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13 September 2026

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v0 · term-space LSA

Silencejavascript · don · css · framework hack · power · tool · onlin

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Silenceschool · student · css · colleg email · interview · hire · scientist

The stories

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: don · problem · think · wrong

David Sacks: OpenAI and Anthropic Don't Need Regulations to Pace Frontier Models

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 70.7 · novelty 0.33

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayschang · need · problem · market
Different this timelanguag · model · chang · program more than usual (+2.2σ) · book · read · write · review less than usual (-2.0σ) · api · down · run · servic less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2026-06-23 The Geometry of Noise: Why Diffusion Models Don't Need Noise Conditioning (0.99)
2018-08-09 When recurrent models don’t need to be recurrent – Robohub (0.99)
2018-07-27 When Recurrent Models Don't Need to Be Recurrent (0.99)
2018-08-06 When Recurrent Models Don't Need to Be Recurrent (0.99)
2020-05-07 When Recurrent Models Don't Need to Be Recurrent (2018) (0.99)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timedesign · develop · build · css less than usual (-2.5σ) · brain · music · scienc · model less than usual (-2.1σ) · manag · engin · softwar · develop more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2014-09-25 Everything Not to Do as an Ally (0.73)
2019-08-14 Please don't be an Application Blackhole (0.72)
2025-02-12 You shouldn't be your own ICP (we aren't) (0.71)
2025-02-13 You shouldn't be your own ICP (we aren't) (0.71)
2017-09-25 Don't Be a Slave to Your Ambitions (0.71)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: work · job · hire · worker

Nobody pays for FOSS, we can force them to

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 54.5 · novelty 0.33

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model · api · down · run · servic
Different this timeopen · sourc · platform · applic more than usual (+5.6σ) · facebook · privaci · zuckerberg · user more than usual (+4.4σ) · hack · power · tool · onlin less than usual (-2.9σ)

Precedents2017-10-06 The License Zero Manifesto (0.82)
2017-05-11 A plan for open source software maintainers (0.81)
2026-05-01 Open source does not imply open community (0.80)
2026-05-03 Open source does not imply open community (0.80)
2020-11-17 The Few, the Tired, the Open Source Coders (0.79)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysmarket · compani · busi · price
Different this timephone · life · iphon · mobil less than usual (-4.9σ) · bitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money more than usual (+2.6σ) · api · iphon · javascript · fund less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2024-02-16 Paying people to work on open source is good (0.85)
2020-07-07 I tried to help monetize Open source projects. People hated it (0.81)
2023-02-15 Ask HN: Open-source work from free to getting paid (0.78)
2015-05-12 Ask HN: How are you funding your open-source work? (0.77)
2016-10-27 Ask HN: Do you get paid to contribute to a open source project? (0.77)

lsa: life · find · thing · model eigen: comput · tech · problem · space

AI is breaking our proxies for expertise

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 61.6 · novelty 0.29

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timechang · need · problem · market more than usual (+3.3σ) · tool · thing · good · write more than usual (+3.0σ) · work · remot · generat · home more than usual (+2.8σ)

Precedents2019-03-20 Pure Maths in Crisis? (0.89)
2019-03-23 Pure Maths in Crisis? (0.89)
2026-06-26 AI in mathematics is forcing big questions (0.88)
2024-11-17 AlphaProof's Greatest Hits (0.87)
2026-03-16 Using calculus to do number theory (0.86)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+3.2σ) · interview · talk · phone · mobil less than usual (-2.1σ) · work · job · hire · worker more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2026-01-02 Does AI pose an existential threat to mathematicians? (0.82)
2025-12-20 Do mathematicians have an ethical role to play, regarding the AI bubble? (0.78)
2023-02-01 AI can't beat mathematicians – Junaid Mubeen [video] (0.77)
2022-11-08 Why AI Can’t Match Humans at Mathematics (Yet) (0.76)
2026-02-14 Mathematicians issue a major challenge to AI (0.75)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: book · read · write · list

Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 53.0 · novelty 0.51

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timelanguag · model · chang · program less than usual (-1.8σ) · open · sourc · platform · applic more than usual (+1.7σ) · rubi · market · servic · rail less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2026-09-01 Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher (1.00)
2026-09-07 Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher (1.00)
2026-09-09 Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher (1.00)
2014-05-01 Golygons and golyhedra (0.85)
2026-07-22 Jacobian Conjecture for Baby (0.83)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timesoftwar · tool · map · bad less than usual (-2.1σ) · map · uber · travel · api less than usual (-2.1σ) · bitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2026-09-01 Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher (1.00)
2026-09-07 Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher (1.00)
2026-09-09 Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher (1.00)
2023-10-22 One line in the oldest math text hinted at hidden universes [video] (0.66)
2019-11-06 Story on Canterbury Tales, puzzles, squared squares, circuits, and Lorenz cipher (0.64)

lsa: work · remot · generat · home eigen: work · job · hire · worker

Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 72.6 · novelty 0.44

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2026-08-09 Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) (1.00)
2026-09-06 Ask HN: What are you working on? (1.00)
2011-05-26 Whatever works, works (1.00)
2009-05-09 How to Pick the People You Work With (1.00)
2016-08-17 How do you decide what to work on? (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysmarket · compani · busi · price
Different this timespace · nasa · earth · moon more than usual (+3.1σ) · know · websit · thing · look more than usual (+2.8σ) · manag · engin · softwar · develop less than usual (-2.5σ)

Precedents2026-08-09 Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) (0.99)
2022-09-01 Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (September 2022) (0.93)
2023-09-01 Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Sept 2023) (0.93)
2023-07-03 Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2023) (0.93)
2026-09-06 Ask HN: What are you working on? (0.93)

lsa: life · find · thing · model eigen: space · nasa · earth · moon

Everyone should slow down AI development except for me

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 62.7 · novelty 0.43

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysandroid · mobil · phone · make
Different this timedevelop · look · tool · hack more than usual (+5.4σ) · languag · model · chang · program more than usual (+3.9σ) · world · real · site · write more than usual (+3.0σ)

Precedents2024-06-08 Claude's Character (0.85)
2024-12-24 How did human butts evolve to look that way? (0.84)
2023-03-16 Ok, it’s time to freak out about AI (0.84)
2018-10-05 What is good color? (2015) (0.83)
2015-03-02 Machine intelligence, part 2 (0.83)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timetesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-3.5σ) · book · read · write · list more than usual (+2.3σ) · school · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2024-07-29 The Tech of Planetary Annihilation: ChronoCam (2013) (0.66)
2020-04-11 Agonia: A text-based adventure/fighting RPG (0.66)
2026-08-09 Show HN: A Planet and Geology Simulation Sandbox Game in Godot (0.66)
2019-12-28 Paean to Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (2016) (0.64)
2023-11-04 Show HN: Sci-Fi Adventure Games with GPT and DALL-E (0.63)

lsa: compani · down · start · servic eigen: interview · talk · phone · mobil

Data collected by cars and sold to third parties

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 53.5 · novelty 0.52

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timedata · scienc · big · center more than usual (+5.4σ) · secur · want · tool · machin more than usual (+2.6σ) · tool · thing · good · write less than usual (-2.6σ)

