Apr 1, 2025 | Demoscene recognized as UNESCO heritage, Honey loses 4M Chrome users, element customizable with CSS

Hacker News Highlights

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 1, 2025.

The demoscene as a UNESCO heritage in Sweden
https://www.goto80.com/the-demoscene-as-a-unesco-heritage-in-sweden
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43533362

Honey has now lost 4M Chrome users after shady tactics were revealed
https://9to5google.com/2025/03/31/honey-extension-users-dropped-chrome-march-2025/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43538113

The element can now be customized with CSS
https://developer.chrome.com/blog/a-customizable-select
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43532830

The Guardian flourishes without a paywall
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/how-the-guardian-us-flourishes-without-a-paywall.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43511529

AI agents: Less capability, more reliability, please
https://www.sergey.fyi/articles/reliability-vs-capability
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43535653

It’s not mold, it’s calcium lactate (2018)
https://www.thephcheese.com/theres-white-stuff-growing-on-your-cheese-that-isnt-mold
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43535688

Go Optimization Guide
https://goperf.dev/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43539585

MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
https://thelibertyline.com/2025/03/30/yankees-new-torpedo-bat/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43536146

A deliberate practice app for guitar players who want to level up
https://www.captrice.io/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43512470

KOReader: Open-Source eBook Reader
https://github.com/koreader/koreader
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43539103