8.14.25 | FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper, Nginx supports ACME protocol, PYX advances Python packaging

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 14, 2025.FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper supporthttps://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/13ce36fef98a3f4e6d8360c24d6b8434cbb8869bhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44886647Nginx introduces native support for ACME protocolhttps://blog.nginx.org/blog/native-support-for-acme-protocolhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44889941PYX: The next step in Python packaginghttps://astral.sh/blog/introducing-pyxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44892209OCaml as my primary languagehttps://xvw.lol/en/articles/why-ocaml.htmlhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44891759Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across police forces in Englandhttps://news.sky.com/story/facial-recognition-vans-to-be-rolled-out-across-police-forces-in-england-13410613https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44886913Pebble Time 2 Design Reveal [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcPzmDePH3Ehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44887853Kodak says it might have to cease operationshttps://www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/business/kodak-survival-warninghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44875270So what's the difference between plotted and printed artwork?https://lostpixels.io/writings/the-difference-between-plotted-and-printed-artworkhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44887965Study: Social media probably can't be fixedhttps://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/study-social-media-probably-cant-be-fixed/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44889715PCIe 8.0 announced by the PCI-Sig will double throughput againhttps://www.servethehome.com/pcie-8-0-announced-by-the-pci-sig-will-double-throughput-again/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44851019