Precedents2022-05-03 Data broker is selling location data of people who visit abortion clinics (0.88)
2018-06-20 Cell carriers to stop sharing real-time cell phone location data (0.88)
2018-06-27 Cell carriers to stop sharing real-time cell phone location data (0.88)
2020-02-28 FCC Proposes to Fine Wireless Carriers $200M for Selling Customer Location Data (0.87)
2026-05-23 The FBI Wants 'Near Real-Time' Access to US License Plate Readers (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeemail · interview · hire · scientist less than usual (-3.3σ) · chrome · robot · linux · browser less than usual (-3.2σ)

Precedents2014-02-17 Who OWNS data generated by 'connected cars'? (0.66)
2023-12-02 US Senator: What Do Our Cars Know? and Who Do They Share That Information With? (0.64)
2016-10-19 5 Facts About Data That Connected Cars Collect (0.63)
2025-10-01 ICE Is Buying a Tool to Track Phones, Without Warrants (0.63)
2023-02-12 What’s the data Waymo car collects driving around SF all day? (0.62)

lsa: generat · hack · site · life eigen: rust · intel · price · histori

Astra and Fable still hack on simple variants of alignment evals from 2025

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 39.1 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timelive · cloud · servic · life less than usual (-2.7σ) · microsoft · window · yahoo · next less than usual (-2.1σ) · book · read · write · review less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2026-09-08 Astra and Fable still hack on simple variants of alignment evals from early 2025 (1.00)
2017-09-18 With this simple hack you will get your Logitech Brio 4K webcam CS lens mount (1.00)
2014-04-06 HHVM + Hack + Nginx + Laravel – Simple Vagrant Up (1.00)
2023-08-28 Poland's Railways Halted by a Simple Radio Hack (1.00)
2025-04-20 One Simple Hack to Ruin Your Easter (0.99)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timesearch · react · css · firefox more than usual (+1.7σ) · build · project · rust · creat less than usual (-1.7σ) · python · rubi · use · django more than usual (+1.6σ)

Precedents2026-09-08 Astra and Fable still hack on simple variants of alignment evals from early 2025 (1.00)
2011-10-17 Change of type alignment and the consequences (0.68)
2015-01-08 Data alignment: Why is it so important? (0.64)
2024-12-03 Data alignment: Straighten up and fly right (2005) (0.64)
2023-03-15 GPT-4 Paper Excerpt on Alignment Risk Evals (0.64)

lsa: life · find · thing · model eigen: softwar · develop · api · problem

Why are AI agents lying, cheating and coordinating?

1 article · 1 source · episode day 3 · T² 50.9 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timelearn · machin · deep · lesson more than usual (+6.0σ) · system · network · thing · oper more than usual (+5.5σ) · develop · look · tool · hack more than usual (+4.0σ)

Precedents2016-12-28 Bat chat: machine learning algorithms provide translations for bat squeaks (0.85)
2020-11-18 Cities are living entities always changing and adapting to new environments (0.83)
2018-08-16 ‘Functional Fingerprint’ May Identify Brains Over a Lifetime (0.83)
2025-09-13 OpenAI’s latest research paper demonstrates that falsehoods are inevitable (0.82)
2016-02-02 Recognizing and Localizing Right Whales with Extremely Deep Neural Networks (0.82)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.4σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+1.9σ) · work · job · hire · worker more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2026-03-19 A rogue AI led to a serious security incident at Meta (0.73)
2025-12-29 Ask HN: Are AI agents overloading your back end APIs? (0.72)
2024-11-04 Ask HN: Why do many AI experts care so much about AI safety? (0.72)
2026-03-30 Vulnerability research is cooked (0.72)
2025-09-10 AI code is creating more Ops incidents – who should own fixing them? (0.72)

lsa: compani · down · start · servic eigen: american · america · trump · war

Trump rejects call by CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI to slow AI down

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 68.2 · novelty 0.46

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timepython · guid · phone · scienc more than usual (+1.6σ)

Precedents2017-10-13 Nashville tech darling Emma sold, CEO stepping down (0.94)
2021-07-06 Didi and Chinese Tech Stocks Fall After Regulator Cracks Down (0.92)
2022-09-02 Biden will crack down on Chinese tech investment with a new executive order (0.92)
2022-09-06 Biden will crack down on Chinese tech investment with a new executive order (0.92)
2020-01-31 Feds Order Tech Giants to Help Hunt Down One WhatsApp Meth Dealer (0.92)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayssearch · react · css · firefox
Different this timesearch · find · citi · look less than usual (-3.2σ) · school · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.6σ) · python · world · github · languag less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2026-05-21 Trump pulls back AI order over fears it could slow US technology (0.83)
2026-05-22 Trump pulls back AI order over fears it could slow US technology (0.83)
2026-05-22 Pressure from Silicon Valley helped block Trump's expected order on AI (0.80)
2025-06-22 Trump's plan to ban US states from AI regulation will 'hold us back', says (0.78)
2018-01-09 Under pressure, Trump team backs off proposal to cull foreign tech workforce (0.77)

lsa: compani · down · start · servic eigen: stori · histori · record · robot

Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 58.5 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timetool · thing · good · write less than usual (-2.2σ) · secur · want · tool · machin more than usual (+2.1σ) · valley · silicon · end · generat more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2026-09-08 Flock worker calls police on investigator filming public camera installation (1.00)
2021-08-27 Police Shared Intelligence on Protesters with Pipeline Company (0.89)
2021-11-04 Uncovering the secret offshore accounts of the global elite (0.88)
2021-11-10 Uncovering the secret offshore accounts of the global elite (0.88)
2025-09-14 EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections (0.88)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+2.3σ) · test · review · quantum · studi more than usual (+2.1σ) · amazon · product · book · servic less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2026-09-08 Flock worker calls police on investigator filming public camera installation (0.96)
2026-07-17 Flock Safety had a car journalist stalked, wrongly accused, and detained (0.76)
2026-08-04 All of Winona Police Department's Flock cameras cut down and stolen (0.76)
2026-02-23 Flock cameras gifted by Horowitz Foundation, avoiding public oversight (0.74)
2023-08-25 Helicopter Footage Reveals State Trooper Surveillance Capabilities (0.71)

lsa: api · down · run · servic eigen: interview · talk · phone · mobil

JetKVM Mini

1 article · 1 source · episode day 3 · T² 72.7 · novelty 0.46

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayschang · need · problem · market · live · cloud · servic · life
Different this timecomput · scienc · quantum · cloud more than usual (+5.7σ) · social · network · media · neural more than usual (+4.8σ) · web · browser · applic · framework more than usual (+3.7σ)

Precedents2025-11-22 How to repurpose your old phone into a web server (0.77)
2026-06-16 How we run Firecracker VMs inside EC2 and start browsers in less than 1s (0.76)
2025-08-06 How I use Tailscale (0.76)
2022-11-02 A Visual Guide to SSH Tunnels (With Labs) (0.74)
2022-11-05 A Visual Guide to SSH Tunnels (With Labs) (0.74)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timesoftwar · develop · api · problem less than usual (-2.8σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.5σ) · amazon · product · book · servic more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2021-10-23 Wireless, Off-Grid, No-License Communication for $27.99 (Lora Meshtastic) (0.72)
2026-08-21 Talk. It types. Anywhere on your phone. $9.www.airtxt.ai (0.70)
2026-03-25 Show HN: ADS-B Scope – Portable ADS-B and mesh radio on a LilyGo T-Display-P4 (0.70)
2019-01-31 MXChip EMW3060 WiFi IoT Module Sells for Less Than $2 (0.69)
2022-05-05 Inexpensive Wi-Fi 6: Motorola MH7603 mesh router for the win (0.68)

lsa: life · find · thing · model eigen: learn · machin · model · deep

Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to 'distill' frontier models, too

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 53.7 · novelty 0.50

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeopen · sourc · platform · applic more than usual (+6.4σ) · startup · idea · founder · school more than usual (+5.1σ) · free · onlin · power · market more than usual (+4.1σ)

Precedents2020-05-19 Simple Personal Finance Tracking with GnuCash (0.74)
2012-04-07 Understanding TPP, ACTA's nastier, more secret little brother (0.74)
2024-11-04 Albertsons kills rural grocers with land use restrictions (0.73)
2024-03-28 Personal 'invisibility shield' goes on sale, starting under $70 (0.72)
2024-03-30 Personal 'invisibility shield' goes on sale, starting under $70 (0.72)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timejavascript · api · rust · life less than usual (-4.3σ) · map · uber · travel · api less than usual (-2.3σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2025-07-18 Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper (0.71)
2017-02-22 China’s first ‘deep learning lab’ intensifies challenge to US in AI race (0.71)
2026-02-13 OpenAI says China's DeepSeek trained its AI by distilling US models, memo shows (0.69)
2022-02-09 Andrew Ng: Unbiggen AI (0.68)
2022-04-07 Andrew Ng: Unbiggen AI (0.68)

lsa: appl · store · mac · problem eigen: python · world · github · languag

Homebrew 7.0.0

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 50.3 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timewindow · manag · updat · phone more than usual (+4.1σ) · api · down · run · servic more than usual (+4.0σ) · releas · version · beta · featur more than usual (+3.8σ)

Precedents2020-05-27 macOS Catalina 10.15.5 (0.87)
2024-01-11 How virtualisation came to Apple Silicon Macs (0.82)
2026-04-27 Networking changes coming in macOS 27 (0.82)
2017-11-29 About the security content of Security Update 2017-001 (0.81)
2023-12-04 macOS Sonoma is setting records for update size (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timecomput · tech · problem · space less than usual (-3.4σ) · appl · iphon · app · mac more than usual (+2.4σ) · know · websit · thing · look more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2026-06-11 Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0 (0.88)
2018-10-23 Homebrew 1.8.0 released (0.81)
2024-10-01 Homebrew 4.4.0 Release (0.75)
2021-11-02 Ask HN: Best Alternative to Homebrew in 2021? (0.74)
2016-09-21 Homebrew 1.0.0 (0.73)

lsa: compani · down · start · servic eigen: microsoft · window · cloud · softwar

Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted board ouster

1 article · 1 source · episode day 3 · T² 84.7 · novelty 0.43

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeproblem · cloud · hack · down less than usual (-2.8σ) · test · life · machin · perform less than usual (-2.1σ) · don · want · hack · write more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2011-07-29 Airbnb Victim Speaks Again: Homeless, Scared And Angry (0.90)
2019-09-13 Kickstarter Has Fired Two Union Organizers in 8 Days (0.86)
2017-08-06 Travis Kalanick reportedly sought to reassert control at Uber after ouster (0.86)
2026-07-28 eBay and former execs will pay $56M to settle harassment of Natick couple (0.85)
2021-05-04 How Basecamp Blew Up (0.84)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timebrain · softwar · comput · drone less than usual (-2.9σ) · down · die · kill · end more than usual (+2.7σ) · test · review · quantum · studi less than usual (-2.6σ)

Precedents2026-09-09 Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence (0.85)
2024-10-13 WordPress.org's latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin (0.79)
2014-03-27 Mozilla employees tell Brendan Eich he needs to “step down” (0.71)
2018-01-30 Wag is replacing its CEO (0.70)
2019-07-23 Melissa Di Donato Appointed CEO of SUSE (0.69)

lsa: system · network · thing · oper eigen: googl · android · search · app

Why is Google still serving dodgy ads?

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 51.3 · novelty 0.28

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timegoogl · chrome · map · cloud more than usual (+9.8σ) · iphon · human · programm · hack more than usual (+5.9σ) · internet · thing · think · music more than usual (+4.1σ)

Precedents2022-06-12 System Preferences Reimagined on macOS (0.74)
2023-01-10 Tell HN: I hate the existing classification of hypervisors (0.73)
2017-07-10 Linus: “I no longer feel like I can trust ‘init’ to do the sane thing” (0.72)
2025-02-22 In Defense of Text Labels (0.71)
2017-04-19 Ask HN: Cryptographically Anonymous Authentication? (0.71)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timedon · problem · think · wrong more than usual (+2.3σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.1σ) · school · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2026-07-09 Ask HN: Is Google NERFing AI Mode? (0.80)
2024-10-01 Tell HN: Google getting aggressive about requiring account to use YouTube (0.79)
2023-02-13 Bing AI can't be trusted (0.78)
2025-08-08 This website is for humans (0.78)
2025-08-13 This website is for humans (0.78)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: amazon · product · book · servic

Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 56.7 · novelty 0.52

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeproduct · manag · compani · api more than usual (+3.8σ) · engin · problem · hack · search more than usual (+2.9σ) · test · life · machin · perform more than usual (+2.7σ)

Precedents2024-06-02 Formlabs Form 4 Teardown (0.81)
2023-12-13 Lithium-ion battery pack prices hit record low (0.80)
2023-02-17 Usage-based pricing isn't always best (0.79)
2019-10-11 Capability Immaturity Model (0.79)
2020-03-02 Capability Immaturity Model (0.79)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+2.7σ) · tesla · email · car · electr more than usual (+1.9σ) · american · america · trump · war more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2019-10-04 Alane: Using Aluminum Hydride as Fuel (0.70)
2026-07-17 Will U.S. Households Still Buy Heat Pumps Without a Tax Credit? (0.68)
2021-07-28 Buy Real Gas (0.66)
2021-03-17 Electric Freight Trucks Could Soon Be 50% Cheaper to Own Than Diesel (0.66)
2013-11-30 Costco-linked gas cheap but controversial (0.65)

lsa: appl · store · mac · problem eigen: appl · iphon · app · mac

Backflip: Apple now wants to train AI models with user data after all

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 69.8 · novelty 0.29

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysiphon · human · programm · hack
Different this timedata · scienc · big · center more than usual (+9.5σ) · internet · thing · think · music less than usual (-2.8σ) · python · guid · phone · scienc less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2026-06-08 The Third Generation of Apple's Foundation Models (0.97)
2026-06-15 The Third Generation of Apple's Foundation Models (0.97)
2026-06-09 New Apple Dev Betas: Is it possible to force LLM requests to stay on device? (0.94)
2024-06-13 How Apple's AI model tries to keep your data private (0.94)
2016-03-15 Lawmaker who was CIA agent wants Big Data,not Apple's encryption (0.93)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysapp · android · mobil · iphon
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-3.8σ) · learn · machin · model · deep more than usual (+3.3σ) · chrome · robot · linux · browser less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2026-06-08 The Third Generation of Apple's Foundation Models (0.96)
2026-06-15 The Third Generation of Apple's Foundation Models (0.96)
2025-04-15 Apple plans to improve its AI models by privately analyzing user data (0.89)
2011-10-03 Is Apple be about to give iPhone users an AI personal assistant? (0.85)
2023-09-02 How Apple is already using machine learning and AI in iOS (0.85)

lsa: android · mobil · phone · make eigen: app · android · mobil · iphon

Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 69.9 · novelty 0.43

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timestori · need · launch · idea less than usual (-4.0σ) · tool · thing · good · write less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2026-09-04 Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs (1.00)
2019-01-17 NomadPhone – Use your phone number abroad (0.99)
2014-05-11 One-time-use phone numbers for evading scammers (0.99)
2014-07-31 How to verify phone numbers using Twilio and Parse (0.99)
2019-06-25 How LinkedIn Uses Your Phone Number (0.99)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysgoogl · android · search · app · map · uber · travel · api
Different this timecovid · car · tesla · phone more than usual (+2.6σ) · databas · develop · nasa · musk less than usual (-2.4σ) · school · student · colleg · databas more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2026-09-04 Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs (1.00)
2026-08-07 Signal is working on a paid option to create an account without a phone number (0.76)
2026-08-10 Signal is working on a paid option to create an account without a phone number (0.76)
2022-08-02 Others default to Signal, not SMS, after uninstall (0.74)
2015-12-03 Oneplus 2 no longer needs an invite (0.72)

lsa: test · life · machin · perform eigen: test · review · quantum · studi

Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 70.9 · novelty 0.37

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2018-05-09 UI Testing: Moving from WebdriverIO and Selenium to Puppeteer (0.99)
2023-10-11 We Reduced Testing Time by 70% – By Moving from Cypress to Playwright (0.99)
2021-10-09 Boeing Starliner test flight delayed until 2022 (0.99)
2026-07-14 SpaceX is gearing up for Starship's 13th test flight later this week (0.99)
2021-05-06 Royal Marines test jet suit between moving ships – video (0.99)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeinterview · talk · phone · mobil less than usual (-3.9σ) · down · die · kill · end more than usual (+2.4σ) · name · network · founder · team less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2026-09-09 PISA test reveals alarming drop in reading and math skills (0.78)
2019-09-26 SAT Scores Fall as More Students Take the Test (0.77)
2017-11-27 American Students Are Bad at Standardized Tests Because They Don’t Try Very Hard (0.76)
2015-09-05 SAT Scores Continue Downward Slide, but No One Knows Why (0.76)
2012-08-24 Studying more makes you worse at tests (0.76)

lsa: comput · scienc · quantum · cloud eigen: program · algorithm · fast · file

The contagion of fear

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 55.8 · novelty 0.44

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timelife · find · thing · model more than usual (+3.6σ) · don · want · hack · write more than usual (+2.9σ) · iphon · human · programm · hack more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2013-12-14 Scott Aaronson on Philosophical Progress (0.89)
2012-05-18 Gödel and the limits of logic (0.86)
2017-03-13 Gödel and the limits of logic (2006) (0.86)
2021-01-25 Let's Not Dumb Down the History of Computer Science (2014) (0.86)
2018-10-14 Grad Student Solved a Fundamental Quantum Computing Problem (0.85)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeemail · problem · user · write more than usual (+2.7σ) · react · github · api · chang more than usual (+2.6σ) · don · problem · think · wrong more than usual (+2.4σ)

Precedents2018-11-11 I call my OCD ‘Olivia’ (0.73)
2022-01-12 Losing our product to button syndrome (0.73)
2021-08-30 Burning Out and Finding Stability (2019) (0.72)
2012-03-26 How I survived a plane crash (0.72)
2019-10-01 I used to fear being a nobody, then I left social media (0.72)

lsa: rubi · market · servic · rail eigen: bitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money

Nvidia dismisses "circular financing", says every $1 it invests brings back $100

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 50.0 · novelty 0.49

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2013-12-09 Telstra Invests to bring Box to Australia (0.98)
2018-04-05 Alibaba is preparing to invest in Grab (0.98)
2025-07-07 Nvidia embarks on huge investment in Israel (0.98)
2026-07-17 TSMC Expands US Semiconductor Investment to $265B (0.98)
2024-03-11 Mexico's Investment Boom (0.98)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysmarket · compani · busi · price
Different this timesearch · find · citi · look less than usual (-3.1σ) · perform · faster · speed · fast more than usual (+1.9σ) · don · problem · think · wrong more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2019-02-06 SoftBank's investment fund dumps entire $3.6B stake in Nvidia (0.79)
2026-08-26 Nvidia's $200B 'balance sheet-as-a-service' (0.77)
2026-08-17 Nvidia AI Financing Is the $500B Risk Investors Aren't Watching (0.77)
2024-03-12 What Nvidia's reversal means for investors (0.76)
2022-05-06 SEC Charges Nvidia with Inadequate Disclosures about Impact of Cryptomining (0.75)

lsa: game · play · don · onlin eigen: use · work · need · want

After Math

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 42.0 · novelty 0.49

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timedon · want · hack · write more than usual (+2.7σ) · chang · need · problem · market more than usual (+2.6σ) · amazon · site · servic · problem more than usual (+2.4σ)

Precedents2018-04-09 The Mathematics of 2048: Optimal Play with Markov Decision Processes (0.84)
2016-05-31 Simple Set Game Proof Stuns Mathematicians (0.84)
2013-01-30 US Senator says games are a bigger problem than guns (0.82)
2025-01-31 Motion sickness accessibility in video games (0.82)
2019-09-16 Disc rot is a challenge for both archivists and collectors (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team · search · find · citi · look
Different this timeinterview · talk · phone · mobil less than usual (-2.1σ) · softwar · tool · map · bad less than usual (-2.1σ) · best · good · top · better less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2024-02-08 Physics for Mathematicians – Introduction (0.73)
2025-09-17 Show HN: Math2Tex – Convert handwritten math and complex notes to LaTeX text (0.73)
2018-11-22 Ask HN: How can I learn to read mathematical notation? (0.72)
2025-03-28 Decomposing a Factorial into Large Factors (0.72)
2017-02-21 Dual Numbers and Automatic Differentiation (2014) (0.71)

lsa: world · real · site · write eigen: design · develop · build · css

OpenArm: An open-source 7DOF humanoid arm

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 60.6 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeopen · sourc · platform · applic more than usual (+6.7σ) · design · founder · pattern · start more than usual (+5.6σ) · system · network · thing · oper more than usual (+3.7σ)

