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19 September 2026

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The spectrum

v0 · term-space LSA

Silencejavascript · don · css · framework rubi · market · servic · rail

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Silenceschool · student · css · colleg github · websit · help · climat amazon · product · book · servic

The stories

lsa: compani · down · start · servic eigen: googl · android · search · app

Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI

5 articles · 1 source · episode day 2 · T² 62.0 · novelty 0.42

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timegoogl · chrome · map · cloud more than usual (+13.3σ) · live · cloud · servic · life less than usual (-8.4σ) · test · life · machin · perform more than usual (+6.3σ)

Precedents2011-06-28 90% of Companies Say They’ve Been Hacked in Last 12 Months (0.79)
2013-02-23 Should Companies Tell Us When They Get Hacked? (0.79)
2024-10-28 Hacking Fortune 500 Companies via Supply Chain Attacks (0.79)
2024-10-30 Hacking Fortune 500 Companies via Supply Chain Attacks (0.79)
2012-09-10 Company Says It, Not F.B.I, Was Hacking Victim (0.79)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timemusic · microsoft · map · api less than usual (-2.6σ) · softwar · develop · api · problem more than usual (+2.3σ) · manag · engin · softwar · develop less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2025-02-02 Google says hackers abuse Gemini AI to empower their attacks (0.83)
2026-03-08 Attackers prompted Gemini over 100k times while trying to clone it, Google s (0.78)
2026-02-12 Google says attackers used 100k+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini (0.74)
2026-02-15 Google says attackers used 100k+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini (0.74)
2024-03-01 Google's woke Gemini AI fiasco shows its vulnerability to AI competitors (0.74)

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

Exfiltrate your Weights

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 58.4 · novelty 0.49

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2010-07-29 The weight watchers (1.00)
2026-02-13 MiniMax M2.5 weights (1.00)
2026-09-17 ImageNet, but with Only 10k Weights (1.00)
2025-06-10 Cardio Before or After Weights? (1.00)
2025-06-11 Cardio Before or After Weights? (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timestori · histori · record · robot less than usual (-3.0σ) · learn · machin · model · deep more than usual (+2.4σ) · softwar · develop · api · problem less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2026-07-07 Own Your Weights (0.77)
2026-07-20 Own Your Weights (0.77)
2025-02-13 You maybe should lift weights, and How to (0.74)
2021-06-29 Improve Relative Bodyweight Strength (0.71)
2026-09-15 Upload Your Weights (0.71)

lsa: googl · chrome · map · cloud eigen: googl · android · search · app

Lawsuit: Illegal Agreement of Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google on AI Slowdown

4 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 57.6 · novelty 0.44

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2020-03-04 Google cancels I/O developer conference amid coronavirus concerns (0.97)
2013-11-07 Google announces Nov. 19-20 Glassware hackathon for developers (0.96)
2014-07-16 Google Partners With Novartis to Make Smart Contact Lenses (0.96)
2013-04-05 Google Glass presentation at SXSW 2013 by Timothy Jordan (0.96)
2021-02-08 Google suspends Terraria author's account; He cancels support for Google Stadia (0.96)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.8σ) · best · good · top · better less than usual (-2.1σ) · internet · network · softwar · agent more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2019-12-20 Google, Facebook, Neuralink Sued for Weaponized AI Tech Transfer (0.84)
2016-06-07 Google, Apple, Amazon Fight Over Artificial Intelligence (0.79)
2025-10-22 Google sued over its AI generating lies (0.79)
2025-05-25 Google Faces Antitrust Investigation over Deal for AI-Fueled Chatbots (0.78)
2025-02-24 Google sued by Chegg over AI Overviews hurting traffic and revenue (0.78)

lsa: test · life · machin · perform eigen: email · problem · user · write

Prompts aren’t Real

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 46.3 · novelty 0.34

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timebest · mobil · practic · top more than usual (+3.5σ) · work · remot · generat · home more than usual (+2.7σ)

Precedents2026-09-10 Prompts aren’t Real (1.00)
2017-10-03 Multivariate Testing vs. A/B Testing: Which Works Better? (0.87)
2025-04-11 Faster Playwright Tests (0.84)
2013-01-14 Py3k status update #9 (0.84)
2018-06-26 Better test for tickborne diseases in the works (0.84)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+1.8σ) · engin · search · api · record less than usual (-1.8σ) · python · world · github · languag more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2026-09-10 Prompts aren’t Real (1.00)
2023-08-15 Ask HN: I learned useless skill of prompt engineering, how relevant will it be? (0.76)
2026-05-06 Show HN: Write in your unique voice, with AI critique (0.75)
2025-05-18 Ask HN: What are your most useful custom LLM prompts? (0.74)
2026-01-03 Ask HN: What's your prompt engineering workflow? (0.74)

lsa: problem · cloud · hack · down eigen: interview · talk · phone · mobil

The Hugging Face Hack Wasn't What It Was Cracked Up to Be

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 55.5 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timelive · cloud · servic · life less than usual (-2.6σ) · job · steve · don · interview less than usual (-2.4σ) · engin · problem · hack · search more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2012-09-11 Green Faces (or How to Hack Your Metabolism) (1.00)
2026-09-05 Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I (1.00)
2014-07-25 Dr. Crawlit, Mr. Hack: The Two Faces of Googlebot (1.00)
2026-08-18 Hoog – The Hugging Face Hack [video] (1.00)
2026-09-03 Yes, we should be worried about the Hugging Face hack (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timebuild · project · rust · creat less than usual (-2.3σ) · program · algorithm · fast · file more than usual (+2.2σ) · react · github · api · chang more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2025-06-25 A ChatGPT Obsession, a Mental Breakdown: Alex Taylor's Suicide by Cop (0.68)
2019-04-23 Mac DeMarco on Anxiety, Alcoholism and the Mitski controversy (0.65)
2020-12-19 The Sacklers’ group chat of pain (0.64)
2020-12-21 The Sacklers’ group chat of pain (0.64)
2019-04-15 Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret (0.64)

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

AI-generated posters don’t have to be horrible

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 60.6 · novelty 0.37

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayschang · need · problem · market · api · down · run · servic
Different this timefacebook · privaci · zuckerberg · user more than usual (+4.1σ) · design · founder · pattern · start more than usual (+4.0σ)

Precedents2019-03-12 Fundamental design principles for non-designers (0.87)
2019-05-13 Fundamental design principles for non-designers (0.87)
2022-05-16 Calculating type sets is harder than you think (0.86)
2022-04-26 To improve medical trials, justify exclusion criteria (0.84)
2021-02-17 Bilinear downsampling, aligning pixel grids and the infamous half pixel offset (0.83)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timepython · world · github · languag less than usual (-2.8σ) · file · price · down · fund less than usual (-2.8σ) · best · good · top · better less than usual (-2.3σ)

Precedents2026-08-05 When online commenters detect my art as AI (0.80)
2024-06-27 How do bait AI image Facebook pages work? (0.77)
2022-12-15 Show HN: AI Avatar Image Generator Based on Other AI Images (0.76)
2023-11-02 Show HN: AI Sticker Generator – Create unique and personalized stickers with AI (0.75)
2026-05-23 Ask HN: Why disparage AI while attributing ideas to AI when written with it? (0.73)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: down · die · kill · end

Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 66.8 · novelty 0.43

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timestartup · idea · founder · school more than usual (+5.3σ) · open · sourc · platform · applic more than usual (+3.0σ) · amazon · site · servic · problem less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2024-02-18 Her senior recital about historically censored songs was censored by her school (0.97)
2023-04-29 Russia pledges harsh response after Polish 'seizure' of embassy school in Warsaw (0.97)
2026-03-11 U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says (0.97)
2021-06-15 North Korean defector slams ‘woke’ US schools (0.97)
2016-03-04 Notre Dame Prof: Our Schools Are Committing ‘Civilizational Suicide’ (0.97)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysstori · histori · record · robot
Different this timemarket · compani · busi · price less than usual (-2.2σ) · tesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-2.0σ) · school · student · colleg · databas more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2026-09-18 The US 'Kill Chain' That Destroyed an Iranian School (0.83)
2023-04-20 Incidents of AIs going rogue and killing all the humans (0.73)
2026-03-14 Tehran Hijacked AI (0.72)
2019-10-01 Vengeful IT admin thrown behind bars for destroying Army systems on exit (0.72)
2019-09-18 The Machine Infernale, killed 18 in one shot in a failed assassination attempt (0.72)

lsa: world · real · site · write eigen: test · review · quantum · studi

"AI Models Now Introduce Safety Risks in the Physical World"

4 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 52.5 · novelty 0.32

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeopen · sourc · platform · applic more than usual (+2.7σ)

Precedents2026-07-18 One probable outcome of an open-weight-model-dominant world is full AI communism (0.92)
2026-09-11 Open-weights world models' parameter size doubles every ~6 months (0.91)
2026-02-10 LingBot – open weights world model (0.90)
2026-07-08 LingBot World 2 – a SOTA open-source world model (0.90)
2025-08-02 Modeling open-world cognition as on-demand synthesis of probabilistic models (0.90)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.4σ) · softwar · develop · api · problem more than usual (+1.7σ) · brain · music · scienc · model less than usual (-1.7σ)

Precedents2026-09-09 Project Tailwind is a call for ambitious AI safety initiatives (0.90)
2023-06-28 Levels of safety for AI and other technologies (0.90)
2023-04-05 OpenAI's Approach to AI Safety (0.89)
2024-05-18 International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI [pdf] (0.89)
2023-11-04 AI safety: powerful computing efforts launched to boost research (0.87)

lsa: life · find · thing · model eigen: brain · human · research · studi

Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain

1 article · 1 source · episode day 2 · T² 72.1 · novelty 0.44

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysandroid · mobil · phone · make
Different this timedevelop · look · tool · hack more than usual (+4.3σ) · javascript · don · css · framework less than usual (-2.6σ) · tool · thing · good · write less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2026-09-18 Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain (1.00)
2023-09-25 Parasitic plant with shrunken genome convinces hosts to grow into its own flesh (0.91)
2023-09-30 Parasitic plant with shrunken genome convinces hosts to grow into its own flesh (0.91)
2023-10-07 Researchers find link between plastic additive and autism, ADHD (0.91)
2017-10-28 The Trouble with High IQ (0.90)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayslearn · machin · model · deep · phone · life · iphon · mobil · market · social · invest · media
Different this timemap · uber · travel · api less than usual (-2.6σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.2σ) · name · network · founder · team more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2026-09-18 Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain (1.00)
2017-04-28 Lab-grown ‘mini-brains’ do mimic human brain development (0.84)
2016-02-02 How, not why, the human brain folds (0.83)
2020-11-15 Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, replicating evolution (0.83)
2021-11-09 Sponge Cells Hint at Origins of Nervous System (0.82)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: learn · machin · model · deep

I built non-autoregressive decision models with RL a year ago

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 53.1 · novelty 0.32

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysdon · want · hack · write
Different this timelearn · machin · deep · lesson more than usual (+4.0σ) · open · sourc · platform · applic more than usual (+3.7σ) · languag · model · chang · program more than usual (+2.8σ)

Precedents2026-01-19 Bypassing Gemma and Qwen safety with raw strings (0.86)
2012-12-31 Open-Source Speech Recognition: Simon 0.4.0 Released (0.84)
2016-10-19 SpaCy v1.0: Deep Learning with custom pipelines and Keras (0.83)
2017-03-15 An Upgrade to SyntaxNet, New Models and a Parsing Competition (0.82)
2024-03-27 DBRX: A new open LLM (0.82)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysdesign · develop · build · css
Different this timeengin · search · api · record less than usual (-2.5σ) · don · problem · think · wrong more than usual (+2.2σ) · email · interview · hire · scientist less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2023-03-15 Generative AI is overrated, long live old-school AI (0.81)
2018-11-16 Ask HN: Alternative/Abandoned methods for AI? (0.80)
2025-10-08 Safe AI (0.80)
2025-04-19 Ask HN: What are the hottest areas of *non*-LLM AI work currently? (0.80)
2023-04-19 Show HN: I built a Time-Series AI engine for faster forecasts (0.79)

lsa: compani · down · start · servic eigen: program · algorithm · fast · file

San Francisco Onion Futures Company

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 55.7 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timegenerat · hack · site · life less than usual (-10.7σ) · languag · model · chang · program more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2026-05-18 Show HN: Onionfutures.com: transferable contracts for future delivery of onions (1.00)
2018-10-15 Nintendo President: Our Future Is as an 'Entertainment' Company (0.99)
2011-10-21 At Qwiki, trouble over company’s future (0.99)
2019-05-07 Experts on the Uber IPO and the Ridesharing Company’s Future (0.99)
2024-05-22 Word Is Bond: What If Companies Bet on Their Future (0.99)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timereact · github · api · chang less than usual (-3.0σ) · bitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money more than usual (+2.4σ) · python · rubi · use · django less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2026-05-18 Show HN: Onionfutures.com: transferable contracts for future delivery of onions (1.00)
2022-06-28 Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Is Reportedly Planning to Acquire Robinhood (0.75)
2010-04-25 Index Ventures announces Index Seed (0.67)
2023-11-21 Mutual Fund Executive Made Millions Trading the Same Stocks His Fund Was Trading (0.67)
2024-07-10 SF Mutual Fund Exec Front-Ran His Fund's Trades (0.67)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: imag · visual · css · look

GPT-6 Astra Solves a WWI German Radio Cipher

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 48.9 · novelty 0.49

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysdon · want · hack · write
Different this timeworld · real · site · write more than usual (+2.2σ) · stori · need · launch · idea less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2026-09-17 GPT-6 Astra Solves a WWI German Radio Cipher (1.00)
2019-11-19 Logic Puzzles with Prolog (2017) (0.86)
2021-11-14 C# 10 new feature CallerArgumentExpression (0.84)
2014-11-27 ‫‬‏‮txet lanoitcerid-iB (0.84)
2017-03-04 Show HN: Exploring bump mapping with WebGL (0.83)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timesearch · react · css · firefox more than usual (+2.4σ) · search · find · citi · look more than usual (+2.3σ) · interview · talk · phone · mobil more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2026-09-17 GPT-6 Astra Solves a WWI German Radio Cipher (1.00)
2026-03-14 Show HN: Structural analysis of the D'Agapeyeff cipher (1939) (0.75)
2011-04-10 Famous Unsolved Ciphers (0.71)
2018-11-28 For Sale: A Tricky Cipher from WWII (0.67)
2017-06-12 Enigma Swiss K Cipher Machine (0.67)

lsa: code · review · write · line eigen: use · work · need · want

English: A vs. An

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 67.8 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeappl · store · mac · problem more than usual (+10.1σ) · manag · don · websit · technolog less than usual (-6.1σ) · data · scienc · big · center more than usual (+3.7σ)

