Hey buddy,

Man, you gotta check out Hacker News from Monday. Some wild stuff on there. Lemme give you the quick rundown:

The Barbican

Okay, first off, there was this article about The Barbican in London. It's that big, brutalist concrete estate. The article was pretty positive about it, but the comments were all over the place. Some people love that brutalist look, others think it's dreary, especially the tunnels. Someone linked to a cool YouTube video showing a renovated apartment there, which looked pretty sweet. Another comment brought up Singapore's public housing (like this Pinnacle@Duxton place) as a more positive example of big residential projects. Definitely got people talking about architecture and city planning.

Hacked a Dating App

Big one with tons of comments was this guy who hacked a dating app and found a bunch of security problems. The main story was how the company handled it really badly, apparently. It sparked this huge discussion about how startups *should* treat security researchers and how seriously companies need to take security. One interesting comment said they used to build software with *no* login at all because they didn't trust themselves to handle passwords right! Shows you how tricky security is.

US Copyright Office vs. AI

This one was kinda crazy. The article claimed the US Copyright Office figured out AI companies were breaking copyright rules, and then the boss there got fired right after? Super suspicious timing, right? The comments were going nuts debating AI training data, whether copying data for training is "stealing" or just infringement, and the whole deal about AI-generated content. Someone in the comments mentioned that Meta got sued for similar reasons, which adds to the drama.

Vacation Ruined by Reverse Engineering

Had a good laugh at this guy's post titled "I ruined my vacation by reverse engineering WSC". WSC is Windows Security Center. He basically got so deep into figuring out how Windows Defender works and how hard it is to disable that his vacation went out the window. The comments were full of people agreeing that Windows Defender can be a pain and hogs resources. People were sharing tips on how they try to disable it, even mentioning using Group Policy settings to make it stick. Relatable for anyone who's gone down a tech rabbit hole at the wrong time.

FTC Puts Off Click-to-Cancel Rule

Remember that rule the FTC was pushing to make it easy to cancel subscriptions online with just a click? Yeah, they apparently put that off. The Verge had the story. People were pretty annoyed in the comments because everyone knows how much of a nightmare it is to cancel subscriptions, usually forcing you to call someone and deal with upsells. There was talk about how credit card companies *could* potentially step in and let you cancel recurring charges through them, but they don't. Seems like companies like making it hard to leave.

Ask HN: Cursor or Windsurf?

There was a really popular "Ask HN" thread comparing two AI coding tools called Cursor and Windsurf. It had the most comments of pretty much anything all day! Developers were debating the pros and cons, how they handle code context, and if this whole idea of an AI "agent" writing code for you is actually better than just using a regular AI chat interface. Someone even dropped a link to an open-source alternative called Machtiani (check out the comment here) that just got open-sourced today.

Crypto Founder Faked His Death

Okay, this is the craziest one. A story from the SF Standard about a crypto founder who faked his own death, and reporters actually found him alive at his dad's house! His company was called Zerebro and apparently worked on AI stuff too. The comments were calling it a classic cautionary tale about crypto hype and greed. Someone helpfully explained how easy it is for crypto founders to manipulate the apparent "market cap" of their coins just by selling one for a certain price. Wild stuff.

Anyway, that was most of the interesting tech/science/weird news from yesterday. Talk later!