Precedents2021-11-01 Batavia shipwreck reveals a key to Dutch success in 17th-century world trade (0.73)
2023-01-22 Ask HN: Where do breakthroughs in computer science come from? (0.71)
2026-07-28 Show HN: Open-source, Long-horizon cite-able memory for multi-agent systems (0.70)
2019-04-02 World's deepest pool to open in Poland (0.70)
2025-12-11 The Road to 3.0.0: A Real-World Case Study of AI-Powered Open Source Maintenance (0.69)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysimag · visual · css · look
Different this timephone · life · iphon · mobil less than usual (-2.6σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.3σ) · comput · tech · problem · space less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2015-02-11 Open source robotic prosthetic arm (0.71)
2009-04-17 Open Source Robotic Arm (0.71)
2025-07-01 K-Bot is the first open-source humanoid robot (0.68)
2025-07-02 K-Bot is the first open-source humanoid robot (0.68)
2019-06-11 Open source AI bionic leg offers unified platform for prosthetics (0.67)

lsa: window · manag · updat · phone eigen: name · network · founder · team

CUDA for AMD on Windows

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 63.1 · novelty 0.51

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timetest · life · machin · perform more than usual (+4.9σ) · work · remot · generat · home more than usual (+3.0σ) · learn · machin · deep · lesson more than usual (+2.5σ)

Precedents2023-11-06 Nrsc5: Receive NRSC-5 digital radio stations using an RTL-SDR dongle (0.83)
2022-06-07 Deepfake Offensive Toolkit (real-time deepfakes for virtual cameras) (0.83)
2024-12-02 Show HN: Open-sourced (road) traffic counting application (0.83)
2020-07-25 Typometer: A tool to measure and analyze the visual latency of text editors (0.82)
2024-05-12 Show HN: Making GNU Make a better Task Runner (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeapi · iphon · javascript · fund less than usual (-3.1σ) · microsoft · window · cloud · softwar more than usual (+2.4σ) · email · problem · user · write less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2021-11-25 What Is AMD ROCm? (0.81)
2016-04-25 GPUCC – An Open-Source GPGPU Compiler (0.74)
2021-04-20 Multi CPU motherboard is GPU? (0.73)
2024-03-05 Open-source project ZLUDA lets CUDA apps run on AMD GPUs (0.72)
2023-07-03 AMD to Expand ROCm Support to Consumer RDNA 3 GPUs This Fall (0.72)

lsa: compani · down · start · servic eigen: market · compani · busi · price

Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 48.8 · novelty 0.48

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timesecur · want · tool · machin more than usual (+4.5σ) · tool · thing · good · write less than usual (-3.2σ) · data · scienc · big · center more than usual (+3.0σ)

Precedents2014-01-23 Verizon says it received over 321,000 legal orders for user data in 2013 (0.87)
2024-01-14 ICO fines HelloFresh £140k for spam texts and emails (0.87)
2025-05-19 'Significant amount' of private data stolen in UK Legal Aid hack (0.87)
2025-11-04 Data breach at major Swedish software supplier impacts 1.5M (0.86)
2022-01-27 Despite decades of hacking attacks, companies leave sensitive data unprotected (0.86)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysbitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money · api · iphon · javascript · fund
Different this timebrain · music · scienc · model less than usual (-2.6σ) · chrome · robot · linux · browser less than usual (-2.4σ) · name · network · founder · team more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2025-05-13 UK's Marks and Spencer confirms customer data taken in ransomware attack (0.72)
2023-05-11 Stock Clearinghouse Leaked Sensitive Data, Trading Firm Says (0.71)
2018-05-28 Two Canadian banks say accounts compromised: CIBC 40,000 and BMO 50,000 (0.70)
2026-04-23 Vercel says some of its customers' data was stolen prior to its recent hack (0.70)
2017-01-23 Symantec caught once again improperly issuing illegitimate HTTPS certificates (0.69)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: use · work · need · want

Why is the x86 undefined instruction called ud2? Why 2?

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 52.9 · novelty 0.46

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model · chang · need · problem · market
Different this timeprogram · function · problem · languag more than usual (+3.1σ) · hack · power · tool · onlin less than usual (-1.8σ) · api · down · run · servic more than usual (+1.5σ)

Precedents2026-09-11 Why is the x86 undefined instruction called ud2? Why 2? (1.00)
2022-04-25 Compile time evaluation in Nim, Zig, Rust and C++ (0.86)
2017-04-14 Taming Undefined Behavior in LLVM (0.85)
2021-03-31 Never use environment variables for configuration (0.85)
2021-04-01 Don’t use environment variables for configuration (0.85)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayswork · job · hire · worker · don · problem · think · wrong
Different this timename · network · founder · team more than usual (+2.4σ) · bitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money more than usual (+2.1σ) · down · die · kill · end more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2026-09-11 Why is the x86 undefined instruction called ud2? Why 2? (1.00)
2016-12-28 Ask HN: Does anyone use x32 ABI of Linux? (0.79)
2024-01-07 Exploring x86-64 Instruction Encoding (0.77)
2020-05-22 One-pass Compiler (0.77)
2014-09-19 Say Hello to X64 Assembly Part 3 (0.77)

lsa: test · life · machin · perform eigen: interview · talk · phone · mobil

Houthis used Claude Code to develop missile guidance software: Anthropic

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 41.8 · novelty 0.59

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timecomput · scienc · quantum · cloud more than usual (+4.1σ) · engin · problem · hack · search more than usual (+4.0σ) · work · remot · generat · home more than usual (+2.9σ)

Precedents2017-12-30 Coming Soon: Machine-Checked Proofs in Everyday Development (0.83)
2026-06-09 Cohere's First Model for Developers (0.80)
2026-06-26 MirrorCode: What's the largest software project AI can complete on its own? (0.79)
2026-08-03 What's the largest software project AI can complete on its own? (0.79)
2024-02-23 Meta's new LLM-based test generator (0.79)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+2.1σ) · market · social · invest · media less than usual (-1.9σ) · map · uber · travel · api less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2026-02-14 Pentagon's use of Claude during Maduro raid sparks Anthropic feud (0.65)
2023-09-13 Pentagon unveils ‘Replicator’ drone program to compete with China (0.61)
2025-07-22 UFOs once took control of Russian ICBMs, nearly caused WW3 – testimony (0.61)
2026-04-12 What Claude Code's Source Revealed About AI Engineering Culture (0.61)
2026-04-14 What Claude Code's Source Revealed About AI Engineering Culture (0.61)

lsa: websit · site · down · know eigen: email · problem · user · write

I'm being cyberattacked by Tesla, Inc

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 55.0 · novelty 0.31

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeweb · browser · applic · framework more than usual (+2.6σ) · internet · thing · think · music more than usual (+2.1σ) · secur · want · tool · machin more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2023-05-29 Let us serve you, but don't bring us down (0.78)
2020-02-27 Let's Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates (0.77)
2013-06-07 Ask HN: vpn or other encrypted proxies? (0.75)
2015-07-28 Ask HN: Website owners, how do you ensure abuse complaints are directed to you? (0.75)
2022-11-09 Question: Would you handle spidering your website from AWS and Azure? (0.75)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeemail · interview · hire · scientist less than usual (-2.9σ) · python · rubi · use · django less than usual (-1.8σ) · learn · machin · model · deep less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2019-06-14 Ask HN: Twitter account stolen by presumed vulnerability (0.74)
2017-06-01 Stolen Ethers from MyEtherWallet and IG:shanefr0mmaine (0.71)
2021-02-15 The Elon Musk Twitter scam is out of control (0.71)
2010-10-18 Ask HN: What's with this "Your IP is infected" junk? (0.71)
2021-10-20 Ask HN: Did you(r company) receive a spam bomb threat today? (0.71)

lsa: life · find · thing · model eigen: use · work · need · want

Aligned to whom?

