🎉 HF Drawing Event 🎉 All participants who posted in this thread were automatically entered!
One lucky member scored $500 in crypto, and several others earned upgrades, awards, and Bytes!
💰 Grand Prize
• $500 USD in Crypto 🤑
Winner: [mention=5683872] — 🔗 🥇 Additional Prizes
💾 100,000 Bytes Winner
• @Josh Allen@ — 🔗
🏅 Custom Award (5 Grants)
• [mention=4931690] — 🔗
🍀 Lucky Award Winners (5)
• [mention=5699201] — 🔗
• [mention=811] — 🔗
• [mention=5484012] — 🔗
• [mention=5706105] — 🔗
• [mention=5418830] — 🔗
👑 Ub3r Upgrade Winners (5)
• [mention=5699201] — 🔗
• @onlineuser | D3RFER@ — 🔗
• [mention=1550828] — 🔗
• [mention=4716193] — 🔗
• [mention=5646157] — 🔗
💎 L33t Upgrade Winners (5)
• [mention=5703674] — 🔗
• [mention=5708860] — 🔗
• [mention=5672077] — 🔗
• [mention=5696896] — 🔗
• [mention=5706270] — 🔗 ✨ Thank You to Everyone Who Participated!
Your engagement keeps HF’s community alive and thriving. Stay tuned for future drawings, giveaways, and events! Good luck next year! 🍀
I will be contacting winners tomorrow and dealing with the prizes. Thank you.
Welcome back to the Hack Forum News. Where we keep you up to date on the weekly events and news happening on site and around the world. If you have never heard of the Hack Forum News, don't worry, we have you covered. We are a team of members from the Hack Forums community who are journalists and writers, and we are here to keep you in the loop of the changes around the site and the events happening around the world.
Octoberfest is now in the final days! We have seen a massive increase of activity across the site and, with the event, [mention=1] has announced a giveaway that includes over $2000 worth of prizes to be won. And the award for this year's event has been released, and a few members have already managed to get it twice. If you haven't seen this yet, then it's worth checking out and seeing what prizes are up for grabs this year, and you might even get lucky and get yourself a free $500.
Are you looking to join the HF news team? Do you enjoy making threads or even want to become a better writer? Well, we are looking for members of the site to help write each week and are looking for anyone who has any interest. We have a few new sections opening up right now, and we would love for you to see if they would be anything of interest to you. If you are interested, please check out the thread or contact Mix to discuss joining the team behind the HF News.
Have you had that feeling that you have used HFX in the past, but due to browsers no longer using Manifesto v2, they have broken the extensions? Well, worry no more. [mention=574588] has remade the extension from scratch, and updated it to support modern browsers. With the new version of HFX, they have also packed in a load of new features for everyone to take advantage of. Make sure to check this thread for a few more details about what is included and to see if those features could be useful for someone like you.
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The man behind HF News, [mention=2331053] himself, celebrates another year around the sun! Unsure of how to mark the occasion, he asked the community for ideas. It's a fun reminder that without Mix, Notables and HF News probably wouldn't be a thing again. Be sure to wish him a happy birthday if you haven’t already!
The clock is ticking, we in the last week of Octoberfest! A discussion for the final push toward earning the event's award. If you've been procrastinating, now's the time to join the fun and finish strong before the month ends.
[mention=4225267] keeps the Octoberfest spirit alive with a running list of everyone who's earned the 2025 Pumpkin award so far. The thread highlights 19 members, all grinding their way through the event. A great way to track progress, cheer on your friends, and maybe get inspired to grab the badge yourself before the 31st.
Speculation meets curiosity in this thread about 3I/Atlas - humanity's third interstellar object. With a NASA blackout keeping details scarce, members can't help but wonder: is it a comet, an alien craft, or something else? Just another day on HF where science and conspiracy blend perfectly for a fun debate.
[mention=5649157] is diving into a new DIY project — building his own NAS. He's after affordable 5TB drives, one for data and one for backup, and turns to the community for recommendations. With over a dozen replies, the thread quickly turns into a practical discussion on home storage setups.
[mention=4931690] puts Warp.dev to the test and ends up creating a mini game in under a minute - with just one prompt. He walks readers through his first impressions of the tool and shares screenshots and a demo video. Whether you're into AI-assisted coding or just curious about the hype, this thread is a cool glimpse into where developer workflows are headed.
[mention=5649157] returns with another hardware-focused thread, this time planning his 2025 gadget lineup. From Raspberry Pis and Arduinos to possibly a Flipper Zero, he's on a mission to level up his DIY skills. The community's chiming in with gear suggestions - a great thread for anyone wanting to dive deeper into electronics, tinkering, and home projects.
[mention=5418830] has reached 5,000 posts.
[mention=666] has reached 5,000 excellent credibility. (Well done on being the first to achieve this.)
Remember if you have reached an achievement on your account feel free to post about it on our weekly reports thread. That way we can add you to the news for the next edition. Click Here To See The Weekly Reports Thread
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Recently we introduced a brand-new section to the HF News. This section will grow over time to more things, but for now we are just going to be doing Song of the week. We are open to what more we could bring to the section from your suggestions, but as a start, we feel adding the song of the week will be a great start for the section and lead the way forward for more things in the future.
Now we know some of you may question what the song of the week is all about, and we have thought of what a great answer. We feel like the song of the week should be a meaningful song that goes deeper than just general music and has meaning to it all. Granted, we may have a little fun with it sometimes. (Yes, we will have a Halloween version and Christmas version too.) But we want to keep it at a level where we have found the song has a true message behind it all and not just something that everyone will just see as another song that is just a bit catchy or got a good few beats to it. We hope this helps those with that question and if anyone has anything that they wish to ask, please feel free to add them below. We are more than happy to give the reason behind it.
A new contest has been created this week by [mention=5655318] He is celebrating his entrance to the new group Quantum by giving away $100. Make sure to enter!
Well, this is an interesting one. Not necessarily a giveaway but an opportunity to win the ability to purchase a custom award for just $30. To enter you need to create a video of you playing an FPS game. More information click the link!
Welcome back to the Hack Forum News. Where we keep you up to date on the weekly events and news happening on site and around the world. If you have never heard of the Hack Forum News, don't worry, we have you covered. We are a team of members from the Hack Forums community who are journalists and writers, and we are here to keep you in the loop of the changes around the site and the events happening around the world.
Octoberfest is soon to end! We have seen a massive increase of activity across the site and, with the event, [mention=1] has announced a giveaway that includes over $2000 worth of prizes to be won. And the award for this year's event has been released, and a few members have already managed to get it twice. If you haven't seen this yet, then it's worth checking out and seeing what prizes are up for grabs this year, and you might even get lucky and get yourself a free $500.
Are you looking to join the HF news team? Do you enjoy making threads or even want to become a better writer? Well, we are looking for members of the site to help write each week and are looking for anyone who has any interest. We have a few new sections opening up right now, and we would love for you to see if they would be anything of interest to you. If you are interested, please check out the thread or contact Mix to discuss joining the team behind the HF News.
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A fresh collaboration worth keeping an eye on. Originally created by [mention=5495781] , the "Convo Project" brings a next-level collaboration in HF community. The project aims to build a desktop version of HF's convo, with plans to integrate the HF API for features like [url=https://hackforums.net/quickthread.php]Quick Thread[/url] previews, fast replies, and a slicker UI. It's still early days, but seeing members team up to build community tools like this is always exciting.
The final thread in [mention=1486387] ’s legendary weekly series is here - Slacker Saturday. This chill hangout continues the run of themed discussions including Shitpost Sunday, The Monday Club, Tangent Tuesday, Wildcard Wednesday, Trashtalk Thursday, and Friday Free For All. It's all about relaxing, chatting, and enjoying the slower side of HF life. If you’ve missed any of the week's entries, now is the perfect time to catch up and join the conversation.
What's your priciest piece of memorabilia? [mention=4225267] kicked off a fun and nostalgic thread asking members about their most expensive collectibles, from signed sports gear to Gundam figures (yes, [mention=1618863] got a shoutout). It's a great blend of curiosity and community storytelling. Join and share your unique items!
New member [mention=5696896] drops a well-documented technical showcase with his open-source Method Crypter DEMO. Built in C# 4.8, it encrypts methods inside executables using clever "junk methods" to avoid corruption. The project demonstrates advanced concepts like AES-based payload decryption, server validation, and runtime security, all fully open source. It's refreshing to see quality development threads like this from fresh faces.
[mention=4931690] shared an open-source project called ishortn.ink, a URL shortener with analytics and tracking. It’s a fork of an existing GitHub repo but comes with a focus on flexibility and privacy. The post dives into how link tracking, fingerprinting, and domain rotation can serve both analytics and freedom-of-speech purposes. There's even a teaser about a "no log" version in the works. if you're into security, data analytics, or privacy tools, this one's worth checking out.
Recently we introduced a brand-new section to the HF News. This section will grow over time to more things, but for now we are just going to be doing Song of the week. We are open to what more we could bring to the section from your suggestions, but as a start, we feel adding the song of the week will be a great start for the section and lead the way forward for more things in the future.
Now we know some of you may question what the song of the week is all about, and we have thought of what a great answer. We feel like the song of the week should be a meaningful song that goes deeper than just general music and has meaning to it all. Granted, we may have a little fun with it sometimes. (Yes, we will have a Halloween version and Christmas version too.) But we want to keep it at a level where we have found the song has a true message behind it all and not just something that everyone will just see as another song that is just a bit catchy or got a good few beats to it. We hope this helps those with that question and if anyone has anything that they wish to ask, please feel free to add them below. We are more than happy to give the reason behind it.
A new contest has been created this week by [mention=5655318] . He is celebrating hi entrance to the new group Quantum by giving away $100. Make sure to enter!
well, this is an interesting one. Not necessarily a giveaway but an opportunity to win the ability to purchase a custom award for just $30. To enter you need to create a video of you playing an FPS game. More information click the link!
Another cool challenge giveaway thread! The rules are simple, hack the website OP created using AI and provide proof then claim your $20!
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Shift in Bolivia’s presidency
Rodrigo Paz Pereira has been elected president in Bolivia’s runoff election — signaling a clear move to the right. It marks the first time since 2005 that a candidate from the long-dominant Movement for Socialism (MAS) party was not on the presidential ballot.
A soldier from North Korea has some how successfully crossed the heavily fortified land border into South Korea, as confirmed by South Korea’s military.
Cheng Li‑wun has been elected leader of the opposition Kuomintang party in Taiwan. She takes over from 1 November and emphasises a policy of “peace” with China.
UK under pressure not to cut global health funding
Keir Starmer (UK Prime Minister) is facing domestic and international pressure to maintain the UK’s £1 billion contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Rumours of a 20% cut are circulating ahead of a replenishment summit the UK co-chairs.
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