DiscoverHacker News Highlights11.17.25 | Anthropic's paper criticized, Open-source Zig book released, Heretic removes censorship for language models
11.17.25 | Anthropic's paper criticized, Open-source Zig book released, Heretic removes censorship for language models

11.17.25 | Anthropic's paper criticized, Open-source Zig book released, Heretic removes censorship for language models

Update: 2025-11-17
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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Nov 17, 2025.

Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

  • (00:00 ) - Intro

  • (00:18 ) - Anthropic’s paper smells like bullshit

  • (01:31 ) - Open-source Zig book

  • (02:35 ) - Heretic: Automatic censorship removal for language models

  • (03:49 ) - I have recordings proving Coinbase knew about breach months before disclosure

  • (04:53 ) - Supercookie: Browser Fingerprinting via Favicon (2021)

  • (05:57 ) - Dark Pattern Games

  • (07:01 ) - Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)

  • (07:53 ) - The fate of "small" open source

  • (09:10 ) - I finally understand Cloudflare Zero Trust tunnels

  • (10:13 ) - A file format uncracked for 20 years

  • (11:23 ) - Outro


Anthropic’s paper smells like bullshit
https://djnn.sh/posts/anthropic-s-paper-smells-like-bullshit/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45944296

Open-source Zig book
https://www.zigbook.net
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45947810

Heretic: Automatic censorship removal for language models
https://github.com/p-e-w/heretic
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45945587

I have recordings proving Coinbase knew about breach months before disclosure
https://jonathanclark.com/posts/coinbase-breach-timeline.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45948058

Supercookie: Browser Fingerprinting via Favicon (2021)
https://github.com/jonasstrehle/supercookie
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45947770

Dark Pattern Games
https://www.darkpattern.games
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45947761

Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
https://britneyspears.ac/lasers.htm
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45949326

The fate of "small" open source
https://nolanlawson.com/2025/11/16/the-fate-of-small-open-source/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45947639

I finally understand Cloudflare Zero Trust tunnels
https://david.coffee/cloudflare-zero-trust-tunnels
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45946865

A file format uncracked for 20 years
https://landaire.net/a-file-format-uncracked-for-20-years/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45837259

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11.17.25 | Anthropic's paper criticized, Open-source Zig book released, Heretic removes censorship for language models

11.17.25 | Anthropic's paper criticized, Open-source Zig book released, Heretic removes censorship for language models

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