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10 October 2026

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The spectrum

v0 · term-space LSA

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Silencetesla · email · car · electr school · student · css · colleg softwar · tool · map · bad

The stories

lsa: problem · cloud · hack · down eigen: american · america · trump · war

Terence Tao: Math 2.0 [pdf]

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 43.1 · novelty 0.42

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2017-09-01 Math: Still Not Everywhere (1.00)
2022-06-21 Unnecessary Mastectomy Math (1.00)
2022-11-13 Math Formulas in HTML (1.00)
2024-07-17 ∀x∈HN,∃f:x→Math:Joy(f(x))>0 (1.00)
2012-11-19 Why is math useless (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayssearch · react · css · firefox
Different this timemarket · social · invest · media less than usual (-2.7σ) · python · rubi · use · django more than usual (+2.5σ) · softwar · tool · map · bad less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2018-06-10 Alternative Math (multi award winning short film) (0.84)
2019-04-27 Alternative Math [video] (0.84)
2024-01-10 Introduction to College Mathematics with a Programming Language (1978) (0.83)
2026-03-06 Advanced Math for Kids: Numbers and Functions Follow the Same Rules (0.82)
2015-11-11 New Math (0.82)

lsa: busi · model · make · manag eigen: test · review · quantum · studi

Anthropic's AI gave Philadelphia police a fake tip about an unsolved homicide

5 articles · 1 source · episode day 2 · T² 65.8 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2016-05-09 Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency a model for male audience stimulation (0.92)
2024-03-31 Tips for LLM Pretraining and Evaluating Reward Models (0.91)
2019-07-06 Tips for Training Likelihood Models (0.88)
2012-07-17 UX Tips: UX Maturity Model (0.88)
2014-12-30 Tips on Mental Models (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-3.0σ) · manag · engin · softwar · develop less than usual (-2.2σ) · list · api · top · librari less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2016-01-05 Dispelling the Killer AI Myth (0.71)
2026-10-07 Bender: AI's 'Existential' Risk Is 'Fake' [video] (0.69)
2024-12-16 New Tests Reveal AI's Capacity for Deception (0.69)
2017-12-08 AI researchers are trying to combat how AI can be used to lie and deceive (0.69)
2025-10-09 AI models that lie, cheat and plot murder: how dangerous are LLMs really? (0.68)

lsa: api · down · run · servic eigen: perform · faster · speed · fast

Why DuckDB 2.0 is faster

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 50.4 · novelty 0.48

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslive · cloud · servic · life
Different this timeengin · problem · hack · search more than usual (+1.5σ)

Precedents2023-08-01 Help I accidently enabled HSTS on localhost (0.69)
2018-11-06 Algebraic scripting? (0.69)
2026-06-11 Show HN: JustRebootIt, WAN latency monitor with LLM root cause analysis (0.69)
2018-04-12 Why trying to be too efficient will make us less efficient in the long run (0.68)
2018-04-15 Why trying to be too efficient will make us less efficient in the long run (0.68)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysrust · intel · price · histori
Different this timepython · rubi · use · django more than usual (+1.8σ) · school · student · colleg · databas more than usual (+1.6σ) · chrome · robot · linux · browser less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2026-09-11 Why DuckDB 2.0 is faster (0.91)
2026-07-22 DuckDB Internals: Why Is DuckDB Fast? (Part 2 Vectorized Execution) (0.86)
2025-01-14 Show HN: chDB 3.0 released, 12% faster than DuckDB (0.78)
2026-01-12 Lightweight Compression in DuckDB (2022) (0.75)
2026-01-19 Lightweight Compression in DuckDB (2022) (0.75)

lsa: startup · idea · founder · school eigen: school · student · colleg · databas

Nvidia in talks to acquire US 'open' model startup Reflection AI

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 49.8 · novelty 0.47

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2012-11-16 Shocking Video of 5 Politicians Talking Openly About Startups and Government (0.90)
2021-05-26 New startup accelerator and fund opened in Namibia (0.89)
2015-11-01 SEC Opens Doors to Startup Investing for All (0.89)
2015-03-26 Did you notice? The doors to startup investing just blew wide open (0.89)
2017-02-27 British Indians pool funds for Indian startups, open accelerator in Bangalore (0.89)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.3σ) · design · develop · build · css more than usual (+2.2σ) · imag · visual · css · look more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2024-03-17 Nvidia in talks to acquire AI infrastructure platform Run:AI in deal (0.89)
2026-01-01 Nvidia in advanced talks to buy Israel's AI21 Labs for up to $3B (0.83)
2026-01-11 Nvidia in advanced talks to buy Israel's AI21 Labs for up to $3B (0.83)
2025-12-30 Nvidia in advanced talks to acquire AI21 in $2-3B deal (0.82)
2023-02-23 OpenAI’s Foundry will let customers buy dedicated compute to run its AI models (0.81)

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

REA Reverse – Engineer Anything

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 60.7 · novelty 0.51

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeapi · down · run · servic more than usual (+3.8σ) · manag · don · websit · technolog less than usual (-3.5σ) · chang · need · problem · market more than usual (+2.7σ)

Precedents2017-04-15 A point and click engine in PICO-8, inspired by the SCUMM engine (0.87)
2017-04-17 A point and click engine in PICO-8, inspired by the SCUMM engine (0.87)
2025-01-04 Show HN: Pretty-print your chess games using Prettier (0.86)
2023-12-30 ScummVM on the App Store (0.86)
2026-07-31 Show HN: Baduz – Action Adventure Game Maker (0.85)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team · work · job · hire · worker · search · find · citi · look
Different this timetesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-2.8σ) · list · api · top · librari less than usual (-2.7σ) · imag · visual · css · look less than usual (-2.6σ)

Precedents2020-12-05 Modifying and running a binary by recompiling a reverse engineered disassembly (0.71)
2011-06-09 Reverse engineering a Wii game script interpreter, part 1 (0.68)
2021-09-12 Explaining how the MASM 2-pass assembler works (0.66)
2018-06-10 Reverse engineering Animal Crossing's developer mode (0.66)
2017-07-19 Ask HN: How to build a test harness for a legacy system? (0.66)

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

Bitwarden Dual License Model

1 article · 1 source · episode day 2 · T² 33.7 · novelty 0.51

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model · chang · need · problem · market · api · down · run · servic
Different this timeopen · sourc · platform · applic more than usual (+7.7σ) · generat · hack · site · life less than usual (-3.8σ) · guid · thing · scienc · mobil less than usual (-2.5σ)

Precedents2022-06-19 Don't be that open-source user, don't be me (0.84)
2009-12-13 Help save MySQL (0.82)
2024-04-24 I'm giving up on open source (0.81)
2009-04-23 "Monty" Widenius on Oracle and MySQL (0.81)
2009-05-05 What MySQL Founder Michael Widenius said about Oracle acquiring Sun (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team · work · job · hire · worker · search · find · citi · look
Different this timecomput · tech · problem · space less than usual (-2.5σ) · phone · life · iphon · mobil less than usual (-2.0σ) · interview · talk · phone · mobil more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2011-02-13 Ask HN: Am I correct about FOSS licenses and open source software? (0.75)
2023-08-04 Ask HN: Thoughts on Elastic V2, SSPL, or mixed software licenses? (0.74)
2014-05-17 Ask HN: What new gTLDs are available now and where should I buy them? (0.74)
2023-06-05 Ask HN: What is the best FreeBSD-based desktop “distro”? (0.73)
2010-12-24 Ask HN: What license do you use for your open-source projects? (0.72)

