Hacker Wisdom
A collection of wisdom found in the answers to Ask HN questions.
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Does Sam Altman know how to code?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47711964
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted
Why Databases Instead of Filesystem?
https://www.sqlite.org/fasterthanfs.html
https://sqlite.org/fasterthanfs.html#approx
Any interesting niche hobbies?
http://aagenielsen.dk
https://alejo.ch/365
https://www.alexcrompton.com/blog/how-to-learn-a-language
https://www.amazon.com/s?refresh=1&rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AAmCan%2BTech&linkCode=ll2&tag=everythtec0d0-20&linkId=76b0ea48fe34451b28247c44dd461374&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
https://www.amazon.com/Walkers-Guide-Outdoor-Clues-Signs-ebook/dp/B00H4EPBWM?dplnkId=98ac08eb-1395-43fd-a1b5-76b09113396e&nodl=1
https://www.austinmesh.org/devices/
https://blog.tombert.com/Posts/Technical/2026/03-March/The-Quest-for-Concurrent-DOS-Part-1
https://boa.ba/
https://www.bogararchery.sk/image/cache/catalog/product/bogar-assyrian-bow-1000x1000.jpg
https://crookedknives.com/
https://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/
https://dejabru.org
https://www.demoparty.net/
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/syntiant/SPU0410LR5H-QB/2420974
https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/introduction/statistics.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4690_Operating_System?wprov=sfti1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal_water
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_bike_trials
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose_tiling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_football
https://ergosphere.blog/posts/the-machines-are-fine/
https://freesound.org/
https://github.com/abhimanyu-jain/PRML_Solutions
https://github.com/Belzedar94/Fairy-Stockfish/pull/37
https://github.com/charismaticchiu/muse
https://github.com/MichaelAPerry/FishDex
https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/awesome-fsrs/wiki/ABC-of-FSRS
https://github.com/rdz-oss/BattyBirdNET-Analyzer
https://github.com/Suncuss/BirdNET-PiPy
https://github.com/thansen0/seabed-sim-chrono
https://gnarlypippins.com/6th-pomological-exhibition-high-highs-dry-dries-pent-up-pomona/
https://www.halfcatrocketry.com/
https://hazeguitars.com/blog/piezo-pickups-evolve
https://heritageapplecorps.org/index.php/Main_Page
https://heritageapplecorps.org/varieties/
https://www.illinoisbats.org/echolocation-jamming-moths/
https://imgur.com/a/aJqvVVw
https://imgur.com/a/Fvgfk7J
https://imgur.com/a/zmCXd8l
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUeWPKPEqQB/?igsh=bjJiM3VlM3ZxZ3k1
https://learnandsupport.getolympus.com/om-system-ambassadors/ben-salb
https://lucidbeaming.com/art/prints
https://luma.com/823kzuci?tk=IiDKu2
https://mastodon.social/@UP8/116326541009492328
https://www.mathemaknitter.com/
https://meshcore.co.uk/
https://muffinman.io/art/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40307089
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45694856
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47631515
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47675446
https://openfabpdx.com/download/modular-fiddle-complete-design-package/
https://origami.kosmulski.org/albums/tessellation-examples
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1oNxCfKJp4k6yjoZ9
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPmHtIa9vAm8wNPeTXP4MoZjOAqssOaTW5XnmBqXmlcYdKhAPglQJTcoqSJI_fAcw?key=NXJHNmd6dUFRTVY2QklLcVVrZzdzYm5sQWp3YVd3
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7404113/
https://polkas.github.io/posts/cursedim/
https://pomological.art/
https://www.qavvali.com/
https://scoreboardmax.com/
https://seamly.io
https://share.zight.com/wbu487ew
https://shivekkhurana.com/about
https://soundcloud.com/djoutcold/valley-boulevard-0237
https://soundcloud.com/vectordust/ion-dunes-1
https://stefanpowell.bandcamp.com/album/autonomous-drone-lullabies
https://substack.com/@vectordust
https://successfulsoftware.net/2018/02/04/volunteering-your-it-skills/
https://successfulsoftware.net/2024/08/04/making-your-own-hot-sauce/
https://suno.com/@igorstechoclub
https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/this-might-be-oversharing
https://www.tanyabonakdargallery.com/exhibitions/741-jonsi-hrafntinna-obsidian-museum-of-old-and-new-art-hobart-tasmania/
https://thespacebetween.xyz/p/sangre-y-sauna/
https://www.velocidrone.com/
https://www.verticaltubejig.com
https://vibegenealogy.ai/p/the-genealogical-research-assistant-claude-code-cowork-skill-prompt
https://xlights.org
https://year-on-facade.uk/
https://youtu.be/G1ftvw-Y6pk
https://youtu.be/I2S72eajLzw
https://youtu.be/XTnYVh7K6xQ
https://www.youtube.com/@TockCustom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lyDCUKsWZs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xo-TGkFvOg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0VYsiMtrNE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMcjYD-ISv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfTvRxcTuV0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIRDOcSQGe8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA710QYxEu0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTLeNxge54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKx1VJsLsfk
What are you building that's not AI related?
