5.30.26 | The dead economy theory, SQLite for durable workflows, Notes from Mistral AI Now Summit

5.31.26 | Microsoft Office Mac conversions, domain expertise, OpenRouter raises $113M

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 31, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:17) - Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac view-only conversion * (01:44) - Domain expertise has always been the real moat * (03:17) - OpenRouter raises $113M Series B * (04:41) - Openrsync: An implementation of rsync, by the OpenBSD team * (06:24) - I found a seashell in the middle of the desert * (07:33) - Accenture to acquire Ookla * (09:01) - Voxel Space (2017) * (10:07) - Shantell Sans (2023) * (11:20) - The AV2 Video Standard Has Released (Final v1.0 Specification) * (12:48) - Zig ELF Linker Improvements Devlog * (14:14) - Outro Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac view-only conversion https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026) [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026)] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341578 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341578] Domain expertise has always been the real moat https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/05/domain-expertise-has-always-been-the-real-moat/ [https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/05/domain-expertise-has-always-been-the-real-moat/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340411 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340411] OpenRouter raises $113M Series B https://openrouter.ai/announcements/series-b [https://openrouter.ai/announcements/series-b] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338660 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338660] Openrsync: An implementation of rsync, by the OpenBSD team https://github.com/kristapsdz/openrsync [https://github.com/kristapsdz/openrsync] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334854 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334854] I found a seashell in the middle of the desert https://github.com/Hawzen/I-found-a-seashell-in-the-middle-of-the-desert#i-found-a-seashell-in-the-middle-of-the-desert [https://github.com/Hawzen/I-found-a-seashell-in-the-middle-of-the-desert#i-found-a-seashell-in-the-middle-of-the-desert] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318402 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318402] Accenture to acquire Ookla https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-to-acquire-ookla-to-strengthen-network-intelligence-and-experience-with-data-and-ai-for-enterprises [https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-to-acquire-ookla-to-strengthen-network-intelligence-and-experience-with-data-and-ai-for-enterprises] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48337987 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48337987] Voxel Space (2017) https://s-macke.github.io/VoxelSpace/ [https://s-macke.github.io/VoxelSpace/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48336564 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48336564] Shantell Sans (2023) https://shantellsans.com/process [https://shantellsans.com/process] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341062 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341062] The AV2 Video Standard Has Released (Final v1.0 Specification) https://av2.aomedia.org [https://av2.aomedia.org] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340910 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340910] Zig ELF Linker Improvements Devlog https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-05-30 [https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-05-30] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338673 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338673]

5.30.26 | The dead economy theory, SQLite for durable workflows, Notes from Mistral AI Now Summit

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 30, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:19) - The dead economy theory * (01:42) - SQLite is all you need for durable workflows * (03:07) - Notes from the Mistral AI Now Summit * (04:40) - Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and valuation * (05:54) - It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12 * (07:22) - MCP is dead? * (08:48) - Snowboard Kids 2 is 100% Decompiled * (10:02) - Bijou64: A variable-length integer encoding * (11:18) - Pandoc Templates * (12:19) - Zig: Build System Reworked * (13:48) - Outro The dead economy theory https://www.owenmcgrann.com/p/the-dead-economy-theory [https://www.owenmcgrann.com/p/the-dead-economy-theory] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48324712 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48324712] SQLite is all you need for durable workflows https://obeli.sk/blog/sqlite-is-all-you-need-for-durable-workflows/ [https://obeli.sk/blog/sqlite-is-all-you-need-for-durable-workflows/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48326802 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48326802] Notes from the Mistral AI Now Summit https://koenvangilst.nl/lab/mistral-ai-now-summit [https://koenvangilst.nl/lab/mistral-ai-now-summit] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48325340 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48325340] Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and valuation https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/danish-pension-fund-excludes-spacex-citing-governance-valuation-2026-05-29/ [https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/danish-pension-fund-excludes-spacex-citing-governance-valuation-2026-05-29/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48333820 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48333820] It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12 https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/its-hard-to-justify-framework-12/ [https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/its-hard-to-justify-framework-12/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323869 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323869] MCP is dead? https://www.quandri.io/engineering-blog/mcp-is-dead [https://www.quandri.io/engineering-blog/mcp-is-dead] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48330436 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48330436] Snowboard Kids 2 is 100% Decompiled https://blog.chrislewis.au/snowboard-kids-2-is-100-decompiled/ [https://blog.chrislewis.au/snowboard-kids-2-is-100-decompiled/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284494 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284494] Bijou64: A variable-length integer encoding https://www.inkandswitch.com/tangents/bijou64/ [https://www.inkandswitch.com/tangents/bijou64/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323992 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323992] Pandoc Templates https://pandoc-templates.org/ [https://pandoc-templates.org/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334515 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334515] Zig: Build System Reworked https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-05-26 [https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-05-26] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334048 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334048]

