This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 9, 2026.

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• (00:00) - Intro

Git commands I run before reading any code
https://piechowski.io/post/git-commands-before-reading-code/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47687273

I ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii
https://bryankeller.github.io/2026/04/08/porting-mac-os-x-nintendo-wii.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47691730

LittleSnitch for Linux
https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch-linux/index.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697870

They're made out of meat (1991)
http://www.terrybisson.com/theyre-made-out-of-meat-2/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47688678

ML promises to be profoundly weird
https://aphyr.com/posts/411-the-future-of-everything-is-lies-i-guess
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47689648

Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? My quest to unmask Bitcoin's creator
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/business/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-identity-adam-back.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47685320

Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47654062

Understanding the Kalman filter with a simple radar example
https://kalmanfilter.net
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47693153

Muse Spark: Scaling towards personal superintelligence
https://ai.meta.com/blog/introducing-muse-spark-msl/?_fb_noscript=1
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47692043

John Deere to pay $99M in right-to-repair settlement
https://www.thedrive.com/news/john-deere-to-pay-99-million-in-monumental-right-to-repair-settlement
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47696035