11.3.26 | Astra improves Qwen weights, Subvocal enables silent computer control, Back up loved websites

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Nov 3, 2026.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:17) - Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen
• (01:29) - Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise
• (02:36) - If you love a website, back it up
• (03:38) - US boy names that became girl names and vice versa
• (04:40) - Show HN: Hacker Times, a New York Times-inspired version of Hacker News
• (05:35) - Show HN: Warsaw in voxels – An interactive 3D map of the city centre
• (06:28) - DiscImageStudio: burn visible artwork onto CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs
• (07:32) - Self-Employed? Solopreneur? NIST Has a Cybersecurity Guide Just for You
• (08:34) - Resisting Cognitive Surrender
• (09:35) - Egoless Mathematics in the AI Era
• (10:37) - Outro

Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen
https://rikiyat.github.io/blog/weight-space-programming/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50341174

Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50340088

If you love a website, back it up
https://blog.mistys-internet.website/post/2026/10/29/if-you-love-a-website-back-it-up/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50336518

US boy names that became girl names and vice versa
https://namedaisy.com/blog/boy-names-that-became-girl-names
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50339397

Show HN: Hacker Times, a New York Times-inspired version of Hacker News
https://hackertimes.ca/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50346981

Show HN: Warsaw in voxels – An interactive 3D map of the city centre
https://p.migdal.pl/warsaw-vibe-voxel/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50339221

DiscImageStudio: burn visible artwork onto CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs
https://github.com/JiaFeiMiao-K-Cat/DiscImageStudio
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50346849

Self-Employed? Solopreneur? NIST Has a Cybersecurity Guide Just for You
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/11/self-employed-solopreneur-nist-has-cybersecurity-guide-just-you
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50340619

Resisting Cognitive Surrender
https://knlb.dev/essays/surrender
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50323123

Egoless Mathematics in the AI Era
https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/11/02/egoless-mathematics-in-the-ai-era/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50341736