The best of Hacker News - June 16, 2025

1.
How to modify Starlink Mini to run without the built-in WiFi router

281 points

2.
Datalog in Rust

267 points

3.
Canyon.mid

261 points

4.
Why SSL was renamed to TLS in late 90s (2014)

234 points

5.
Modifying an HDMI dummy plug's EDID using a Raspberry Pi

214 points

6.
Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable

181 points

7.
Telephone Exchanges in the UK

108 points

8.
Simplest C++ Callback, from SumatraPDF

105 points

9.
Datalog in miniKanren

91 points

10.
First 2D, non-silicon computer developed

88 points

11.
Accumulation of cognitive debt when using an AI assistant for essay writing task

72 points

12.
Twin – A Textmode WINdow Environment

69 points

13.
Let's Talk About ChatGPT-Induced Spiritual Psychosis

66 points

14.
Reinventing circuit breakers with supercritical CO2

64 points

15.
Chemical knowledge and reasoning of large language models vs. chemist expertise

41 points

16.
Lisp-stat: Lisp environment for statistical computing

33 points

17.
DARPA program sets distance record for power beaming

29 points

18.
Jokes and Humour in the Public Android API

25 points

19.
Real-time CO2 monitoring without batteries or external power

20 points

20.
Being a Force Multiplier

3 points

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