5.29.26 | Claude Opus 4.8, theft of a $200k Lego collection, and a dorm room startup making a million

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 29, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:18) - Claude Opus 4.8 * (01:44) - Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection * (03:03) - I made a million dollar product from my dorm room (2025) * (04:09) - GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits * (05:34) - Cars collect a startling amount of data about you * (06:50) - Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue * (08:09) - Building durable workflows on Postgres * (09:49) - Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up during static fire test * (11:07) - Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy' * (12:21) - Indoor Wi-Fi Roaming with OpenWRT * (13:40) - Outro Claude Opus 4.8 https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8 [https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48311647 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48311647] Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection https://mybricklog.com/blog/bricks-minifigs-corporate-stole-old-mans-200000-lego-collection [https://mybricklog.com/blog/bricks-minifigs-corporate-stole-old-mans-200000-lego-collection] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314136 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314136] I made a million dollar product from my dorm room (2025) https://nick.winans.io/blog/nice-nano/ [https://nick.winans.io/blog/nice-nano/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314951 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314951] GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsofts-github-bans-security-researcher-who-posted-zero-day-windows-exploits-because-company-ruined-their-life-expert-claims-action-is-vindictive-and-promises-further-retaliation [https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsofts-github-bans-security-researcher-who-posted-zero-day-windows-exploits-because-company-ruined-their-life-expert-claims-action-is-vindictive-and-promises-further-retaliation] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315968 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315968] Cars collect a startling amount of data about you https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260513-your-car-is-spying-on-you-its-about-to-get-worse [https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260513-your-car-is-spying-on-you-its-about-to-get-worse] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318481 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318481] Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue https://llmgame.scalex.dev [https://llmgame.scalex.dev] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48308376 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48308376] Building durable workflows on Postgres https://www.dbos.dev/blog/postgres-is-all-you-need-for-durable-execution [https://www.dbos.dev/blog/postgres-is-all-you-need-for-durable-execution] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48313530 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48313530] Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up during static fire test https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/2060164928472854821 [https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/2060164928472854821] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48317774 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48317774] Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy' https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/quasiblog/tron-legacy/ [https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/quasiblog/tron-legacy/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314002 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314002] Indoor Wi-Fi Roaming with OpenWRT https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/26/1730 [https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/26/1730] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282180 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282180]

5.28.26 | YouTube labels AI videos, Anthropic and OpenAI find market fit, DuckDuckGo searches increase after Google's AI mode announcement