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

Secret of Orange Cats Revealed After 60-Year Search

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 57.9 · novelty 0.59

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysandroid · mobil · phone · make
Different this timecode · review · write · line more than usual (+5.2σ) · develop · look · tool · hack more than usual (+2.6σ) · iphon · human · programm · hack more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2024-09-05 The Ultra-Selfish Gene (0.84)
2024-03-24 Scientists have traced human tail loss to a short sequence of genetic code (0.83)
2025-09-24 New bacteria, and two potential antibiotics, discovered in soil (0.82)
2018-05-20 Group of scientists suggest that octopuses might actually be aliens (0.81)
2014-01-17 Mutation in key gene allows Tibetans to thrive at high altitude (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayswork · job · hire · worker
Different this timefile · price · down · fund less than usual (-2.6σ) · appl · iphon · app · mac more than usual (+2.4σ) · app · android · mobil · iphon less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2015-10-25 Are Cats Domesticated? (0.76)
2023-04-24 Ox (0.72)
2022-04-01 Why have female animals evolved such wild genitals? (0.72)
2023-03-04 Genetics show grapevines domesticated in 2 places, 3k years earlier than thought (0.71)
2025-03-19 The Origin of the Pork Taboo (0.71)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: manag · engin · softwar · develop

Build your own decision model

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 48.9 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysdon · want · hack · write
Different this timelanguag · model · chang · program more than usual (+2.1σ) · life · better · machin · human less than usual (-1.6σ) · internet · thing · think · music less than usual (-1.5σ)

Precedents2025-06-16 Nanonets-OCR-s – OCR model that transforms documents into structured markdown (0.91)
2026-02-20 Consistency diffusion language models: Up to 14x faster, no quality loss (0.89)
2026-05-15 Orthrus-Qwen3: up to 7.8×tokens/forward on Qwen3, identical output distribution (0.88)
2025-11-19 Open (Apache 2.0) TTS model for streaming conversational audio in realtime (0.87)
2025-11-24 Open (Apache 2.0) TTS model for streaming conversational audio in realtime (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+2.4σ) · learn · machin · model · deep more than usual (+1.9σ) · chrome · robot · linux · browser less than usual (-1.8σ)

Precedents2026-10-09 Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-making (0.77)
2025-05-09 Show HN: Vom Decision Platform (Cursor for Decision Analyst) (0.68)
2024-01-11 Show HN: Simple way to modelling unit economics and making forecast for you P&L (0.66)
2023-09-23 Decision Table Based Methodology for Software Development (2004) (0.66)
2023-12-31 Decision Table Based Methodology for Software Development (2004) (0.66)

lsa: api · down · run · servic eigen: use · work · need · want

Telegram Desktop vulnerability allowed any user's file to be stolen

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 50.2 · novelty 0.46

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayschang · need · problem · market
Different this timewindow · manag · updat · phone more than usual (+2.8σ) · system · network · thing · oper more than usual (+2.4σ) · data · scienc · big · center more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2026-10-09 Telegram Desktop vulnerability allowed any user's file to be stolen (1.00)
2021-05-08 Use Midnight Commander like a pro (0.89)
2024-01-21 Use Midnight Commander like a pro (2015) (0.89)
2016-10-02 Reasons to choose PostgreSQL 9.6 (0.87)
2023-07-08 Stupid alloc – What if memory allocation was annoying (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team · don · problem · think · wrong
Different this timepython · world · github · languag less than usual (-2.5σ) · brain · softwar · comput · drone less than usual (-2.4σ) · brain · music · scienc · model less than usual (-2.3σ)

Precedents2026-10-09 Telegram Desktop vulnerability allowed any user's file to be stolen (1.00)
2020-07-18 Twitter hack discussion and a way to secure internal apps (0.70)
2025-09-02 Ask HN: How do you protect against malicious links in user-generated content? (0.69)
2023-10-13 Ask HN: How does LinkedIn evade SPAM? (0.69)
2024-05-12 Ask HN: What do social networks put unique IDs in link sharing for? (0.69)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: design · develop · build · css

The Lightbulb Computer

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 44.5 · novelty 0.46

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayschang · need · problem · market · api · down · run · servic
Different this timecomput · scienc · quantum · cloud more than usual (+6.0σ) · game · play · don · onlin more than usual (+4.2σ) · world · real · site · write more than usual (+3.2σ)

Precedents2026-09-29 The Lightbulb Computer (1.00)
2016-09-25 A MacArthur winner wants every child in the world to own a microscope (0.81)
2025-05-22 Planetfall (0.81)
2024-05-24 2D Rigid Body Collision Resolution (0.81)
2018-10-17 Ultimate Writer: An Open Digital Typewriter (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysimag · visual · css · look
Different this timeengin · search · api · record less than usual (-2.9σ) · brain · human · research · studi more than usual (+2.3σ) · appl · iphon · app · mac more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2026-09-29 The Lightbulb Computer (1.00)
2009-09-05 Ask HN: Seeking thoughts on a crazy/futuristic idea (0.74)
2017-08-11 The future of the human-computer interface? (0.74)
2013-09-06 The Future of Design (0.73)
2025-02-05 What's Next for Smart Glasses? [MIT Technology Review] (0.70)

lsa: system · network · thing · oper eigen: microsoft · window · cloud · softwar

Apple/macOS removed from official Unix registry

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 68.4 · novelty 0.47

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeappl · store · mac · problem more than usual (+5.8σ) · develop · look · tool · hack more than usual (+3.7σ) · busi · model · make · manag more than usual (+3.3σ)

Precedents2012-02-22 HyperDex: A Searchable Distributed Key-Value Store (0.81)
2018-05-17 Talos II Lite (0.79)
2018-05-22 Talos II Lite (0.79)
2012-08-07 Thin Mini-ITX platform enables DIY all-in-one PCs (0.79)
2016-04-20 Flashback: Declassified 1970 DOD cybersecurity document still relevant (0.78)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timelist · api · top · librari less than usual (-2.2σ) · name · network · founder · team more than usual (+2.1σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2015-12-10 Not a typo: ​Microsoft is offering a Linux certification (0.71)
2016-08-11 Secure Boot snafu: Microsoft leaks backdoor key, firmware flung wide open (0.69)
2023-09-26 Introduction to sysclean(8) (0.69)
2022-01-15 The story behind OS X’s Unix compliant certification (0.69)
2022-01-18 The story behind OS X’s Unix compliant certification (0.69)

lsa: api · down · run · servic eigen: manag · engin · softwar · develop

Talorys – A self-hosted personal AI agent on Cloudflare's free tier

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 58.8 · novelty 0.49

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timefree · onlin · power · market more than usual (+5.9σ) · live · cloud · servic · life more than usual (+3.1σ) · app · store · mobil · creat more than usual (+2.8σ)

