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1. Good system design

   902 points • 381 comments • aug 16, 2025

2. Show HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reels

   670 points • 301 comments • aug 16, 2025

3. Do things that don't scale, and then don't scale

   498 points • 205 comments • aug 16, 2025

4. PuTTY has a new website

   496 points • 278 comments • aug 16, 2025

5. Toothpaste made with keratin may protect and repair damaged teeth: study

   413 points • 192 comments • aug 16, 2025

6. OpenAI Progress

   386 points • 327 comments • aug 16, 2025

7. Dicing an Onion, the Mathematically Optimal Way

   343 points • 130 comments • aug 16, 2025

8. Candle Flame Oscillations as a Clock

   332 points • 77 comments • aug 16, 2025

9. Pfeilstorch

   316 points • 87 comments • aug 16, 2025

10. Making Your Own Merchant Service Provider

    257 points • 169 comments • aug 16, 2025