Hacker News Digest · August 19, 2025

OpenMower – An open source lawn mower github.com / 22 comments

X-ray scans reveal Buddhist prayers inside tiny Tibetan scrolls popsci.com / 6 comments

A minimal tensor processing unit (TPU), inspired by Google’s TPU github.com / 3 comments

Obsidian Bases help.obsidian.md / 116 comments

Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust github.com / 88 comments

Counter-Strike: A billion-dollar game built in a dorm room nytimes.com / 224 comments

Left to Right Programming graic.net / 203 comments

Show HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reels scrollguard.app / 202 comments

Croatian freediver held breath for 29 minutes divernet.com / 53 comments

Ted Chiang: The Secret Third Thing linch.substack.com / 10 comments

Last updated: 2025-08-19 05:11:54 UTC