{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hacker News Highlights","title":"8.19.25 | Anna's Archive update, app to block Shorts and Reels, Obsidian Bases","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/38031b3c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":688,"description":"This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 19, 2025.\nAnna's Archive: An Update from the Team\nhttps://annas-archive.org/blog/an-update-from-the-team.html\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44942501\nShow HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reels\nhttps://scrollguard.app/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44923520\nObsidian Bases\nhttps://help.obsidian.md/bases\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44945532\nShow HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust\nhttps://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/tree/main/apps/whispering\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44942731\nFFmpeg Assembly Language Lessons\nhttps://github.com/FFmpeg/asm-lessons\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44940485\nCounter-Strike: A billion-dollar game built in a dorm room\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/arts/counter-strike-half-life-minh-le.html\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44941369\nLeft to Right Programming\nhttps://graic.net/p/left-to-right-programming\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44942936\nOpenMower – An open source lawn mower\nhttps://github.com/ClemensElflein/OpenMower\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44946996\nElectromechanical reshaping,  an alternative to laser eye surgery\nhttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-alternative-lasik-lasers.html\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44938818\nLazy-brush – smooth drawing with mouse or finger\nhttps://lazybrush.dulnan.net\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915897","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nmCVUJ5pUFbIsTy4mvxtFFdN3d3RgMGSU08kiDg2ac/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NWYy/MGY3NDk0MDRhZjdh/MzljNmM4MTE4YzU0/MDNlNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}