Precedents2026-09-17 English: A vs. An (1.00)
2026-09-08 Show HN: Built myself a super YouTube post-prod studio (0.78)
2026-02-25 Show HN: Reduction Blockprint Planner/Simulator (0.77)
2026-02-15 Making a font with ligatures to display thirteenth-century monk numerals (0.76)
2025-11-28 Show HN: WhereWiki – Visualize Wikipedia connections to geographic locations (0.75)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayswork · job · hire · worker · don · problem · think · wrong
Different this timegithub · websit · help · climat less than usual (-3.0σ) · softwar · tool · map · bad more than usual (+2.8σ) · program · algorithm · fast · file less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2026-09-17 English: A vs. An (1.00)
2014-06-01 How to Create a Bestselling Novel (2000) (0.85)
2011-12-15 Ask HN: Conjunctions in Headlines and Article Titles? (0.82)
2015-04-12 “So, …” What? (0.78)
2021-10-20 Pronouns a new name for an old idea (0.77)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: email · problem · user · write

If math is more than proof, we need to better celebrate the rest of it

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 47.9 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timework · remot · generat · home more than usual (+2.8σ) · game · play · don · onlin more than usual (+2.4σ) · don · want · hack · write more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2016-08-10 Interactive Sudoku Zero-Knowledge Proof (0.91)
2014-05-01 Golygons and golyhedra (0.86)
2011-12-27 Practical Garbage Collection - Part 1: Introduction (0.86)
2022-04-04 Father-Son Team Solves Geometry Problem with Infinite Folds (0.85)
2025-12-11 Ask HN: Share Useful Prompts (0.84)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeinterview · talk · phone · mobil less than usual (-2.2σ) · music · microsoft · map · api more than usual (+1.9σ) · market · social · invest · media less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2009-12-07 What's your favorite math proof? (0.80)
2025-07-01 Ask HN: The Proof or Bluff paper. Can "AI" do math? (0.78)
2025-11-17 My Favorite Math Problem (0.77)
2025-11-20 My Favorite Math Problem (0.77)
2024-10-08 Ask HN: Good Online Maths Communities? (0.77)

lsa: guid · thing · scienc · mobil eigen: american · america · trump · war

Trump announces a new 'AI Force,' but says he will not 'stifle' AI

3 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 72.3 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeinternet · thing · think · music more than usual (+2.0σ) · learn · machin · deep · lesson less than usual (-1.7σ) · app · store · mobil · creat more than usual (+1.6σ)

Precedents2025-03-02 Donald Trump Names XRP, Sol, ADA, BTC and ETH as Part of U.S. Crypto Reserve (0.83)
2019-08-29 Jovian Moon-Naming Contest Winners Announced (0.83)
2019-03-07 Huawei set to announce lawsuit against U.S. as it seeks to strike back (0.82)
2022-02-04 City of Calgary announces new names for fleet of snow plows (0.82)
2015-05-31 Vice President Biden’s family announces death of his son Beau Biden (0.82)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayssearch · react · css · firefox
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-3.0σ) · search · find · citi · look less than usual (-2.5σ) · market · compani · busi · price less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2019-02-11 Trump signs executive order to spur US investment in artificial intelligence (0.89)
2026-06-02 Trump signs an executive order to vet top AI models for national security risks (0.86)
2020-12-04 Trump signs order on principles for U.S. government AI use (0.86)
2020-12-08 Trump Signs Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence (0.86)
2025-07-26 Trump signs AI executive orders: Here's what to know [video] (0.86)

lsa: test · life · machin · perform eigen: search · find · citi · look

What Zig felt like, coming from Rust

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 43.0 · novelty 0.42

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timelanguag · model · chang · program more than usual (+6.2σ) · project · manag · side · mobil more than usual (+4.1σ) · life · find · thing · model more than usual (+3.3σ)

Precedents2026-08-20 What Zig felt like, coming from Rust (1.00)
2026-08-23 What Zig felt like, coming from Rust (1.00)
2013-11-11 RFC: Replace Java with Go in default languages (0.82)
2026-01-29 How to explain Generative AI in the classroom (0.79)
2025-08-23 Developer's block (0.78)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timecomput · tech · problem · space less than usual (-2.5σ) · phone · life · iphon · mobil less than usual (-2.3σ) · music · microsoft · map · api less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2026-08-20 What Zig felt like, coming from Rust (1.00)
2026-08-23 What Zig felt like, coming from Rust (1.00)
2023-02-17 I love building a startup in Rust but wouldn't pick it again (0.74)
2024-04-10 Rust 101 (0.74)
2016-12-22 Why the Elixir language has great potential (0.73)

lsa: facebook · privaci · zuckerberg · user eigen: test · review · quantum · studi

Measure internet censorship

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 56.1 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timetest · life · machin · perform more than usual (+4.8σ) · develop · look · tool · hack more than usual (+3.8σ) · websit · site · down · know more than usual (+3.8σ)

Precedents2015-03-23 New Facebook Tool Helps Developers Test Apps on Slow Networks (0.75)
2009-02-19 Facebook Tests an Ad Network for Application Developers (0.70)
2007-10-09 Ask YC: What are the likely server costs for a facebook ad network? (0.69)
2014-09-30 'Anti-Facebook' platform Ello attracts thousands (0.66)
2008-06-15 Question: Do you need to file a patent for ideas that you want to develop? (0.64)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timedatabas · develop · nasa · musk less than usual (-2.8σ) · covid · car · tesla · phone less than usual (-2.5σ) · javascript · api · rust · life less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2013-11-04 Test if any website is blocked in China (0.74)
2025-01-24 Show HN: Geoblock.net – Website Censorship Test (0.73)
2012-08-12 Test if your website is blocked in China (0.71)
2008-08-15 Is your ISP messing with your Internet traffic? (0.70)
2011-08-14 Test if any website is Blocked in Iran in real-time (0.68)

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

Brood War Bench

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 62.4 · novelty 0.46

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timebusi · model · make · manag more than usual (+3.5σ) · don · want · hack · write more than usual (+2.8σ) · product · manag · compani · api more than usual (+2.5σ)

Precedents2026-07-21 Show HN: Machinations – a multiplayer strategy game where LLM is the game master (0.82)
2014-05-09 Killer Queen: Half Joust, half StarCraft and one giant snail (0.82)
2022-11-05 10 years of FTL: The making of an enduring spaceship simulator (0.81)
2021-08-31 A Classic RPG Made of Handcrafted Dioramas (0.80)
2024-04-20 Why everything is becoming a game (0.80)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team · don · problem · think · wrong · search · find · citi · look
Different this timetesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-3.3σ) · market · social · invest · media more than usual (+2.1σ) · test · review · quantum · studi more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2026-02-04 Show HN: LLM Skirmish – a benchmark where LLMs play RTS games, by writing code (0.71)
2019-10-30 AlphaStar: Grandmaster Level in StarCraft II (0.70)
2026-02-18 Show HN: A real-time strategy game that AI agents can play (0.68)
2026-02-25 Show HN: A real-time strategy game that AI agents can play (0.68)
2019-04-26 The Problem With Hexagons (0.68)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: perform · faster · speed · fast

