This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 18, 2025.

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(00:30 ): Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications will be made open access
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313991&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(01:53 ): We pwned X, Vercel, Cursor, and Discord through a supply-chain attack
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46317098&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(03:16 ): Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313297&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(04:39 ): Classical statues were not painted horribly
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46311856&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(06:02 ): Are Apple gift cards safe to redeem?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313061&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(07:25 ): Please just try HTMX
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46312973&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(08:48 ): GPT-5.2-Codex
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46316367&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(10:11 ): Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46307973&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(11:34 ): Independent review of UK national security law warns of overreach
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46311355&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(12:58 ): History LLMs: Models trained exclusively on pre-1913 texts
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46319826&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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