Hacker News Highlights

8.25.25 | Ghrc.io is malicious, Game development in Go: 3 months without LLMs vs. 3 days with LLMs, IP-level ban request


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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 25, 2025.

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:19) - Ghrc.io appears to be malicious
  • (01:24) - Making games in Go: 3 months without LLMs vs. 3 days with LLMs
  • (02:35) - Ban me at the IP level if you don't like me
  • (03:43) - Everything I know about good API design
  • (04:56) - Is 4chan the perfect Pirate Bay poster child to justify wider UK site-blocking?
  • (06:12) - We put a coding agent in a while loop
  • (07:19) - What are OKLCH colors?
  • (08:30) - Uncle Sam shouldn't own Intel stock
  • (09:38) - Trees on city streets cope with drought by drinking from leaky pipes
  • (10:47) - Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI object detection to your IP CCTV cameras
  • (11:47) - Outro

  • Ghrc.io appears to be malicious
    https://bmitch.net/blog/2025-08-22-ghrc-appears-malicious/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45008740

    Making games in Go: 3 months without LLMs vs. 3 days with LLMs
    https://marianogappa.github.io/software/2025/08/24/i-made-two-card-games-in-go/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45004728

    Ban me at the IP level if you don't like me
    https://boston.conman.org/2025/08/21.1
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45010183

    Everything I know about good API design
    https://www.seangoedecke.com/good-api-design/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45006801

    Is 4chan the perfect Pirate Bay poster child to justify wider UK site-blocking?
    https://torrentfreak.com/uk-govt-finds-ideal-pirate-bay-poster-boy-to-sell-blocking-of-non-pirate-sites-250824/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45005545

    We put a coding agent in a while loop
    https://github.com/repomirrorhq/repomirror/blob/main/repomirror.md
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45005434

    What are OKLCH colors?
    https://jakub.kr/components/oklch-colors
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45010876

    Uncle Sam shouldn't own Intel stock
    https://www.wsj.com/opinion/uncle-sam-shouldnt-own-intel-stock-ccd6986d
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45008056

    Trees on city streets cope with drought by drinking from leaky pipes
    https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487804-trees-on-city-streets-cope-with-drought-by-drinking-from-leaky-pipes/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44986723

    Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI object detection to your IP CCTV cameras
    https://github.com/roryclear/clearcam
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45003420

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