Btrfs/ZFS/bcachefs under workloads classic benchmarks skip

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 47.4 · novelty 0.50

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timegame · play · don · onlin more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2023-02-10 Hogwarts Legacy, GPU Benchmark: Obsoleting the RTX 3080 10GB (0.99)
2019-06-26 Benchmarking the Experimental Bcachefs Against Btrfs, EXT4, F2FS, XFS and ZFS (0.99)
2009-01-28 Ext4 vs ext3 Benchmarking (0.99)
2026-03-11 Fault Tolerance Benchmark: Clockwork TorchPass, TorchFT and Checkpoint Restart (0.99)
2026-06-18 Benchmarking OpenZFS vs. EXT4 for My NAS (0.99)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timedesign · develop · build · css less than usual (-2.4σ) · email · problem · user · write less than usual (-1.8σ) · python · rubi · use · django more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2012-05-23 Ext4 xfs and btrfs benchmark redux (0.85)
2024-08-10 Initial Benchmark of Bcachefs vs. Btrfs vs. EXT4 vs. F2FS vs. XFS on Linux 6.11 (0.82)
2021-09-18 Benchmarking compilation time with ccache/mfs on OpenBSD (0.82)
2026-06-19 Bcachefs exits experimental status in new 'performance release' (0.80)
2018-04-15 APFS and HFS+ Benchmarks on High Sierra (0.79)

lsa: life · find · thing · model eigen: design · develop · build · css

The Effect of CRTs on Pixel Art (2024)

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 60.6 · novelty 0.45

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysandroid · mobil · phone · make
Different this timegame · play · don · onlin more than usual (+5.7σ) · twitter · musk · elon · tweet more than usual (+5.2σ) · system · network · thing · oper more than usual (+4.0σ)

Precedents2024-08-27 The Effect of CRTs on Pixel Art (1.00)
2024-06-15 A most profound video game: a good cognitive aid for research (0.80)
2017-06-25 Everything Has Fresnel (2010) (0.78)
2021-06-07 Everything Has Fresnel (2010) (0.78)
2022-02-10 Everything Has Fresnel (2010) (0.78)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysimag · visual · css · look
Different this timespace · nasa · earth · moon more than usual (+2.2σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.1σ) · school · student · css · colleg more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2024-08-27 The Effect of CRTs on Pixel Art (1.00)
2023-11-26 Signal reflections in electronic circuits (0.63)
2017-03-06 What the death of the CRT display technology means for classic arcade machines (0.61)
2025-12-31 Exploring Dithering on Spectra 6-color E-Ink Displays (0.61)
2024-08-06 A Better Light Source for Scanning Color Negative Film (0.61)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: covid · car · tesla · phone

You can defeat the Dream Devourer from Chrono Trigger using an int overflow

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 43.4 · novelty 0.56

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timestori · need · launch · idea less than usual (-4.0σ)

Precedents2018-08-02 Using REVEN to Examine a NULL Pointer Dereference (1.00)
2022-05-03 Mouth Haptics in VR Using a Headset Ultrasound Phased Array (1.00)
2026-04-13 Utf8Regex – UTF-8 Regex for .NET (using SIMD/AVX) (1.00)
2023-09-18 Aho-corasick (and the regex crate) now use SIMD on aarch64 (1.00)
2023-09-02 Ben Nadel: Using Labeled Loops in ColdFusion (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+2.1σ) · internet · network · softwar · agent less than usual (-1.8σ) · tesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-1.7σ)

Precedents2015-08-27 Mystery of finalizers in Go (0.68)
2025-04-18 Riefler Escapement (Clock) (0.66)
2014-04-13 Akamai's "secure allocator" is broken and doesn't protect against heartbleed (0.61)
2026-08-27 How to escape AI pilot purgatory (0.61)
2026-03-31 How to Break Magic the Gathering (0.60)

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

The senior engineer death spiral

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 48.9 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayschang · need · problem · market · api · down · run · servic
Different this timemanag · don · websit · technolog less than usual (-4.0σ) · job · steve · don · interview more than usual (+3.5σ) · engin · problem · hack · search more than usual (+3.4σ)

Precedents2011-10-14 Ask HN: How do I pull the trigger and start? (0.92)
2021-03-27 Ask HN: I don't want to do this depression cycle anymore (0.90)
2019-06-26 Ask HN: Advice for husband struggling with 2-career marriage? (0.90)
2021-08-25 Burning out and quitting (0.89)
2021-12-16 We need your beginner’s mind (0.88)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysmarket · compani · busi · price
Different this timedown · die · kill · end more than usual (+2.0σ) · python · rubi · use · django less than usual (-1.8σ) · program · algorithm · fast · file more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2026-03-05 Whats your strategy to stay productive post layoff? (0.80)
2024-05-09 Ask HN: Finding Part Time Work as a Senior Engineer (0.79)
2025-03-06 Ask HN: New job but feel burnout and disappointed (0.79)
2016-01-30 Ask HN: Any advice for an older engineer stuck in his career? (0.79)
2014-08-07 Ask HN: Took a new job, not happy, but baby is coming (0.79)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: search · find · citi · look

Tin: full-text search for Postgres

1 article · 1 source · episode day 4 · T² 66.3 · novelty 0.45

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeproblem · cloud · hack · down less than usual (-4.7σ) · live · cloud · servic · life more than usual (+2.1σ) · releas · version · beta · featur more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2025-12-15 Pg_textsearch: PostgreSQL extension for BM25 relevance-ranked full-text search (0.85)
2025-12-19 Pg_textsearch: PostgreSQL extension for BM25 relevance-ranked full-text search (0.85)
2025-12-20 Pg_textsearch: PostgreSQL extension for BM25 relevance-ranked full-text search (0.85)
2025-12-21 Pg_textsearch: PostgreSQL extension for BM25 relevance-ranked full-text search (0.85)
2025-12-26 Pg_textsearch: PostgreSQL extension for BM25 relevance-ranked full-text search (0.85)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timebest · good · top · better more than usual (+2.6σ) · comput · tech · problem · space less than usual (-2.4σ) · book · read · write · list more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2022-07-11 Postgres full-text search: A search engine in a database (2021) (0.79)
2023-07-19 Full-text search engine with PostgreSQL (part 2): Postgres vs. Elasticsearch (0.79)
2021-07-27 Postgres Full-Text Search: A search engine in a database (0.78)
2020-02-03 The state of full text search in PostgreSQL 12 (0.76)
2024-08-01 Full text search over Postgres: Elasticsearch vs. alternatives (0.75)

lsa: window · manag · updat · phone eigen: microsoft · window · cloud · softwar

A graphical desktop for the ZX Spectrum

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 62.7 · novelty 0.48

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timebuild · tool · next · generat more than usual (+3.5σ) · api · down · run · servic more than usual (+3.2σ) · test · life · machin · perform more than usual (+3.2σ)

