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1•mltvc•1m ago•0 comments

Why social apps need to become proactive, not reactive

https://www.heyflare.app/blog/from-reactive-to-proactive-how-ai-agents-will-reshape-social-apps
1•JoanMDuarte•2m ago•0 comments

How patient are AI scrapers, anyway? – Random Thoughts

https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2026/02/07/how-patient-are-ai-scrapers-anyway/
1•samtrack2019•2m ago•0 comments

Vouch: A contributor trust management system

https://github.com/mitchellh/vouch
1•SchwKatze•2m ago•0 comments

I built a terminal monitoring app and custom firmware for a clock with Claude

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1•duggan•3m ago•0 comments

Tiny C Compiler

https://bellard.org/tcc/
1•guerrilla•5m ago•0 comments

Y Combinator Founder Organizes 'March for Billionaires'

https://mlq.ai/news/ai-startup-founder-organizes-march-for-billionaires-protest-against-californi...
1•hidden80•5m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: Need feedback on the idea I'm working on

1•Yogender78•6m ago•0 comments

OpenClaw Addresses Security Risks

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1•vedantnair•6m ago•0 comments

Apple finalizes Gemini / Siri deal

https://www.engadget.com/ai/apple-reportedly-plans-to-reveal-its-gemini-powered-siri-in-february-...
1•vedantnair•7m ago•0 comments

Italy Railways Sabotaged

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czr4rx04xjpo
2•vedantnair•7m ago•0 comments

Emacs-tramp-RPC: high-performance TRAMP back end using MsgPack-RPC

https://github.com/ArthurHeymans/emacs-tramp-rpc
1•fanf2•9m ago•0 comments

Nintendo Wii Themed Portfolio

https://akiraux.vercel.app/
1•s4074433•13m ago•1 comments

"There must be something like the opposite of suicide "

https://post.substack.com/p/there-must-be-something-like-the
1•rbanffy•15m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Why doesn't Netflix add a “Theater Mode” that recreates the worst parts?

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Show HN: Engineering Perception with Combinatorial Memetics

1•alan_sass•22m ago•2 comments

Show HN: Steam Daily – A Wordle-like daily puzzle game for Steam fans

https://steamdaily.xyz
1•itshellboy•24m ago•0 comments

The Anthropic Hive Mind

https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-anthropic-hive-mind-d01f768f3d7b
1•spenvo•24m ago•0 comments

Just Started Using AmpCode

https://intelligenttools.co/blog/ampcode-multi-agent-production
1•BojanTomic•25m ago•0 comments

LLM as an Engineer vs. a Founder?

1•dm03514•26m ago•0 comments

Crosstalk inside cells helps pathogens evade drugs, study finds

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-crosstalk-cells-pathogens-evade-drugs.html
2•PaulHoule•27m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Design system generator (mood to CSS in <1 second)

https://huesly.app
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1•dmje•28m ago•0 comments

Toroidal Logit Bias – Reduce LLM hallucinations 40% with no fine-tuning

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1•slye514•30m ago•1 comments

Top AI models fail at >96% of tasks

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-failed-test-on-remote-freelance-jobs/
5•codexon•31m ago•2 comments

The Science of the Perfect Second (2023)

https://harpers.org/archive/2023/04/the-science-of-the-perfect-second/
1•NaOH•32m ago•0 comments

Bob Beck (OpenBSD) on why vi should stay vi (2006)

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=115820462402673&w=2
2•birdculture•35m ago•0 comments

Show HN: a glimpse into the future of eye tracking for multi-agent use

https://github.com/dchrty/glimpsh
1•dochrty•36m ago•0 comments

The Optima-l Situation: A deep dive into the classic humanist sans-serif

https://micahblachman.beehiiv.com/p/the-optima-l-situation
2•subdomain•36m ago•1 comments

Barn Owls Know When to Wait

https://blog.typeobject.com/posts/2026-barn-owls-know-when-to-wait/
1•fintler•37m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Show HN: I built a satirical Dowry Calculator to highlight a harmful tradition

https://dahejcalc.in
2•airobus•6mo ago
Hi HN,

I've created a simple, non-commercial web tool called the Dahej (Dowry) Calculator.

Growing up hearing stories within my community about the immense pressure and financial ruin caused by the dowry system in India, I wanted to find a way to talk about this difficult topic. Direct confrontation often shuts down dialogue, so I chose satire as a way to approach it.

The calculator is intentionally absurd; it generates a monetary 'worth' based on real-world (and often ugly) factors like profession, salary, and even caste. The goal isn't to be accurate, but to be a conversation starter. It's an educational tool designed to hold up a mirror to a practice that treats marriage like a transaction.

There are no ads, trackers, or sign-up requirements. It's just a simple page built with React.

I'm here to answer any questions and would love to hear your feedback on using satire and technology for social commentary.

Thanks for checking it out.

Comments

LarsAlereon•6mo ago
As a man who is not from India, could you please provide some cultural context on this number? Is this the price that would be expected to be paid to the family of a woman who matched these specifications in order to get married?
wredcoll•6mo ago
Dowry is what the bride brings to her husband.

The idea here, presumably, is that higher status males demand larger payments for "taking a wife".