The best of Hacker News - May 4, 2025

1.
Show HN: Free, in-browser PDF editor

422 points

2.
Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests

271 points

3.
Why can't HTML alone do includes?

268 points

4.
Run LLMs on Apple Neural Engine (ANE)

232 points

5.
DuckDB is probably the most important geospatial software of the last decade

224 points

6.
When flat rate movers won't answer your calls

185 points

7.
QModem 4.51 Source Code

176 points

8.
Gorgeous-GRUB: collection of decent community-made GRUB themes

162 points

9.
Legendary Bose Magic Carpet Suspension Is Finally Going Global

131 points

10.
What went wrong with wireless USB

101 points

11.
Numerical Linear Algebra Class in Julia TUM

75 points

12.
Metagenomics test saves woman's sight after mystery infection

71 points

13.
Pascal for Small Machines

36 points

14.
Programmers Guide to the AMIBIOS (1993) [pdf]

31 points

15.
A Survey of AI Agent Protocols

28 points

16.
A PostgreSQL planner semi-join gotcha with CTE, LIMIT, and RETURNING

26 points

17.
A simple Common Lisp web app

22 points

18.
I built a pixel art editor after playing Octopath Traveler II

14 points

19.
DotnetSnes: Library allowing to use C# to create SNES ROMs

13 points

20.
Brian Eno's Theory of Democracy

4 points

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