The best of Hacker News - August 31, 2025

1.
Cognitive load is what matters

948 points

2.
Are we decentralized yet?

371 points

3.
Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything

264 points

4.
Agent Client Protocol (ACP)

235 points

5.
You Have to Feel It

215 points

6.
AI models need a virtual machine

193 points

7.
Hardening Firefox – a checklist for improved browser privacy

168 points

8.
Bcachefs Goes to "Externally Maintained"

136 points

9.
Why did books start being divided into chapters? A new history

81 points

10.
Hurricane category 6 could be introduced under new storm severity scale

75 points

11.
New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely

74 points

12.
A24's Empire of Auteurs

65 points

13.
The Default Trap: Why Anthropic's Data Policy Change Matters

64 points

14.
Is it possible to allow sideloading and keep users safe?

58 points

15.
Running our Docker registry on-prem with Harbor

42 points

16.
Are people's bosses making them use AI tools?

30 points

17.
How Does Timecode Vinyl Work? (Pt. 3)

14 points

18.
Compositional Datalog on SQL: Relational Algebra of the Environment

14 points

19.
Sheafification – The optimal path to mathematical mastery

10 points

20.
Intermittent fasting correlated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

6 points

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