Hacker Wisdom

A collection of wisdom found in the answers to Ask HN questions.

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Who Is Using XMPP?

https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/

https://snikket.org

Programmable Watches with WiFi?

https://apps.garmin.com/apps/78a3fa7c-6f78-4d0e-94cd-b9bd8744f0b2

https://asteroidos.org/

https://banglejs.com/

https://pine64.org/devices/pinetime/

https://www.tinytronics.nl/en/development-boards/microcontroller-boards/with-wi-fi/lilygo-ttgo-t-watch-2020-esp32-black

https://unexpectedmaker.com/shop.html#!/TinyWATCH-S3-P10/p/597047015

https://watchy.sqfmi.com

https://www.waveshare.com/esp32-s3-touch-amoled-2.06.htm

1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March

https://1password.com/press/2025/nov/1password-strengthens-leadership-amid-growth-milestone

https://bitwarden.com/blog/bitwarden-launches-enhanced-premium-plan/

https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

https://cs.joshstrange.com/jFqYXC8q

https://github.com/lockstepvault-hq/lockstep

https://old.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/1bwesve/1password_is_crashing_on_startup_but_will_start/

https://www.passbolt.com

https://pwsafe.org/

https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud-windows/set-up-icloud-passwords-icw2babf5e03/icloud

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/export-passwords-iphf28f2e93e/ios

https://x.com/youyuxi/status/2005904473332564339?s=20

Starting a New Role with Ada

https://github.com/ohenley/awesome-ada

https://learn.adacore.com/pdf_books/courses/intro-to-ada.pdf

Have top AI research institutions just given up on the idea of safety?

https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2025/06/statement-us-secretary-commerce-howard-lutnick-transforming-us-ai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(chatbot)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47145963

https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/7010/7718/

https://time.com/7380854/exclusive-anthropic-drops-flagship-safety-pledge/

Chromebook leads for K-8 school in need?

https://chromeos.google/products/chromeos-flex/

https://devbox.microsoft.com/

https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/laptops-tablets-schools-gen-z-less-cognitively-capable-parents-first-time-cellphone-bans-standardized-test-scores/

https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook

https://www.pcsforpeople.org/tech-for-nonprofits/#EligibilityRequirements

How do you know if AI agents will choose your tool?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47152204

Share your productive usage of OpenClaw

https://brandon.wang/2026/clawdbot

https://github.com/rcarmo/piclaw

https://github.com/TegridyTate/Hassarr

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11105240

https://mealie.io/

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

https://speedscale.com/blog/building-speedy-autonomous-ai-development-agent/

How are you controlling AI agents that take real actions?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47146354

Is it worth avoiding AI while making a game?

https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/mustafa-mahmoud/steam-updates-its-gen-ai-disclosure-policies/

ChatGPT finds an error in Terence Tao's math research

https://github.com/teorth/erdosproblems/wiki/AI-contributions-to-Erd%C5%91s-problems#2d--ai-tools-used-to-rewrite-an-existing-argument-either-directly-or-via-a-critique

https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/does-one-have-to-be-a-genius-to-do-maths/

Using "Hi Claudette " on Claude.ai

https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/claude-prompting-best-practices#give-claude-a-role

Any DIY open-source Alexa/Google alternatives?

https://components.espressif.com/components/espressif/esp-sr/versions/1.9.0/readme?language=en

https://rhasspy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

What Linux Would Be a Good Transition from Windows 11

https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=427188

https://ubuntu.com/landscape

Is it better to have no Agent.md than a bad one?

https://github.com/trailofbits/claude-code-config?tab=readme-ov-file#continuous-improvement

Why doesn't HN have a rec algorithm?

https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/173314/31143

https://github.com/btrettel/specialized-bibs

What is up with all the glitchy and off-topic comments?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47130567

What Comes After Markdown?

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/06/04/apple-notes-markdown

https://gethly.com/page/markdown

https://voiden.md

GLP-1 Second-Order Effects

https://philippdubach.com/posts/novo-was-europes-most-valuable-company/

I'm 15 and built a platform for developers to showcase WIP projects

https://wip.co/

So Claude's stealing our business secrets, right?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_infiltration_of_Twitter

https://www.sellerscommerce.com/blog/saas-statistics/

If the "AI bubble" pops, will it really be that dramatic?

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/02/12/alphabet-100-year-bond-debt-fears-ai-credit-risk.html

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47034849

What are the best coping mechanisms for AI Fatalism?

https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/Outreach/pc204/NoSilverBullet.html

https://www.desiderata.com/desiderata.html

https://github.com/nexivibe/md/blob/main/DOCTOR.md

https://github.com/trending

https://hermesamara.org/teachings/soulmaking-dharma

https://neonvagabond.xyz/articles/manifesto-for-survival.html

https://thestrategiclinguist.substack.com/p/the-rule-that-never-was-what-7-38

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn0nrSd4xjjaSLBSzmno-3Ods6FJE9nlO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCe0ZPGap_k

Why don't software developers make medical devices?

https://blog.johner-institute.com/systems-engineering/functional-safety/

How are early-stage AI startups thinking about IP protection?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/b2b-marketer/