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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Parley: Federated, decentralised chat that speaks plain IRC↗ git.mills.io · HN · 122 comments · 248 points · Sep 28, 2026
Tell the speakers that you liked their talks↗ ohhelloana.blog · HN · 89 comments · 326 points · Sep 15, 2026
Armada: Encrypted, Open-Source, Discord Alternative (Built on Nostr)↗ soapbox.pub · HN · 13 comments · 121 points · Sep 28, 2026
Claude Cowork and chat are now one Claude↗ claude.com · HN · 225 comments · 234 points · Sep 16, 2026
GrapheneOS' rewritten Messages app is released↗ github.com · HN · 256 comments · 331 points · Sep 11, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

GrapheneOS' rewritten Messages app is released↗ github.com · HN · 256 comments · 331 points · Sep 11, 2026
Tell the speakers that you liked their talks↗ ohhelloana.blog · HN · 89 comments · 326 points · Sep 15, 2026
Parley: Federated, decentralised chat that speaks plain IRC↗ git.mills.io · HN · 122 comments · 248 points · Sep 28, 2026
Claude Cowork and chat are now one Claude↗ claude.com · HN · 225 comments · 234 points · Sep 16, 2026
Show HN: Radius – A Meetup.com Alternative↗ radius.to · HN · 87 comments · 169 points · Sep 20, 2026
Armada: Encrypted, Open-Source, Discord Alternative (Built on Nostr)↗ soapbox.pub · HN · 13 comments · 121 points · Sep 28, 2026
Show HN: Snapdrop: Instantly share files between devices. No setup, no signup↗ snapdrop.me · HN · 52 comments · 112 points · Sep 17, 2026
Show HN: GET Together – A social network where you don't need POST to Post↗ gettogether.dev · HN · 59 comments · 107 points · Sep 07, 2026
Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app↗ flat.social · HN · 53 comments · 98 points · Sep 17, 2026
Connecting every app to every other app↗ blog.val.town · HN · 2 comments · 52 points · Sep 04, 2026

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