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 49.4 · novelty 0.45

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeengin · problem · hack · search more than usual (+6.5σ) · hack · power · tool · onlin less than usual (-4.5σ) · build · tool · next · generat more than usual (+2.5σ)

Precedents2026-04-26 AI should elevate your thinking, not replace it (0.82)
2025-02-13 Why is everyone trying to replace Software Engineers? (0.82)
2025-07-19 It Would Be Good If the AI Bubble Burst (0.81)
2026-01-22 Surviving AI (0.79)
2014-11-04 Ask HN: Career advice sought; am I having a quarter-life crisis? (0.78)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team · search · find · citi · look
Different this timesoftwar · develop · api · problem more than usual (+2.3σ) · comput · tech · problem · space more than usual (+2.3σ) · work · job · hire · worker more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2023-04-09 What security practices should tax preparer's put in place? (0.74)
2021-07-08 Ask HN: Mechanisms for constructive criticism or reporting risks in companies? (0.71)
2020-06-07 Ask HN: Do security units have a moral obligation to publish advisories? (0.71)
2017-06-01 Ask HN: Who is underwriting your technology company's insurance? (0.69)
2017-05-26 Ask HN: Insurance for single-member LLC (0.68)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: appl · iphon · app · mac

The Outrageous Collapse of a 'Montessori Ponzi'

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 54.6 · novelty 0.56

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2022-11-13 The Fallout of the FTX Collapse (1.00)
2021-12-16 Turkish lira collapsing: now at 17.7 vs. Euro (1.00)
2010-05-21 [video] Niall Ferguson on Fiscal Crises and Imperial Collapse (1.00)
2022-04-10 Sri Lanka on the Brink of Collapse (1.00)
2019-08-11 Turkmenistan on the brink of collapse? (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timetest · review · quantum · studi less than usual (-2.8σ) · python · rubi · use · django less than usual (-2.5σ) · app · android · mobil · iphon less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2011-06-16 Apple’s Fifth Avenue Store to Get a $6.6M Facelift (0.57)
2016-07-01 New York’s longstanding Apple retailer Tekserve is closing up shop (0.57)
2014-03-20 $3900 adjustable desk by early iPod designer raises $1.5m (0.57)
2015-05-06 Wonder Workshop Gets $6.9M, and a Home in Apple Stores (0.57)
2010-10-04 Adidas Dumped $10 Million iAd Due to "Control Freak" Steve Jobs (0.57)

lsa: comput · scienc · quantum · cloud eigen: stori · histori · record · robot

The Interim Computer Museum

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 57.4 · novelty 0.55

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timebook · read · write · review more than usual (+2.6σ) · internet · thing · think · music more than usual (+1.9σ) · life · better · machin · human less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2023-08-29 The Interim Computer Museum (1.00)
2025-06-10 The Interim Computer Museum (1.00)
2012-12-10 Jun Fukuyama's P≠NP Page (0.84)
2014-09-24 A Decoy Computer Was Set Up Online. See Which Countries Attacked It the Most (0.81)
2019-11-01 Computed IDs based on personal information (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysinternet · network · softwar · agent
Different this timemarket · compani · busi · price less than usual (-2.5σ) · program · algorithm · fast · file less than usual (-2.0σ) · microsoft · window · cloud · softwar more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2025-06-10 The Interim Computer Museum (1.00)
2023-08-29 The Interim Computer Museum (1.00)
2026-01-28 Computer History Museum Launches Digital Portal to Its Collection (0.77)
2026-01-28 Computer History Museum Opens Virtually (0.74)
2012-03-22 Computer History Museum (0.73)

lsa: design · founder · pattern · start eigen: search · react · css · firefox

Romania soccer introduces black card to 'combat abusive behaviour' from parents

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 58.6 · novelty 0.52

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayssystem · network · thing · oper
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2022-05-16 All American Five Radio Receivers (0.82)
2022-12-21 All American Five radio receivers (0.82)
2018-07-31 First drug to prevent chronic migraines approved by EU (0.82)
2018-08-09 First drug to prevent chronic migraines approved by EU (0.82)
2019-08-09 Japanese addressing system (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+2.8σ) · googl · android · search · app less than usual (-2.0σ) · school · student · css · colleg more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2016-08-24 France adopts new guidelines for security in schools (french) (0.65)
2020-01-20 German Club St. Pauli Badge on UK Anti-Terrorism Guide Under 'Left Wing Signs' (0.64)
2020-10-27 Spanish police plans to extend use of its lie-detector while efficacy is unclear (0.64)
2021-02-08 Spain will only use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people aged 18 to 55 (0.63)
2013-03-27 Argentina government creates the Supercard low commissions credit card (0.63)

lsa: facebook · privaci · zuckerberg · user eigen: interview · talk · phone · mobil

Mark Zuckerberg: "Cambridge Analytica" (2017)

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 52.8 · novelty 0.30

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2013-01-28 Mark Zuckerberg's Hoodie (1.00)
2014-01-02 Mark Zuckerberg's Hoodie (1.00)
2016-11-23 Mark Zuckerberg is a hypocrite (1.00)
2018-11-27 Fury over Mark Zuckerberg 'no-show' (1.00)
2017-05-29 Mark Zuckerberg will be our downfall (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timepython · world · github · languag less than usual (-4.1σ) · googl · android · search · app more than usual (+2.3σ) · use · work · need · want less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2018-03-20 Mark Zuckerberg Reacts to the Cambridge Analytica Problem (in 2005) (0.91)
2018-04-16 Facebook and Cambridge Analytica (Bruce Schneier on “surveillance capitalism”) (0.88)
2018-03-21 Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica situation (0.86)
2018-03-22 Understanding the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Story (0.86)
2018-03-28 Understanding the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Story (0.86)

lsa: secur · want · tool · machin eigen: down · die · kill · end

Security through obscurity is dead, and AI delivered the fatal blow

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 74.6 · novelty 0.29

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2016-02-01 Is security outfit Norse Corp dead or just temporarily TITSUP? (1.00)
2015-01-21 Dead Christmas Trees and Security Holes (1.00)
2014-07-18 Department of Homeland Security safekeeping deadly virus samples (1.00)
2023-07-31 The Moon Emoji Is Securities Fraud (0.99)
2026-05-08 A New Era of Security: Frontier AI Defense (0.99)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayscovid · car · tesla · phone
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-4.1σ) · brain · music · scienc · model less than usual (-2.8σ) · learn · machin · model · deep more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2024-11-10 After the dust settled, AI became the enemy (0.80)
2026-04-15 The Death of an AI Whistleblower (0.79)
2023-04-18 If there's one thing AI has done for us, it's killed Zuck's metaverse (0.79)
2026-09-03 AI agents carried out every step of this ransomware attack – then left (0.78)
2024-10-01 Sad Times for AI Safety (0.77)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: python · world · github · languag

