Hacker News Highlights17 Aug 2025

8.17.25 | Compiler bug affects Solidity, OpenBSD's speed requires program adjustment, CIA's heart attack gun incident

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 17, 2025.

(00:00) - Intro
(00:19) - Compiler Bug Causes Compiler Bug: How a 12-Year-Old G++ Bug Took Down Solidity
(01:36) - OpenBSD is so fast, I had to modify the program slightly to measure itself
(02:44) - When the CIA got away with building a heart attack gun
(03:47) - US F-16s lose out as Thai Air Force seals US$600M deal for Swedish Gripen jets
(04:54) - Bullfrog in the Dungeon
(06:04) - The Future of Large Files in Git Is Git
(07:11) - Is air travel getting worse?
(08:16) - Launch HN: Embedder (YC S25) – Claude code for embedded software
(09:19) - An interactive guide to sensor fusion with quaternions
(10:23) - I accidentally became PureGym’s unofficial Apple Wallet developer
(11:30) - Outro

Compiler Bug Causes Compiler Bug: How a 12-Year-Old G++ Bug Took Down Solidity
https://osec.io/blog/2025-08-11-compiler-bug-causes-compiler-bug/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44872584

OpenBSD is so fast, I had to modify the program slightly to measure itself
https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/is-OpenBSD-10x-faster-than-Linux
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915824

When the CIA got away with building a heart attack gun
https://wisewolfmedia.substack.com/p/the-investigation-that-should-have
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44911412

US F-16s lose out as Thai Air Force seals US$600M deal for Swedish Gripen jets
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3320828/us-f-16s-lose-out-thai-air-force-seals-us600-million-deal-swedish-gripen-jets
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44917308

Bullfrog in the Dungeon
https://www.filfre.net/2025/08/bullfrog-in-the-dungeon/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44914149

The Future of Large Files in Git Is Git
https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2025/08/15/git-lfs/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44916783

Is air travel getting worse?
https://www.maximum-progress.com/p/is-air-travel-getting-worse
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44911941

Launch HN: Embedder (YC S25) – Claude code for embedded software
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915206

An interactive guide to sensor fusion with quaternions
https://quaternion.cafe/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44912727

I accidentally became PureGym’s unofficial Apple Wallet developer
https://drobinin.com/posts/how-i-accidentally-became-puregyms-unofficial-apple-wallet-developer/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44910865

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9.6.26 | Nitter has more instances, German rocket reaches orbit from Europe, Chrome exempts Google from data settings

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 6, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:15) - Nitter has more work...

6 Sep 13min

9.5.26 | OpenAI agent message board, Fermat's Last Theorem formalized, Chromium sandbox RCE exploited

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 5, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:18) - Discovery of a new O...

5 Sep 13min

9.4.26 | .name Termination, GPT-6 Astra, Any Human Ever life selection

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 4, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - .name Termination (0...

4 Sep 14min

9.3.26 | Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber, Muse Spark 1.3, opt out of training data

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 3, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Gemini 3.8 Flash and...

3 Sep 13min

9.2.26 | Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1, Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions, Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 2, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Claude Fable 5.1 and...

2 Sep 13min

9.1.26 | Playa Phone, bird identification system from security cameras, Terence Tao explains six essential mathematical concepts

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 1, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Playa Phone (01:23) ...

1 Sep 12min

8.31.26 | Creepy crawlies, careful word choice, Haiku R1/beta6 release

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 31, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:18) - Creepy Crawlies (02...

31 Aug 13min

8.30.26 | Tether enables messaging on Linux, EVE Online transitions to Python 3, lawmakers fund Flock cameras with car insurance increase

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 30, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:15) - Tether: iMessage, S...

30 Aug 13min