrome side panel (github.com)

129 points by parsabg 1 year ago | 57 comments

Screenshot of dcurt.is: Apple Card Disabled My iCloud, App Store, and Apple ID Accounts (2021)

Apple Card Disabled My iCloud, App Store, and Apple ID Accounts (2021)(dcurt.is)

128 points by thanatosmin 1 year ago | 70 comments

Screenshot of kscale.dev: K-Scale Labs: Open-source humanoid robots, built for developers

K-Scale Labs: Open-source humanoid robots, built for developers (kscale.dev)

122 points by rbanffy 1 year ago | 54 comments

Screenshot of every.to: The Fall of Roam (2022)

The Fall of Roam (2022)(every.to)

117 points by ingve 1 year ago | 63 comments

Screenshot of app.camelai.com: Show HN: Chat with 19 years of HN

Show HN: Chat with 19 years of HN (app.camelai.com)

114 points by vercantez 1 year ago | 80 comments

Screenshot of theguardian.com: Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge leaving two people dead

Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge leaving two people dead (theguardian.com)

112 points by teleforce 1 year ago | 62 comments

Google Logo Ligature Bug (jefftk.com)

94 points by cubefox 1 year ago | 18 comments

Screenshot of github.com: Show HN: Buckaroo – Data table UI for Notebooks

Show HN: Buckaroo – Data table UI for Notebooks (github.com)

92 points by paddy_m 1 year ago | 8 comments

Screenshot of pscanf.com: Hyper Typing

Hyper Typing (pscanf.com)

88 points by azhenley 1 year ago | 61 comments

Screenshot of github.com: Show HN: Python Simulator of David Deutsch’s “Constructor Theory of Time”

Show HN: Python Simulator of David Deutsch’s “Constructor Theory of Time”(github.com)

76 points by SandroG 1 year ago | 10 comments

Screenshot of pglocks.org: Pglocks.org

Pglocks.org (pglocks.org)

72 points by hnasr 1 year ago | 11 comments

Screenshot of mesoscalenews.com: Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts

Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts (mesoscalenews.com)

71 points by aaronbrethorst 1 year ago | 11 comments

Screenshot of blog.awaxman.com: What Is the Difference Between a Block, a Proc, and a Lambda in Ruby? (2013)

What Is the Difference Between a Block, a Proc, and a Lambda in Ruby? (2013)(blog.awaxman.com)

68 points by Tomte 1 year ago | 22 comments

Screenshot of frenck.dev: Confessions about my smart home

Confessions about my smart home (frenck.dev)

67 points by pabs3 1 year ago | 39 comments

Screenshot of science.org: Emergent social conventions and collective bias in LLM populations

Emergent social conventions and collective bias in LLM populations (science.org)

64 points by jbotz 1 year ago | 18 comments

Screenshot of phys.org: Living beings emit a faint light that extinguishes upon death, study

Living beings emit a faint light that extinguishes upon death, study (phys.org)

63 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 26 comments

Screenshot of cutfoldtemplates.com: Paper Mechanisms

Paper Mechanisms (cutfoldtemplates.com)

62 points by downboots 1 year ago | 3 comments

Screenshot of wsj.com: GM Is Pushing Hard to Tank California's EV Mandate

GM Is Pushing Hard to Tank California's EV Mandate (wsj.com)

59 points by NN88 1 year ago | 29 comments

Screenshot of filibeto.org: How the Sun Enterprise 10000 was born (2007)

How the Sun Enterprise 10000 was born (2007)(filibeto.org)

59 points by robin_reala 1 year ago | 58 comments

Screenshot of economist.com: Crypto has become the ultimate swamp asset

Crypto has become the ultimate swamp asset (economist.com)

59 points by vnorilo 1 year ago | 65 comments

Screenshot of bbc.com: US loses last perfect credit rating amid rising debt

US loses last perfect credit rating amid rising debt (bbc.com)

57 points by WillDaSilva 1 year ago | 4 comments

Screenshot of github.com: California vanity license plate applications with reasons for rejection

California vanity license plate applications with reasons for rejection (github.com)

