2.27.26 | Dario Amodei discusses Department of War talks, Block experiences layoffs, Claude Code selects options
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 27, 2026.
Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173121
Layoffs at Block
https://twitter.com/jack/status/2027129697092731343
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47172119
What Claude Code chooses
https://amplifying.ai/research/claude-code-picks
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47169757
AirSnitch: Demystifying and breaking client isolation in Wi-Fi networks [pdf]
https://www.ndss-symposium.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-f1282-paper.pdf
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167763
What does " 2>&1 " mean?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/818255/what-does-21-mean
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171233
I baked a pie every day for a year
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/22/a-new-start-after-60-i-baked-a-pie-every-day-for-a-year-and-it-changed-my-life
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47128645
The Hunt for Dark Breakfast
https://moultano.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/the-hunt-for-dark-breakfast/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176257
BuildKit: Docker's Hidden Gem That Can Build Almost Anything
https://tuananh.net/2026/02/25/buildkit-docker-hidden-gem/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47166264
OsmAnd’s Faster Offline Navigation (2025)
https://osmand.net/blog/fast-routing/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47170157
Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:19) - Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
- (01:41) - Layoffs at Block
- (03:03) - What Claude Code chooses
- (04:25) - AirSnitch: Demystifying and breaking client isolation in Wi-Fi networks [pdf]
- (05:58) - What does " 2>&1 " mean?
- (07:13) - I baked a pie every day for a year
- (08:31) - The Hunt for Dark Breakfast
- (09:45) - BuildKit: Docker's Hidden Gem That Can Build Almost Anything
- (11:08) - OsmAnd’s Faster Offline Navigation (2025)
- (12:34) - Outro
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173121
Layoffs at Block
https://twitter.com/jack/status/2027129697092731343
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47172119
What Claude Code chooses
https://amplifying.ai/research/claude-code-picks
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47169757
AirSnitch: Demystifying and breaking client isolation in Wi-Fi networks [pdf]
https://www.ndss-symposium.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-f1282-paper.pdf
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167763
What does " 2>&1 " mean?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/818255/what-does-21-mean
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171233
I baked a pie every day for a year
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/22/a-new-start-after-60-i-baked-a-pie-every-day-for-a-year-and-it-changed-my-life
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47128645
The Hunt for Dark Breakfast
https://moultano.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/the-hunt-for-dark-breakfast/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176257
BuildKit: Docker's Hidden Gem That Can Build Almost Anything
https://tuananh.net/2026/02/25/buildkit-docker-hidden-gem/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47166264
OsmAnd’s Faster Offline Navigation (2025)
https://osmand.net/blog/fast-routing/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47170157
