10.26.25 | Worker falls into nuclear reactor pool, California invests in battery energy storage, Linux boot process explained

Hacker News Highlights · Oct 26, 2025 · 10m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Oct 26, 2025.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:16) - A worker fell into a nuclear reactor pool

(01:19) - California invests in battery energy storage, leaving rolling blackouts behind

(02:25) - The Linux Boot Process: From Power Button to Kernel

(03:32) - Pico-Banana-400k

(04:35) - The Journey Before main()

(05:42) - Show HN: Diagram as code tool with draggable customizations

(06:42) - Rock Tumbler Instructions

(07:46) - Why I code as a CTO

(08:56) - D2: Diagram…