4.20.26 | Vercel security incident, Claude Opus prompt changes, prolonged RAM shortage

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:19) - Vercel April 2026 security incident
• (02:00) - Changes in the system prompt between Claude Opus 4.6 and 4.7
• (04:09) - The RAM shortage could last years
• (05:22) - Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction
• (06:15) - Stop trying to engineer your way out of listening to people
• (07:41) - The Bromine Chokepoint
• (09:01) - 2,100 Swiss municipalities showing which provider handles their official email
• (10:11) - A Brief History of Fish Sauce
• (11:16) - Show HN: Run TRELLIS.2 Image-to-3D generation natively on Apple Silicon
• (12:54) - Mechanical Keyboard Sounds – A listening Museum
• (14:15) - Outro

Changes in the system prompt between Claude Opus 4.6 and 4.7
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/18/opus-system-prompt/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47823270

The RAM shortage could last years
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/914672/the-ram-shortage-could-last-years
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47822414

Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/turtle-wow-classic-server-announces-shutdown-after-blizzard-wins-injunction/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47825160

Stop trying to engineer your way out of listening to people
https://ashley.rolfmore.com/stop-trying-to-engineer-your-way-out-of-listening-to-people/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47827259

The Bromine Chokepoint
https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-bromine-chokepoint-how-strife-in-the-middle-east-could-halt-production-of-the-worlds-memory-chips/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47826100

2,100 Swiss municipalities showing which provider handles their official email
https://mxmap.ch/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47828420

A Brief History of Fish Sauce
https://www.legalnomads.com/fish-sauce/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47822734

Show HN: Run TRELLIS.2 Image-to-3D generation natively on Apple Silicon
https://github.com/shivampkumar/trellis-mac
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47828896

Mechanical Keyboard Sounds – A listening Museum
https://sheets.works/data-viz/keyboard-sounds
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47780743