Hacker News Daily — June 22, 2026
30 stories · June 22, 2026
In this issue
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Deno Desktop
docs.deno.com · 965 points · Discussion
deno desktop turns a Deno project (anything from a single TypeScript file to a Next.js app) into a self-contained desktop application. The output is a redistributable binary that bundles your code,…
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Steam Machine launches today
store.steampowered.com · 779 points · Discussion
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/22/the-newell-nucle... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66QzlDewigE
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Pledging another $400k to the Zig software foundation
mitchellh.com · 649 points · Discussion
My family is pledging another $400,000 1 to the Zig Software Foundation (ZSF). This brings our total pledged support for ZSF to $700,000, after our initial donation in 2024. Zig continues to earn my…
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Help I accidentally a wigglegram
lmao.center · 456 points · Discussion
Do you know what a wigglegram is? ↳ c. "suavecorn" on reddit It is a kind of stereo image you make by looping frames together, like as a GIF. ↳ c. "aka_hochstapler" on reddit The effect is quite…
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GLM 5.2 vs. Opus
techstackups.com · 443 points · Discussion
GLM-5.2 just came out, and it's another step forward for what open models can do. The internet promptly freaked out, and it's hard to tell what's real and what's hype. So we ran it head-to-head…
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Codex logging bug may write TBs to local SSDs
github.com · 422 points · Discussion
Update at Jun 22, 2026: the following 2 PRs are merged today, it could avoid 85% logs(feedback from my codex), so let me close this issue. Thanks @jif-oai for the fix. Stop logging every Responses…
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The text in Claude Code’s “Extended Thinking” output
patrickmccanna.net · 237 points · Discussion
Claude Code records each session to disk. Those logs include “thinking blocks” — the model’s own reasoning as it works. I went to inspect that reasoning this weekend and found a signature (600…
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Moebius: 0.2B image inpainting model with 10B-level performance
hustvl.github.io · 179 points · Discussion
Moebius: 0.2B Lightweight Image Inpainting Framework with 10B-Level Performance --> (*) Equal Contribution, ( † ) Project Leader, ( 📧 ) Corresponding Author.  --> 1 Huazhong University of…
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Jobs and Software Is Fucked
urflow.bearblog.dev · 174 points · Discussion
19 Jun, 2026 Or how I decided to scream into the void about how awful the job market is. I'm still in a very sour mood after the latest rounds of interviews but ultimately this is my blog and a way to…
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Mexican government unveils a prototype for a new homegrown, ultra-affordable EV
gizmodo.com · 148 points · Discussion
Read via the links — full text wasn’t available.
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My Mathematical Regression
blog.dahl.dev · 127 points · Discussion
I came across my 10 year old repo for project Euler solutions. (N.B! Euler spoilers onwards). Naturally it’s full of python files. One file stood out. It was just called problem15.txt. I pulled up the…
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Prompt Injection as Role Confusion
role-confusion.github.io · 104 points · Discussion
https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.12277
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Show HN: Oak – Git alternative designed for agents
oak.space · 102 points · Discussion
Oak is a version control system I've been working on designed for agents ( https://oak.space ). It improves the speed and context your agents need when working on serious projects. With virtual…
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Show HN: Got sick of ads, so I made my own logic puzzle site
puzzlelair.com · 100 points · Discussion
Monday, June 22, 2026 Daily logic edition No. 173 Puzzle Lair Sudoku · Kakuro · Ripple Effect · Nonograms & more, set fresh every morning Puzzle types 10 Puzzles solved 2,405 New puzzles Daily Cost to…
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Chevron signs 20-year power agreement with Microsoft for West Texas data center
chevron.com · 90 points · Discussion
HOUSTON, June 22, 2026 — Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced that Energy Forge One LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary, has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) to develop a…
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Canada is looking to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years
cbc.ca · 79 points · Discussion
Politics The federal government is looking to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years, with at least one of them outside of Ontario. New federal nuclear strategy could cost more…
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Flock-Powered Police Chiefs Stalking Women Shows Why Warrants Are Needed
ipvm.com · 75 points · Discussion
PUBLIC - This article does not require an IPVM subscription. Feel free to share. While Flock claims its system tracks vehicles, not people, the documented record of police chiefs stalking ex-partners…
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Nintendo Wii U games running from a 1980's Bernoulli disk [video]
youtube.com · 68 points · Discussion
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Die analysis of the 8087 math coprocessor's fast bit shifter (2020)
righto.com · 64 points · Discussion
Floating-point numbers are very useful for scientific programming, but early microprocessors only supported integers directly. 1 Although floating-point was common in mainframes back in the 1950s and…
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Blogger defeats photographer's copyright claim
blog.ericgoldman.org · 62 points · Discussion
I’m blogging this case only because it’s one of those “what are we even doing here?” lawsuits. Cases like this belong in the CCB or, better yet, should not be brought at all! * * * The case involves a…
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DisplayMate
displaymate.com · 60 points · Discussion
Read via the links — full text wasn’t available.
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Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration (2025)
lwn.net · 58 points · Discussion
LWN.net needs you! Without subscribers, LWN would simply not exist. Please consider signing up for a subscription and helping to keep LWN publishing. Linux users who have Secure Boot enabled on their…
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Finding the Best Dog Treat with Statistics
wespiser.com · 53 points · Discussion
Posted on June 19, 2026 by Adam Wespiser Bebop, my 83lb, 33 inch tall, Greyhound, loves three things: running fast, following me around the house, and treats. Whether it’s a chew treat, pizza out of a…
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British Columbia, Time Zones, and Postgres
crunchydata.com · 47 points · Discussion
On March 8, 2026, British Columbia moved their clocks to a year-round Pacific Daylight Savings Time. In March, they did the spring forward one hour with their clocks to UTC-7, but they won't fall back…
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Memory crisis is getting so bad that even retro RAM prices are going to the Moon
theregister.com · 39 points · Discussion
PERSONAL TECH Some hardware firms redesigning products to use older DDR2 and DDR3 components The global memory crisis has developed a new twist as buyers turn to "legacy" products such as DDR2…
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Optocam Zero: a Pi Zero based digital camera made using off the shelf components
github.com · 31 points · Discussion
Optocam Zero is a Raspberry Pi Zero based compact digital camera made using off the shelf components. I designed Optocam Zero to have a very compact, carry everywhere and have fun sort of camera. As I…
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Walt Disney Company is the most successful at monetizing human nostalgia [audio]
acquired.fm · 27 points · Discussion
The Walt Disney Company is the most successful enterprise ever created for monetizing human nostalgia. Today it’s the king of global entertainment, holding the intellectual property rights to the…
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Canyon HUD helmet for road riding
media-centre.canyon.com · 25 points · Discussion
June 18 2026, 16:00 (CEST) With its drop-down visor and connection to on-bike AI safety systems, head protection just stepped up a gear. Performance and safety information with an audio and haptic…
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Japanese symbols that speak without words
arun.is · 17 points · Discussion
In modern life, we are surrounded by symbols that guide our everyday movements. When I’m driving, the red octagonal sign on the street reminds me to stop even before I read the word on the sign. And…
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How to organize 3 acquired companies into one coherent website
littlelanguagemodels.com · 13 points · Discussion
Company A has acquired Company B, C, and D. How do we organize their sites, for multiple products with different audiences, while making it easy to find relevant product information and quickly…