Hey buddy,

Man, you gotta check out Hacker News today, Tuesday, June 17th. Some pretty cool stuff popped up. Lemme give you the quick rundown:

Honda's Rocket Landing

Okay, so Honda, you know, the car guys? They just did a successful launch and landing of an experimental reusable rocket! Pretty wild, right?

Folks in the comments were kinda comparing it to SpaceX, saying Honda's thing is just up-and-down for now, not orbital like SpaceX does. But hey, it's Honda getting into the reusable rocket game, that's still interesting.

Check it out here: https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-06-17ceng.html

The Grug Brained Developer

There's this old post from 2022 that popped back up, called "The Grug Brained Developer". It's basically this funny take on keeping code simple and not overthinking things.

The comments section was cracking me up, arguing about how long people *actually* wait for compilers. Some guys were like "3 seconds, maybe?" and others were like "TEN MINUTES!" depending on the project. So yeah, still a hot topic apparently.

Link: https://grugbrain.dev/

Bringing a Dead Torrent Tracker Back to Life

Get this, someone wrote about resurrecting a torrent tracker that died and found like 3 million people still connected to it!

People in the comments were asking if it's even legal and how much it would cost to keep that many peers running. Someone else mentioned how the fear of lawsuits stops people from doing stuff that's totally legal. Wild how much traffic is just floating around out there.

Here's the story: https://kianbradley.com/2025/06/15/resurrecting-a-dead-tracker.html

Fossify - New Open-Source Apps

Saw this project called Fossify on GitHub. It's a bunch of simple, open-source apps, totally ad-free. Like replacements for your gallery, dialer, contacts, calendar, stuff like that.

Seems like it forked from another popular set called Simple Mobile Tools after they got bought out. People in the comments were psyched about having these privacy-focused, no-nonsense alternatives.

Check out the GitHub: https://github.com/FossifyOrg

Why AI Coding Tools Don't Work for One Guy

Someone wrote a post about how generative AI coding tools and agents just aren't working for them. It's a different take than all the hype you hear.

The comments got deep, talking about cognitive load, whether AI helps or hurts with burnout, and how reviewing AI-generated code is different. One comment joked that ChatGPT is the opposite of Stack Overflow mods because it actually tries to answer instead of closing questions! Haha.

Read his thoughts: https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/why-generative-ai-coding-tools-and-agents-do-not-work-for-me

Iran Telling People to Delete WhatsApp

Big real-world news: Iran is apparently telling its citizens to delete WhatsApp.

Comments immediately went to surveillance and how governments use tech like this. Someone brought up how WhatsApp was reportedly used in conflicts like in Gaza, which is pretty heavy stuff. Shows how these apps aren't just tech, they have big impacts.

Article here: https://apnews.com/article/iran-whatsapp-meta-israel-d9e6fe432802e6f10ac8d1

Tesla Robotaxi "Smoke and Mirrors"?

Another skeptical piece about Tesla's Robotaxi plans. The article calls it a "dangerous game of smoke and mirrors".

Comments are mixed, some defending Tesla's FSD progress (even on older hardware!) while others point out Musk's history of big promises and the fact that initial rollouts might be super limited or heavily remote-controlled, not fully autonomous like the dream.

Link: https://electrek.co/2025/06/16/tesla-robotaxi-launch-dangerous-game-smoke-mirrors/

Yeah, so that's the quick and dirty from today. Lots of AI, rockets, privacy, and some old school tech popping up. Talk later!