The best of Hacker News - July 6, 2025

1.
Local-first software (2019)

644 points

2.
Hidden interface controls are affecting usability

296 points

3.
X-Clacks-Overhead

218 points

4.
Europe's first geostationary sounder satellite is launched

175 points

5.
macOS Icon History

161 points

6.
Eastern Baltic cod grow much smaller than they did due to overfishing

153 points

7.
How to Network as an Introvert

113 points

8.
Speeding up PostgreSQL dump/restore snapshots

100 points

9.
What a Hacker Stole from Me

97 points

10.
Optimizing Tool Selection for LLM Workflows with Differentiable Programming

76 points

11.
Serving 200M requests per day with a CGI-bin

74 points

12.
Atomic "Bomb" Ring from KiX (1947)

67 points

13.
Colombia seizes first unmanned narco-submarine with Starlink antenna

44 points

14.
Volvo delivers 5,000th electric semi with little fanfare

41 points

15.
ClojureScript from First Principles [video]

39 points

16.
Injection Rejection (2006)

23 points

17.
July 5, 1687: When Newton Explained Why You Don't Float Away

20 points

18.
Fast Code Is Easy. Measuring It Is Hard

18 points

19.
Show HN: a community for collaborating on sideprojects

7 points

20.
Anubis – Open-Source Web AI Firewall Utility

4 points

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