HN Top 10 — September 10, 2026
Today’s Top 10 on Hacker News
1. What algorithm did Windows XP use to choose your initial user picture?
⭐ 57 💬 27 👤 soheilpro 🔗 Discuss on HN
A post titled “What algorithm did Windows XP use to choose your initial user picture?” on Hacker News. Submitted by soheilpro. Links to content on devblogs.microsoft.com.
2. Show HN: The same nine streaming subscriptions cost $702/year more than in 2021
⭐ 17 💬 10 👤 honestlyranked 🔗 Discuss on HN
A post titled “Show HN: The same nine streaming subscriptions cost $702/year more than in 2021” on Hacker News. Submitted by honestlyranked. Links to content on honestlyranked.com.
3. DeepSeek v4.1 Flash
⭐ 425 💬 199 👤 Liwink 🔗 Discuss on HN
A post titled “DeepSeek v4.1 Flash” on Hacker News. Submitted by Liwink. Links to content on twitter.com.
4. iPhone Duo
⭐ 1224 💬 2156 👤 thecosmicfrog 🔗 Discuss on HN
A post titled “iPhone Duo” on Hacker News. Submitted by thecosmicfrog. Links to content on apple.com.
5. Stockfish 19
⭐ 56 💬 27 👤 atiedebee 🔗 Discuss on HN
A post titled “Stockfish 19” on Hacker News. Submitted by atiedebee. Links to content on stockfishchess.org.
6. Show HN: What if the speed of light was 5 km/h?
⭐ 365 💬 153 👤 dmitrybrant 🔗 Discuss on HN
A post titled “Show HN: What if the speed of light was 5 km/h?” on Hacker News. Submitted by dmitrybrant. Links to content on rivendell.dmitrybrant.com.
7. Larger Pacific Striped Octopus
⭐ 69 💬 39 👤 olalonde 🔗 Discuss on HN
A post titled “Larger Pacific Striped Octopus” on Hacker News. Submitted by olalonde. Links to content on en.wikipedia.org.
8. Shopify acquires Tailwind
⭐ 1044 💬 402 👤 EdwinHoksberg 🔗 Discuss on HN
A post titled “Shopify acquires Tailwind” on Hacker News. Submitted by EdwinHoksberg. Links to content on tailwindcss.com.
9. What do Visa and Mastercard do? An intro to card networks
⭐ 549 💬 328 👤 evakhoury 🔗 Discuss on HN
A post titled “What do Visa and Mastercard do? An intro to card networks” on Hacker News. Submitted by evakhoury. Links to content on tautology.town.
10. Show HN: Art – draw one stroke, let symmetry complete it
⭐ 14 💬 5 👤 cyb0rg0 🔗 Discuss on HN
A post titled “Show HN: Art – draw one stroke, let symmetry complete it” on Hacker News. Submitted by cyb0rg0. Links to content on mrdee.in.