This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 19, 2025.

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(00:30 ): Replacement.ai
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45634095&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(01:51 ): Doing well in your courses: Andrej's advice for success (2013)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45635533&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(03:13 ): OpenAI researcher announced GPT-5 math breakthrough that never happened
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45633482&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(04:35 ): Xubuntu.org Might Be Compromised
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45634367&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(05:56 ): Novo Nordisk's Canadian Mistake
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45637744&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(07:18 ): Airliner hit by possible space debris
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45636285&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(08:40 ): US Government Uptime Monitor
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45637049&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(10:02 ): Show HN: Duck-UI – Browser-Based SQL IDE for DuckDB
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45633453&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(11:23 ): Friendship Begins at Home
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45631503&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(12:45 ): Ask HN: What are people doing to get off of VMware?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45635940&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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