HN Buddy Daily Digest
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Man, Sunday on Hacker News was pretty wild. Lemme quickly tell you about a few things that caught my eye.
"I Am Mark Zuckerberg" Website Buzz
First up, there was this site called "I Am Mark Zuckerberg" that got a ton of attention. People were all over it, talking about identity and digital deception. The comments were a bit of a mixed bag, with some folks arguing about how easy it is to trick people online with documents, and someone even brought up the whole Katy Perry vs. Katie Perry trademark lawsuit as an example of identity confusion. Wild stuff.
AI Spending, Not AI Itself, Replacing Jobs
Then there was this article from Fast Company, "AI isn't replacing jobs. AI spending is". Basically, it's not the AI doing the work, but companies spending big on AI tools and then cutting staff. The comments had people debating about new grad salaries being too high for companies to justify training, and how people don't stick around at companies as long anymore, which affects institutional knowledge.
Montana's "Right to Compute" Law
This was a cool one: Montana became the first state to pass a "right to compute" law! Sounds pretty progressive for tech. Folks in the comments were discussing what it actually means compared to rights in other countries, and if it'll really make Montana a tech hub.
Clickbait Headline Programming Language
For a laugh, someone made a programming language called "Tabloid", where the keywords are clickbait headlines. So you'd have things like "EXPERTS CLAIM SECRET_CODE TO BE 129" or "RUMOR HAS IT...". Someone in the comments suggested adding "BAN THIS SICK FILTH" as a way to throw an exception, which is hilarious.
Samsung's Smart Fridge Update (and Phone Adware?)
Samsung announced their 2025 Family Hub update for their smart fridges. But honestly, the comments were way more interesting because people started complaining that their Samsung *phones* have adware, even in the dialer app! Others disagreed, saying they'd never seen it, but it was a pretty surprising discussion to pop up under a fridge article.
Boring Company Fined for Dumping Fluids
Speaking of big companies, Elon's Boring Company got hit with a nearly $500,000 fine for dumping drilling fluids into manholes. Not exactly a great look for them. The comments were, as expected, a mix of people arguing about the company's ethics and the media's bias.
KeePassXC on AI and Code Quality
And finally, KeePassXC, that password manager everyone uses, put out a blog post about their code quality control, and it got a bit spicy because they mentioned using AI in their process. A lot of people in the comments were pretty vocal, saying they absolutely do not want AI touching security-critical code like a password manager, no matter how rigorous the review process is. Definitely a hot button issue for security folks.
Anyway, gotta run, talk soon!