11.11.26 | Smart homes need offline functionality, .name Grandfathered, AlphaProof Code

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Nov 11, 2026.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:16) - Smart home devices should work without the internet
• (01:28) - .name Grandfathered
• (02:19) - AlphaProof Code
• (03:25) - AI usage generates a fragile codebase
• (04:39) - Scion is back and is going to sell a kei truck in America
• (05:40) - Starlink Mini 2
• (06:35) - Synaptics patent claims stop work on DisplayLink drivers
• (07:46) - Tracking Anthropic-discovered vulnerabilities
• (09:04) - Val Town is winding down
• (10:00) - Show HN: Get your coding agent off ~2019 JavaScript, onto modern web primitives
• (11:21) - Outro

Smart home devices should work without the internet
https://docodethatmatters.com/home-automation-overnight-success/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50441707

.name Grandfathered
https://neil.fraser.name/news/2026/11/10/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50442736

AlphaProof Code
https://deepmind.google/blog/introducing-alphaproof-code/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50439193

AI usage generates a fragile codebase
https://evanxmerz.com/post/ai-usage-generates-a-fragile-codebase/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50438318

Scion is back and is going to sell a kei truck in America
https://www.theautopian.com/scion-is-back-and-its-going-to-sell-a-freaking-kei-truck-in-america/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50445401

Starlink Mini 2
https://starlink.com/mini-2
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50444129

Synaptics patent claims stop work on DisplayLink drivers
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1102549/acbc92e00cee3a3f/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50443824

Tracking Anthropic-discovered vulnerabilities
https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/anthropic-glasswing-november-update
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50447074

Val Town is winding down
https://blog.val.town/winding-down
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50443427

Show HN: Get your coding agent off ~2019 JavaScript, onto modern web primitives
https://github.com/GoogleChrome/modern-web-guidance
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50443812