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Hacker News (17 Jan 2026)
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ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
1335 points • 149 comments • jan 17, 2026
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If you put Apple icons in reverse it looks like someone getting good at design
824 points • 306 comments • jan 17, 2026
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The recurring dream of replacing developers
616 points • 507 comments • jan 17, 2026
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Raising money fucked me up
372 points • 138 comments • jan 17, 2026
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US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
353 points • 319 comments • jan 17, 2026
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Map To Poster – Create Art of your favourite city
277 points • 63 comments • jan 17, 2026
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PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
258 points • 308 comments • jan 17, 2026
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Kip: A programming language based on grammatical cases of Turkish
247 points • 64 comments • jan 17, 2026
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Light Mode InFFFFFFlation
218 points • 157 comments • jan 17, 2026
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ClickHouse acquires Langfuse
217 points • 96 comments • jan 17, 2026