This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 16th, 2023. (00:32): ChatGPT app for iOS Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35990552 (02:00): Why is my dryer radioactive? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35990858 (03:39): User In Yer Face, a worst-practise UI experiment (2018) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35985240 (04:52): Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35...
May 19, 2023•15 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 16th, 2023. (00:31): Controlled burns can prevent wildfires; regulations make them nearly impossible Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35976743 (01:46): Americans have never been so unwilling to relocate for a new job Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35973882 (03:17): The Staff Engineer's Path – Book Review Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35974845 (04:44): Lately I've been using tim...
May 18, 2023•15 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 16th, 2023. (00:39): Sam Altman goes before US Congress to propose licenses for building AI Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35960125 (02:01): JPMorgan Chase and Co tracks employees to dystopian extents Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35959865 (03:35): Widely used chemical strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35960018 (05:06): Apple previews Live ...
May 17, 2023•16 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 15th, 2023. (00:33): IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35950836 (02:06): Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse mental health Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35948332 (03:46): Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come back to the office Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35944295 (05...
May 16, 2023•15 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 11th, 2023. (00:33): What Wikipedia Did Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35935714 (01:58): Run Llama 13B with a 6GB graphics card Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35937505 (03:23): The networkQuality tool on macOS Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35936999 (04:39): The World is Built on Probability (1984) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35937375 (06:11): OpenSnitc...
May 15, 2023•15 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 11th, 2023. (01:05): HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35930518 (02:33): TikTok Owner Had 'Backdoor' for CCP Access to US Data, Lawsuit Alleges Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35929348 (04:05): Prompt injection explained, with video, slides, and a transcript Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35929122 (05:3...
May 14, 2023•16 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 11th, 2023. (00:34): The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35912318 (01:48): The .zip TLD sucks Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35920336 (03:11): Implement DNS in a Weekend Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35916064 (04:30): Toyota: Car location data and videos of 2M customers exposed for ten years Original post: https://news.ycombinator....
May 13, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 11th, 2023. (00:31): 100K Context Windows Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35904773 (01:58): Electronics Lab Bench Setup Guide Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35903294 (03:42): Fuck being productive Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35899518 (04:56): Majority of gig economy workers are earning below minimum wage: research Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35901889 ...
May 12, 2023•15 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 10th, 2023. (00:34): The Leverage of LLMs for Individuals Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35885797 (02:07): YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35892512 (03:35): Google I/O 2023 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35886559 (04:51): My friends who cheated in interviews are getting promoted (2022) Original post: https://news.ycom...
May 11, 2023•15 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 9th, 2023. (00:34): Apple brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35873732 (01:52): Language models can explain neurons in language models Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35877402 (03:12): Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual machines Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35880466 (04:34): UN Human Rights Chief Urges UK to Reverse ‘De...
May 10, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 8th, 2023. (00:51): Ink: React for interactive command-line apps Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35863837 (01:54): FBI agents accuse CIA of 9/11 coverup Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35862656 (03:16): Street Fighter II, paper trails (2021) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35859338 (04:23): KeePassXC pull request to add basic support for WebAuthn Original post: https://news.ycomb...
May 09, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 7th, 2023. (00:31): Walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35848894 (02:14): I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35849060 (03:36): Pixel phones are sold with bootloader unlocking disabled Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35852192 (04:58): The Prime Video microservices to monolit...
May 08, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 6th, 2023. (00:42): Intel OEM Private Key Leak: A Blow to UEFI Secure Boot Security Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35843566 (02:04): Sailing boat rescued by the Götheborg Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35838751 (03:21): Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35839470 (04:46): AI’s biggest risk is the corporations that c...
May 07, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 5th, 2023. (00:41): Show HN: The HN Recap – AI generated daily HN podcast Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35831177 (01:57): Htmx Is the Future Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35829733 (03:37): Build your own private WireGuard VPN with PiVPN Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35828046 (04:58): What is a Vector Database? (2021) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35826...
May 06, 2023•15 min
This episode is a little bit different. Instead of covering the top HackerNews posts, we'll be diving into the learnings gained by the Wondercraft team after one month of running this podcast. Before we begin, we want to extend our heartfelt thank you for being a loyal listener - your support means the world to us! If you're seeking today's regular episode, simply check the feed. Find out more about wondercraft by visiting wondercraft.ai This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC....
May 05, 2023•5 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 4rd, 2023. (00:33): Google “We have no moat, and neither does OpenAI” Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35813322 (01:49): New Yorkers want to stop landlords from using facial recognition Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35814043 (03:09): Facebook has not been doing enough to comply with a 2020 privacy order: FTC Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35814081 (04:34): EARN IT Act undermine...
