Hacker News Highlights

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 23, 2025.

Mechanical Watch: Exploded View
https://fellerts.no/projects/epoch.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44347425

I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst
https://fransskarman.com/phd_thesis_in_typst.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44350322

Klein Bottle Amazon Brand Hijacking (2021)
https://www.kleinbottle.com/Amazon_Brand_Hijacking.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44349525

Using Home Assistant, adguard home and an $8 smart outlet to avoid brain rot
https://www.romanklasen.com/blog/beating-brainrot-by-button/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44350002

Python can run Mojo now
https://koaning.io/posts/giving-mojo-a-spin/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44331316

The cultural decline of literary fiction
https://oyyy.substack.com/p/the-cultural-decline-of-literary
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44347973

2048 with only 64 bits of state
https://github.com/izabera/bitwise-challenge-2048
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44320285

Finding a billion factorials in 60 ms with SIMD
https://codeforces.com/blog/entry/143279
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44351068

New Linux udisks flaw lets attackers get root on major Linux distros
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/new-linux-udisks-flaw-lets-attackers-get-root-on-major-linux-distros/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44325861

Radio Garden
https://radio.garden/?2025
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44350450