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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 19, 2025.(00:00) - Intro (00:18) - Anna's Archive: An Update from the Team (01:27) - Show HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reels (02:32) - Obsidian Bases (03:38) - Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust (04:37) - FFmpeg Assembly Language Lessons (05:44) - Counter-Strike: A billion-dollar game built in a dorm room (06:50) - Left to Right Programming (08:00) - OpenMower – An open source lawn mower (09:09) - Electromechanical reshaping, an alternative to laser eye surgery (10:22) - Lazy-brush – smooth drawing with mouse or finger (11:22) - Outro Anna's Archive: An Update from the Teamhttps://annas-archive.org/blog/an-update-from-the-team.htmlhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44942501Show HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reelshttps://scrollguard.app/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44923520Obsidian Baseshttps://help.obsidian.md/baseshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44945532Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trusthttps://github.com/epicenter-so/epicenter/tree/main/apps/whisperinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44942731FFmpeg Assembly Language Lessonshttps://github.com/FFmpeg/asm-lessonshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44940485Counter-Strike: A billion-dollar game built in a dorm roomhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/arts/counter-strike-half-life-minh-le.htmlhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44941369Left to Right Programminghttps://graic.net/p/left-to-right-programminghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44942936OpenMower – An open source lawn mowerhttps://github.com/ClemensElflein/OpenMowerhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44946996Electromechanical reshaping, an alternative to laser eye surgeryhttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-alternative-lasik-lasers.htmlhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44938818Lazy-brush – smooth drawing with mouse or fingerhttps://lazybrush.dulnan.nethttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44915897 What is Hacker News Highlights? Daily overview of the Top 10 Hacker News posts. Post and comment summarization by AI.