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8.17.25 | Compiler bug affects Solidity, OpenBSD's speed requires program adjustment, CIA's heart attack gun incident

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 17, 2025.

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:19) - Compiler Bug Causes Compiler Bug: How a 12-Year-Old G++ Bug Took Down Solidity
  • (01:36) - OpenBSD is so fast, I had to modify the program slightly to measure itself
  • (02:44) - When the CIA got away with building a heart attack gun
  • (03:47) - US F-16s lose out as Thai Air Force seals US$600M deal for Swedish Gripen jets
  • (04:54) - Bullfrog in the Dungeon
  • (06:04) - The Future of Large Files in Git Is Git
  • (07:11) - Is air travel getting worse?
  • (08:16) - Launch HN: Embedder (YC S25) – Claude code for embedded software
  • (09:19) - An interactive guide to sensor fusion with quaternions
  • (10:23) - I accidentally became PureGym’s unofficial Apple Wallet developer
  • (11:30) - Outro

Compiler Bug Causes Compiler Bug: How a 12-Year-Old G++ Bug Took Down Solidity
https://osec.io/blog/2025-08-11-compiler-bug-causes-compiler-bug/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44872584

OpenBSD is so fast, I had to modify the program slightly to measure itself
https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/is-OpenBSD-10x-faster-than-Linux
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915824

When the CIA got away with building a heart attack gun
https://wisewolfmedia.substack.com/p/the-investigation-that-should-have
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44911412

US F-16s lose out as Thai Air Force seals US$600M deal for Swedish Gripen jets
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3320828/us-f-16s-lose-out-thai-air-force-seals-us600-million-deal-swedish-gripen-jets
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44917308

Bullfrog in the Dungeon
https://www.filfre.net/2025/08/bullfrog-in-the-dungeon/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44914149

The Future of Large Files in Git Is Git
https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2025/08/15/git-lfs/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44916783

Is air travel getting worse?
https://www.maximum-progress.com/p/is-air-travel-getting-worse
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44911941

Launch HN: Embedder (YC S25) – Claude code for embedded software
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915206

An interactive guide to sensor fusion with quaternions
https://quaternion.cafe/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44912727

I accidentally became PureGym’s unofficial Apple Wallet developer
https://drobinin.com/posts/how-i-accidentally-became-puregyms-unofficial-apple-wallet-developer/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44910865

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 17, 2025.

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:19) - Compiler Bug Causes Compiler Bug: How a 12-Year-Old G++ Bug Took Down Solidity
  • (01:36) - OpenBSD is so fast, I had to modify the program slightly to measure itself
  • (02:44) - When the CIA got away with building a heart attack gun
  • (03:47) - US F-16s lose out as Thai Air Force seals US$600M deal for Swedish Gripen jets
  • (04:54) - Bullfrog in the Dungeon
  • (06:04) - The Future of Large Files in Git Is Git
  • (07:11) - Is air travel getting worse?
  • (08:16) - Launch HN: Embedder (YC S25) – Claude code for embedded software
  • (09:19) - An interactive guide to sensor fusion with quaternions
  • (10:23) - I accidentally became PureGym’s unofficial Apple Wallet developer
  • (11:30) - Outro

Compiler Bug Causes Compiler Bug: How a 12-Year-Old G++ Bug Took Down Solidity
https://osec.io/blog/2025-08-11-compiler-bug-causes-compiler-bug/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44872584

OpenBSD is so fast, I had to modify the program slightly to measure itself
https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/is-OpenBSD-10x-faster-than-Linux
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915824

When the CIA got away with building a heart attack gun
https://wisewolfmedia.substack.com/p/the-investigation-that-should-have
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44911412

US F-16s lose out as Thai Air Force seals US$600M deal for Swedish Gripen jets
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3320828/us-f-16s-lose-out-thai-air-force-seals-us600-million-deal-swedish-gripen-jets
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44917308

Bullfrog in the Dungeon
https://www.filfre.net/2025/08/bullfrog-in-the-dungeon/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44914149

The Future of Large Files in Git Is Git
https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2025/08/15/git-lfs/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44916783

Is air travel getting worse?
https://www.maximum-progress.com/p/is-air-travel-getting-worse
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44911941

Launch HN: Embedder (YC S25) – Claude code for embedded software
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915206

An interactive guide to sensor fusion with quaternions
https://quaternion.cafe/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44912727

I accidentally became PureGym’s unofficial Apple Wallet developer
https://drobinin.com/posts/how-i-accidentally-became-puregyms-unofficial-apple-wallet-developer/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44910865

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