The best of Hacker News - September 1, 2025

1.
We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

591 points

2.
“This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone”

580 points

3.
Eternal Struggle

401 points

4.
Jujutsu for everyone

339 points

5.
Why haven't quantum computers factored 21 yet?

260 points

6.
When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

163 points

7.
Use One Big Server (2022)

161 points

8.
Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility

123 points

9.
What to do with C++ modules?

118 points

10.
Lewis and Clark marked their trail with laxatives

103 points

11.
What brain surgery taught me about the fragile gift of consciousness

100 points

12.
Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

79 points

13.
Pong Clock

73 points

14.
A Linux version of the Procmon Sysinternals tool

65 points

15.
Bayes, Bits and Brains

41 points

16.
A Crack in the Cosmos

36 points

17.
The Qweremin

29 points

18.
Show HN: Spotilyrics – See synchronized Spotify lyrics inside VS Code

10 points

19.
Hobbyist Maintainers with Thomas DePierre

9 points

20.
What Is Complexity in Chess?

7 points

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