Precedents2015-10-15 Windows corrupting UDP datagrams (0.84)
2015-10-17 Windows corrupting UDP datagrams (0.84)
2022-10-17 Cat9: A command-line shell written in Lua (0.82)
2023-12-24 Let the terminal bells ring out (0.81)
2020-01-17 I've been working on X11 on jailbroken iOS (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeemail · problem · user · write less than usual (-2.0σ) · design · develop · build · css more than usual (+2.0σ) · map · uber · travel · api less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2023-05-28 DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS (0.77)
2007-09-27 Startup Transforms Windows Desktop Into Panoramic Display (0.72)
2025-03-30 Blue95: a desktop for your childhood home's computer room (0.71)
2015-03-21 Mode X (0.71)
2013-12-10 What defines a desktop system (0.71)

lsa: life · find · thing · model eigen: search · find · citi · look

My weird new hobby: Wandering around Tokyo on Google Maps

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 69.8 · novelty 0.28

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysandroid · mobil · phone · make
Different this timegoogl · chrome · map · cloud more than usual (+12.6σ) · build · tool · next · generat more than usual (+3.4σ) · internet · thing · think · music more than usual (+2.7σ)

Precedents2022-09-10 Living Like Nothing Matters (0.85)
2020-01-09 Leaving Pittsburgh because of industrial air pollution (0.85)
2020-03-03 What are the mysterious light sources on light pollution maps? (0.84)
2025-05-27 I salvaged $6k of luxury items discarded by Duke students (0.84)
2023-10-09 Medieval staircases were not built going clockwise for the defender's advantage (0.83)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeemail · interview · hire · scientist less than usual (-3.2σ) · manag · engin · softwar · develop less than usual (-2.5σ) · don · problem · think · wrong more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2026-08-11 Show HN: Tokyo Trains (0.85)
2022-06-01 Google Maps keeps getting worse (0.76)
2021-07-20 Ask HN: What's a great way to visualize/showcase my roadtrips? (0.71)
2023-02-08 A treasury of Zork maps (0.71)
2023-02-11 A treasury of Zork maps (0.71)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: book · read · write · list

I think you should almost never use AI to write

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 71.5 · novelty 0.30

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model · api · down · run · servic
Different this timeiphon · human · programm · hack more than usual (+2.7σ) · test · life · machin · perform more than usual (+2.5σ) · generat · hack · site · life less than usual (-2.3σ)

Precedents2022-12-08 Writing Is Magic (0.87)
2015-05-27 Is there such a thing as half a derivative? (0.87)
2021-03-11 Write Simply (0.87)
2021-03-11 Write Simply (0.87)
2022-12-02 Write Simply (2021) (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.9σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.9σ) · don · problem · think · wrong more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2026-07-31 Another Reason Not to Use "AI" for Your Writing (0.83)
2026-03-14 Please don't write about AI with AI (0.82)
2026-02-01 Ask HN: How do you approach writing in the age of AI? (0.79)
2025-01-24 Should you write differently for AI or LLMs? Nope (0.78)
2026-08-08 Writing with AI Is Stupid (0.77)

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

Typst makes big strides

1 article · 1 source · episode day 2 · T² 57.9 · novelty 0.57

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysdon · want · hack · write
Different this timefree · onlin · power · market more than usual (+3.0σ) · code · review · write · line more than usual (+2.8σ) · program · function · problem · languag more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2026-09-09 Typst makes big strides (1.00)
2026-06-23 The Traditional Vi (2007) (0.88)
2016-12-24 LIL (Little Interpreted Language) (0.86)
2019-08-30 LIL – Little Interpreted Language (0.86)
2020-10-31 LIL: Little Interpreted Language (0.86)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeinternet · network · softwar · agent less than usual (-1.9σ) · imag · visual · css · look more than usual (+1.7σ) · softwar · tool · map · bad more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2026-09-09 Typst makes big strides (1.00)
2026-06-12 Adaptive PDFs (0.81)
2009-07-01 Formatting PDF Files to Word (0.73)
2011-06-15 PDF Reader in JavaScript (0.72)
2009-07-01 Extract contents from PDF documents to Word (0.71)

lsa: microsoft · window · yahoo · next eigen: appl · iphon · app · mac

Microsoft director: AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'

1 article · 1 source · episode day 2 · T² 55.6 · novelty 0.46

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayswindow · manag · updat · phone
Different this timechang · need · problem · market more than usual (+3.1σ) · compani · down · start · servic more than usual (+2.7σ) · life · find · thing · model more than usual (+2.7σ)

Precedents2024-01-07 The New York Times Launches a Strong Case Against Microsoft and OpenAI (0.77)
2026-09-17 Microsoft, OpenAI lose fight to hide internal docs admitting scraping is theft (0.77)
2020-01-22 Microsoft had shifted at least $39B in U.S. profits to Puerto Rico (0.75)
2023-10-13 The IRS Decided to Get Tough Against Microsoft. Microsoft Got Tougher. (2020) (0.75)
2026-07-11 Microsoft latest report shows 25% emissions raised due to AI data centers (0.75)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.4σ) · phone · life · iphon · mobil less than usual (-2.3σ) · engin · power · rubi · email less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2023-12-27 The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement (0.74)
2023-11-21 OpenAI, Microsoft sued for copyright infringement in class-action lawsuit (0.73)
2024-02-27 OpenAI: 'The New York Times Paid Someone to Hack Us' (0.73)
2025-03-24 OpenAI Says It's "Over" If It Can't Steal All Your Copyrighted Work (0.72)
2026-07-11 Apple sues OpenAI for stealing trade secrets, blockbuster Silicon Valley lawsuit (0.68)

lsa: game · play · don · onlin eigen: stori · histori · record · robot

The Lamentable Later Life of Lemmings

1 article · 1 source · episode day 2 · T² 71.2 · novelty 0.51

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timereleas · version · beta · featur more than usual (+3.7σ) · life · find · thing · model more than usual (+2.6σ) · appl · store · mac · problem more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2020-01-24 Master of Orion (0.90)
2021-12-16 Master of Orion (0.90)
2022-05-09 Master of Orion (0.90)
2024-02-15 Happy Birthday Lemmings (0.89)
2019-05-24 What Happened to 'Miegakure,' the Game That Promised the 4th Dimension? (2018) (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysinternet · network · softwar · agent
Different this timetesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-2.6σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.3σ) · rust · intel · price · histori more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2025-12-06 Show HN: Online version of Teeko, of Guy L. Steele fame (0.73)
2024-02-15 Happy Birthday Lemmings (0.73)
2011-02-14 Lemmings is 20 years old today (0.71)
2021-02-14 The first (Amiga) version of Lemmings was released thirty years ago (0.71)
2016-02-15 Lemmings came out 25 years ago today (0.71)

lsa: test · life · machin · perform eigen: name · network · founder · team

SDCC – Small Device C Compiler

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 59.1 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timereleas · version · beta · featur more than usual (+4.7σ) · chang · need · problem · market more than usual (+1.8σ) · job · steve · don · interview less than usual (-1.7σ)

