11.17.25 | Anthropic's paper criticized, Open-source Zig book released, Heretic removes censorship for language models

Hacker News Highlights · Nov 17, 2025 · 11m

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

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:18) - Anthropic’s paper smells like bullshit

(01:31) - Open-source Zig book

(02:35) - Heretic: Automatic censorship removal for language models

(03:49) - I have recordings proving Coinbase knew about breach months before disclosure

(04:53) - Supercookie: Browser Fingerprinting via Favicon (2021)

(05:57) - Dark Pattern Games

(07:01) - Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)

(07:53) - The fate of "small"…