Precedents2025-03-20 Show HN: Minimalytics – a standalone minimal analytics app built on SQLite (0.86)
2020-08-01 Directus – Open-source headless CMS and API built with PHP (0.85)
2020-11-04 Directus 8 Suite – Future-Proof Headless CMS and API for Custom Databases (0.85)
2021-07-08 SQL-first headless CMS Directus was rewritten from PHP to Node.js (0.85)
2021-12-04 Directus – An Instant App and API for Your SQL Database (0.85)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeschool · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.7σ) · googl · android · search · app more than usual (+2.1σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2024-12-11 Show HN: The 1-File Headless CMS (0.77)
2025-03-18 Manifest: A 1-file micro-back end (0.77)
2024-11-16 Pactory – freelance platform for AI agents (0.72)
2025-02-02 Show HN: Pactory – AI Agents Marketplace integrated with Flowise and Langflow (0.72)
2024-11-24 Show HN: Bluemarz (Open Source AI Agent Orchestration) (0.69)

lsa: secur · want · tool · machin eigen: softwar · tool · map · bad

`123456' password used in Danish CPR data breach

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 67.3 · novelty 0.43

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timelife · find · thing · model more than usual (+3.5σ) · don · want · hack · write more than usual (+2.9σ) · busi · model · make · manag more than usual (+2.9σ)

Precedents2025-01-28 US Civil servants are being asked who they voted for in 2024 election (0.83)
2022-09-29 SEC Charges 16 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures (0.83)
2026-06-04 UK media fails to disclose defence sector links in nearly 60% of cases (0.82)
2021-04-19 Proposed acquisition of ARM Limited by NVIDIA: public interest intervention (0.82)
2022-12-14 Federal Reserve to increase interest rates by 50 basis points (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysdown · die · kill · end
Different this timereact · github · api · chang less than usual (-2.2σ) · program · algorithm · fast · file less than usual (-2.1σ) · brain · music · scienc · model less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2026-02-10 Estonian Intelligence 2026 International and Domestic Threat Report (0.68)
2020-02-12 International Security and Estonia 2020 (Security Service Document) [pdf] (0.67)
2022-04-07 Russia's Military Continues to Prepare for a WMD Attack (2021) (0.66)
2022-04-29 Russia: EMP Threat (0.65)
2022-07-04 Cyber Security Assessment Netherlands CSAN 2022 [pdf] (0.64)

lsa: code · review · write · line eigen: perform · faster · speed · fast

AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 57.2 · novelty 0.41

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timedata · scienc · big · center more than usual (+4.9σ) · world · real · site · write more than usual (+4.8σ) · chang · need · problem · market more than usual (+4.4σ)

Precedents2026-04-17 Show HN: Swarm – Get consistent results from Claude Code (0.83)
2025-07-01 Writing Code Was Never the Bottleneck (0.81)
2024-01-29 Coding on Copilot: Data suggests downward pressure on code quality (0.81)
2026-09-11 Measuring the sloppiness of code (0.80)
2024-07-01 Code reviews do find bugs (0.79)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysrust · intel · price · histori
Different this timemarket · social · invest · media less than usual (-3.3σ) · school · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.3σ) · work · job · hire · worker more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2026-03-06 Controversial and blunt and slightly uncomfortable truth (0.83)
2026-03-11 Tell HN: AI coding is not for the impatient (0.83)
2026-05-06 Reviewing in the Age of AI (0.81)
2026-02-03 Coding assistants are solving the wrong problem (0.80)
2026-10-09 Small batches still matter when agents write the code (0.79)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: email · problem · user · write

Lobbying is corruption

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 57.7 · novelty 0.36

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model · api · down · run · servic
Different this timevalley · silicon · end · generat more than usual (+1.9σ) · job · steve · don · interview more than usual (+1.5σ)

Precedents2017-02-03 Ask HN: Negotiating on terms other than salary? (0.83)
2009-08-05 Ask HN: edit history for HN comments? (0.81)
2020-08-15 Ask HN: Yet another “Deleting HN content?” question? (0.81)
2026-07-19 Em dashes are amazing (0.81)
2026-07-24 Em dashes are amazing (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeamerican · america · trump · war more than usual (+3.1σ) · email · interview · hire · scientist less than usual (-2.8σ) · search · react · css · firefox more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2011-10-12 Can this be considered a political hack? (0.74)
2012-01-19 Ask HN: Why don't we hire lobbyist to fight SOPA/PIPA? (0.74)
2020-03-21 Stop the Coronavirus Corporate Coup (0.72)
2014-07-20 The Greed and the Polotics (0.72)
2024-10-26 Ask HN: What's your take on tech organisations getting involved with politics (0.72)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: market · compani · busi · price

I would like the value of my home to rise, while my property taxes fall

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 61.0 · novelty 0.33

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model · chang · need · problem · market · api · down · run · servic
Different this timerubi · market · servic · rail more than usual (+2.5σ) · compani · down · start · servic more than usual (+2.4σ) · build · tool · next · generat more than usual (+2.2σ)

Precedents2024-01-23 Americans don't believe middle class can afford homes (0.86)
2021-12-15 San Francisco mayor pledges more police, safety measures (0.84)
2023-09-13 There are now two types of PayPal dollars, and one is better than the other (0.83)
2020-11-08 Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they bragged about it (0.82)
2023-01-07 Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes (0.82)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysmarket · social · invest · media · api · iphon · javascript · fund
Different this timedon · problem · think · wrong more than usual (+2.8σ) · work · job · hire · worker more than usual (+2.8σ) · build · project · rust · creat more than usual (+2.7σ)

Precedents2014-05-20 Is it a bad idea to buy a home from an investment perspective? (0.84)
2021-08-04 Ask HN: How are you protecting your wealth? (0.82)
2009-03-23 Ask HN: when will property prices go back up? (0.81)
2018-10-05 Ask HN: The difference between “overvalued” and “that's how much it is now”? (0.80)
2026-05-26 The real cost of owning a home (0.80)

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

The Making Of Super Mario 64 – full Giles Goddard interview (2001)

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 58.8 · novelty 0.51

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayschang · need · problem · market · live · cloud · servic · life
Different this timegame · play · don · onlin more than usual (+10.1σ) · work · remot · generat · home more than usual (+3.9σ) · compani · down · start · servic more than usual (+3.8σ)

Precedents2015-01-14 Recreating “Portugal cakes” from 1730 (0.71)
2020-05-20 Hooking Keyboard Input to Play Snake in Notepad.exe (0.69)
2021-04-08 Hooking keyboard input to play Snake in Notepad.exe (2020) (0.69)
2015-10-14 Prototypes vs. MVPs (0.68)
2019-01-25 JMAP: Like IMAP but Not Really (0.68)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timetesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-3.1σ) · comput · tech · problem · space less than usual (-2.5σ) · microsoft · window · cloud · softwar less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2015-12-16 Super Mario World – 1990 Developer Interview (0.77)
2018-04-06 Super Mario RPG – 1995 Developer Interviews (0.74)
2026-08-13 Super Mario 64 – 1996 Developer Interviews (0.72)
2022-01-14 Kirby’s Adventure – Nintendo Developer Interview (1993) (0.71)
2010-05-05 Super Mario Bros. Crossover Xplained: An Interview with the Creator (0.70)

lsa: game · play · don · onlin eigen: chrome · robot · linux · browser

A city-building game in which the city would prefer you didn't

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 77.2 · novelty 0.36

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timebuild · tool · next · generat more than usual (+7.2σ)