Principles for Fast Tokio Applications

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 32.4 · novelty 0.37

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model
Different this timecode · review · write · line more than usual (+2.7σ) · data · scienc · big · center more than usual (+2.6σ) · websit · site · down · know less than usual (-2.5σ)

Precedents2020-07-23 Good Logging (0.84)
2019-05-29 A way to do atomic writes (0.83)
2026-06-24 Too many R packages: CRAN is inundated with submissions (0.83)
2018-02-04 Micro-op fusion in x86 (0.83)
2022-04-01 A database for 2022 (0.82)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timedon · problem · think · wrong more than usual (+2.4σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.2σ) · bitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2025-09-16 Necessary tool? Async LoRA for distributed systems (0.75)
2009-12-17 Project Fortress Blog: Types and "Run-time Types" (0.73)
2021-12-09 Monoio – A thread-per-core Rust async runtime with io_uring (0.72)
2026-02-26 Show HN: GalataJ – Runtime-aware Java profiling inside IntelliJ and VS Code (0.71)
2014-09-07 Experiments with Nimrod (0.69)

lsa: guid · thing · scienc · mobil eigen: book · read · write · list

The Relation Between Mathematics and Physics by Paul Dirac (1939)

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 55.0 · novelty 0.42

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timecomput · scienc · quantum · cloud more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2026-01-09 The Relation Between Mathematics and Physics – Paul Dirac(1939) (1.00)
2013-12-09 Poems related to mathematics (0.96)
2019-09-13 Mathematics for Physics: Illustrated Handbook (0.96)
2017-03-12 A Mathematical Intro to Special Relativity (0.95)
2022-06-22 What is the point of formalising mathematics? (0.94)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timesoftwar · tool · map · bad less than usual (-3.1σ) · manag · engin · softwar · develop more than usual (+2.1σ) · comput · tech · problem · space more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2026-01-09 The Relation Between Mathematics and Physics – Paul Dirac(1939) (1.00)
2020-01-05 Richard Feynman on the Differences Between Mathematics and Physics (0.88)
2021-09-13 Richard Feynman on the Differences Between Mathematics and Physics (0.88)
2023-09-20 Richard Feynman on the Differences Between Mathematics and Physics (0.88)
2013-02-24 Feynman: Difference between Mathematics and Physics (0.86)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: work · job · hire · worker

Making Startups Powerful

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 50.1 · novelty 0.33

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model · chang · need · problem · market · api · down · run · servic
Different this timestartup · idea · founder · school more than usual (+7.7σ) · busi · model · make · manag more than usual (+3.6σ) · rubi · market · servic · rail more than usual (+3.2σ)

Precedents2012-06-24 Don’t register your idea as a company (0.85)
2020-09-28 Do things that don't require scale (0.83)
2024-07-10 Do Things That Don't Scale (2013) (0.82)
2025-08-15 Do Things That Don't Scale (2013) (0.82)
2018-10-18 Small company or big company? (0.82)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysmarket · compani · busi · price
Different this timemusic · microsoft · map · api less than usual (-2.6σ) · best · good · top · better more than usual (+2.0σ) · school · student · colleg · databas less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2010-12-12 Ask HN: How do you come up with a good startup idea? (0.79)
2010-04-13 Ask HN: How did you come up with your startup idea? (0.79)
2013-01-08 Finding Ideas For Your Next Project (0.78)
2009-03-23 Which is more useful, MBA or starting something? (0.77)
2014-06-02 Ask HN: run a successful startup? I'd like to interview you about naming it (0.77)

lsa: comput · scienc · quantum · cloud eigen: american · america · trump · war

The Coming War on General Computation (2011)

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 46.0 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timewindow · manag · updat · phone more than usual (+3.0σ) · manag · don · websit · technolog less than usual (-3.0σ) · don · want · hack · write more than usual (+2.8σ)

Precedents2021-03-25 The Coming War on General Computation (2011) (1.00)
2026-02-24 The Coming War on General Computation (1.00)
2011-12-30 The upcoming war against general purpose computing (transcript) (0.87)
2013-01-28 Corey Doctorow: The Coming War on General Compuationat [Transcript] (0.87)
2013-08-18 The Coming War on General Computation (2011) (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timemarket · social · invest · media less than usual (-2.6σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.2σ) · imag · visual · css · look more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2021-03-25 The Coming War on General Computation (2011) (1.00)
2026-02-24 The Coming War on General Computation (1.00)
2011-12-30 The upcoming war against general purpose computing (transcript) (0.77)
2013-01-28 Corey Doctorow: The Coming War on General Compuationat [Transcript] (0.77)
2013-08-18 The Coming War on General Computation (2011) (0.77)

lsa: comput · scienc · quantum · cloud eigen: know · websit · thing · look

US Customs supervisor busted for stealing hardware from Homeland Security PCs

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 63.3 · novelty 0.42

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timechang · need · problem · market more than usual (+3.2σ) · compani · down · start · servic more than usual (+2.7σ) · secur · want · tool · machin more than usual (+2.4σ)

Precedents2019-10-23 “Special register groups” invaded computer dictionaries for decades (0.83)
2025-08-19 "Special register groups" invaded computer dictionaries for decades (2019) (0.83)
2025-08-26 "Special register groups" invaded computer dictionaries for decades (2019) (0.83)
2018-01-14 IBM mainframe tube module part II: Powering up and using a 1950s key debouncer (0.79)
2023-03-22 Bob Metcalfe wins Turing Award (0.79)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timejavascript · api · rust · life less than usual (-2.9σ) · app · android · mobil · iphon less than usual (-1.9σ) · work · job · hire · worker more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2017-04-17 Feds Arrest Another Engineer for Theft of High Frequency Trading System Code (0.76)
2025-11-25 Tampa men charged with smuggling Nvidia chips to China (0.73)
2020-02-01 Raytheon engineer arrested for taking US missile defense secrets to China (0.73)
2026-09-02 Chinese Shipper Cosco Collects Intel for Beijing with Concealed Equipment (0.73)
2012-06-01 China arrests security official on suspicion of spying for U.S. (0.71)

The Residual

The stories the basis explains least — the highest share of energy outside every archetype.

lsa: android · mobil · phone · make eigen: microsoft · window · cloud · softwar

Ask HN: What Makes a CTO?

