288: DTF:HN for October 15, 2026

Your Daily Tech Feed covering the top 10 stories on Hacker News for October 15, 2026. Featuring: Things to know when you get cancer, Wanted to download an ISO, ended up writing a kernel exploit, OpenCode 2.0, Tiny Little Office, Show HN: Indigene – Native plants for where you stand, and more.

Stories covered:

1. Things to know when you get cancer
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 0:25)
2. Wanted to download an ISO, ended up writing a kernel exploit
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 3:28)
3. OpenCode 2.0
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 6:51)
4. Tiny Little Office
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 9:37)
5. Show HN: Indigene – Native plants for where you stand
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 12:45)
6. Do dentists know what they're doing?
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 15:51)
7. LFM2.5-24B-A2B: Built for fast on-device agents
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 18:40)
8. The First Social Network: In rural Argentina residents send messages w AM radio
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 22:15)
9. Catch a Bird – I made it for my own sanity
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 25:05)
10. Americans' social activity has steeply declined in the past 30 years
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 28:08)