Precedents2024-02-02 On City Building Games (1.00)
2025-11-15 New Upcoming City Building Games in 2026 [video] (1.00)
2021-01-04 A comparison of city building games (1.00)
2019-05-03 Lichenia – A city building game for the Anthropocene (1.00)
2014-11-23 Show HN: ActionStreetMap: Build a gaming environment of your own city in Unity3d (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysphone · life · iphon · mobil
Different this timetesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-3.8σ) · comput · tech · problem · space more than usual (+1.9σ) · search · find · citi · look more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2018-12-18 Escape from Hell: board game for NYers (0.71)
2013-02-24 Play by your own rules (0.70)
2013-03-24 'Play by your own rules' - How Gowalla lost the race against Foursquare (0.70)
2013-09-07 Play by your own rules. (0.70)
2021-05-23 Sinuous Game (0.70)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: use · work · need · want

The RAM shortage is bringing back DDR4

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 69.8 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timewebsit · site · down · know less than usual (-1.9σ) · android · mobil · phone · make more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2013-04-22 Introduction to Position Based Fluids (0.87)
2014-04-04 The Idiot's Guide to High Frequency Trading (0.83)
2026-08-17 Buy Your Friends Batteries (0.82)
2025-04-19 Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move (0.81)
2025-08-25 Temporary suspension of acceptance of mail to the United States (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team · work · job · hire · worker · don · problem · think · wrong
Different this timeperform · faster · speed · fast more than usual (+2.6σ) · bitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money more than usual (+2.4σ) · space · nasa · earth · moon less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2019-04-04 Adventures of putting 16 GB of RAM in a motherboard that doesn’t support it (0.80)
2021-12-13 Adventures of putting 16 GB RAM in a motherboard that doesn’t support it (2019) (0.80)
2022-02-15 Comparing DDR5 Memory from Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix (0.79)
2026-06-06 How much do amd64 microarchitecture levels help in Go? (0.77)
2026-04-28 DRAM Crunch: Lessons for System Design (0.77)

lsa: system · network · thing · oper eigen: softwar · develop · api · problem

Unikernels were hard. key word: were

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 43.8 · novelty 0.53

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeweb · browser · applic · framework more than usual (+4.1σ) · program · function · problem · languag more than usual (+3.3σ) · design · founder · pattern · start more than usual (+3.1σ)

Precedents2023-09-21 Most UI applications are broken real-time applications (0.81)
2023-09-22 Making a Micro Linux Distro (0.80)
2025-10-25 Making a micro Linux distro (2023) (0.80)
2025-04-26 Bare metal printf – C standard library without OS (0.80)
2013-09-19 Rethinking the guest operating system (0.79)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+2.4σ) · know · websit · thing · look more than usual (+2.4σ) · rust · intel · price · histori more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2024-10-27 Ask HN: Why is Heztner suddenly rising in popularity across the dev community? (0.58)
2024-03-29 Ask HN: Projects You Thought Were Cool but Failed Miserably – What Happened? (0.55)
2013-08-26 John Carmack: Thoughts on Haskell [video] (0.55)
2021-05-24 Fedora has significantly fumbled DKMS handling for Linux kernel modules (0.55)
2013-02-21 Timelike 2: everything fails all the time (0.54)

lsa: design · founder · pattern · start eigen: use · work · need · want

Doory – Open-Source Canva

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 47.0 · novelty 0.52

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timemanag · don · websit · technolog less than usual (-3.5σ) · free · onlin · power · market more than usual (+3.1σ) · live · cloud · servic · life more than usual (+2.8σ)

Precedents2025-09-12 Show HN: Nano2Image – Turn prompts and reference photos into images (no signup) (0.76)
2019-07-24 33 Beautiful Open-Source Icon Sets (0.74)
2018-11-15 VisBug: Brings design tool interactions and hotkeys to the browser (0.74)
2017-06-29 Gravit Designer 3.1 Just Landed: Sketch Import, Gravit Cloud, Templates (0.74)
2025-10-13 Create a Custom Interactive dashboard using SVG (0.74)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team · work · job · hire · worker
Different this timeinterview · talk · phone · mobil less than usual (-2.2σ) · softwar · develop · api · problem less than usual (-1.9σ) · down · die · kill · end less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2010-09-15 Smood it WordPress plugin (0.72)
2020-10-02 JQuery to React: How we rewrote the HelloSign editor (0.70)
2024-10-22 Show HN: I created a simple word logo maker tool (0.68)
2022-06-19 Bunny fonts – privacy respecting drop-in replacement for Google Fonts (0.67)
2012-07-17 Adding A Facebook Like/Fan Box To WordPress (0.67)

lsa: comput · scienc · quantum · cloud eigen: name · network · founder · team

Calculus with Julia

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 53.7 · novelty 0.51

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeappl · store · mac · problem more than usual (+4.4σ) · book · read · write · review more than usual (+3.5σ) · chang · need · problem · market more than usual (+3.3σ)

Precedents2024-05-18 Calculus with Julia (1.00)
2017-06-26 Show HN: “Crafting Interpreters” chapter, control flow and Turing-completeness (0.83)
2020-06-05 Every Computer System Is a State Machine (0.82)
2021-01-22 Tini Veltman (1931–2021): From Assembly Language to a Nobel Prize (0.82)
2009-12-31 To Dissect a Mockingbird (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timebook · read · write · list more than usual (+2.4σ) · github · websit · help · climat less than usual (-2.3σ) · market · social · invest · media less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2024-05-18 Calculus with Julia (1.00)
2017-04-16 A monoid is a category, a category is a monad, a monad is a monoid (0.79)
2020-08-17 A circuit-like notation for lambda calculus (2015) (0.79)
2020-12-05 Between two Lisps (0.78)
2014-03-01 Ask HN: How do researchers chose between 'calculus' and 'algebra'? (0.77)

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

Food processing influences metabolism and brain activity

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 70.7 · novelty 0.47

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysdon · want · hack · write
Different this timetool · thing · good · write less than usual (-2.3σ) · program · function · problem · languag more than usual (+1.8σ) · test · life · machin · perform more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2023-12-05 Wasabi linked to "substantial" boost in memory, Japanese study finds (0.93)
2023-12-10 Wasabi linked to "substantial" boost in memory, Japanese study finds (0.93)
2023-02-01 Electrical stimulation can boost brain's willingness to engage in mental effort (0.90)
2018-02-02 Cognitive training helps regain a younger-working brain (0.90)
2022-09-08 One Head, Two Brains (2015) (0.89)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayslearn · machin · model · deep · phone · life · iphon · mobil · market · social · invest · media
Different this timeapi · iphon · javascript · fund less than usual (-2.7σ) · school · student · colleg · databas less than usual (-2.6σ) · design · develop · build · css less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2018-09-27 Processed food may be connected to structural deficits in the brain (0.82)
2025-03-01 Eating walnuts for breakfast may boost your brain function (0.82)
2026-03-06 Fiber-free processed foods hit emotional memory fast, especially in older brains (0.82)
2023-05-04 The Link Between Highly Processed Foods and Brain Health (0.82)
2023-05-09 The Link Between Highly Processed Foods and Brain Health (0.82)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: use · work · need · want

