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8.31.25 | Cognitive load importance, questioning decentralization, businesses confused by tariffs


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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 31, 2025.

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:19) - Cognitive load is what matters
  • (01:30) - Are we decentralized yet?
  • (02:43) - Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything
  • (03:57) - You Have to Feel It
  • (05:08) - Agent Client Protocol (ACP)
  • (06:12) - Hardening Firefox – a checklist for improved browser privacy
  • (07:31) - AI models need a virtual machine
  • (08:50) - Bcachefs Goes to "Externally Maintained"
  • (10:11) - Git Diagramming "The Weave"
  • (11:23) - Condor's Cuzco RISC-V Core at Hot Chips 2025
  • (12:35) - Outro

  • Cognitive load is what matters
    https://github.com/zakirullin/cognitive-load
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45074248

    Are we decentralized yet?
    https://arewedecentralizedyet.online/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077291

    Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything
    https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/trump-tariff-business-price-impact-37b630c8
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077937

    You Have to Feel It
    https://mitchellh.com/writing/feel-it
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45075048

    Agent Client Protocol (ACP)
    https://agentclientprotocol.com/overview/introduction
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45074147

    Hardening Firefox – a checklist for improved browser privacy
    https://andrewmarder.net/firefox/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45073746

    AI models need a virtual machine
    https://blog.sigplan.org/2025/08/29/ai-models-need-a-virtual-machine/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45074467

    Bcachefs Goes to "Externally Maintained"
    https://lwn.net/Articles/1035736/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45074312

    Git Diagramming "The Weave"
    https://daverupert.com/2025/08/git-diagramming-the-weave/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45080720

    Condor's Cuzco RISC-V Core at Hot Chips 2025
    https://chipsandcheese.com/p/condors-cuzco-risc-v-core-at-hot
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45074895

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