How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, November 16, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, John Ambrose Fleming received a patent for the thermionic valve in 1904, NASA launched Skylab 4 in 1973, NASA launched Artemis 1 in 2022, and we present you with these top quality stories. From 6 Caching Strategies and Their Latency vs. Complexity Tradeoffs to From Tasks to Thinking Systems: Why Automation Starts in the Mind, Not the Machine, let’s dive right in. The Case for Transparency: Reclaiming Human Control in the Age of AI By @bhaskartallamraju [ 3 Min read ] Artificial Intelligence shapes much of our digital world, but real progress means giving people transparency and control. This article explores why understandin Read More. From Tasks to Thinking Systems: Why Automation Starts in the Mind, Not the Machine By @hacker53037367 [ 18 Min read ] A reflection on why true automation starts with human thinking, not technology. Systems only work as clearly as the minds that design them. Read More. AI Brawl: the Generative Model Showdown By @vujacic [ 6 Min read ] Four engines, one prompt, slightly suspiciously honest commentary. Read More. What a Privacy-First Social Platform Actually Looks Like By @eqoflow [ 5 Min read ] What if social media stopped spying on you? EqoFlow.app shows what a privacy-first platform should look like: encrypted, decentralized, and built to protect Read More. Building a RAG System That Runs Completely Offline By @teedon [ 30 Min read ] Build a private, offline RAG with Ollama + FAISS. Ingest docs, chunk, embed, and cite answers—no APIs, no cloud, full control over sensitive data. Read More. Navigating MySQL Data Types: Strings By @efimovov_5guqm5 [ 4 Min read ] This article covers string types in MySQL, how they function, what may go wrong, and how to make safe choices. Read More. The Paycheck Era is Dying By @benoitmalige [ 7 Min read ] The paycheck era is ending. Learn why wages are collapsing, leverage is rising, and how to build a life where youre paid for impact, not time. Read More. 6 Caching Strategies and Their Latency vs. Complexity Tradeoffs By @scylladb [ 8 Min read ] Explore six caching strategies—cache-aside, read-through, write-through, write-behind, client-side, and distributed—and how each impacts latency and complexity. Read More. 🧑‍💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it.See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️ How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, November 16, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, John Ambrose Fleming received a patent for the thermionic valve in 1904, NASA launched Skylab 4 in 1973, NASA launched Artemis 1 in 2022, and we present you with these top quality stories. From 6 Caching Strategies and Their Latency vs. Complexity Tradeoffs to From Tasks to Thinking Systems: Why Automation Starts in the Mind, Not the Machine, let’s dive right in. The Case for Transparency: Reclaiming Human Control in the Age of AI By @bhaskartallamraju [ 3 Min read ] Artificial Intelligence shapes much of our digital world, but real progress means giving people transparency and control. This article explores why understandin Read More. From Tasks to Thinking Systems: Why Automation Starts in the Mind, Not the Machine By @hacker53037367 [ 18 Min read ] A reflection on why true automation starts with human thinking, not technology. Systems only work as clearly as the minds that design them. Read More. AI Brawl: the Generative Model Showdown By @vujacic [ 6 Min read ] Four engines, one prompt, slightly suspiciously honest commentary. Read More. What a Privacy-First Social Platform Actually Looks Like By @eqoflow [ 5 Min read ] What if social media stopped spying on you? EqoFlow.app shows what a privacy-first platform should look like: encrypted, decentralized, and built to protect Read More. Building a RAG System That Runs Completely Offline By @teedon [ 30 Min read ] Build a private, offline RAG with Ollama + FAISS. Ingest docs, chunk, embed, and cite answers—no APIs, no cloud, full control over sensitive data. Read More. Navigating MySQL Data Types: Strings By @efimovov_5guqm5 [ 4 Min read ] This article covers string types in MySQL, how they function, what may go wrong, and how to make safe choices. Read More. The Paycheck Era is Dying By @benoitmalige [ 7 Min read ] The paycheck era is ending. Learn why wages are collapsing, leverage is rising, and how to build a life where youre paid for impact, not time. Read More. 6 Caching Strategies and Their Latency vs. Complexity Tradeoffs By @scylladb [ 8 Min read ] Explore six caching strategies—cache-aside, read-through, write-through, write-behind, client-side, and distributed—and how each impacts latency and complexity. Read More. 🧑‍💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it.See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️