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 66.0 · novelty 0.49

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timecompani · down · start · servic more than usual (+1.8σ) · tool · thing · good · write less than usual (-1.7σ) · javascript · don · css · framework less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2015-09-06 GM crops created superweed, say scientists (2005) (0.87)
2020-12-02 Less than half of Americans know that alcohol is a carcinogen (0.87)
2015-09-26 Study links U.S. polarization to TV news deregulation (0.85)
2017-09-09 The Bad Science Behind Campus Response to Sexual Assault (0.85)
2020-09-06 Finally Confirmed Vitamin D Nearly Abolishes ICU Risk in Covid-19 (0.85)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysname · network · founder · team · don · problem · think · wrong
Different this timeengin · power · rubi · email less than usual (-3.0σ) · map · uber · travel · api less than usual (-2.9σ) · work · job · hire · worker less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2026-07-08 FDA rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food (0.81)
2024-12-07 US Food and Drug Administration moves to ban red food dye (0.78)
2024-03-07 PFAS 'forever chemicals' to officially be removed from food packaging, FDA says (0.77)
2012-05-10 FDA cracking down on x-ray exposure for kids (0.77)
2018-05-10 Emails Show FDA Chemists Have Been Finding Glyphosate in Food (0.76)

lsa: websit · site · down · know eigen: school · student · colleg · databas

Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Department Website

2 articles · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 74.4 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timevalley · silicon · end · generat less than usual (-1.7σ) · twitter · musk · elon · tweet less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2014-04-24 In Russia any website with 3000 visits/day require registration with state (0.95)
2014-10-08 The State of Website Engagement – Oct 2014 (0.95)
2014-11-16 What I Saw on an NY State Website Today (0.95)
2026-06-10 The State of Ship Quality: We Audited Every YC W26 Website (0.95)
2017-06-06 The State of Advanced Website Builders (0.95)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timebest · good · top · better less than usual (-2.6σ) · school · student · css · colleg less than usual (-1.8σ) · tesla · email · car · electr more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2019-10-08 Suit says feds using immigration marriage interviews as trap (0.73)
2023-04-29 US agency takes action against fraud in H-1B visa system, warns applicants (0.73)
2026-03-18 White House registers new 'alien'-related .gov domains as DoD tackles directive (0.73)
2021-11-28 Visa complains to U.S. govt about India backing for local rival RuPay (0.71)
2017-04-23 US accuses TCS, Infosys of violating H-1B visa norms (0.71)

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

500B tokens later: Letting AI agents decompile a first-person shooter

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 50.7 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model · chang · need · problem · market
Different this timegame · play · don · onlin more than usual (+6.0σ) · guid · thing · scienc · mobil less than usual (-2.7σ) · window · manag · updat · phone more than usual (+2.7σ)

Precedents2026-03-24 Improved Git Diffs with Delta, Fzf and a Little Shell Scripting (0.78)
2024-04-14 Doom-htop: The classic DOOM game over htop (0.77)
2024-04-21 Doom-htop: The classic DOOM game over htop (0.77)
2026-05-18 Snowboard Kids 2 is 100% Decompiled (0.76)
2026-05-26 Snowboard Kids 2 is 100% Decompiled (0.76)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwayswork · job · hire · worker · don · problem · think · wrong
Different this timetesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-3.1σ) · name · network · founder · team less than usual (-2.4σ) · school · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.3σ)

Precedents2026-05-28 PostHog training on end-users; Indie Alternatives? (0.74)
2019-03-06 Ask HN: Game devs, what is the hardest part about designing an AI for your game? (0.73)
2024-09-18 Show HN: Bot or Not? AI voices vs. humans (0.72)
2025-08-10 Ask HN: For game devs – which AI tools do you use, and why? (0.71)
2017-10-09 Facebook Quietly Enters StarCraft War for AI Bots (0.70)

lsa: comput · scienc · quantum · cloud eigen: don · problem · think · wrong

Computers Cannot Make Decisions

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 67.2 · novelty 0.34

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2019-03-13 Computer, Clear My Schedule (1.00)
2020-10-30 The General Purpose Computer in Your Pocket (1.00)
2011-10-12 That Which Cannot Be Done By Computers (1.00)
2017-11-14 Quantom computing for the determined (1.00)
2017-01-23 The Computational Condition (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timemicrosoft · window · cloud · softwar more than usual (+2.4σ) · api · iphon · javascript · fund less than usual (-2.1σ) · school · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2023-01-04 Computers don’t do what you “want” (0.81)
2020-05-11 Are There Problems That Computers Can't Solve? (0.81)
2009-08-09 What computers can't do (0.76)
2012-01-23 What computers can't do (0.76)
2024-09-14 What Computers Can't Do (0.76)

lsa: book · read · write · review eigen: book · read · write · list

Knuth reward check

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 62.4 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaystool · thing · good · write
Different this timecomput · scienc · quantum · cloud more than usual (+5.3σ) · javascript · don · css · framework less than usual (-2.0σ) · secur · want · tool · machin less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2026-04-12 Knuth Reward Check (1.00)
2017-06-19 Ask HN: Favorite quotes / sayings / wisdom bits? (0.89)
2014-12-11 Ask HN: What are some good, lightweight reads on computing? (0.88)
2021-07-01 Ask HN: How to get back into reading fiction/long form content? (0.87)
2022-12-16 Ask HN: Which books should everyone interested in CS at least give a try? (0.87)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timebitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money more than usual (+2.2σ) · email · problem · user · write more than usual (+2.0σ) · covid · car · tesla · phone more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2026-04-12 Knuth Reward Check (1.00)
2017-09-07 Kim Stanley Robinson re Ken Thompson (0.67)
2011-02-27 The Haves and Have-Nots: The True Story of a Reader Suddenly De-Invited from TED (0.66)
2011-08-10 The Real Deal about Jonathans Card (0.66)
2022-01-02 Ask HN: Any yearly letters worth reading? (0.66)

lsa: engin · problem · hack · search eigen: softwar · develop · api · problem

MrBeast 'spends millions reverse engineering the algorithms on each platform'

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 59.3 · novelty 0.52

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timefacebook · privaci · zuckerberg · user more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2012-01-04 Mechanical Engineering Community GrabCAD Grabs $4 Million (0.97)
2020-06-10 Show HN: Marple – Visualising millions of datapoints for engineers (0.96)
2024-10-28 Dora 2024: AI and Platform Engineering Fall Short (0.96)
2023-07-30 Single Atom Pd Catalyst Could Cut Methane Pollution 90% from Millions of Engines (0.96)
2011-11-13 Unshred: my solution to Instagram's engineering challenge (0.96)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timebitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money more than usual (+2.3σ) · test · review · quantum · studi less than usual (-2.3σ) · american · america · trump · war less than usual (-2.1σ)

