5.13.26 | Bambu Lab accused of open source abuse, Googlebook discussed, senior developers struggle to communicate expertise

Hacker News Highlights · May 13, 2026 · 14m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 13, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:18) - Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract

(01:40) - Googlebook

(02:52) - Why senior developers fail to communicate their expertise

(04:21) - Show HN: Needle: We Distilled Gemini Tool Calling into a 26M Model

(05:57) - Rendering the Sky, Sunsets, and Planets

(07:25) - Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers

(08:43) - The Future of Obsidian Plugins

(09:58) - How to make your text look…