5.18.26 | AI won't speed up processes, $80 RK3562 Android tablet becomes Debian Linux workstation, Semble offers 98% more efficient code search for agents

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 18, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - I don't think AI will make your processes go faster (01:43) - I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation (03:09) - Show HN: Semble – Code search for agents that uses 98% fewer tokens than grep (04:40) - GenCAD (05:52) - Tesla Solar Roof is on life support as it pivot to panels (07:24) - Prolog Basics Explained with Pokémon (08:32) - Colossus: The Forbin Project (09:45) - Hindenburg’s Smoking Room (11:01) - Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely (12:29) - CUDA Books (13:35) - Outro I don't think AI will make your processes go fasterhttps://frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2026-05-15-i-dont-think-ai-will-make-your-processes-go-faster/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48168221I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstationhttps://github.com/tech4bot/rk3562debhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48168668Show HN: Semble – Code search for agents that uses 98% fewer tokens than grephttps://github.com/MinishLab/semblehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48169874GenCADhttps://gencad.github.io/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48173429Tesla Solar Roof is on life support as it pivot to panelshttps://electrek.co/2026/05/14/tesla-solar-roof-promise-vs-reality-pivot-panels/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48165980Prolog Basics Explained with Pokémonhttps://unplannedobsolescence.com/blog/prolog-basics-pokemon/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147091Colossus: The Forbin Projecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus:_The_Forbin_Projecthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48142115Hindenburg’s Smoking Roomhttps://www.airships.net/hindenburg-smoking-room/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48140556Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safelyhttps://idahonews.com/news/local/two-f-18-fighter-jets-have-crashed-during-an-airshow-at-mountain-home-air-force-basehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48173468CUDA Bookshttps://github.com/alternbits/awesome-cuda-bookshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48168485