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

Hacker News Highlights · Aug 17, 2025 · 11m

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…