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

• (00:00) - Intro

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