Chef Dave Chang interviews Taco Bell's head of R&D Brett Pluskalowski about food innovation at scale, exploring how the chain creates 80+ new recipes annually for 7,000+ locations while working within strict constraints. The conversation reveals the surprising complexity behind fast food development, from the "four equities" (cheesy, spicy, crunchy, saucy) that guide menu decisions to creative inspiration sessions at car dealerships. MORE

Galaxy Brain Resistance. How difficult is it to abuse that style of reasoning to justify whatever you already wanted to believe or do? If an argument can be used to justify anything—usually to rationalize selfish desires or base instincts—it implies nothing. This is similar to the concept of falsifiability in science. The author argues that many high-intellect arguments are actually retro-justifications for decisions made for emotional or financial reasons. MORE

Seeing like a software company. Large tech companies sacrifice engineering efficiency for "legibility" - the ability to measure, plan, and report on work - because it enables lucrative enterprise deals and organizational control. While this creates bureaucratic overhead that slows development, companies rely on informal "backchannels" and rule-bending to actually get urgent work done, creating a dual system of official processes and underground efficiency. MORE

This guide reveals why your CLAUDE.md file might be getting ignored and how to fix it with proven strategies. Learn to write concise, universally applicable instructions that actually work instead of cramming every possible command into one bloated file. MORE

The Syntax podcast team shares their favorite tech gifts for developers, from 3D printers and multi-tools to smart home gadgets and kitchen gear. This comprehensive gift guide covers everything from budget picks under $30 to premium monitors and clothing brands that last forever. MORE

Amp launched a free coding assistant mode funded by targeted ads from dev companies like Axiom, Baseten, and WorkOS. The AI agent uses discounted tokens from various model providers to make agentic programming accessible to all developers without monthly fees. MORE

Works in Progress Magazine (Stripe) is launching a beautiful print edition for $100/year, delivering six issues every two months starting November 2025. Subscribers get exclusive bonus content, event invitations, and can currently sign up from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, or EU. MORE

Ghost launched a new discovery engine called Ghost Explore to help readers find independent publications and newsletters across the open web, addressing the growing challenge of discovering quality content as Google search becomes less effective and social algorithms favor sensationalism. The platform uses ahrefs data to rank sites and includes features for showcasing testimonials and connecting to the social web through ActivityPub. MORE

Stack Overflow is rolling out major updates including AI-powered solutions, a platform redesign, and new discussion formats to support broader technical conversations. The changes aim to transform the site from a troubleshooting destination into a comprehensive learning and collaboration platform for developers. MORE

The Unconventional Path of Rita Codes: Art, Code & Community. Rita transitioned from actress to software engineer at 28, proving it's never too late to switch careers in tech. She now creates popular coding humor videos with her pet Tofu, building community while addressing gender gaps in programming. MORE

Doctor-turned-entrepreneur recommends four essential books that provide a "firmware update" for your financial mindset: The Millionaire Fast Lane, $100M Offers, DotCom Secrets, and Million Dollar Weekend. MORE

Why Your Best Engineers Are Interviewing Elsewhere. Top engineers quit when their technical expertise gets ignored by leadership, not for better pay. Companies lose millions replacing talent that could've been retained by simply listening to engineers before problems become crises. MORE

Always Be Ready to Leave (Even If You Never Do). A software engineer shares how professional habits that made his smooth departure after 7 years—like documenting everything, communicating openly with decision-makers, and choosing battles strategically—actually improved his daily work experience and could have made staying more bearable. MORE

This video offers practical strategies for overcoming work and study struggles that many people face daily. It provides actionable tips to boost productivity and focus when you're feeling stuck or unmotivated. MORE

Zone Bar is a simple macOS menu bar app that displays multiple world clocks with custom names and emoji icons. It includes a "time travel" slider to check future times across zones and works completely offline with no data syncing. MORE

Don't Start Using Obsidian in 2026 Without This Setup. Nick Milo demonstrates how a single "Home Base" note in Obsidian becomes the central hub for managing projects, capturing ideas, and reviewing daily notes. He shows how this setup enables quick project prioritization, idea capture, and contextual note discovery across desktop and mobile devices. MORE

Can Raycast improve Tyler's setup? Tyler from Supabase shows how he uses Raycast for developer advocacy work, including a custom extension that opens his daily Twitter tabs with one command. The video demonstrates practical productivity tips like using AI chat with clipboard history, replacing Rectangle with Raycast's window management, and setting up hotkeys for frequently accessed folders like Downloads. MORE

Tell HN: Regrets. A tech entrepreneur facing life-threatening surgery shares five hard-learned lessons about time, ethics, and regret from his decades in Silicon Valley. His most haunting confession involves participating in the systematic harassment and career destruction of a young programmer who warned about authoritarianism in tech. MORE

George Hotz details his quest to replace his MacBook with Linux laptops, testing HP ZBook and Framework 16 while battling power management issues. Despite getting idle power down to MacBook levels, his Linux setup still draws 7W during use compared to Apple's superior efficiency, highlighting the ongoing challenge of matching Apple's hardware optimization. MORE