Precedents2024-02-25 Small Device C Compiler (SDCC) 4.4.0 released (1.00)
2016-07-25 Fast-async: fast-async/await transformer Babel plugin (0.89)
2016-10-24 Fast-async – async and await using syntax transformation at compile-time (0.89)
2024-02-02 Significant features introduced for recent versions of Perl (0.88)
2022-04-12 The state of static analysis in the GCC 12 compiler (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeapi · iphon · javascript · fund less than usual (-3.0σ) · market · social · invest · media less than usual (-2.3σ) · perform · faster · speed · fast more than usual (+1.6σ)

Precedents2024-02-25 Small Device C Compiler (SDCC) 4.4.0 released (1.00)
2015-03-01 8cc: A Small C Compiler (0.85)
2020-08-06 Cproc: A C11 compiler using QBE as a back end (0.85)
2021-08-20 Cproc C Compiler (0.85)
2024-03-11 CompCert – The CompCert C Compiler (0.84)

lsa: api · down · run · servic eigen: model · blog · rule · function

How Hacker News ranking works: scoring, controversy, and penalties (2013)

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 64.8 · novelty 0.37

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayschang · need · problem · market
Different this timepower · tool · start · chrome less than usual (-3.9σ) · life · find · thing · model more than usual (+3.3σ) · best · mobil · practic · top more than usual (+2.6σ)

Precedents2024-04-25 How Hacker News ranking works: scoring, controversy, and penalties (2013) (1.00)
2019-08-01 Knuth on Huang's Sensitivity Proof: “I've got the proof down to one page” [pdf] (0.79)
2018-08-20 Ask HN: Bias in flagging stories? (0.78)
2022-06-08 Hacker News “Who is Hiring?” top-level comments over time (0.78)
2025-10-27 Show HN: HN reader with "Page Down" for mobile and other QoL tweaks (0.77)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timemanag · engin · softwar · develop less than usual (-3.1σ) · python · world · github · languag less than usual (-2.3σ) · american · america · trump · war more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2024-04-25 How Hacker News ranking works: scoring, controversy, and penalties (2013) (1.00)
2012-03-23 Ask HN: How is HN's ranking algorithm implemented? (0.83)
2023-02-22 Show HN: UpvoteRate – Towards a fairer ranking formula for Hacker News (0.82)
2012-11-24 Ask HN: algorithm used in Hacker News, that determines the front page news (0.80)
2007-10-24 YC submissions (0.76)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: design · develop · build · css

Partnering with Accenture on Embedded Evaluation

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 2 · T² 42.4 · novelty 0.44

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timestartup · idea · founder · school more than usual (+1.5σ)

Precedents2011-12-02 It's time you re-evaluated your priorities (0.98)
2025-08-14 How Should We Evaluate Healthcare AI? (0.98)
2024-01-29 Horizon 2020 Evaluation (0.98)
2025-06-30 How [NOT] to Evaluate Your RAG (0.98)
2021-01-15 Robustness Gym: Unifying the NLP Evaluation Landscape (0.97)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysimag · visual · css · look
Different this timephone · life · iphon · mobil less than usual (-2.0σ) · school · student · css · colleg less than usual (-1.9σ) · know · websit · thing · look less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2024-11-05 Skydeck.ai and Hugging Face: Integration for Businesses (0.76)
2025-10-18 Skillz: Anthropic‑Style Skills for Any MCP Client (0.76)
2026-03-09 SanBlade – A native-feeling BYOK client for OpenAI/Anthropic (0.74)
2023-09-06 Show HN: Anthropic SDK for Dotnet Developers (0.74)
2017-12-10 User Experience Design Guide for Crafting Ethical AI Products and Services (0.73)

lsa: life · find · thing · model eigen: softwar · tool · map · bad

US investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 2 · T² 65.3 · novelty 0.49

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2015-06-02 Blatter 'under investigation in US' as part of Fifa corruption inquiry (1.00)
2021-11-05 Igor Danchenko Arrested as Part of Durham Investigation (0.99)
2018-09-11 Investigating Protonmail PGP (Part 1) (0.99)
2022-11-09 Toyota “Stuck Throttle” Investigation Part 1 [video] (0.99)
2020-02-25 A Criminal Underworld of Child Abuse, Part 2 [audio] (0.99)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timejavascript · api · rust · life less than usual (-2.5σ) · app · android · mobil · iphon less than usual (-1.8σ) · interview · talk · phone · mobil more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2022-01-27 Navy to salvage stealth F-35 that crashed on carrier landing in South China Sea (0.82)
2024-06-14 Boeing plane investigated after 'Dutch roll' (0.77)
2014-03-11 Malaysia military tracked missing plane to west coast (0.76)
2024-03-19 Boeing Explores Disposal of Some Defense Assets Amid Crisis (0.75)
2019-04-21 U.S. Air Force Again Halts Delivery of Boeing's Tanker over Debris (0.75)

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

Apple M6 Pro achieves the highest single-core CPU score in Geekbench 7

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 64.1 · novelty 0.38

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysiphon · human · programm · hack
Different this timenothing beyond 1.5σ of this archetype's profile

Precedents2024-12-04 Measuring Apple CPU Core-to-Core Latency Without Core-Pinning (1.00)
2022-06-15 Geekbench 5 score for Apple M2 chip: 1919 single core, 8929 multi core (1.00)
2025-03-13 Apple's M4 MacBook Air is pushing CPU workload to all 6 of Efficiency cores (0.99)
2022-11-30 Apple M2 Max Geekbench 5 scores (12 cores, 96GB RAM) (0.99)
2015-11-30 More on Apple’s A9X SoC: 147mm2TSMC, 12 GPU Cores, No L3 Cache (0.99)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysapp · android · mobil · iphon
Different this timeperform · faster · speed · fast more than usual (+2.4σ) · best · good · top · better more than usual (+2.3σ) · react · github · api · chang less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2024-11-03 Apple's M4 Max is the single-core performance king in Geekbench 6 (0.91)
2010-05-08 Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 GeekBench Benchmarks & Review (0.89)
2013-12-04 Mac Pro GeekBench Score: 37,602 Single-Core, 211,105 Multi-Core (0.89)
2020-11-14 Benchmark Results Show Apple M1 Beating Every Intel-Powered MacBook Pro (0.88)
2026-03-12 Apple MacBook Neo beats every single x86 PC CPU for single-core performance (0.88)

lsa: open · sourc · platform · applic eigen: space · nasa · earth · moon

Science Is Open Software

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 57.6 · novelty 0.40

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timehack · power · tool · onlin less than usual (-7.8σ) · comput · scienc · quantum · cloud more than usual (+7.0σ) · best · mobil · practic · top less than usual (-3.8σ)

Precedents2014-02-06 ScienceToolbox – Open science software (1.00)
2020-06-19 Open Software Packaging for Science (0.99)
2021-01-06 Open Software Packaging for Science: Mamba, Quetz, Boa (0.99)
2012-04-16 More support for open software in science (0.98)
2019-11-15 Essential Open Source Software for Science (0.95)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timephone · life · iphon · mobil less than usual (-4.6σ) · chrome · robot · linux · browser less than usual (-2.0σ) · python · rubi · use · django more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2011-02-16 Software is part of Science (0.91)
2015-07-20 What is open science? (0.78)
2023-03-05 NASA's Thirst for Open Source Software – and for Open Science (0.75)
2023-01-13 Open-Source Science Initiative (0.74)
2011-11-30 Open Science (0.73)

