Ask HN: Are most corporate SWE jobs performative?
The large companies I’ve worked at (including FAANG) seemed to thrive on kudos via performative actions. Like the majority of the team is doing useless stuff that management thinks is impressive while the couple all stars get the team closer to the goal.

Meanwhile, a lot of managers calendars are purely just 1:1s with devs on the team which clearly has very little value add to the team.

Anyone else notice this? Not sure if there’s a word for it, but it’s somewhat demoral … ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org love the unicorn vomit! All of them, but vomit 1 is my favourite. :-)

One Nation says anti-Albanese campaign raised nearly $1m in one day
One Nation claims its anti-Albanese fundraiser has raked in nearly $1 million in a single day. ⌘ Read more

RIP software hackathons. Long live the hardware hackathon
Article URL: https://blog.oscars.dev/posts/rip-software-hackathons-long-live-the-hardware-hackathon/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48468766

Points: 6

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Exif Smuggling
Article URL: https://github.com/signalblur/exifsmugglingpoc

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48467759

Points: 5

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Alpine Linux 3.24.0 Released
Article URL: https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.24.0-released.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48467570

Points: 19

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

What it feels like to work with Mythos
Article URL: https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/what-it-feels-like-to-work-with-mythos

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48464140

Points: 8

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Making Graphics Like it’s 1993
Article URL: https://staniks.github.io/articles/catlantean-3d-blog-1/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48459294

Points: 3

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI
Article URL: https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos32

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48458890

Points: 14

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

We Think the SpaceX IPO Is Overvalued
Article URL: https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/why-we-think-spacex-ipo-is-overvalued?content_id=20768396545

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48455233

Points: 26

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

New Referendum Would Flip Brexit Result 10 Years On, Poll Finds
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-08/new-referendum-would-flip-brexit-result-10-years-on-poll-finds

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48448000

Points: 9

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

I replaced Spotify with a homemade FM radio station
Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1tes8yu/i_replaced_spotify_with_a_homemade_fm_radio/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48446611

Points: 3

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Amazon Cognito now supports multi-Region replication
Article URL: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/amazon-cognito-multi-region/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48446521

Points: 3

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Review: The Best Laptop Under $1,000
Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 5x just might be the best laptop you can buy for $850. It’s hard to find any major flaws, which is basically unheard of in a laptop at this price. ⌘ Read more

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Review: The Best Laptop Under $1,000
Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 5x just might be the best laptop you can buy for $850. It’s hard to find any major flaws, which is basically unheard of in a laptop at this price. ⌘ Read more

90210 – running the show without property tax
Article URL: https://github.com/Achint08/90210

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48440811

Points: 7

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
Article URL: https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/as–philippines-earthquake-001322726.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48440360

Points: 8

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Firefox Merges Support for Vulkan Video Decoding
Article URL: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-Vulkan-Video-Merged

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48439348

Points: 10

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

7.1-rc7: mainline
Version:7.1-rc7 (mainline)Released:2026-06-07Source:linux-7.1-rc7.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more

VibeOS: First ever AI-native operating system
Article URL: https://vibeos.sh/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48438754

Points: 5

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
Article URL: https://www.lms.ac.uk/news/leiden-declaration-on-ai-and-mathematics

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48437442

Points: 8

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

My automated doubt development process
Article URL: https://www.alexself.dev/blog/automated-doubt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48437305

Points: 4

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Powering up a module from the IBM 604: an electronic calculator from 1948
Article URL: https://www.righto.com/2026/06/ibm-604-thyraton-tube-module.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48436819

Points: 5

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Shadow on the wall!!1! 📣😅

I design with Claude more than Figma now
Article URL: https://blog.janestreet.com/i-design-with-claude-code-more-than-figma-now-index/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431981

Points: 8

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Benchmarks in Leipzig
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.05818

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48425247

Points: 9

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing Top Models
I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems. ⌘ Read more

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing Top Models
I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems. ⌘ Read more

Gov.uk goes Dutch on payments as it dumps Stripe
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/06/04/govuk-goes-dutch-on-payments-as-it-dumps-stripe/5250763

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415217

Points: 7

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks Every Protocol
Article URL: https://github.com/geo-tp/ESP32-Bit-Pirate

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48409306

Points: 3

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Falling power bills contingent on no delays to renewables, industry warns
Household energy prices are expected to fall more than $150 from July 1, but this could be jeopardised by any further delays to major projects, according to the industry. ⌘ Read more

30% Off Canon Promo Codes | June 2026
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Castor: CERN Advanced STORage Manager
Article URL: https://castor.web.cern.ch/content/home.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48403753

Points: 11

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

As a trauma surgeon, I know cannabis kills. Don’t green-light ‘medicinal’ drivers
Cannabis is now the No. 1 substance found in the blood of seriously or fatally injured road victims – and the premier wants to go light on “medicinal” cannabis users who drive. ⌘ Read more

Fear and Social Pressure Are ‘Overarming’ the U.S.
Article URL: https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2026/06/how-fear-and-social-pressure-are-overarming-us

