8.28.26 | Saving memory through DNS cache optimization, Microduck, emergence of small models

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 28, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights(00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Saving 100 terabytes of memory by optimizing 1.1.1.1's DNS cache (01:36) - Microduck (02:48) - Small Models Have Arrived (04:17) - 507 Mechanical Movements (05:13) - Show HN: The load-bearing vocabulary of Claude (06:30) - The turbulent AI era is here (07:42) - Gemini-3.5-Transcribe (09:18) - Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (10:48) - We found a division by zero bug in FFmpeg with a vibecoded fuzzer (12:11) - Decompiling a Nintendo 64 game in 84 days (13:39) - Outro Saving 100 terabytes of memory by optimizing 1.1.1.1's DNS cachehttps://blog.cloudflare.com/dns-cache-memory-optimization-1111/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468083Microduckhttps://pollen-robotics.com/microduck/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49462763Small Models Have Arrivedhttps://calv.info/small-models-have-arrivedhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466917507 Mechanical Movementshttps://507movements.com/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465169Show HN: The load-bearing vocabulary of Claudehttps://louisabraham.github.io/load-bearing/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49461817The turbulent AI era is herehttps://www.gatesnotes.com/a-turbulent-ai-era-and-critical-choices-to-makehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49447057Gemini-3.5-Transcribehttps://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-5-transcribe/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468818Gemini Omni 1.1 Flashhttps://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/build-with-gemini-omni-1-1-flash/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467922We found a division by zero bug in FFmpeg with a vibecoded fuzzerhttps://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/issues/24290https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468642Decompiling a Nintendo 64 game in 84 dayshttps://blog.chrislewis.au/decompiling-a-nintendo-64-game-in-84-days/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466006