Hacker News Highlights

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 12, 2026.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:16) - Claude Code is being dumbed down?
• (01:26) - Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass
• (02:32) - Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance
• (03:44) - Fluorite – A console-grade game engine fully integrated with Flutter
• (04:49) - GLM-5: Targeting complex systems engineering and long-horizon agentic tasks
• (05:52) - Warcraft III Peon Voice Notifications for Claude Code
• (07:05) - WiFi could become an invisible mass surveillance system
• (08:05) - Ireland rolls out basic income scheme for artists
• (09:10) - NetNewsWire Turns 23
• (10:06) - “Nothing” is the secret to structuring your work
• (11:04) - Outro

Claude Code is being dumbed down?
https://symmetrybreak.ing/blog/claude-code-is-being-dumbed-down/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46978710

Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass
https://age-verifier.kibty.town/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46982421

Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance
https://www.theverge.com/tech/876866/ring-search-party-super-bowl-ad-online-backlash
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46978966

Fluorite – A console-grade game engine fully integrated with Flutter
https://fluorite.game/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46976911

GLM-5: Targeting complex systems engineering and long-horizon agentic tasks
https://z.ai/blog/glm-5
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46974853

Warcraft III Peon Voice Notifications for Claude Code
https://github.com/tonyyont/peon-ping
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46985151

WiFi could become an invisible mass surveillance system
https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-warn-wifi-could-become-an-invisible-mass-surveillance-system/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46920315

Ireland rolls out basic income scheme for artists
https://www.reuters.com/world/ireland-rolls-out-pioneering-basic-income-scheme-artists-2026-02-10/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46977175

NetNewsWire Turns 23
https://netnewswire.blog/2026/02/11/netnewswire-turns.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46978490

“Nothing” is the secret to structuring your work
https://www.vangemert.dev/blog/nothing
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46933529