Top 10 Hacker News — Top Stories — March 29, 2026

Research suggests microplastic counts have been wildly inflated—because scientists' own nylon gloves shed fibers into samples, scoring 328 points with 144 comments.

Miasma is a tool that feeds AI web scrapers an endless maze of junk text, a poetic revenge that earned 166 points and 103 comments on ethical scraping.

A detailed guide for building a home network that runs almost entirely on IPv6, scoring 35 points with 34 comments—a niche but desperate need for early adopters.

Police in North Dakota used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes she didn't commit, scoring 67 points with 32 comments pointing to systemic failure.

GitLab co-founder Sid Sijbrandij, battling advanced cancer, is founding new companies at a furious pace—scoring 1,241 points and 241 comments redefining the term 'founder mode.'

LinkedIn's web app consumes 2.4 GB of RAM across just two browser tabs, sparking 153 comments and 219 points of collective rage over software bloat.

A deep review of a nearly perfect USB cable tester, scoring 175 points with 75 comments—a rare tool that actually tests data speed and power delivery accurately.

A 2010 paper arguing that the thermodynamics of computation is fundamentally flawed resurfaces with 26 points and zero comments—quietly provocative.

A Show HN entry for building a full language server in Go, supporting the LSP 3.17 spec, scoring 37 points with 9 comments from impressed Go developers.

Research suggests microplastic counts have been wildly inflated—because scientists' own nylon gloves shed fibers into samples, scoring 328 points with 144 comments.

Miasma is a tool that feeds AI web scrapers an endless maze of junk text, a poetic revenge that earned 166 points and 103 comments on ethical scraping.

A detailed guide for building a home network that runs almost entirely on IPv6, scoring 35 points with 34 comments—a niche but desperate need for early adopters.

Police in North Dakota used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes she didn't commit, scoring 67 points with 32 comments pointing to systemic failure.

GitLab co-founder Sid Sijbrandij, battling advanced cancer, is founding new companies at a furious pace—scoring 1,241 points and 241 comments redefining the term 'founder mode.'

LinkedIn's web app consumes 2.4 GB of RAM across just two browser tabs, sparking 153 comments and 219 points of collective rage over software bloat.

A deep review of a nearly perfect USB cable tester, scoring 175 points with 75 comments—a rare tool that actually tests data speed and power delivery accurately.

A 2010 paper arguing that the thermodynamics of computation is fundamentally flawed resurfaces with 26 points and zero comments—quietly provocative.

A Show HN entry for building a full language server in Go, supporting the LSP 3.17 spec, scoring 37 points with 9 comments from impressed Go developers.