This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 29, 2025.

• (00:00) - Intro

Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45054260

Uncertain
https://nshipster.com/uncertainty/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45054703

Claude Sonnet will ship in Xcode
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode-release-notes/xcode-26-release-notes
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45058688

AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers: study
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/generative-ai-reshapes-us-job-market-stanford-study-shows-entry-level-young-workers.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45052423

Some thoughts on LLMs and software development
https://martinfowler.com/articles/202508-ai-thoughts.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45055641

My startup banking story (2023)
https://mitchellh.com/writing/my-startup-banking-story
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45056177

Fuck up my site – Turn any website into beautiful chaos
https://www.fuckupmysite.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com&torchCursor=true&comicSans=true&fakeCursors=true&peskyFly=true
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45057020

You no longer need JavaScript: an overview of what makes modern CSS so awesome
https://lyra.horse/blog/2025/08/you-dont-need-js/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45056878

Python: The Documentary [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4QL4VqJ0
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45058171

The Synology End Game
https://lowendbox.com/blog/they-used-to-be-good-but-now-theyve-turned-to-evil-the-synology-end-game/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45060920