What is Hackers' Pub?

Hackers' Pub is a place for software engineers to share their knowledge and experience with each other. It's also an ActivityPub-enabled social network, so you can follow your favorite hackers in the fediverse and get their latest posts in your feed.

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CelloMom On Cars @CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
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"At first, we pull a little more groundwater during dry years. We use bigger pumps and deeper wells. We transfer water from one basin to another. We drain wetlands and straighten rivers to make space for farms and cities.

Then the hidden costs show up. Lakes shrink year after year. Wells need to go deeper. Rivers that once flowed year-round turn seasonal. Salty water creeps into aquifers near the coast. The ground itself starts to sink."

theconversation.com/the-world-

The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means

Like living beyond your financial means, using more water than nature can replenish can have catastrophic results.

theconversation.com · The Conversation

Link author: The Conversation U.S.@TheConversationUS@newsie.social

CelloMom On Cars @CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
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Shared by Paul Cantrell

"That last one, subsidence, often surprises people. But it’s a signature of water bankruptcy. When groundwater is overpumped, the underground structure, which holds water almost like a sponge, can collapse. In Mexico City, land is sinking by about 10 inches (25 centimeters) per year. Once the pores become compacted, they can’t simply be refilled."

theconversation.com/the-world-

The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means

Like living beyond your financial means, using more water than nature can replenish can have catastrophic results.

theconversation.com · The Conversation

Link author: The Conversation U.S.@TheConversationUS@newsie.social

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
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The president of the United States is so brain-dead that he doesn't remember which country he's threatening to destroy the world's greatest military alliance over.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mcwuipehy52h

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

Trump on NATO: "Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. They called me daddy." (He means Greenland.)

bsky.app · Bluesky Social

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한겨레 @hanibsky.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
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Shared by Silverkey | 은열쇠

올해 스위스 다보스 세계경제포럼은 도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령의 ‘그린란드 병합’ 야욕을 규탄하는 성토장이 됐습니다. “폭력배보다 존중이 낫다”, “괴물이 될지 말지 스스로 택하라” 등 트럼프 대통령을 겨냥한 날선 비난이 쏟아졌습니다.

“깡패짓보다 존중을” “괴물될지 스스로 택하라”…트럼프...

‘트럼프 성토장’ 된 다보스포럼…“함께 행동 안 하면 잡아먹힐 것”

올해 스위스 다보스 세계경제포럼(WEF·다보스포럼)은 도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령의 ‘그린란드 병합’ 야욕을 규탄하는 성토장이 됐다. “폭력배보다 존중이 낫다”, “괴물이 될지 말지 스스로 택하라” 등 트럼프 대통령을 겨냥한 날 선 비난이 쏟아졌다. 다보스포럼 사무국에

www.hani.co.kr · 한겨레

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Wouter 🛰️ @pa3weg@mastodon.social
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Shared by Dr. Anna Latour

delta.tudelft.nl/en/article/wi

Finally a tram in 2026? I think there's an excellent story here for @notjustbikesNot Just Bikes 🇳🇱 to cover. How transit in the Netherlands can also have it's issues but eventually be a success!

The trams vibration and electromagnetic noise were a strong consideration for the lines location and after extensive testing the previous generation of trams was approved, only to be replaced by newer trams before a single tram rode the tracks...

The park is MUCH nicer than the old road too

Tram

Will the tram finally be running across the campus in 2026? - Delta

More than twenty years after TU Delft agreed to the construction of a tram line across the campus, it now seems that it will actually happen. Tram 19 will start running in 2026, according to an information board next to the Aula. Test and trial runs with empty trams will start in March.

delta.tudelft.nl · Delta

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Hacker News 100 @hn100@social.lansky.name
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AI Destroys Institutions

Link: cyberlaw.stanford.edu/publicat
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

How AI Destroys Institutions

Civic institutions—the rule of law, universities, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex societies encourage cooperation and stability, while also adapting to changing circumstances. The real superpower of institutions is their ability to evolve and adapt within a hierarchy

cyberlaw.stanford.edu · Stanford CIS

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Hacker News 50 @hn50@social.lansky.name
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Vibecoding #2

Link: matklad.github.io/2026/01/20/v
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

Vibecoding #2

I feel like I got substantial value out of Claude today, and want to document it. I am at the tail end of AI adoption, so I don't expect to say anything particularly useful or novel. However, I am constantly complaining about the lack of boring AI posts, so it's only proper if I write one.

matklad.github.io

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr
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Google is *spending* a lot on AI, but what's not clear is how Google will *make* a lot from AI. Or, you know, even break even. Given, you know, that businesses are seeing *zero* return from AI:

theregister.com/2026/01/20/pwc

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

pluralistic.net/2026/01/21/cod

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👽진짜 슬릿(계이중받아주세효) @5l1t.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
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아니 친구 진짜 갓반인인데 ㅁㅊ ㅠㅜ 스트리밍으로 단간론파 보고오더니 오늘 하루종일 나한테 초고교급저장강박 초고교급저질체력 초고교급알콜중독 여기까진 ㄱㅊ았는데 갑자기 자기한테 인류최대최악의절망적역류성식도염이 왔대ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅜㅜㅜㅠㅜㅠㅜ하 웃참 못하고 쓰러짐

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