Hacker News on Sunday, 14 September 2025

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

Screenshot of stations.albertguillaumes.cat: Models of European metro stations

Models of European metro stations (stations.albertguillaumes.cat)

681 points by tcumulus 1 year ago | 137 comments

An interactive gallery by Albert Guillaumes of isometric 3D models of European metro stations and transfers, selectable by city and station on a map.

metro-stations public-transit isometric-illustration urban-planning

Screenshot of cubbyathome.com: Betty Crocker broke recipes by shrinking boxes

Betty Crocker broke recipes by shrinking boxes (cubbyathome.com)

524 points by Avshalom 1 year ago | 566 comments

Cubby article on how boxed cake mix sizes, including Betty Crocker's, have shrunk over the years, breaking long-standing recipes that rely on them.

shrinkflation betty-crocker boxed-cake-mix baking

Screenshot of bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com: Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults

Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults (bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com)

465 points by redbell 1 year ago | 173 comments

Open-access BMC Psychiatry research article reporting a cross-sectional study linking repetitive negative thinking to cognitive function decline in older adults.

repetitive-negative-thinking cognitive-decline aging psychiatry

Screenshot of disobey.net: ChatControl update: blocking minority held but Denmark is moving forward anyway

ChatControl update: blocking minority held but Denmark is moving forward anyway (disobey.net)

459 points by nickslaughter02 1 year ago | 318 comments

Mastodon post relaying an ISOC Global Encryption Coalition update that the EU ChatControl blocking minority held while Denmark pushes the proposal to the October 14th JHA Council.

chat-control eu-regulation encryption denmark

Screenshot of sdstate.edu: Grapevine canes can be converted into plastic-like material that will decompose

Grapevine canes can be converted into plastic-like material that will decompose (sdstate.edu)

375 points by westurner 1 year ago | 311 comments

South Dakota State University news article on research converting grapevine canes into a biodegradable plastic-like material.

bioplastics grapevines plastic-waste biodegradable-materials

Screenshot of behavioralscientist.org: Why We Spiral

Why We Spiral (behavioralscientist.org)

335 points by gmays 1 year ago | 96 comments

Behavioral Scientist article by Gregory M. Walton, published August 18, 2025, examining why people fall into negative psychological spirals.

psychology behavioral-science social-psychology gregory-walton

Screenshot of earthjustice.org: EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections

EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections (earthjustice.org)

322 points by enraged_camel 1 year ago | 346 comments

Earthjustice press release criticizing the EPA's move to roll back PFAS drinking water standards, leaving communities exposed to forever chemicals in tap water.

pfas epa drinking-water forever-chemicals

Screenshot of popovicu.com: Writing an operating system kernel from scratch