1.2.26 | Linux improved, website destruction tool, Bluetooth headphone security risk

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jan 2, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro
(00:17) - Linux is good now
(01:21) - A website to destroy all websites
(02:34) - Bluetooth Headphone Jacking: A Key to Your Phone [video]
(03:41) - Show HN: OpenWorkers – Self-hosted Cloudflare workers in Rust
(04:49) - Cameras and Lenses (2020)
(05:48) - Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged
(06:57) - I rebooted my social life
(08:04) - Python numbers every programmer should know
(09:15) - Why users cannot create Issues directly
(10:20) - 2025 Letter
(11:36) - Outro

Linux is good now
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457770

A website to destroy all websites
https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457784

Bluetooth Headphone Jacking: A Key to Your Phone [video]
https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-bluetooth-headphone-jacking-a-key-to-your-phone
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46453204

Show HN: OpenWorkers – Self-hosted Cloudflare workers in Rust
https://openworkers.com/introducing-openworkers
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46454693

Cameras and Lenses (2020)
https://ciechanow.ski/cameras-and-lenses/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46455872

Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/europe/finland-estonia-undersea-cable-ship-detained-intl
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46456797

I rebooted my social life
https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/this-might-be-oversharing
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46453114

Python numbers every programmer should know
https://mkennedy.codes/posts/python-numbers-every-programmer-should-know/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46454470

Why users cannot create Issues directly
https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/issues/3558
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46460319

2025 Letter
https://danwang.co/2025-letter/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46454413