11.12.25 | FFmpeg demands funding from Google, Laptops featuring stickers, X5.1 solar flare and G4 geomagnetic storm alert

Hacker News Highlights

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Nov 12, 2025.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:20) - FFmpeg to Google: Fund us or stop sending bugs
• (01:40) - Laptops with Stickers
• (02:32) - X5.1 solar flare, G4 geomagnetic storm watch
• (03:39) - Yann LeCun to depart Meta and launch AI startup focused on 'world models'
• (04:48) - The history of Casio watches
• (05:55) - I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours
• (07:02) - Pikaday: A friendly guide to front-end date pickers
• (08:11) - The terminal of the future
• (09:17) - .NET MAUI is coming to Linux and the browser
• (10:25) - A modern 35mm film scanner for home
• (11:38) - Outro

FFmpeg to Google: Fund us or stop sending bugs
https://thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-google-fund-us-or-stop-sending-bugs/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45891016

Laptops with Stickers
https://stickertop.art/main/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45789674

X5.1 solar flare, G4 geomagnetic storm watch
https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/news/view/593/20251111-x5-1-solar-flare-g4-geomagnetic-storm-watch.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45893004

Yann LeCun to depart Meta and launch AI startup focused on 'world models'
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/metas-chief-ai-scientist-yann-lecun-depart-and-launch-ai-start-focused-world-models
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45897271

The history of Casio watches
https://www.casio.com/us/watches/50th/Heritage/1970s/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45860552

I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours
https://james.belchamber.com/articles/blood-pressure-monitor-reverse-engineering/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45893095

Pikaday: A friendly guide to front-end date pickers
https://pikaday.dbushell.com
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45887957

The terminal of the future
https://jyn.dev/the-terminal-of-the-future
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45892191

.NET MAUI is coming to Linux and the browser
https://avaloniaui.net/blog/net-maui-is-coming-to-linux-and-the-browser-powered-by-avalonia
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45893986

A modern 35mm film scanner for home
https://www.soke.engineering/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45891907