55 points by networked 1 year ago | 55 comments

Screenshot pending…

GPS Needs to Toughen Up, or Get Trampled Down (aviationweek.com)

54 points by throw0101b 1 year ago | 62 comments

Screenshot of apps.dtic.mil: Memetics – A Growth Industry in US Military Operations (2006) [pdf]

Memetics – A Growth Industry in US Military Operations (2006) [pdf](apps.dtic.mil)

52 points by lawrenceyan 1 year ago | 17 comments

Screenshot of github.com: Show HN: Model2vec-Rs – Fast Static Text Embeddings in Rust

Show HN: Model2vec-Rs – Fast Static Text Embeddings in Rust (github.com)

52 points by Tananon 1 year ago | 8 comments

Screenshot of beta.weather.gov: Beta.weather.gov

Beta.weather.gov (beta.weather.gov)

51 points by ronbenton 1 year ago | 9 comments

Screenshot of nytimes.com: A New Headache for Honest Students: Proving They Didn't Use A.I

A New Headache for Honest Students: Proving They Didn't Use A.I (nytimes.com)

49 points by ripe 1 year ago | 36 comments

Screenshot of rakhim.exotext.com: Thank you Google for breaking my YouTube addiction

Thank you Google for breaking my YouTube addiction (rakhim.exotext.com)

47 points by ambigious7777 1 year ago | 21 comments

Screenshot of nan.usace.army.mil: The Conquest of Hell Gate [pdf]

The Conquest of Hell Gate [pdf](nan.usace.army.mil)

47 points by sklargh 1 year ago | 12 comments

Screenshot of btxx.org: Working with Git Patches in Apple Mail (2023)

Working with Git Patches in Apple Mail (2023)(btxx.org)

43 points by todsacerdoti 1 year ago | 21 comments

Screenshot of letsencrypt.org: Ending TLS Client Authentication Certificate Support in 2026

Ending TLS Client Authentication Certificate Support in 2026 (letsencrypt.org)

43 points by pabs3 1 year ago | 27 comments

Screenshot of xda-developers.com: Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, and it runs as well

Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, and it runs as well (xda-developers.com)

43 points by ghuntley 1 year ago | 13 comments

Screenshot of burntsushi.net: Using unwrap() in Rust is Okay (2022)

Using unwrap() in Rust is Okay (2022)(burntsushi.net)

42 points by pierremenard 1 year ago | 38 comments

Screenshot of telcontar.net: The RISC OS GUI

The RISC OS GUI (telcontar.net)

42 points by rbanffy 1 year ago | 12 comments

Screenshot of uu.se: The effect of physical fitness on mortality is overestimated

The effect of physical fitness on mortality is overestimated (uu.se)

41 points by gnabgib 1 year ago | 41 comments

Screenshot of wsj.com: Severed Fingers and 'Wrench Attacks' Rattle the Crypto Elite

Severed Fingers and 'Wrench Attacks' Rattle the Crypto Elite (wsj.com)

41 points by spenvo 1 year ago | 19 comments

Screenshot of nicole.express: Taito-tastic: Kiki Kaikai and its Hardware

Taito-tastic: Kiki Kaikai and its Hardware (nicole.express)

40 points by ingve 1 year ago | 3 comments

Screenshot of Hacker News post: Ask HN: Do people actually pay for small web tools?

Ask HN: Do people actually pay for small web tools?

39 points by scratchyone 1 year ago | 39 comments

Screenshot of apod.nasa.gov: Pluto Flyover from New Horizons

Pluto Flyover from New Horizons (apod.nasa.gov)

39 points by dxs 1 year ago | 10 comments

Screenshot of lucidapogee.com: Craft Basic (Windows 95 and up)

Craft Basic (Windows 95 and up)(lucidapogee.com)

39 points by lintalist 1 year ago | 5 comments

Screenshot of github.com: Show HN: Sshsync – CLI tool to run shell commands across multiple remote servers

Show HN: Sshsync – CLI tool to run shell commands across multiple remote servers (github.com)

37 points by blackmamoth 1 year ago | 43 comments