A designer shares their favorite products from 2025, from Danish coffee subscriptions and 3D printers to split keyboards and open-source home automation. The list covers everything from titanium water bottles to garage door hacks, focusing on quality gear that actually improves daily life. MORE

Prompt Injection Isn't a Vulnerability. Joseph Thacker argues that prompt injection is usually just a delivery mechanism, not the actual vulnerability - the real bugs are what AI systems are allowed to do with malicious outputs. He shows how fixing architectural issues like auto-rendering untrusted content or requiring user approval for AI actions is more effective than trying to patch system prompts. MORE

Abusing the NinjaShell API for Code Execution in Google Web Designer. Technical breakdown of a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Google Web Designer via a malicious Video Ad Template abusing the NinjaShell API. MORE

A16z partners revisit their 2020 argument that defensible moats matter more than high gross margins for building valuable companies. They maintain that network effects, economies of scale, brand power, and proprietary technology remain the gold standard for business defensibility, even in the AI era. MORE

David Runciman examines three books arguing that declining birth rates, not overpopulation, pose the real threat to humanity's future. As fertility drops below replacement levels globally, aging societies face economic strain while climate action gets sidelined by demographic challenges. MORE

30 Days, 8 Cities, 1 Question: Where Did American Prosperity Go? While wealth accumulates invisibly in data centers and stock portfolios, visible infrastructure like housing, transit, and communities are decaying. MORE

Creative professionals need a private digital space to collect visual inspiration that sparks genuine ideas, not public boards that influence behavior. MORE

UX Is Your Moat (And You’re Ignoring It). AI companies obsess over model benchmarks, but users stick with tools that feel like home—not necessarily the "best" ones. According to research, new products need to be 9x better to overcome switching costs, yet most AI firms ignore UX as their real competitive moat. MORE

Apple Watch users are discovering unexpected daily essentials beyond fitness tracking. The top surprises include voice-activated timers for cooking, the "find my phone" ping feature, contactless payments, silent vibrating alarms, and medication logging - proving the smartwatch's utility extends far beyond step counting. MORE

How to remember everything you read. "Highlight and underline very selectively – ideally no more than 10–20% of the text. Mark only the most important points or phrases that capture the essence. Why It Works: Over-highlighting is a form of mental laziness that can hinder memory (you end up bypassing the decision of what’s truly important)." MORE

Don’t be a scary old guy. A 41-year-old indie developer shares his strategy for staying approachable as he ages: embrace charm over gravitas. He argues that smiling, staying humble, and using contrast can help middle-aged men avoid becoming intimidating to younger colleagues and friends. MORE

This marketing lesson reveals how repetition literally rewires brains and builds powerful customer habits. The post breaks down why brands like Nike's "Just Do It" and Duolingo's daily streaks work so well - they use consistent messaging to create lasting behavioral changes through neurological conditioning. MORE

Bread offers comfort for tough times, acknowledging that life has unavoidable ups and downs while emphasizing that better days will come. They share practical advice like going to bed early on bad days and tackling overwhelming problems "one bite at a time" with consistent 1% daily effort. MORE

Everything Is Broken. A developer's nightmare travel story exposes how broken modern booking systems have become - from fake hotel confirmations to endless phone trees that lead nowhere. His solution: skip the apps entirely and find hotels with actual humans answering their phones. MORE

Jason Fried compares product betas to having dinner guests over - both force you to clean up those small messes you've been ignoring. He recommends launching betas just 1-2 weeks before going live, when the product is essentially v0.99 and you're not seeking major changes. MORE

Susty Icons offers 739 free SVG icons designed for minimal code and fast loading to reduce carbon footprint. The open-source icon set prioritizes performance and sustainability for web developers building eco-friendly sites. MORE

This comprehensive guide reveals how DevOps platforms create massive attack surfaces with high-level permissions for credentials, infrastructure, and production deployments. It provides 88 tools and practical reconnaissance commands for penetration testers to discover and exploit CI/CD vulnerabilities while maintaining operational security. MORE

Shai Hulud Launches Second Supply-Chain Attack: Zapier, ENS, AsyncAPI, PostHog, Postman Compromised. Shai-Hulud, named after the gigantic sandworms from Dune as part of the attacker's flair for theatrics, is a self-replicating npm worm built to spread quickly through compromised developer environments. Once it infects a system, it searches for exposed secrets such as API keys and tokens using TruffleHog and publishes anything it finds to a public GitHub repository. MORE

Many public libraries across 31 US states offer free passes to over 1,000 museums, zoos, state parks, and cultural attractions - just with your library card. This comprehensive guide covers statewide programs like NYC Culture Pass (100+ venues) and local systems offering everything from zoo admissions to state park vehicle passes. MORE

Pixnapping is a new Android attack that lets malicious apps steal sensitive data like 2FA codes from other apps without any permissions. The attack affects nearly all modern Android devices and can extract anything visible on screen, including Gmail messages and authentication codes. MORE

New Developer Tools — From lightweight image comparison components to AI-powered Git visualizations, discover the open-source projects making waves in the dev community.

Rethinking Payments & Billing — See how this tool is simplifying payment integration for developers (no webhook headaches required).

AI Agents Level Up — A breakthrough memory system that keeps AI coding agents focused on complex, long-term tasks.

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