3. Show HN: A little physical breakout clone (brontosaurusrex.github.io)
A new browser-based breakout clone offers quick, engaging gameplay with simple controls and fun cheat options. It’s designed for short sessions, making it perfect for a quick break on your computer or possibly even mobile devices.
4. Britain's New World of Tobacco (2017) (www.historytoday.com)
As Britain got hooked on tobacco in the 17th century, smoking paraphernalia became ubiquitous. These items provide an insight into the anxieties and aspirations of the early modern psyche.
The rise of tobacco in 17th-century Britain not only shaped smoking habits but also influenced the culture and mindset of the era. Discover how smoking paraphernalia reflects the hopes and fears of early modern society.
5. Show HN: Chronos, 2 terminal games through 50 years of hacking history (www.chronos-game.com)
Real machines, real commands. Free, in your browser.
6. Show HN: Shared memory graph for Claude and ChatGPT, over MCP (uml.gpmai.workers.dev)
7. Just brute force your embeddings (softwaredoug.com)
Sure its not fancy, but you might save operational headaches by just brute-forcing vector search for a small enough corpus
Brute-forcing vector search can simplify operations for smaller datasets, even if it lacks sophistication. This approach might be a practical solution for those dealing with limited data.
9. Human Honeypot (human2llm.pages.dev)
Are you AI-pilled? Take the actual AI pill. Become tokens. Stay forever.
10. Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Is Missing Opportunities to Apply Lessons (www.gao.gov)
Nuclear waste cleanup can be costly, risky, and time consuming. The Department of Energy's cleanup efforts in the U.S. will cost over $640 billion and...
11. Lerd, an open source Herd-like PHP development environment for Linux and macOS (github.com)
Open-source, Herd-like local PHP development environment for Linux and macOS. Automatic .test domains, per-project PHP/Node isolation, one-command TLS. Podman-native, rootless. - lerd-env/lerd
12. Show HN: A local memory of all you have seen, said or heard while you work (github.com)
A local memory of everything you have seen, said or heard while you work at your computer. - Rafaelpta/litepipe
13. Why ugly buildings create NIMBYism (www.worksinprogress.news)
15. Obfuscation (Part II): Diamond IO (vitalik.eth.limo)
16. Show HN: The fastest JSON parser for Go (github.com)
THE fastest alternative JSON parser for Go that does not require schema - buger/jsonparser
19. Show HN: Widen – Open-source Mac Postgres GUI with local or cloud text-to-SQL (widen.dev)
Widen is a free, open-source, native macOS Postgres GUI. Its agents search your schema, draft SQL, and verify it against PostgreSQL before it reaches your editor.
21. Show HN: I built a tool that reviews any GitHub PR and quizzes you on it (makesensegithub.com)
Instant, permanently-linkable AI code reviews with full Cognitive Coverage of every change. Powered by LiveReview.
23. Thomson Reuters built its own AI model that now ranks among the best (www.thomsonreuters.com)
Today we're sharing the first benchmarking results for Thomson, performing competitively with Claude Opus 4.8 and ahead of GPT-5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro.
24. Show HN: old reddit is back without login with 'shreddit'. (github.com)
Shreddit is an unofficial Violentmonkey/Tampermonkey userscript that shreds modern Reddit's visual clutter into a flat, fast, full-width reading interface. - the1truedan/shreddit
25. Puberty blockers trial can start recruiting children (www.bbc.com)
Campaigners brought the legal action to try and stop the trial going ahead.
27. Show HN: Play SNES, gba, in your terminal, even in tmux (github.com)
Play ROMs directly in your terminal. Contribute to jhickner/rom development by creating an account on GitHub.
28. I 4x'd a 367x479 stamp-sized photo through 8 upscaling models (enlarger.app)
A side-by-side comparison of Upscayl
29. Hope and Defeat: John Berger (newleftreview.org)
30. The fragile foundations of CoT monitoring (web.stanford.edu)
Takeaways from a workshop on Chain of Thought monitorability, and why we should reduce our dependence on CoT for AI safety.
A recent workshop highlighted concerns about the monitorability of Chain of Thought (CoT) in AI systems and emphasized the need to lessen our reliance on it for ensuring safety in artificial intelligence. The discussion points to potential vulnerabilities and suggests alternative approaches for better oversight.