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1.26.26 | Make me care, macOS app blurs screen when slouching, Iran's internet blackout may be permanent for elites

Episode 367 Published 8 months, 2 weeks ago

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jan 26, 2026.

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

(00:00) - Intro
(00:19) - First, make me care
(01:14) - A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch
(02:13) - Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
(03:33) - Clawdbot - open source personal AI assistant
(04:32) - Web-based image editor modeled after Deluxe Paint
(05:33) - Using PostgreSQL as a Dead Letter Queue for Event-Driven Systems
(06:40) - Scientists identify brain waves that define the limits of 'you'
(07:48) - The browser is the sandbox
(09:05) - I was right about ATProto key management
(10:15) - Things I've learned in my 10 years as an engineering manager
(11:29) - Outro

First, make me care
https://gwern.net/blog/2026/make-me-care
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46757067

A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch
https://github.com/tldev/posturr
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46754944

Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
https://restofworld.org/2026/iran-blackout-tiered-internet/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46761822

Clawdbot - open source personal AI assistant
https://github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46760237

Web-based image editor modeled after Deluxe Paint
https://github.com/steffest/DPaint-js
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46753708

Using PostgreSQL as a Dead Letter Queue for Event-Driven Systems
https://www.diljitpr.net/blog-post-postgresql-dlq
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46755115

Scientists identify brain waves that define the limits of 'you'
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-brain-waves-that-define-the-limits-of-you
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46760099

The browser is the sandbox
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/25/the-browser-is-the-sandbox/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46762150

I was right about ATProto key management
https://notes.nora.codes/atproto-again/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46757357

Things I've learned in my 10 years as an engineering manager
https://www.jampa.dev/p/lessons-learned-after-10-years-as
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46709270

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