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

Largest wildlife overpass in North America reduced wildlife collision by 91%

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 62.1 · novelty 0.50

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeworld · real · site · write more than usual (+3.5σ) · android · mobil · phone · make less than usual (-2.1σ) · best · mobil · practic · top more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2021-06-16 22-year drought is drying up America’s largest reservoir (0.98)
2015-06-23 Footprints uncovered off B.C. coast could be oldest in North America (0.98)
2013-05-22 America's Other Hidden Oil Reserves: Shipwrecks (0.98)
2022-10-09 America's Largest Railroads Are Ruining Our Supply Chains (0.98)
2022-10-11 America's Largest Railroads Are Ruining Our Supply Chains (0.98)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timesearch · find · citi · look more than usual (+2.3σ) · perform · faster · speed · fast more than usual (+2.3σ) · amazon · product · book · servic less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2019-01-23 Grand Canyon National Park turns 100 as climate change puts its wildlife at risk (0.68)
2016-12-27 Record-breaking desert rains send waterfalls down Australia’s Ayers Rock (VIDEO) (0.67)
2017-08-28 9 Trillion Tons of Waterfall in TX (0.67)
2020-02-04 Great Lakes Tectonic Zone (0.67)
2026-03-04 Study finds 77% of US national parks are highly vulnerable to climate change (0.67)

lsa: valley · silicon · end · generat eigen: use · work · need · want

Can you tell which images are AI-generated?

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 60.2 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeworld · real · site · write more than usual (+2.1σ) · test · life · machin · perform more than usual (+1.8σ) · power · tool · start · chrome less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2025-03-27 Tell HN: OpenAI added heavy censorship on GPT4o image generation yesterday (0.80)
2026-02-02 Generate Photorealistic Raytraced Images from Real-Time 3D Using AI (0.75)
2013-06-08 Ask HN: which kind of PDFs you generates? (0.75)
2019-02-01 Using Commodity DRAM Devices to Generate Random Numbers [pdf] (0.74)
2023-07-14 "Generate" effective cold calls using ChatGPT [Templates] (0.73)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team · don · problem · think · wrong
Different this timeinterview · talk · phone · mobil less than usual (-2.7σ) · down · die · kill · end less than usual (-2.6σ) · imag · visual · css · look more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2026-08-05 When online commenters detect my art as AI (0.78)
2024-11-14 Ask HN: Can you distinguish AI-generated face images from real ones? (0.77)
2025-11-30 Show HN: AI vs. Real – A simple game I built for guessing real images (0.77)
2024-08-16 Ask HN: Why are AI generated images so shiny/glossy? (0.75)
2025-03-28 GPT 4o or AI image generation (0.75)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: brain · human · research · studi

Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 71.9 · novelty 0.34

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timelearn · machin · deep · lesson more than usual (+5.5σ) · languag · model · chang · program more than usual (+4.3σ) · social · network · media · neural more than usual (+2.7σ)

Precedents2014-11-12 Learning languages is a workout for brains, both young and old (0.89)
2020-08-06 Non-invasive nerve stimulation boosts foreign language learning (0.86)
2024-12-18 Alignment faking in large language models (0.84)
2021-08-12 Buddha and Mind (0.83)
2023-04-03 If parrots can talk, why can’t monkeys? (0.82)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysphone · life · iphon · mobil · internet · network · softwar · agent · test · review · quantum · studi
Different this timegithub · websit · help · climat less than usual (-3.4σ) · learn · machin · model · deep more than usual (+2.6σ) · appl · iphon · app · mac less than usual (-2.3σ)

Precedents2014-11-12 Learning languages is a workout for brains, both young and old (0.86)
2018-11-27 For a Better Brain, Learn Another Language (0.84)
2020-10-02 Actively speaking two languages protects against cognitive impairment (0.82)
2015-11-29 Bilingual people are twice as likely to recover from a stroke, study finds (0.82)
2022-07-20 How our brains cope with speaking more than one language (0.82)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: react · github · api · chang

Divide by depth for instant 3D

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 58.0 · novelty 0.34

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model · api · down · run · servic
Different this timegame · play · don · onlin more than usual (+2.2σ) · project · manag · side · mobil more than usual (+2.0σ) · valley · silicon · end · generat more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2023-03-01 Bitwise Division (0.84)
2024-08-21 How to Write a Fast CUDA Matrix Multiplication with Nvidia Tensor Cores (0.84)
2025-04-18 How to Write a Fast Matrix Multiplication from Scratch with Tensor Cores (2024) (0.84)
2011-03-16 Understanding Quake’s Fast Inverse Square Root (0.84)
2009-01-04 Understanding Quake's Fast Inverse Square Root (0.83)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+3.3σ) · learn · machin · model · deep more than usual (+2.5σ) · imag · visual · css · look more than usual (+2.3σ)

Precedents2022-03-31 Ask HN: How to recreate scenes from the imagination? painting or 3D modelling? (0.80)
2011-04-21 2-D Glasses (0.73)
2021-10-05 Instanced Line Rendering Part II: Alpha Blending (0.72)
2021-10-07 Instanced Line Rendering Part II: Alpha Blending (0.72)
2017-10-25 How Unreal Renders a Frame (0.71)

lsa: compani · down · start · servic eigen: use · work · need · want

Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 68.6 · novelty 0.47

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeprogram · function · problem · languag more than usual (+7.4σ) · busi · model · make · manag more than usual (+2.5σ) · tool · thing · good · write less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2023-04-26 Starbucks claims $181M in revenue from unused gift cards (2022) (0.87)
2023-12-03 Medicare Advantage increasingly popular with seniors but not hospitals, doctors (0.87)
2023-03-23 The FTC wants to ban tough-to-cancel subscriptions (0.87)
2020-06-02 Treasury official is running the bailout. It’s been great for his family (0.86)
2026-04-28 FCC Funding Application Notes Paramount Will Be 49.5% Foreign-Owned Post-Merger (0.86)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayssearch · find · citi · look
Different this timebuild · project · rust · creat less than usual (-2.5σ) · book · read · write · list less than usual (-2.3σ) · softwar · tool · map · bad more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2026-02-12 Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash (0.61)
2018-08-15 Taking over pet tracking-activity collar startup (0.60)
2026-04-15 Why are Flock employees watching our children? (0.57)
2020-03-27 Yelp to stop auto-creating fundraisers after outrage from business owners (0.57)
2012-03-23 FeeFighters Acquired By Groupon (0.56)

The Residual

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

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: interview · talk · phone · mobil

In conversation with Eric Ries [video]

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 34.0 · novelty 0.67

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timegoogl · chrome · map · cloud more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2018-02-15 My Conversation with Matt Levine (1.00)
2013-12-06 In Conversation with Adam Curtis (1.00)
2024-03-06 Conversation with Adam Savage (1.00)
2019-03-31 My Conversation with Patrick Collison (2018) (1.00)
2013-06-09 A Conversation with Jane Jacobs (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

