11.12.25 | FFmpeg demands funding from Google, Laptops featuring stickers, X5.1 solar flare and G4 geomagnetic storm alert

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/9d/db/b2/9ddbb256-5f1f-317d-2d14-a47073510e58/mza_2039607412240386688.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

Hacker News Highlights

299 episodes

8 hours ago

Daily overview of the Top 10 Hacker News posts. Post and comment summarization by AI.

Technology

Science

RSS

All content for Hacker News Highlights is the property of Hacker News Highlights and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Daily overview of the Top 10 Hacker News posts. Post and comment summarization by AI.

Technology

Science

11.12.25 | FFmpeg demands funding from Google, Laptops featuring stickers, X5.1 solar flare and G4 geomagnetic storm alert

Hacker News Highlights

11 minutes

1 week ago

11.12.25 | FFmpeg demands funding from Google, Laptops featuring stickers, X5.1 solar flare and G4 geomagnetic storm alert

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Nov 12, 2025.

Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

(00:00) - Intro
(00:20) - FFmpeg to Google: Fund us or stop sending bugs
(01:40) - Laptops with Stickers
(02:32) - X5.1 solar flare, G4 geomagnetic storm watch
(03:39) - Yann LeCun to depart Meta and launch AI startup focused on 'world models'
(04:48) - The history of Casio watches
(05:55) - I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours
(07:02) - Pikaday: A friendly guide to front-end date pickers
(08:11) - The terminal of the future
(09:17) - .NET MAUI is coming to Linux and the browser
(10:25) - A modern 35mm film scanner for home
(11:38) - Outro

FFmpeg to Google: Fund us or stop sending bugs
https://thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-google-fund-us-or-stop-sending-bugs/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45891016

Laptops with Stickers
https://stickertop.art/main/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45789674

X5.1 solar flare, G4 geomagnetic storm watch
https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/news/view/593/20251111-x5-1-solar-flare-g4-geomagnetic-storm-watch.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45893004

Yann LeCun to depart Meta and launch AI startup focused on 'world models'
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/metas-chief-ai-scientist-yann-lecun-depart-and-launch-ai-start-focused-world-models
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45897271

The history of Casio watches
https://www.casio.com/us/watches/50th/Heritage/1970s/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45860552

I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours
https://james.belchamber.com/articles/blood-pressure-monitor-reverse-engineering/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45893095

Pikaday: A friendly guide to front-end date pickers
https://pikaday.dbushell.com
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45887957

The terminal of the future
https://jyn.dev/the-terminal-of-the-future
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45892191

.NET MAUI is coming to Linux and the browser
https://avaloniaui.net/blog/net-maui-is-coming-to-linux-and-the-browser-powered-by-avalonia
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45893986

A modern 35mm film scanner for home
https://www.soke.engineering/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45891907