Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before their time and why?

Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before their time and why?
337 by ofalkaed | 841 comments on Hacker News.
Just curious and who knows, maybe someone will adopt it or develop something new based on its ideas.

Free software hasn't won

Free software hasn't won
331 by LorenDB | 370 comments on Hacker News.

People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads

People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads
330 by croes | 177 comments on Hacker News.

Schleswig-Holstein completes migration to open source email

Schleswig-Holstein completes migration to open source email
349 by sebastian_z | 121 comments on Hacker News.

Tennessee man arrested, accused of threatening a shooting, after posting meme

Tennessee man arrested, accused of threatening a shooting, after posting meme
319 by zzzeek | 255 comments on Hacker News.

Meta Superintelligence's surprising first paper

Meta Superintelligence's surprising first paper
325 by skadamat | 177 comments on Hacker News.
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Tangled, a Git collaboration platform built on atproto

Tangled, a Git collaboration platform built on atproto
317 by mjbellantoni | 83 comments on Hacker News.

My approach to building large technical projects (2023)

My approach to building large technical projects (2023)
356 by mad2021 | 47 comments on Hacker News.

The Tag

The

Tag

413 by todsacerdoti | 93 comments on Hacker News.

I built physical album cards with NFC tags to teach my son music discovery

I built physical album cards with NFC tags to teach my son music discovery
390 by jordanf | 121 comments on Hacker News.

Igalia, Servo, and the Sovereign Tech Fund

Igalia, Servo, and the Sovereign Tech Fund
376 by robin_reala | 58 comments on Hacker News.

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: María Corina Machado

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: María Corina Machado
390 by pykello | 382 comments on Hacker News.

Show HN: I've built a tiny hand-held keyboard

Show HN: I've built a tiny hand-held keyboard
366 by mafik | 100 comments on Hacker News.
I bet you didn't knew you can use modelling clay (as opposed to 3d printing) to make nice devices by hand :)

Figure 03, our 3rd generation humanoid robot

Figure 03, our 3rd generation humanoid robot
352 by lairv | 337 comments on Hacker News.

Show HN: I built a web framework in C

Show HN: I built a web framework in C
350 by ashtonjamesd | 173 comments on Hacker News.

The email they shouldn't have read

The email they shouldn't have read
386 by miniBill | 163 comments on Hacker News.

Discord says 70k users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

Discord says 70k users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach
615 by PaulKeeble | 297 comments on Hacker News.

A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator

A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator
530 by SilverElfin | 324 comments on Hacker News.
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One-man campaign ravages EU 'Chat Control' bill

One-man campaign ravages EU 'Chat Control' bill
464 by cuu508 | 169 comments on Hacker News.
Related: https://ift.tt/EHcKZtF

Canadian bill would strip internet access from 'specified persons', no warrant

Canadian bill would strip internet access from 'specified persons', no warrant
440 by walterbell | 226 comments on Hacker News.

Show HN: Timelinize – Privately organize your own data from everywhere, locally

Show HN: Timelinize – Privately organize your own data from everywhere, locally
426 by mholt | 103 comments on Hacker News.
Hey HN -- thanks for showing interest in this. Happy to collaborate on this project. I'm hoping to get it stable soon so my own family can start using it. I've been working on this for about 10+ years, nights and weekends. It's been really slow going since I only have my own personal data to test it with. I just don't love that my data is primarily stored on someone else's computer up in the cloud. I want my own local copy at least. And while I can download exports from my various accounts, I don't want them to just gather dust and rot on my hard drive. So, Timelinize helps keep that data alive and relevant and in my control. I don't have as much worry if my cloud accounts go away. Hopefully you'll find it useful, and I hope we can collaborate. (PS. I'm open to changing the name. Never really liked this one...)

Deloitte to refund the Australian government after using AI in $440k report

Deloitte to refund the Australian government after using AI in $440k report
432 by fforflo | 220 comments on Hacker News.

Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model

Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model
445 by mfiguiere | 229 comments on Hacker News.

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account
404 by josephcsible | 567 comments on Hacker News.

Apps SDK

Apps SDK
368 by alvis | 304 comments on Hacker News.

AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it option to take a 10% stake

AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it option to take a 10% stake
398 by chillax | 318 comments on Hacker News.

Structured Procrastination (1995)

Structured Procrastination (1995)
356 by ipnon | 134 comments on Hacker News.

Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels

Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels
347 by bilsbie | 508 comments on Hacker News.

1 Trillion Web Pages Archived

1 Trillion Web Pages Archived
332 by pabs3 | 44 comments on Hacker News.

Why do LLMs freak out over the seahorse emoji?

Why do LLMs freak out over the seahorse emoji?
313 by nyxt | 155 comments on Hacker News.

Paged Out Issue #7 [pdf]

Paged Out Issue #7 [pdf]
271 by todsacerdoti | 21 comments on Hacker News.

ProofOfThought: LLM-based reasoning using Z3 theorem proving

ProofOfThought: LLM-based reasoning using Z3 theorem proving
266 by barthelomew | 143 comments on Hacker News.
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I turned the Lego Game Boy into a working Game Boy

I turned the Lego Game Boy into a working Game Boy
266 by Timothee | 20 comments on Hacker News.

The UK is still trying to backdoor encryption for Apple users

The UK is still trying to backdoor encryption for Apple users
281 by CharlesW | 104 comments on Hacker News.

Where it's at://

Where it's at://
364 by steveklabnik | 224 comments on Hacker News.

How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized

How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized
831 by nashashmi | 759 comments on Hacker News.

Claude Code 2.0

Claude Code 2.0
833 by polyrand | 404 comments on Hacker News.

Jane Goodall has died

Jane Goodall has died
861 by jaredwiener | 117 comments on Hacker News.

Sora 2

Sora 2
839 by skilled | 816 comments on Hacker News.
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Kagi News

Kagi News
834 by grappler | 394 comments on Hacker News.