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48402052

Points: 4

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Several Injured in Boeing 787 Nose-Gear Collapse in Frankfurt
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/lufthansa-787-jet-suffers-front-wheel-collapse-frankfurt-gate-2026-06-04/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48400242

Points: 1 … ⌘ Read more

Ask HN: So what happened to Facebook “localhost” tracking?
It was discussed a year ago.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44235467

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48397731

Points: 3

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn
Article URL: https://economist.com/business/2026/06/03/american-capitalism-has-taken-an-apocalyptic-turn

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48393043

Points: 4

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

I built a vulnerable app and spent $1,500 seeing if LLMs could hack it
Article URL: https://kasra.blog/blog/i-spent-1500-seeing-if-llms-could-hack-my-app/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48392343

Points: 4

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

A Man Who Reads Books for a Living (One Every Two Days)
Article URL: https://lithub.com/the-man-who-reads-books-for-a-living-one-every-two-days/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48389284

Points: 6

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Take Action: LAPD Removed Crime Location Data. Here’s Why It Matters
Article URL: https://blog.spotcrime.com/2026/06/take-action-lapd-removed-crime-location.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48383451

Points: 4

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Best Apple 3-in-1 Travel Chargers (2026): Anker, ESR, Satechi
Keep your trio of Apple gadgets powered up wherever you go with these compact folding chargers. ⌘ Read more

AI Engineers aren’t safe from being replaced by AI
Article URL: https://dmanco.dev/2025/08/17/fear-not-even-ai-engineers-will-be-replaced-by-ai.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48380987

Points: 3

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

30% Off Samsung Promo Code | June 2026
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I Don’t Want My Search Engine to Think for Me
Article URL: https://searchzee.com/blog/search-without-ai-summaries

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48378099

Points: 6

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

There’s a 1 in 6 chance we’ll be extinct in 100 years. So what can we do about it?
Smarter people than me reckon there’s a decent chance the human race could soon be wiped out. Our biggest threat? Ourselves. ⌘ Read more

Gleam v1.17.0 Released
Article URL: https://gleam.run/news/single-file-gleam-beam-programs-with-escript/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48377080

Points: 13

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

CT scans of BYD car parts
Article URL: https://www.lumafield.com/scan-of-the-month/byd

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48375824

Points: 8

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Microsoft’s MAI-Code-1-Flash Scores 51% SWE-Bench Pro with Just 5B Active Params
Article URL: https://microsoft.ai/models/mai-code-1-flash/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48374466

Points: 21

# Comments: 6 ⌘ Read more

Intelligent Terminal 0.1
Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/announcing-intelligent-terminal-version-0-1/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373231

Points: 9

# Comments: 2 ⌘ Read more

OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/openai-frontier-models-and-codex-are-now-available-on-aws/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363132

Points: 13

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

From a $1.3m Zetland unit to one of Sydney’s most expensive homes: Estranged wife wins $95m mansion
Billionaire John Li has for the past five years called one of Australia’s most expensive properties his home. But he no longer owns it. ⌘ Read more

Anthropic confidentially submits draft S-1 to the SEC
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/confidential-draft-s1-sec

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48358646

Points: 8

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

No Raise, No Promotion: 1 in 4 White-Collar Workers Are Stalling Out
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/white-collar-workers-career-nyu-study-a81a7d9c

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48357063

Points: 22

# Comments: 2 ⌘ Read more

India is now Australia’s No.1 source of migrants. It’s a profound shift, and a positive one
As immigration is blamed by some for everything from fraying social cohesion to housing shortages, it’s instructive to see how migrants are pulling their weight in modern Australia. ⌘ Read more

7.1-rc6: mainline
Version:7.1-rc6 (mainline)Released:2026-05-31Source:linux-7.1-rc6.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more

Steam Deck sells out in North America within 24 hours of price hike
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/despite-price-hike-steam-deck-is-already-sold-out-in-north-america/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48348704

Points: 7

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Re: [PATCH] OOM_pardon, a.k.a. don’t kill my xlock
Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/104185/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48347961

Points: 8

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Talk Is Cheap: The Operational Impact of LLM Use
Article URL: https://unessays.substack.com/p/talk-is-cheap

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48347155

Points: 5

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

1-Bit Bonsai Image 4B Image Generation for Local Devices
Article URL: https://prismml.com/news/bonsai-image-4b

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48346257

Points: 7

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

Superquiz, Monday, June 1
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. ⌘ Read more

Show HN: The Tired Engineer
Article URL: https://www.thetiredengineer.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48344930

Points: 3

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Microsoft degrades functionality of perpetually-licensed offline products
Article URL: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341578

Points: 14

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Kore: Binary File Format Optimized for Modern Data Systems (Open Source)
Article URL: https://github.com/arunkatherashala/Kore

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340528

Points: 4

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Ernst & Young published cybersecurity report full of hallucinations
Article URL: https://gptzero.me/investigations/ey

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339580

Points: 16

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Zig ELF Linker Improvements Devlog
Article URL: https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-05-30

