8.31.25 | Cognitive load importance, questioning decentralization, businesses confused by tariffs

Hacker News Highlights · Aug 31, 2025 · 12m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 31, 2025.

(00:00) - Intro

(00:19) - Cognitive load is what matters

(01:30) - Are we decentralized yet?

(02:43) - Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything

(03:57) - You Have to Feel It

(05:08) - Agent Client Protocol (ACP)

(06:12) - Hardening Firefox – a checklist for improved browser privacy

(07:31) - AI models need a virtual machine

(08:50) - Bcachefs Goes to "Externally Maintained"

(10:11) - Git Diagramming "The Weave"

(11:23) - Condor's Cuzco RISC-V Core at Hot Chips 2025

(12:35) - Outro

Cognitive load…