5.26.26 | Magnifica Humanitas, California exempts Linux from age-verification law, Using AI to improve coding slowly

Hacker News Highlights · May 26, 2026 · 13m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 26, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:20) - Magnifica Humanitas

(02:06) - California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash

(03:40) - Using AI to write better code more slowly

(04:56) - Exit IP VPN servers mitigation rollout

(05:41) - Taking a walk may lead to more creativity than sitting, study finds (2014)

(06:49) - Ferrari Luce

(08:35) - Hacker News front page as a site

(09:44) - What we lost when we stopped letting kids…