Hacker News on Monday, 11 May 2026

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

Screenshot of tanstack.com: Postmortem: TanStack NPM supply-chain compromise

Postmortem: TanStack NPM supply-chain compromise (tanstack.com)

1047 points by varunsharma07 5 months ago | 435 comments

GitHub issue on TanStack Router reporting that several latest npm releases are potentially compromised, linking to a StepSecurity analysis of a self-spreading supply-chain attack.

supply-chain-attack npm tanstack shai-hulud

Screenshot of blog.k10s.dev: I'm going back to writing code by hand

I'm going back to writing code by hand (blog.k10s.dev)

890 points by dropbox_miner 5 months ago | 558 comments

A developer's devlog post explaining why they are returning to writing code by hand after experimenting with fully AI-driven vibe-coding of a project.

vibe-coding ai-coding llm software-development

Screenshot of medium.com: If AI writes your code, why use Python?

If AI writes your code, why use Python?(medium.com)

826 points by indigodaddy 5 months ago | 877 comments

A Medium essay by Noah Mitchem questioning whether Python remains the best language choice when AI tools write most of the code.

python ai-coding programming-languages llm

Screenshot of about.gitlab.com: GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CREDIT values

GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CREDIT values (about.gitlab.com)

627 points by AnonGitLabEmpl 5 months ago | 609 comments

GitLab blog post "GitLab Act 2," a letter to customers and investors announcing a strategic shift, workforce reduction, and changes to its CREDIT values.

gitlab layoffs company-values corporate-strategy

Screenshot of ratty-term.org: Ratty – A terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics

Ratty – A terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics (ratty-term.org)

625 points by orhunp_ 5 months ago | 206 comments

Landing page for Ratty, a GPU-rendered terminal emulator that supports inline 3D graphics and features a spinning rat cursor.

terminal-emulator 3d-graphics gpu-rendering ratty

Screenshot of daniel.haxx.se: Mythos Finds a Curl Vulnerability

Mythos Finds a Curl Vulnerability (daniel.haxx.se)

587 points by TangerineDream 5 months ago | 245 comments

Daniel Stenberg's blog post about the AI tool Mythos finding a security vulnerability in curl.

curl libcurl vulnerability ai-security-research

Screenshot of discuss.privacyguides.net: Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message

Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message (discuss.privacyguides.net)

575 points by negura 5 months ago | 427 comments

Privacy Guides forum thread discussing Google account registration now requiring users to send an SMS from their phone (via QR code) rather than receive one.

google-account gmail sms-verification phone-verification

Screenshot of github.com: They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker

They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker (github.com)

525 points by tokenburner 5 months ago | 176 comments

GitHub repository for a fork of uBlock Origin Lite that replaces ads with slogans styled after the 1988 film They Live.

ublock-origin adblocker browser-extension they-live

Screenshot of stemcell.ucla.edu: UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to repair brain damage (2025)

UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to repair brain damage (2025)(stemcell.ucla.edu)

425 points by bookofjoe 5 months ago | 86 comments

UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center news article announcing discovery of a drug that mimics rehabilitation effects to repair brain damage after stroke.

stroke stroke-rehabilitation neuroscience drug-discovery