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 28, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:19) - YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos * (01:50) - I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit * (03:15) - DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode * (04:59) - SimCity 3k in 4k (2025) * (06:01) - FBI Arrests CIA Official with $40M in Gold Bars in His Home * (07:10) - Incident with Pull Requests, Issues, Git Operations and API Requests * (08:27) - What Apple and Google are doing to push notifications * (09:43) - Mini Micro Fantasy Computer * (10:48) - Go: Support for Generic Methods * (11:55) - Outro YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/improving-ai-labels-viewers-creators/ [https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/improving-ai-labels-viewers-creators/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299753 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299753] I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/27/product-market-fit/ [https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/27/product-market-fit/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296794 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296794] DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/duckduckgos-ai-free-search-saw-nearly-28-percent-more-visits-in-the-week-following-googles-insistence-that-people-love-ai-mode/ [https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/duckduckgos-ai-free-search-saw-nearly-28-percent-more-visits-in-the-week-following-googles-insistence-that-people-love-ai-mode/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296649 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296649] SimCity 3k in 4k (2025) https://www.thran.uk/writ/hdid/2025/12/simcity-3k-in-4k.html [https://www.thran.uk/writ/hdid/2025/12/simcity-3k-in-4k.html] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48297645 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48297645] FBI Arrests CIA Official with $40M in Gold Bars in His Home https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/fbi-arrest-cia-official-gold-bars.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/fbi-arrest-cia-official-gold-bars.html] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48302151 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48302151] Incident with Pull Requests, Issues, Git Operations and API Requests https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/xy1tt3hs572m [https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/xy1tt3hs572m] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48293080 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48293080] What Apple and Google are doing to push notifications https://www.jacquescorbytuech.com/writing/what-apple-and-google-are-doing-your-push-notifications [https://www.jacquescorbytuech.com/writing/what-apple-and-google-are-doing-your-push-notifications] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299220 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299220] Mini Micro Fantasy Computer https://miniscript.org/MiniMicro/index.html#about [https://miniscript.org/MiniMicro/index.html#about] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48291947 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48291947] Go: Support for Generic Methods https://github.com/golang/go/issues/77273 [https://github.com/golang/go/issues/77273] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48291575 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48291575]

5.27.26 | Spain blocks prediction markets, worst job interview experience, interesting modern pixel fonts

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 27, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:18) - Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi over lack of gambling licence * (01:31) - The worst job interview I ever had * (02:38) - A few interesting modern pixel fonts * (03:52) - Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to step down * (05:20) - That Methyl Methacrylate Tank * (06:26) - I built a Git-tracked book production pipeline * (07:49) - Cloudflare Flagship * (09:02) - Rosalind: A genomics toolkit in Rust running whole-genome pipelines on a laptop * (10:03) - I'm Tired of Talking to AI * (11:19) - The Forgotten Art of the LAN Party (2023) * (12:36) - Outro Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi over lack of gambling licence https://www.reuters.com/business/spain-blocks-prediction-markets-polymarket-kalshi-over-lack-gambling-licences-2026-05-26/ [https://www.reuters.com/business/spain-blocks-prediction-markets-polymarket-kalshi-over-lack-gambling-licences-2026-05-26/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48279316 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48279316] The worst job interview I ever had https://www.oliverio.dev/blog/the-worst-job-interview-i-had [https://www.oliverio.dev/blog/the-worst-job-interview-i-had] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48285344 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48285344] A few interesting modern pixel fonts https://unsung.aresluna.org/a-few-interesting-modern-pixel-fonts/ [https://unsung.aresluna.org/a-few-interesting-modern-pixel-fonts/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48271448 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48271448] Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to step down https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/26/dropbox-ceo-drew-houston-ashraf-alkarmi.html [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/26/dropbox-ceo-drew-houston-ashraf-alkarmi.html] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48279453 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48279453] That Methyl Methacrylate Tank https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/methyl-methacrylate-tank [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/methyl-methacrylate-tank] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284712 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284712] I built a Git-tracked book production pipeline https://www.djspeckhals.com/posts/2026-05-22-how-i-bypassed-adobe-and-microsoft-to-build-a-git-tracked-book-production-pipeline/ [https://www.djspeckhals.com/posts/2026-05-22-how-i-bypassed-adobe-and-microsoft-to-build-a-git-tracked-book-production-pipeline/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238703 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238703] Cloudflare Flagship https://developers.cloudflare.com/flagship/ [https://developers.cloudflare.com/flagship/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48287468 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48287468] Rosalind: A genomics toolkit in Rust running whole-genome pipelines on a laptop https://github.com/logannye/rosalind [https://github.com/logannye/rosalind] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48222600 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48222600] I'm Tired of Talking to AI https://orchidfiles.com/im-tired-of-ai-generated-answers/ [https://orchidfiles.com/im-tired-of-ai-generated-answers/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48292224 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48292224] The Forgotten Art of the LAN Party (2023) https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-forgotten-art-of-the-lan-party/ [https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-forgotten-art-of-the-lan-party/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48250300 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48250300]