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9.15.25 | Slow thinking strategies, Betty Crocker's recipe box shrinkage, Grapevine canes as biodegradable plastic

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 15, 2025.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:17) - You’re a slow thinker. Now what?

(01:30) - Betty Crocker broke recipes by shrinking boxes

(02:41) - Grapevine canes can be converted into plastic-like material that will decompose

(04:00) - Why We Spiral

(05:09) - Writing an operating system kernel from scratch

(06:25) - Read to forget

(07:28) - Introduction to GrapheneOS

(08:40) - OCSP Service Has Reached End of Life

(09:48) - Language Models Pack Billions of…

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