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338673

Points: 24

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Microcode inside the Intel 8087 floating-point chip: register exchange
Article URL: https://www.righto.com/2026/05/microcode-inside-intel-8087-floating.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338656

Points: 10

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/corporate-america-is-starting-to-ration-ai-as-cost-skyrockets-1eb99d7a

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48335388

Points: 6

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Leo’s first encyclical attacks technological messianism
Article URL: https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/05/28/leos-first-encyclical-attacks-technological-messianism

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334710

Points: 8

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Perry Compiles TypeScript directly to executables using SWC and LLVM
Article URL: https://www.perryts.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48332151

Points: 3

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

What Is a Dickover?
Article URL: https://daringfireball.net/2026/05/what_is_a_dickover

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48330882

Points: 23

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

CVE-Bench: testing LLM agents on real-world vulnerability patches
Article URL: https://giovannigatti.github.io/cve-bench/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48328088

Points: 3

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

On Rendering Diffs
Article URL: https://pierre.computer/writing/on-rendering-diffs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48327809

Points: 7

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

This Sydney councillor calls himself the ‘1 per cent accountant’. Now he’s been caught
Peter Ristevski is a controversial independent on Liverpool Council. But it’s his accounting firm that has got him in hot water most recently. ⌘ Read more

Rothko for your current weather conditions
Article URL: https://rothko.joonas.wtf/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48327367

Points: 11

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

We should be more tired than the model
Article URL: https://vickiboykis.com/2026/05/28/we-should-be-more-tired-than-the-model/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48322118

Points: 11

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Is AI causing a repeat of Front end’s Lost Decade?
Article URL: https://mastrojs.github.io/blog/2026-05-23-is-AI-causing-a-repeat-of-frontends-lost-decade/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48321631

Points: 6

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Drone carrying drugs, phone intercepted at Queensland prison
Authorities have intercepted a drone carrying more than $1 million of contraband into Townsville Correctional Complex in North Queensland. ⌘ Read more

Zot now supports Claude Opus 4.8
Article URL: https://www.zot.sh

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48319524

Points: 12

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

I’m “Retiring” from Tech – Chad Whitacre, Head of Open Source, Sentry.io
Article URL: https://bsky.app/profile/chadwhitacre.com/post/3mmvzlutrvk2g

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315784

Points: 7

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Zendesk forced a customer from 2016 to pay 4X more, they rebuilt it in 48 hours
Article URL: https://tradecore.com/resources/blog/we-replaced-zendesk-in-48-hours

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48310604

Points: 11

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Internet Traffic in Iran Increasing
Article URL: https://radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ir?dateRange=28d

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48301603

Points: 9

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme
According to federal prosecutors, Michele Spagnuolo made more than $1 million on the prediction market platform using confidential information about Google Search traffic. ⌘ Read more

Unicode 18.0.0 Beta
Article URL: https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode18.0.0/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48290881

Points: 9

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

LG Promo Codes and Coupons for June 2026
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Scientists say they’ve reversed brain aging with a simple nasal spray
Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022018.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48288478

Points: 8

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Uber blows through its AI budget in 1 quarter
Article URL: https://fortune.com/2026/05/26/uber-coo-ai-spending-tokens-claude-code/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48287025

Points: 17

# Comments: 4 ⌘ Read more

Bouncy Castle Communism Is the Solution
Article URL: https://www.laborpolitics.com/p/bouncy-castle-communism

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48286428

Points: 4

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

AWS Fired the One Employee Who Gave a Damn
Article URL: https://www.seuros.com/blog/aws-fired-the-human-who-made-the-difference/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48279321

Points: 41

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

The AI bubble isn’t like the internet bubble
Article URL: https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/26/the-ai-will-continue/#until-morale-improves

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48277784

Points: 11

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

TP-7 Field Recorder
Article URL: https://teenage.engineering/products/tp-7

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48273531

Points: 4

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Japan’s New Hypersonic Engine Could Make 2-Hour Flights to the US a Reality
Article URL: https://www.bgr.com/2178211/japan-hypersonic-engine-ramjet-2-hour-flights-to-us/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48270812

Points: 9

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Ubers COO says its getting harder to justify the money spent on AI tokenmaxxing
Article URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-coo-andrew-macdonald-ai-token-spending-harder-justify-2026-5

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48268871

Points: 7

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

GPT Guesses Between 1 and 100
Article URL: https://github.com/exmergo/research-chatgpt-guesses-between-1-and-100

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48265745

Points: 12

# Comments: 3 ⌘ Read more

Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
Article URL: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/blankets-summer-hot

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48263711

Points: 19

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

30% Off Canon Promo Codes | May 2026
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7.1-rc5: mainline
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The political polarization of health outcomes in the USA
Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-026-02474-9

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48260331

Points: 10

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

Memorial Day Tech Deals: Sony, Anker, Beats (2026)
Lots of our most-recommended headphones, power banks, and other gadgets are on sale for Memorial Day. ⌘ Read more