💬 Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)
A long-standing HN tradition that promotes collaboration, inspiration, and visibility for indie makers and early-stage innovations.
A monthly Hacker News thread encourages developers and entrepreneurs to share what they’re building, from open-source tools to startups and side projects. These discussions often reveal emerging trends and showcase creative ideas within the tech community.
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⚠️ Elevated Errors Across Many Models
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🧩 GraphQL: The Enterprise Honeymoon Is Over
A candid and experience-driven critique that favors practical engineering over hype, resonating with architects re-evaluating GraphQL’s real-world ROI.
The author reflects on years of enterprise GraphQL usage, arguing that while it solves overfetching, most organizations already address this with Backend-for-Frontend patterns. They highlight GraphQL’s complexity, poor observability, and steep learning curve, concluding it remains a niche tool with limited payoff for large-scale systems.
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💥 Claude CLI Deleted My Home Directory and Wiped My Mac
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📝 A Distraction-Free Writing Environment
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⏰ The <time> Element Should Actually Do Something
A sharp critique of how semantic HTML has outpaced browser support — urging web standards to turn intent into action.
Nolan Lawson argues that the HTML <time> tag, though semantically valuable, lacks practical functionality in browsers and accessibility tools. He proposes using it for features like localization or contextual tooltips to make it truly useful rather than decorative markup.
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🛡️ Tier List of Linux Security Mechanisms (2024)
A concise and insightful guide for system administrators who want to prioritize effective, maintainable Linux security measures.
The post ranks Linux security mechanisms by practical usability and strength — placing ‘No new privileges’ at the top, followed by File permissions and Namespaces. It critiques complex tools like AppArmor, SELinux, and polkit, offering a pragmatic assessment of real-world system hardening strategies.
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