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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:19) - F-Droid 2.0
• (01:37) - Show HN: Make cursed fonts like Times New Bastard
• (02:50) - Two-tier encryption in the UK
• (04:17) - Why is the liver so weirdly regenerative?
• (05:28) - Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote [video]
• (06:50) - My weird new hobby: Wandering around Tokyo on Google Maps
• (07:56) - Toyota is taking the Corolla electric
• (09:25) - Show HN: Whiteboard (YC W26) – An open-source IDE for thoughtful software design
• (11:05) - Opus 5.5 is good at explainer videos
• (12:13) - Fearless SIMD v1.0
• (13:34) - Outro

Show HN: Make cursed fonts like Times New Bastard
https://bastardica.mitpit.com
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49823738

Two-tier encryption in the UK
https://macanorak.com/two-tier-encryption-in-the-uk/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49828731

Why is the liver so weirdly regenerative?
https://dynomight.substack.com/p/liver
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49832938

Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDjW_dRyKXY
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49817680

My weird new hobby: Wandering around Tokyo on Google Maps
https://ahmedhossamdev.com/writing/my-weird-new-hobby-wandering-around-tokyo/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49805344

Toyota is taking the Corolla electric
https://electrek.co/2026/09/23/toyota-best-selling-corolla-electric/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49823568

Show HN: Whiteboard (YC W26) – An open-source IDE for thoughtful software design
https://github.com/devdotfast/whiteboard
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49833867

Opus 5.5 is good at explainer videos
https://launchvideo.io
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49836374

Fearless SIMD v1.0
https://linebender.org/blog/fearless-simd-1-0/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49800085