Precedents2013-10-06 Data is eating the software world (0.62)
2020-11-11 Datadog’s CEO: Software will only get more complex (0.57)
2018-01-22 How Algorithmia Built the Largest Marketplace for Algorithms in the World (0.57)
2024-09-15 MongoDB CEO says if AI hype were the dotcom boom, it is 1996 (0.56)
2014-10-03 'Data smashing' could unshackle automated discovery (0.56)

lsa: comput · scienc · quantum · cloud eigen: space · nasa · earth · moon

Tom Brown used GOP ties to broker a $1.25B/month SpaceX compute deal

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 66.9 · novelty 0.48

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timestori · need · launch · idea less than usual (-2.9σ)

Precedents2013-09-13 In Greece Six-Day Vacation Bonus for Computer Use to Be Scrapped (1.00)
2014-02-18 U.S. citizen sues Ethiopia for allegedly using computer spyware against him (1.00)
2013-11-24 How Carlsen used computers to prepare for Anand showdown (1.00)
2016-11-12 How ThousandEyes Grew Using Discarded Computers (1.00)
2018-01-06 Why is South Korea using a wooden computer to communicate across the DMZ? (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysgithub · websit · help · climat · market · social · invest · media
Different this timebitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money more than usual (+3.0σ) · brain · softwar · comput · drone less than usual (-2.7σ) · python · world · github · languag less than usual (-2.6σ)

Precedents2024-02-20 SpaceX inks $1.8B deal with US, deepening ties to Intel, military agencies (0.75)
2026-06-30 SpaceX may donate stock to Trump's savings accounts for kids (0.74)
2020-06-16 SpaceX Inches Closer to a $16B FCC Payday (0.73)
2015-01-20 Confirmed: SpaceX raised a $1B financing round backed by Google and Fidelity (0.72)
2022-04-05 Musk joins Twitter board in deal that prevents him from buying majority stake (0.72)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: market · compani · busi · price

Lobbying

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 66.9 · novelty 0.39

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model
Different this timeiphon · human · programm · hack less than usual (-2.2σ) · job · steve · don · interview more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2020-04-26 Ask HN: How do you prepare for inflation, if there will be such? (0.88)
2021-03-02 Ask HN: How Do I Help My Cousin? (0.87)
2009-01-16 Ask HN: To Patent, or Not To Patent (0.86)
2021-11-22 Ask HN: Do you ever give money to those guys with signs at stoplights? (0.85)
2012-02-29 Coinvestors wanted for small French town (0.85)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysbitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money · api · iphon · javascript · fund
Different this timecomput · tech · problem · space more than usual (+2.6σ) · american · america · trump · war more than usual (+2.5σ) · work · job · hire · worker more than usual (+2.0σ)

Precedents2014-04-02 When Lobbying was Illegal (0.78)
2016-04-16 When Lobbying was Illegal (0.78)
2024-05-28 The Nonprofit Industrial Complex and the Corruption of the American City (0.71)
2017-11-15 Update on Stock Options/RSUs Vesting Issue (0.71)
2010-11-23 Ask HN: Why would you spend your own fortune to get a political office in USA?? (0.71)

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

Vibe coded browser ports of Halo, The Simpsons: Hit And Run, GTA work well

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 63.4 · novelty 0.48

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timemicrosoft · window · yahoo · next more than usual (+5.6σ) · web · browser · applic · framework more than usual (+3.7σ) · don · want · hack · write more than usual (+3.7σ)

Precedents2025-09-10 DOOMscrolling: The Game (0.81)
2016-02-27 PICO-8 for Raspberry Pi (0.80)
2026-07-10 AI Can't Recreate the Thrust Game (But It Can Help You Understand It) (0.79)
2026-02-16 My 1981 adventure game is now a multimedia extravaganza (0.79)
2025-12-03 Show HN: Equations Explained Colorfully (KaTeX and Markdown) (0.79)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysdon · problem · think · wrong
Different this timerust · intel · price · histori less than usual (-3.3σ) · tesla · email · car · electr less than usual (-2.2σ) · softwar · tool · map · bad less than usual (-2.2σ)

Precedents2026-01-19 Show HN: DanceJump – play a DDR-style dance game on YouTube (Chrome and Edge) (0.65)
2025-03-29 Show HN: I hacked together an open world game with Claude Code (0.65)
2025-12-27 Ask HN: Did Firecracker Win Completely? (0.65)
2025-05-01 Running Qwen3 on your macbook, using MLX, to vibe code for free (0.65)
2025-08-06 Show HN: Graphical Vibe Coding Environment (VCE) for Claude Code (0.64)

lsa: world · real · site · write eigen: react · github · api · chang

How Protein Took over the World

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 71.0 · novelty 0.36

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2019-10-25 A woman archiving the world's ochers (1.00)
2019-10-27 A woman archiving the world's ochers (1.00)
2013-05-04 Celebrating World Press Freedom Day (1.00)
2013-06-29 The protests around the world: The march of protest (1.00)
2019-05-03 May 3 – World Freedom Press Day (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timefile · price · down · fund less than usual (-3.7σ) · bitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money more than usual (+3.3σ) · map · uber · travel · api less than usual (-2.9σ)

Precedents2019-06-26 The Mythologization of Protein (0.74)
2023-05-24 How the power of protein is being uncovered (0.68)
2018-06-22 Where Do You Get Your Protein? Or: Biochemical Realization [pdf] (0.68)
2010-08-23 Protein that destroys HIV discovered (0.66)
2019-01-22 Why We Dominate the Earth (0.65)

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

Takeshi's Castle

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 64.9 · novelty 0.48

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeprogram · function · problem · languag more than usual (+1.9σ) · manag · don · websit · technolog less than usual (-1.9σ) · compani · down · start · servic more than usual (+1.7σ)

Precedents2021-06-25 Play online chess with a real chess board (0.82)
2020-10-13 Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too soon (0.79)
2020-04-27 Controlling My A/C with a Gameboy (0.78)
2017-03-28 Twitch to start selling video games this week (0.78)
2026-01-14 1000 Blank White Cards (0.77)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timegithub · websit · help · climat less than usual (-2.7σ) · perform · faster · speed · fast less than usual (-1.7σ) · internet · network · softwar · agent more than usual (+1.5σ)

Precedents2023-08-10 North Korea Plays by Its Own Crazy Rules, in Basketball as in Life (2013) (0.72)
2022-09-26 A Brief History of the “House of the Rising Sun“ (2011) (0.70)
2020-08-09 How SHRDLU got its name (2003) (0.69)
2024-05-13 Century-old anime discovered in Japan [video] (0.67)
2018-07-06 Aum: The Cult at the End of the World (1996) (0.67)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: react · github · api · chang

Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 60.0 · novelty 0.47

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysdon · want · hack · write
Different this timeapp · store · mobil · creat more than usual (+6.8σ) · javascript · don · css · framework more than usual (+4.3σ) · releas · version · beta · featur more than usual (+3.3σ)

