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1.18.26 | ASCII rendering explained, Apple icons reversed show design improvement, Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon


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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jan 18, 2026.

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  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:16) - ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
  • (01:24) - If you put Apple icons in reverse it looks like someone getting good at design
  • (02:26) - We put Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon
  • (03:38) - The recurring dream of replacing developers
  • (04:48) - jQuery 4
  • (05:54) - Raising money fucked me up
  • (06:57) - Erdos 281 solved with ChatGPT 5.2 Pro
  • (08:06) - Kip: A programming language based on grammatical cases of Turkish
  • (09:11) - The Olivetti Company
  • (10:20) - Iconify: Library of Open Source Icons
  • (11:18) - Outro

  • ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
    https://alexharri.com/blog/ascii-rendering
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46657122

    If you put Apple icons in reverse it looks like someone getting good at design
    https://mastodon.social/@heliographe_studio/115890819509545391
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46663338

    We put Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon
    https://labs.ramp.com/rct
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46588972

    The recurring dream of replacing developers
    https://www.caimito.net/en/blog/2025/12/07/the-recurring-dream-of-replacing-developers.html
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46658345

    jQuery 4
    https://blog.jquery.com/2026/01/17/jquery-4-0-0/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46664755

    Raising money fucked me up
    https://blog.yakkomajuri.com/blog/raising-money-fucked-me-up
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46660543

    Erdos 281 solved with ChatGPT 5.2 Pro
    https://twitter.com/neelsomani/status/2012695714187325745
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46664631

    Kip: A programming language based on grammatical cases of Turkish
    https://github.com/kip-dili/kip
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46661897

    The Olivetti Company
    https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-olivetti-company
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46576581

    Iconify: Library of Open Source Icons
    https://icon-sets.iconify.design/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46665411

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