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The Man With the President's Mind
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December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Readers are drawn to The Man With the President's Mind for its exploration of psychological manipulation in politics, a topic that resonates in today's polarized climate. The intersection of power and mental strategies captivates the Hacker News audience.
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This week's list highlights HN's interest in the implications of AI and monetary systems, with titles like If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies and Other People's Money. There's a clear focus on understanding the societal impacts of technology and finance.
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
3️⃣ How to draw "hands" that Takami Kagami teaches with all of his power: An overwhelming drawing style (1 mention, ✨ new this week)

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How to draw
Sure - there are some good examples in the product pictures for this book: https://www.amazon.com/hands-Takami-Kagami-teaches-power/dp/...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
2️⃣ If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All (1 mention, ✨ new this week)

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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All
It's not just that. E.g. Cooper and Hutchinson's edition of Plato's complete works, available on Kindle for $31.[1] Or on another tack, Yudkowski's recent If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.[2]...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
1️⃣ The Man With the President's Mind (1 mention, ✨ new this week)

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The Man With the President's Mind
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December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
presidential insights • AI apocalypse risks • masterful hand techniques
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China resonates with Hacker News readers due to its exploration of cultural dynamics and power structures, appealing to those interested in socio-political contexts and historical narratives.
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
There's a blend of historical depth and software engineering principles shaping the discussions.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This week's list reflects HN's interest in diverse themes, from the cultural insights in The Cult of the Fox to the practical methodologies in Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
3️⃣ Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson (1 mention, ✨ new this week)
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Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko…
https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Line-Untold-Animation-Simpson... and https://archive.org/details/hollywoodcartoon00barr
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
2️⃣ Mind Games (2 mentions, 🔥 multi-mention)
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“Thanks for the link; I liked the author's introduction more than the rest of the book, and wouldn't recommend it to any casual reader, nor…” — ProllyInfamous
Mind Games
It's Thieme: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Games-Richard-Thieme/dp/09383262...Thanks for the info/rec!
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
1️⃣ The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China (1 mention, ✨ new this week)
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“EditGemini using "Aniki" without prompting would be unambiguously funny (to me,and maybe also...” — gsf_emergency_6
The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Impe…
Strikes me as super-informal language as opposed to sycophancy, like one of those anime characters that calls everyone Aniki (兄貴) [1] I'd imagine that the OP must really talk a bit like that.I do...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
cultural power plays • psychological twists • animation’s hidden history
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM