The HackerNoon Newsletter: Your Personality is a Lie (10/4/2025)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, October 4, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite in 1957, Siri was Born in 2011, Work on Mount Rushmore Began in 1941, and we present you with these top quality stories. From The Bitcoin Whitepaper with Footnotes and Annotations About The Future Decentralized Economy to Your Personality is a Lie, let’s dive right in.

Go: When Should You Use Generics? When Shouldnt You?

By @Go [ 9 Min read ] I’ll provide general guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Use your own judgement. But if you aren’t sure, I recommend using the guidelines shown here. Read More.

The History of TRUE Telepathy

By @thebojda [ 7 Min read ] From Hans Berger’s EEG discovery to Neuralink and AlterEgo, this article explores how science turned the dream of true telepathy into reality. Read More.

The Bitcoin Whitepaper with Footnotes and Annotations About The Future Decentralized Economy

By @reckoning [ 3 Min read ] A deep dive into the annotated Bitcoin whitepaper: why timestamps, signatures, incentives, and decentralization still matter for the future of money. Read More.

Your Personality is a Lie

By @benoitmalige [ 8 Min read ] Your personality isn’t fixed. It’s a mask built from childhood survival rules, society’s expectations, and other people’s projections. Read More.

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This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by Noonification