10.7.25 | Ladybird surpasses Apple 90% in web-platform-tests, VPN ownership explained for Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark, minimal CSS for attractive sites

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Oct 7, 2025.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:18) - Ladybird passes the Apple 90% threshold on web-platform-tests
• (01:29) - Who owns Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark? VPN relationships explained (2024)
• (02:42) - The least amount of CSS for a decent looking site (2023)
• (03:46) - Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account
• (04:55) - Apps SDK
• (06:04) - Indefinite Backpack Travel
• (07:05) - OpenZL: An open source format-aware compression framework
• (08:05) - Mise: Monorepo Tasks
• (09:09) - Why did Crunchyroll's subtitles just get worse?
• (10:15) - Kirigami-inspired parachute falls on target
• (11:17) - Outro

Ladybird passes the Apple 90% threshold on web-platform-tests
https://twitter.com/awesomekling/status/1974781722953953601
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45493358

Who owns Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark? VPN relationships explained (2024)
https://windscribe.com/blog/the-vpn-relationship-map/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45469376

The least amount of CSS for a decent looking site (2023)
https://thecascade.dev/article/least-amount-of-css/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45497624

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account
https://www.theverge.com/news/793579/microsoft-windows-11-local-account-bypass-workaround-changes
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45497384

Apps SDK
https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45494558

Indefinite Backpack Travel
https://jeremymaluf.com/onebag/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45452472

OpenZL: An open source format-aware compression framework
https://engineering.fb.com/2025/10/06/developer-tools/openzl-open-source-format-aware-compression-framework/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45492803

Mise: Monorepo Tasks
https://github.com/jdx/mise/discussions/6564
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45491621

Why did Crunchyroll's subtitles just get worse?
https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/worse-crunchyroll-subtitles
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45458973

Kirigami-inspired parachute falls on target
https://physicsworld.com/a/kirigami-inspired-parachute-falls-on-target/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45449015