Precedents2026-07-14 Show HN: A MCP for Agents to reverse engineer binary code (1.00)
2026-10-06 Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries (1.00)
2026-10-08 Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries (1.00)
2014-02-25 GopherJS, a transpiler from Go to JavaScript (0.85)
2014-10-14 GopherJS – A compiler from Go to JavaScript (0.85)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeuse · work · need · want more than usual (+2.6σ) · market · social · invest · media less than usual (-2.0σ) · market · compani · busi · price more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2026-07-14 Show HN: A MCP for Agents to reverse engineer binary code (1.00)
2026-10-06 Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries (1.00)
2026-10-08 Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries (1.00)
2009-07-24 Coders’ Rights Project Reverse Engineering FAQ (0.64)
2026-04-11 Give your coding agents the context your repo has (0.63)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: appl · iphon · app · mac

Software developers are not okay

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 41.2 · novelty 0.59

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayschang · need · problem · market · api · down · run · servic
Different this timefacebook · privaci · zuckerberg · user more than usual (+5.4σ) · develop · look · tool · hack more than usual (+4.2σ) · generat · hack · site · life less than usual (-4.1σ)

Precedents2011-06-02 Talking software patents. (0.77)
2015-05-26 Comments on smartphone apps and innovation (0.75)
2010-03-06 Software patents (0.73)
2012-03-26 I'm looking for a few cofounders to apply to YC. Working on something huge. (0.73)
2022-07-14 Show HN: Old News – News that gets better the *less* you read it (0.73)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysapp · android · mobil · iphon
Different this timework · job · hire · worker more than usual (+2.5σ) · book · read · write · list more than usual (+2.2σ) · interview · talk · phone · mobil more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2017-12-22 Ask HN: language choice for an iOS SDK in 2018 (0.72)
2011-03-02 Top 7 Podcasts for Mac Indie Developers (0.71)
2022-07-04 Thoughts on Swift and Objective-C (0.71)
2022-08-05 Thoughts on Swift and Objective-C (0.71)
2023-05-12 Thoughts on Swift and Objective-C (2022) (0.71)

lsa: system · network · thing · oper eigen: stori · histori · record · robot

A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 52.1 · novelty 0.47

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeappl · store · mac · problem more than usual (+4.3σ) · python · guid · phone · scienc more than usual (+3.3σ) · test · life · machin · perform more than usual (+3.1σ)

Precedents2024-04-22 Intel Meteor Lake's NPU (0.82)
2019-10-09 Docker containers in space (0.81)
2019-10-14 Docker containers in space (0.81)
2019-10-16 Docker containers in space (0.81)
2018-11-12 RAMCloud Project (0.81)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysinternet · network · softwar · agent
Different this timeappl · iphon · app · mac more than usual (+2.4σ) · use · work · need · want more than usual (+2.0σ) · work · job · hire · worker less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2023-01-07 Captain Zilog Crushed! The Story of the Z8000 (0.76)
2023-08-17 Captain Zilog Crushed: The Story of the Z8000 (0.76)
2023-06-16 Detailed miniature models of historic computer (0.75)
2021-09-16 Q&A with the Co-Creator of the 6502 (0.74)
2023-12-13 Q&A With Bill Mensch, co-creator of the 6502 (0.74)

lsa: life · better · machin · human eigen: manag · engin · softwar · develop

There's little that's "inevitable" about AI

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 71.8 · novelty 0.42

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2026-09-03 My Little Hill (1.00)
2011-01-21 Little Wisdoms (1.00)
2017-04-28 We were a little naive (1.00)
2024-10-14 Mike Little (1.00)
2017-07-28 A Little More Nuance (0.99)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timedon · problem · think · wrong more than usual (+3.4σ) · react · github · api · chang less than usual (-2.6σ) · market · compani · busi · price more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2024-12-20 LLMs Are Not "Scheming" (0.92)
2026-02-27 LLMs Don't Suffer (0.89)
2024-05-27 Don't Worry about LLMs (0.85)
2024-05-31 Don't Worry about LLMs (0.85)
2026-05-01 Strong types are a non-negotiable for LLMs (0.84)

lsa: don · want · hack · write eigen: internet · network · softwar · agent

My personal AI agent posted my bank details on company Slack

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 53.5 · novelty 0.42

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwayslife · find · thing · model · chang · need · problem · market · api · down · run · servic
Different this timecompani · down · start · servic more than usual (+2.7σ) · book · read · write · review more than usual (+2.4σ) · build · tool · next · generat more than usual (+2.1σ)

Precedents2020-09-29 Fun Yet Effective Meetings (0.85)
2015-06-21 Aphyr.com Jepsen Series – Distribution Is Hard (0.84)
2025-11-08 I want you to understand Chicago (0.84)
2026-07-26 This July I Was Fired from Simple AI (A Deeply YC Company) (0.83)
2018-10-19 Ask HN: Dramatic decrease in AirBnb support quality? (0.82)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timework · job · hire · worker more than usual (+2.3σ) · school · student · css · colleg less than usual (-2.0σ) · email · problem · user · write more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2026-06-17 Which AI agent spent the money on your OpenAI/Anthropic bill (0.69)
2026-03-10 Things I keep reminding myself about while working with AI Agents (0.68)
2025-08-04 AI Agent for Founders (0.67)
2025-12-09 Show HN: I built an AI tool that tracks competitor changes in real time (0.66)
2026-05-05 Show HN: I built AI agents to surface the best AI tools and news weekly (0.65)

lsa: chang · need · problem · market eigen: name · network · founder · team

Vectorized CLZ and CTZ

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 44.6 · novelty 0.59

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as alwaysdon · want · hack · write
Different this timecomput · scienc · quantum · cloud more than usual (+3.4σ) · power · tool · start · chrome less than usual (-2.1σ) · test · life · machin · perform more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2022-02-12 Prefix Sum with SIMD (0.86)
2015-05-25 Elliptic Curve Cryptography: A Gentle Introduction – Part II (0.84)
2020-12-11 The Piet-GPU Vision (0.84)
2015-03-20 What happens when you page align everything (0.84)
2018-10-27 Planar rotations and the DCT (0.83)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timemanag · engin · softwar · develop less than usual (-2.2σ) · market · social · invest · media less than usual (-2.1σ) · map · uber · travel · api less than usual (-2.0σ)

Precedents2021-11-25 Nullc: Fast C-like programming language with advanced features (0.68)
2022-12-19 Implementing ‘strlen’ using SVE (0.68)
2024-08-13 Launch HN: Trellis (YC W24) – AI-powered workflows for unstructured data (0.68)
2020-10-04 Chibicc: A Small C Compiler (0.66)
2022-11-13 Chibicc – A Small C Compiler (0.66)

The Residual

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

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: engin · search · api · record

FreeMiNT

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 32.2 · novelty 0.70

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 timesoftwar · develop · api · problem less than usual (-2.4σ)

Precedents2023-01-21 NNUE (0.72)
2015-10-01 FreeSSL (0.68)
2014-06-11 NovaMin (0.62)
2013-01-16 SVNHub (0.60)
2011-02-04 RTZ - Freebie (0.59)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: name · network · founder · team