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

Precedents2011-12-02 An Interview With Eric Ries (0.93)
2007-10-24 A Conversation with Alan Kay (0.87)
2010-03-18 Eric Ries interview (0.86)
2010-11-29 A Conversation with Ed Catmull, Pixar cofounder (0.84)
2011-07-24 A conversation with Ed Catmull (0.84)

lsa: releas · version · beta · featur eigen: microsoft · window · cloud · softwar

OpenLoco Version 26.09 Released

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 25.8 · novelty 0.66

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2010-10-15 ActiveMerchant version 1.9 released (1.00)
2011-01-14 TI Releases TI-84+ OS version 2.55MP (1.00)
2011-09-20 New version 3.6.0 of ApPHP ShoppingCart was released (1.00)
2012-01-12 037 RR Versioning and Releases (1.00)
2012-06-07 New version of RealVNC released (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timecomput · tech · problem · space less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2026-07-26 OpenLoco Version 26.07 Release (0.98)
2022-05-10 OpenSLO Specification Moves to Version 1.0 (0.83)
2015-10-19 OpenBSD 5.8 released (0.83)
2015-04-30 OpenBSD 5.7 will be released tomorrow (2015-05-01) (0.82)
2015-05-04 OpenBSD 5.7 Released (0.82)

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

Tay Al-Ard

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 53.2 · novelty 0.65

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2019-01-27 PhotoDNA (1.00)
2024-10-17 PhotoDNA (1.00)
2013-05-01 IllumiRoom (1.00)
2024-06-10 Majorana (1.00)
2025-06-15 Majorana 1 (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysdown · die · kill · end
Different this timeappl · iphon · app · mac more than usual (+2.1σ) · best · good · top · better more than usual (+1.9σ) · work · job · hire · worker less than usual (-1.7σ)

Precedents2022-04-18 Rata Alada (0.72)
2021-04-24 Biden formally recognizes 1915 atrocities against Armenians as genocide (0.66)
2012-12-14 Mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut (0.66)
2023-10-29 Hiba Abu Nada (0.65)
2012-12-14 27 Killed in Connecticut Shooting, Including 18 Children (0.65)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: email · interview · hire · scientist

Flet 1.0 Is Here

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 26.1 · novelty 0.65

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 timeinternet · network · softwar · agent less than usual (-2.2σ) · comput · tech · problem · space less than usual (-1.5σ)

Precedents2026-09-15 Flet 1.0 Is Here (1.00)
2016-03-08 Announcing Apache Flink 1.0.0 (0.71)
2025-03-24 Apache Flink 2.0.0 Released: A New Era of Real-Time Data Processing (0.71)
2025-03-27 Apache Flink 2.0.0 Released: A New Era of Real-Time Data Processing (0.71)
2025-04-30 Apache Flink 2.0.0 (0.71)

lsa: iphon · human · programm · hack eigen: covid · car · tesla · phone

KdK Part 5: The Aitkenator

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 32.1 · novelty 0.63

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2012-01-16 Tinyproj Is Now Part Of GroupTalent (1.00)
2015-09-28 MathBox2 – Part 2 (1.00)
2026-01-10 Immobilised (Part II) (1.00)
2013-10-29 Mipmapping, Part 1 (2001) (1.00)
2011-05-09 The Octothorpe, Part 1 (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timemarket · compani · busi · price less than usual (-2.2σ) · github · websit · help · climat less than usual (-2.1σ) · email · problem · user · write more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2017-02-06 Kafka Joke (0.64)
2023-01-23 Chess bot Mittens has the snark and the game to leave you in shreds (0.63)
2025-10-11 Show HN: Chess Hold'em (0.60)
2024-06-09 The rarest move in chess [video] (0.60)
2018-11-22 The Sound of Chess (0.59)

lsa: design · founder · pattern · start eigen: stori · histori · record · robot

Tadao Ando Designed&Donated a Floating Library That Delivers Books to Children

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 54.5 · novelty 0.62

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timebook · read · write · review more than usual (+6.8σ)

Precedents2009-11-28 Cadence & Slang is a book about interaction design. (0.98)
2023-01-24 New Book Explains Shortest Path Bridging SPB Design (0.98)
2014-11-18 Book design inspired by Edward Tufte (0.98)
2009-12-10 Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams (new book) (0.98)
2024-06-29 KDP: What are the biggest pain points with book interior designs (0.98)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeschool · student · colleg · databas more than usual (+2.3σ) · build · project · rust · creat more than usual (+1.7σ) · design · develop · build · css more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2012-05-13 National Library of Singapore To Open World’s First Green Library for Kids (0.73)
2010-10-02 Japanese creates Book case (cave) for readers. (0.69)
2018-12-05 Finland's Flagship Library Oodi Opens to the Public in Helsinki (0.69)
2025-06-02 Indonesia's microlibraries draw young readers (0.67)
2021-10-13 Oslo‘s new public library (0.67)

lsa: open · sourc · platform · applic eigen: use · work · need · want

Show HN: Fentaris, an open-source proxy for managing multiple MCP servers

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 45.1 · novelty 0.61

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeapi · down · run · servic more than usual (+3.2σ) · book · read · write · review less than usual (-2.2σ) · amazon · mobil · don · life less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2016-01-23 Show HN: I open sourced my server management scripts (0.97)
2026-04-03 Guesty Copilot: Open-source MCP server for Guesty property management (0.97)
2026-04-06 Guesty Copilot: Open-source MCP server for Guesty property management (0.97)
2026-07-13 I made an open-source MCP server to manage papers and send them to my e-reader (0.96)
2026-02-19 Show HN: We Built an Open source MCP server to manage ads across 7 platforms (0.96)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team
Different this timedon · problem · think · wrong less than usual (-1.7σ) · market · social · invest · media more than usual (+1.7σ) · manag · engin · softwar · develop more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2022-08-05 Abusing container mount points on MikroTik's RouterOS to gain code execution (0.75)
2026-01-30 Show HN: Sarab – Expose localhost to the internet using Cloudflare Tunnels (0.73)
2026-02-02 DNS Mesh with eBPF (0.72)
2024-07-01 Show HN: Cloud management platform for Linux firewalls (0.71)
2015-05-10 Ask HN: Does FireJail reduce the need for Docker? (0.71)

lsa: code · review · write · line eigen: down · die · kill · end

Should you read the code, is RAG dead, and did Skills kill MCP?

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 43.0 · novelty 0.61

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timebook · read · write · review more than usual (+3.0σ) · facebook · privaci · zuckerberg · user more than usual (+2.9σ) · life · better · machin · human more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2009-11-04 Reading Code: In praise of superficial beauty (0.96)
2009-12-14 Reading Code: In praise of superficial beauty (0.96)
2012-01-14 Reading Code: In praise of superficial beauty (0.96)
2013-06-03 Reading Code: In praise of superficial beauty (0.96)
2020-11-28 Cracking the Contrarians Code (Read Marks, Not Marx) (0.96)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysstori · histori · record · robot
Different this timemarket · social · invest · media less than usual (-2.1σ) · book · read · write · list more than usual (+2.1σ) · tesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2021-04-27 Why UML “Really” Died (0.66)
2022-09-09 Why UML “Really” Died (0.66)
2016-02-05 Dead Men Write No Code (0.66)
2015-04-10 Is that code really dead? Tombstones for dead code (0.64)
2024-02-02 David Kahn has died (0.64)