Hacker News Highlights

9.1.25 | Ability to run any code on owned hardware, Telegram communication requires paraphrasing, Ongoing conflict


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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 1, 2025.

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:18) - We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own
  • (01:34) - “This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone”
  • (02:37) - Eternal Struggle
  • (03:40) - Jujutsu for everyone
  • (04:53) - Why haven't quantum computers factored 21 yet?
  • (06:13) - Use One Big Server (2022)
  • (07:23) - Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility
  • (08:29) - When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire
  • (09:47) - What to do with C++ modules?
  • (11:02) - Survey: a third of senior developers say over half their code is AI-generated
  • (12:25) - Outro

  • We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own
    https://hugotunius.se/2025/08/31/what-every-argument-about-sideloading-gets-wrong.html
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45087396

    “This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone”
    https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/79371/this-telegram-must-be-closely-paraphrased-before-being-communicated-to-anyone
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45082731

    Eternal Struggle
    https://yoavg.github.io/eternal/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45086020

    Jujutsu for everyone
    https://jj-for-everyone.github.io/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45083952

    Why haven't quantum computers factored 21 yet?
    https://algassert.com/post/2500
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45082587

    Use One Big Server (2022)
    https://specbranch.com/posts/one-big-server/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45085029

    Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility
    https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45087971

    When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire
    https://oikofuge.com/sun-sets-on-british-empire/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45084913

    What to do with C++ modules?
    https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/08/we-need-to-seriously-think-about-what.html
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45086210

    Survey: a third of senior developers say over half their code is AI-generated
    https://www.fastly.com/blog/senior-developers-ship-more-ai-code
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45083635

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