11.5.25 | Mr TIFF, Robert Morris's 1988 worm, Pg_lake integrates Postgres with Iceberg

Hacker News Highlights · Nov 5, 2025 · 12m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Nov 5, 2025.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:21) - Mr TIFF

(01:31) - This week in 1988, Robert Morris unleashed his eponymous worm

(02:38) - Pg_lake: Postgres with Iceberg and data lake access

(03:53) - I took all my projects off the cloud, saving thousands of dollars

(05:03) - Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not

(06:12) - Codemaps: Understand Code, Before You Vibe It

(07:20) - Google Removed 749M Anna's Archive URLs from Its…