10.13.25 | Wireguard on FPGA, Free software's ongoing struggle, HN inquiry on current projects
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Oct 13, 2025.
Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights
Wireguard FPGA
https://github.com/chili-chips-ba/wireguard-fpga
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45559857
Free software hasn't won
https://dorotac.eu/posts/fosswon/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45562286
Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45561428
Show HN: I built a simple ambient sound app with no ads or subscriptions
https://ambisounds.app/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45558611
Emacs agent-shell (powered by ACP)
https://xenodium.com/introducing-agent-shell
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45561672
Show HN: Baby's first international landline
https://wip.tf/posts/telefonefix-building-babys-first-international-landline/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45515978
Three ways formally verified code can go wrong in practice
https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/three-ways-formally-verified-code-can-go-wrong-in/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45555727
Bird photographer of the year gives a lesson in planning and patience
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/2025-bird-photographer-of-the-year-contest/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45487232
A years-long Turkish alphabet bug in the Kotlin compiler
https://sam-cooper.medium.com/the-country-that-broke-kotlin-84bdd0afb237
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45559767
John Searle has died
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/books/john-searle-dead.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45563627
Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:18) - Wireguard FPGA
- (01:22) - Free software hasn't won
- (02:41) - Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)
- (03:43) - Show HN: I built a simple ambient sound app with no ads or subscriptions
- (04:45) - Emacs agent-shell (powered by ACP)
- (05:39) - Show HN: Baby's first international landline
- (06:44) - Three ways formally verified code can go wrong in practice
- (07:53) - Bird photographer of the year gives a lesson in planning and patience
- (08:58) - A years-long Turkish alphabet bug in the Kotlin compiler
- (10:06) - John Searle has died
- (11:07) - Outro
Wireguard FPGA
https://github.com/chili-chips-ba/wireguard-fpga
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45559857
Free software hasn't won
https://dorotac.eu/posts/fosswon/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45562286
Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45561428
Show HN: I built a simple ambient sound app with no ads or subscriptions
https://ambisounds.app/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45558611
Emacs agent-shell (powered by ACP)
https://xenodium.com/introducing-agent-shell
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45561672
Show HN: Baby's first international landline
https://wip.tf/posts/telefonefix-building-babys-first-international-landline/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45515978
Three ways formally verified code can go wrong in practice
https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/three-ways-formally-verified-code-can-go-wrong-in/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45555727
Bird photographer of the year gives a lesson in planning and patience
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/2025-bird-photographer-of-the-year-contest/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45487232
A years-long Turkish alphabet bug in the Kotlin compiler
https://sam-cooper.medium.com/the-country-that-broke-kotlin-84bdd0afb237
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45559767
John Searle has died
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/books/john-searle-dead.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45563627
