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1. I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over

   1188 points • 416 comments • feb 21, 2026

2. What not to write on your security clearance form (1988)

   395 points • 177 comments • feb 21, 2026

3. Why is Claude an Electron app?

   345 points • 322 comments • feb 21, 2026

4. Andrej Karpathy talks about "Claws"

   261 points • 413 comments • feb 21, 2026

5. AI uBlock Blacklist

   230 points • 103 comments • feb 21, 2026

6. Claws are now a new layer on top of LLM agents

   209 points • 661 comments • feb 21, 2026

7. What Is OAuth?

   208 points • 77 comments • feb 21, 2026

8. Acme Weather

   208 points • 126 comments • feb 21, 2026

9. EU mandates replaceable batteries by 2027 (2023)

   207 points • 170 comments • feb 21, 2026

10. macOS's Little-Known Command-Line Sandboxing Tool (2025)

    194 points • 80 comments • feb 21, 2026