This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 09, 2026.

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(00:30): Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945663&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(01:57): GitHub is down again
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946827&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(03:25): Why is the sky blue?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946401&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(04:52): Converting a $3.88 analog clock from Walmart into a ESP8266-based Wi-Fi clock
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947096&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(06:20): Show HN: Algorithmically finding the longest line of sight on Earth
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46943568&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(07:47): Claude’s C Compiler vs. GCC
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46941603&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(09:15): Nobody knows how the whole system works
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46941882&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(10:42): Another GitHub outage in the same day
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46949452&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(12:10): AT&T, Verizon blocking release of Salt Typhoon security assessment reports
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945497&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(13:37): Hard-braking events as indicators of road segment crash risk
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947777&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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February 9th, 2026 | Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Hacker News Recap