https://www.adashape.com/
https://agora.gdn/
https://apps.apple.com/si/app/fast-slow-fasting-tracker/id6749188352
https://asnlabels.com
https://atprotoalternatives.com
https://behavior.today
https://www.bestsellerapp.net
https://bubbles.town
https://captnemo.in/finally-foss/
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/leetchess/hogbcffpfhmcagfjbpiofabechljdflk
https://codeinput.com/products/merge-conflicts/online-diff
https://www.cookcook.it
https://cranki.app
https://dailyselftrack.com/
https://demo.numerikos.com/
https://DesktopInsights.com
https://dhuan.github.io/mock/latest/examples.html
https://www.docgoblin.com/
https://DraftPDF.com
https://dsebastien.net/community
https://dynamosql.com
https://encore.dev/
https://exploretrees.nyc/
https://findsubstack.com
https://flash.boon.gl
https://floracarta.com/
https://freeimage.host/i/image.B0iOHxt
https://GamesAgainstLoneliness.org
https://GetCozyCritter.com
https://github.com/anupshinde/godom
https://github.com/audion-lang/audion
https://github.com/boricj/ghidra-delinker-extension
https://github.com/bpdbi
https://github.com/bradphelan/nuke-engine/blob/trunk/USERGUIDE.md#compiler-config
https://github.com/eliben/watgo
https://github.com/noahomrilevin/getmarkup
https://github.com/ostefani/subnetlens
https://github.com/paulmooreparks/tela
https://github.com/prettydiff/aphorio
https://github.com/rhoopr/kei
https://github.com/sntran/web
https://github.com/true-grue/Brus-16
https://github.com/tsdevstack
https://github.com/wkhere/bcl
https://gitlab.com/geekysquirrel/memo2
https://gitlab.com/ot-tools/ot-tools
https://handsup.barryvan.com.au/
https://hnarcade.com
https://hyperscript.org
https://i.imgur.com/4afs5lv.png
https://imgur.com/a/2TIye34
https://jotalea.com.ar/
https://jsonpath101.com/
https://kastanj.ch/en?mid=hn47700460
https://kintoun.app
https://medium.com/@icelain/a-guide-to-building-a-realtime-http-audio-streaming-server-in-go-24e78cf1aa2c
https://network1.site
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47679021
https://nottawa.app
https://omiword.com
https://overreacted.io/a-social-filesystem/
https://pginbox.dev
https://picpocket.io
https://pumperly.com
https://sciactive.com/2026/01/21/our-stance-on-ai-in-email/
https://shopsheets.co
https://www.sign-n-post.com/
https://skullrocksoftware.com
https://stackaudit.heckstet.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4069810/VERDURE/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4269050/Cars_on_Mars/
https://strandfall.com
https://stringscales.com
https://subalpinecircuits.com/
https://SupplementDEX.com
https://thevaultdj.com
https://tolearnkorean.com/
https://tomatillotimer.com/
https://www.tractorfan.app
https://trianguloy.github.io/githubPages/SplitBill/splitBill.html
https://trustworthy.technology/
https://web.archive.org/web/20160304013451/https://wormhole.network/
Any Open Source projects in need of documentation writer?
https://diataxis.fr/
https://files.portaudio.com/archives/pa_v19_doxydocs.tgz
https://github.com/afadil/wealthfolio
https://github.com/AnalogJ/scrutiny
https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug
https://taler.net/
https://taxonworks.org
https://up-for-grabs.net/#/filters?date=6months&labels=&tags=documentation
How do you handle marketing as a solo technical founder?
https://30x500.com/academy/
https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lazarbogosavljevic/
https://www.marketingmonk.so/p/salesforce-grit-to-giant-marketing-strategy
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47380295
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.macrocodex.app
https://seaquel.app
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAnbZMoQvmQ
IMDB created my account for merely visiting the site
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-use-firefox-containers
Zooming UIs in 2026: Prezi, impress.js, and why I built something different
https://www.a11yproject.com/posts/understanding-vestibular-disorders/
https://mindscopeapp.com
https://www.windowmaker.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yPQKt3mBA
Anthropic banned Pi, a third party harness
https://mariozechner.at/posts/2026-04-08-ive-sold-out/
