January 17th, 2026 | ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 17, 2026.

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(00:30): ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46657122&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(01:55): The recurring dream of replacing developers
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46658345&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(03:20): If you put Apple icons in reverse it looks like someone getting good at design
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46663338&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(04:46): US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46656903&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(06:11): PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46656998&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(07:37): Map To Poster – Create Art of your favourite city
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46656834&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(09:02): ClickHouse acquires Langfuse
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46656552&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(10:28): After 25 years, Wikipedia has proved that news doesn't need to look like news
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46656911&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(11:53): Raising money fucked me up
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46660543&utm_source=wondercraft_ai


(13:19): 2025 was the third hottest year on record
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46659913&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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