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.

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• (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 cache
https://blog.cloudflare.com/dns-cache-memory-optimization-1111/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468083

Microduck
https://pollen-robotics.com/microduck/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49462763

Small Models Have Arrived
https://calv.info/small-models-have-arrived
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466917

507 Mechanical Movements
https://507movements.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465169

Show HN: The load-bearing vocabulary of Claude
https://louisabraham.github.io/load-bearing/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49461817

The turbulent AI era is here
https://www.gatesnotes.com/a-turbulent-ai-era-and-critical-choices-to-make
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49447057

Gemini-3.5-Transcribe
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-5-transcribe/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468818

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/build-with-gemini-omni-1-1-flash/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467922

We found a division by zero bug in FFmpeg with a vibecoded fuzzer
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/issues/24290
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468642

Decompiling a Nintendo 64 game in 84 days
https://blog.chrislewis.au/decompiling-a-nintendo-64-game-in-84-days/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466006