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Hacker News (17 Jan 2026)
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ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
1079 points • 123 comments • jan 17, 2026
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If you put Apple icons in reverse it looks like someone getting good at design
677 points • 251 comments • jan 17, 2026
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The recurring dream of replacing developers
545 points • 429 comments • jan 17, 2026
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US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
348 points • 315 comments • jan 17, 2026
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Raising money fucked me up
320 points • 117 comments • jan 17, 2026
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Map To Poster – Create Art of your favourite city
265 points • 63 comments • jan 17, 2026
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PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
251 points • 295 comments • jan 17, 2026
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Kip: A programming language based on grammatical cases of Turkish
218 points • 62 comments • jan 17, 2026
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Light Mode InFFFFFFlation
210 points • 150 comments • jan 17, 2026
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ClickHouse acquires Langfuse
209 points • 95 comments • jan 17, 2026