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 36.8 · novelty 0.72

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timebusi · model · make · manag more than usual (+2.2σ) · product · manag · compani · api more than usual (+1.7σ) · compani · down · start · servic less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2016-02-04 What Makes a CTO (1.00)
2012-01-05 Why pivot after making $10,000 our first month? (1.00)
2020-04-03 Why we're pivoting after making $109,000 in 2019 (1.00)
2020-04-09 Why we're pivoting after making $109,000 in 2019 (1.00)
2013-02-12 Making time by outsourcing yourself (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timemodel · blog · rule · function less than usual (-1.8σ) · comput · tech · problem · space more than usual (+1.7σ) · music · microsoft · map · api less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2016-02-04 What Makes a CTO (0.98)
2012-05-13 What Does a CTO Do? (0.83)
2015-06-23 What does a CTO do? (0.83)
2016-06-14 What does a CTO do? (0.83)
2019-08-28 What Does a CTO Do? (0.83)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: build · project · rust · creat

Why OpenHAB?

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 35.6 · novelty 0.67

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2021-08-03 OpenHAB – vendor and tech agnostic open source automation software for your home (1.00)
2022-03-14 OpenHAB – vendor and tech agnostic open source automation software for your home (1.00)
2013-04-09 OpenDaylight (1.00)
2014-02-21 CloudLinux OS (1.00)
2023-01-26 Pinecil (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timephone · life · iphon · mobil less than usual (-2.1σ) · brain · human · research · studi more than usual (+1.6σ)

Precedents2021-08-03 OpenHAB – vendor and tech agnostic open source automation software for your home (1.00)
2022-03-14 OpenHAB – vendor and tech agnostic open source automation software for your home (1.00)
2012-12-18 OpenHAB has reached 1.1 (0.68)
2022-09-12 Why Self-Host Your Open Source Applications on Kubernetes (0.62)
2021-04-17 Show HN: I am building an open ecosystem for desktop application dev and distrib (0.60)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: softwar · tool · map · bad

ChiPass

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 44.4 · novelty 0.66

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2014-09-03 Venturesociacapitalist – berlinvc (1.00)
2020-08-25 Tư Kinh Doanh (1.00)
2010-06-01 DMO to SMO (1.00)
2010-11-06 JetMan (1.00)
2012-04-19 JETMAN (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timegithub · websit · help · climat less than usual (-1.6σ) · perform · faster · speed · fast less than usual (-1.6σ) · brain · human · research · studi less than usual (-1.5σ)

Precedents2026-03-05 Grith (0.75)
2010-02-11 Slumburbia (0.75)
2018-07-19 KEO (0.73)
2008-11-18 KEO (0.73)
2025-06-11 Pocoo (0.71)

lsa: amazon · mobil · don · life eigen: comput · tech · problem · space

The SICP Challenge

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 29.6 · novelty 0.64

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2020-01-21 Raku: The Firkin Challenge (1.00)
2018-11-04 Incredicat – Challenge Meh (1.00)
2024-02-14 A Challenge for AI Sceptics (1.00)
2024-10-03 The Imperfectionist: The Unproductivity Challenge (1.00)
2026-04-20 5 days No AI. An AI detox challenge (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeimag · visual · css · look more than usual (+1.7σ) · googl · android · search · app less than usual (-1.6σ) · stori · histori · record · robot less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2009-06-28 VC's Mathematical Challenge (0.71)
2011-05-24 Coding challenge (0.67)
2017-04-11 Coding Challenge (0.67)
2022-06-11 Coding Challenge (0.67)
2023-09-25 The Musk Algorithm (0.65)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: market · compani · busi · price

Destockd

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 50.3 · novelty 0.61

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2014-09-03 Venturesociacapitalist – berlinvc (1.00)
2020-08-25 Tư Kinh Doanh (1.00)
2010-06-01 DMO to SMO (1.00)
2010-11-06 JetMan (1.00)
2012-04-19 JETMAN (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysmarket · social · invest · media · amazon · product · book · servic
Different this timename · network · founder · team more than usual (+2.0σ) · down · die · kill · end more than usual (+1.9σ) · microsoft · window · cloud · softwar less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2020-12-03 Wrapped and Sold (0.60)
2020-12-04 Wrapped and Sold (0.60)
2020-12-06 Wrapped and Sold (0.60)
2010-05-10 Mandriva is for sale (0.58)
2025-12-14 Sold – A Bill of Goods (0.58)

lsa: guid · thing · scienc · mobil eigen: test · review · quantum · studi

Show HN: I was frustrated with AI giving confident answer,Even when it was wrong

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 50.4 · novelty 0.61

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timetool · thing · good · write more than usual (+2.4σ) · don · want · hack · write more than usual (+2.0σ) · googl · chrome · map · cloud more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2026-03-03 We got tired of ChatGPT confidently giving wrong answers about our SDK (0.95)
2026-03-10 We got tired of ChatGPT confidently giving wrong answers about our SDK (0.95)
2020-11-30 Why It May Be the Wrong Time to Give Up Hope on India (0.92)
2010-11-10 90% Answers (and when they're wrong) (0.92)
2014-07-14 Wrong Answer (0.92)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timebest · good · top · better more than usual (+2.3σ) · map · uber · travel · api more than usual (+1.9σ) · book · read · write · list more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2011-11-20 Take The AQ Test (0.63)
2024-11-12 Today I tried my best to clear up any of the confusion (0.63)
2025-02-04 Should You Question Everything? (0.61)
2019-10-01 The Answerer knows everything. Are you able to ask it a valid question? (0.60)
2014-09-29 Toldya: Prove you were right (0.60)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: program · algorithm · fast · file

Rawtree – A ClickHouse Fork by Tinybird

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 31.6 · novelty 0.60

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2012-03-29 Zeromq and the Crossroads fork (1.00)
2018-01-08 Breezy: Forking Bazaar (1.00)
2025-11-02 OpenGeom Fork for OpenCascade (1.00)
2017-04-05 FRR, forked from Quagga (1.00)
2011-09-01 Why I forked JSLint to JSHint (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2020-06-11 Merkle Trees and Build Systems (0.70)
2020-10-29 Merkle Trees and Build Systems (0.70)
2023-08-20 Merkle trees and build systems (2020) (0.70)
2024-04-01 Merkle Trees and Build Systems (2020) (0.70)
2026-02-05 Merkle trees and build systems with OSTree and ninja (0.70)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: github · websit · help · climat

How I Rickrolled a Hospital

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 46.2 · novelty 0.60

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2016-03-29 Hospitals or Underwear (1.00)
2023-11-29 Antimicrobial Hospital Curtains (1.00)
2012-12-07 McAfee Now Hospitalized (1.00)
2018-07-22 In praise of 'scruffy hospitality' (2016) (1.00)
2019-09-02 In Praise of 'Scruffy Hospitality' (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timework · job · hire · worker more than usual (+2.4σ) · appl · iphon · app · mac less than usual (-2.3σ) · stori · histori · record · robot more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2026-03-24 How I started with repairs (0.79)
2012-11-08 How I Ran My Business From a Hurricane Shelter (0.67)
2019-08-06 I forgot a bracket, deployed, and learned some great lessons (0.63)
2021-12-30 My Pandemic Project Failed, but I Learned a Ton About Myself in the Process (0.63)
2025-12-05 Everything I've learned about homeowner's insurance, disasters, and recovery aid (0.62)