May 05, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 3rd, 2023. (00:31): MSFT is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge and IT admins are angry Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800158 (01:51): Replit's new Code LLM: Open Source, 77% smaller than Codex, trained in 1 week Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35803435 (03:02): I want to talk about WebGPU Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800988 (04:23): Passkeys: The beginning of...
May 04, 2023•13 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 2nd, 2023. (00:29): Film studios lose bid to unmask Reddit users who wrote comments on piracy Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35787080 (01:31): Mojo – a new programming language for AI developers Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35790367 (03:04): Fakespot Is Acquired by Mozilla Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35789963 (04:19): Microsoft broke a Chrome feature to promote Edge Origi...
May 03, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 1st, 2023. (00:41): Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google and warns of danger ahead Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35771104 (02:00): Help make mass surveillance of entire populations uneconomical Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35772005 (03:16): Krita: A professional free and open source painting program Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35771994 (04:50): JPMorgan Chase Bank Assumes All t...
May 02, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 30th, 2023. (00:35): Whistleblowers are the conscience of society, yet suffer gravely Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762780 (02:12): FAA overruled engineers, let Boeing Max keep flying Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35761706 (03:18): MLC-LLM: GPT/Llama on consumer-class GPUs and phones Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35763483 (04:41): Engineers develop water filtration that...
May 01, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 29th, 2023. (00:37): Remove “This incident will be reported.” from user warnings Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35752237 (01:55): Children aged 2-6 successfully trained to acquire absolute pitch (2012) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35753838 (03:12): Get The TLDR Of Any YouTube Video Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35754793 (04:28): Termux is an Android terminal emulator and ...
Apr 30, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 28th, 2023. (00:42): Check if your IKEA chair is compatible with your screen Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35742476 (01:36): Driver adventures for a 1999 webcam Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35740001 (02:59): Microsoft exec says Windows 11 kernel will soon be booting with Rust inside Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35738829 (04:27): Is Gmail killing independent email? Origi...
Apr 29, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 27th, 2023. (00:41): Datomic is Free Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35727967 (02:01): Steven Spielberg: ‘No film should be revised’ based on modern sensitivity Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35724634 (03:32): As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35730074 (04:52): Colorado governor signs tractor right-to-repair ...
Apr 28, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 26th, 2023. (00:44): Netflix loses 1M users in Spain over password policing Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35710269 (01:44): UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35711968 (03:29): Lessons by 3blue1brown Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35714228 (05:01): Linen.dev: A 500 kb Slack alternative Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...
Apr 27, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 25th, 2023. (00:36): Smartphones with Qualcomm chip secretly send personal data to Qualcomm Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35698547 (01:43): The EU suppressed a 300-page study that found piracy doesn’t harm sales Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35701785 (02:53): Microsoft Edge is leaking the sites you visit to Bing Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35703789 (04:02): Use of antib...
Apr 26, 2023•13 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 24th, 2023. (00:37): MouthPad – In-Mouth Bluetooth Mouse Uses Tongue Sensitive Trackpad Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35684828 (01:42): Statement on EU-US Cooperation on Turning Public Opinion Against Encryption Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35689044 (03:07): Bullet Train – Rails-based SaaS framework Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35687157 (04:37): Google Authenticator now...
Apr 25, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 23th, 2023. (00:39): Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35676564 (01:51): The dark side of the Mac App Store Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35677813 (03:07): LSD: Not Even Once Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35679911 (04:31): YouTube, the jewel of the internet Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35679372 (05:3...
Apr 24, 2023•13 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 22th, 2023. (00:41): The “Build Your Own Database” book is finished Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35666598 (01:50): Parrots learn to make video calls to chat with other parrots: study Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35664219 (03:02): Sundar Pichai received $226M compensation, boosted by a triennial stock grant Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35664972 (04:18): Prompt engineeri...
Apr 23, 2023•14 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 21th, 2023. (00:36): CATL has announced a new “condensed” battery with 500 Wh/kg Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35649935 (02:03): The EARN IT bill is back, seeking to scan our messages and photos Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35655282 (03:15): GitHub Copilot emits GPL code Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35657982 (04:41): Tech bosses are letting dictators censor what America...
Apr 22, 2023•15 min
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 20th, 2023. (00:35): SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35640002 (01:41): Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant – customer data not compromised Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35638917 (03:00): Shutting down my legal torrent site after 17 years Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35639370 (04:07): Google Deepmind Or...
Apr 21, 2023•13 min