Leon Theremin

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 47.2 · novelty 0.70

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2026-03-22 Leon Theremin (1.00)
2022-07-05 Leon Trotsky (1.00)
2025-09-13 The Artistry of Avril Harrison (2024) (1.00)
2015-09-16 Reviens, Leon (1.00)
2024-09-17 Roland Moreno (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timerust · intel · price · histori less than usual (-1.7σ) · bitcoin · crypto · blockchain · money less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2026-03-22 Leon Theremin (1.00)
2020-09-05 Valentin Turchin (0.74)
2015-09-16 Reviens, Leon (0.71)
2021-04-13 Alain LeRoy Locke (0.69)
2018-12-04 Yuval Peres (0.69)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: databas · develop · nasa · musk

Lewis Mumford

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 50.2 · novelty 0.69

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2012-07-12 Clarence Irving Lewis (1.00)
2014-02-21 Aled Lewis: "The Coruscant Tapestry" (1.00)
2018-11-01 The Gulag Archipelago: A New Foreword by Jordan B. Peterson (1.00)
2018-08-19 Anarcho-Technocracy by Harry Hooton (1.00)
2010-10-18 Wabi Sabi, Abu Dhabi, Harry Caray (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timereact · github · api · chang less than usual (-2.3σ) · interview · talk · phone · mobil more than usual (+2.2σ) · python · rubi · use · django more than usual (+1.9σ)

Precedents2021-05-16 Bruce Garlow (0.68)
2021-03-19 William Yeager (0.65)
2019-08-24 Historical Badass: Explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton (0.65)
2021-01-24 Delia Derbyshire (0.65)
2024-03-09 Julius Orion Smith III (0.65)

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

P101 – Field of Work

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 36.1 · novelty 0.67

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2020-01-03 How to Achieve a 3 Day Work Week (1.00)
2018-03-04 The Shift from Simply Working to Working Simply (1.00)
2022-02-22 It’s Normal and It Works (1.00)
2009-12-04 Works in Progress (1.00)
2011-11-26 Omnibot mkI (work in progress) (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timepython · rubi · use · django more than usual (+1.9σ) · python · world · github · languag more than usual (+1.8σ) · map · uber · travel · api less than usual (-1.7σ)

Precedents2012-12-04 Flatiron School Prework: Learn to Code (0.69)
2013-06-04 Flatiron School Prework (Ruby, webdev syllabus) (0.69)
2013-10-17 Flatiron School Prework (0.69)
2012-06-10 The Employment (0.67)
2014-12-11 The Employment (0.67)

lsa: stori · need · launch · idea eigen: space · nasa · earth · moon

Valar Atomics and Day One Ventures

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 28.4 · novelty 0.65

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timeweb · browser · applic · framework less than usual (-2.0σ) · don · want · hack · write less than usual (-1.8σ) · rubi · market · servic · rail more than usual (+1.8σ)

Precedents2024-07-10 A Tentative Venture into Replication at NIH (1.00)
2011-11-28 The New Breed of VC - Ludlow Ventures? (1.00)
2008-08-01 In memoriam: venture capitalist Keith Benjamin (1.00)
2008-12-27 Bjork, Icelandic Singer and…Venture Capitalist? (1.00)
2012-05-16 Queen Elizabeth, Venture Capitalist For Marauders (1.00)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as alwaysmarket · social · invest · media
Different this timemusic · microsoft · map · api less than usual (-2.7σ)

Precedents2024-08-30 Space Mining Startup Confirms First Private Mission to an Asteroid (0.71)
2024-09-05 Space Mining Startup Confirms First Private Mission to an Asteroid (0.71)
2023-01-12 Space mining startups see a rich future on asteroids and the moon (0.71)
2018-03-01 Andreessen Horowitz Makes First Space Investment with Satellite Startup Astranis (0.70)
2017-07-04 Inside the startup that wants to mine asteroids and transform space travel (0.70)

lsa: window · manag · updat · phone eigen: interview · talk · phone · mobil

Blackcat – Yet Another Personal Agent

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 40.2 · novelty 0.65

v0 · term-space LSA

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

Precedents2015-08-24 AWS CodeDeploy agent appears to be maintained by 1 person, 4 hours per week (0.93)
2026-09-04 Show HN: Personal Context MCP (0.88)
2026-05-01 How People ask Claude for personal guidance (0.87)
2023-09-30 My Personal LLM (0.86)
2022-01-27 Show HN: Sync your personal finances to Notion, automatically (0.86)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timeamazon · product · book · servic more than usual (+1.8σ) · email · interview · hire · scientist less than usual (-1.7σ) · school · student · css · colleg less than usual (-1.7σ)

Precedents2026-02-18 Personal Agents with David Singleton and Hugo Barra [video] (0.69)
2026-06-25 A Teardown of Claude Tag's Agent Identity Concept (0.59)
2026-06-03 Show HN: AgentLoop – a Claude agent starter you can read (0.59)
2017-03-25 Poaching passengers: An Uber driver endorses Juno (0.58)
2017-06-23 Thoughts on BAT from an ex-ads product manager (0.57)

lsa: manag · don · websit · technolog eigen: name · network · founder · team

iMCP

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 45.9 · 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 timesearch · find · citi · look less than usual (-2.0σ) · space · nasa · earth · moon less than usual (-1.9σ)

Precedents2015-04-29 NoTCP (0.74)
2019-10-02 NIPCC (0.71)
2017-05-30 MyCPU (0.70)
2021-08-14 SCP-3008 (0.68)
2022-09-09 SCP-3008 (0.68)

lsa: work · remot · generat · home eigen: googl · android · search · app

Agency in an MCP: all the tools you need to do your own SEO work

1 article · 1 source · episode day 1 · T² 34.0 · novelty 0.64

v0 · term-space LSA

Same as always—
Different this timetool · thing · good · write more than usual (+6.2σ) · secur · want · tool · machin more than usual (+3.8σ) · chang · need · problem · market more than usual (+2.4σ)

Precedents2026-10-06 Agency in an MCP: all the tools you need to do your own SEO work (1.00)
2024-04-01 Every tool you need to work with PDFs in one place (1.00)
2018-04-01 How to Work Offline from Any Device: The Essential Tools You'll Need (0.99)
2025-11-05 The visual tool I needed to understand how Kafka works (0.96)
2020-04-09 Working from Home? Consider These Privacy-Focused Tools (0.93)

v1 · embedding eigenbasis

Same as always—
Different this timepython · world · github · languag more than usual (+1.9σ) · model · blog · rule · function more than usual (+1.6σ) · american · america · trump · war less than usual (-1.6σ)

Precedents2026-10-06 Agency in an MCP: all the tools you need to do your own SEO work (1.00)
2026-07-20 Show HN: An end to end SEO audit (0.74)
2025-07-13 Show HN: QueryBurst – SEO audits from your own GSC data (no scraping, no spying) (0.72)
2018-04-14 Analyze Your Website's SEO Performance with the Google Search Console (0.71)
2017-03-09 DataPrep, by Google (0.71)