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Hacker News Recap

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A podcast that recaps some of the top posts on Hacker News every day. This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by Wondercraft.ai. Create your own news rundown podcast at app.wondercraft.ai

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Episodes

July 17th, 2023 | Never waste a midlife crisis

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 17th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:43): A Firefox-only minimap (2021) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36757542&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:16): Bad numbers in the “gzip beats BERT” paper? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36758433&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:29): The Wikimedia Foundation joins Mastodon and the Fediverse Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com...

Jul 18, 202319 min

July 16th, 2023 | Discord is not documentation

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 16th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:49): Discord is not documentation Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36746154&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:27): Who employs your doctor? Increasingly, a private equity firm Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36747572&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:17): How I run my servers (2022) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36744...

Jul 17, 202319 min

July 15th, 2023 | We thought Brave was the good guy

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 15th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): Every time you click this link, it will send you to a random Web 1.0 website Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36739920&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:36): Signal president says company will not comply with U.K. ‘mass surveillance’ law Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36737733&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:25): A third of North A...

Jul 16, 202319 min

July 14th, 2023 | Driverless taxi incidents skyrocketing

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 14th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): Internet Archive expands Flash support Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36728745&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:06): WordPress Playground: A WordPress that runs entirely in the browser Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36726593&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:38): S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are ‘skyrocket...

Jul 15, 202319 min

July 13th, 2023 | Disney & Netflix partners in evil

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 13th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:42): Disney, Netflix, and more are fighting FTC's 'click to cancel' proposal Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36706138&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:19): Passkeys will come at a cost Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36712497&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:08): Boston mayor announces residential conversion program for office buildings...

Jul 14, 202319 min

July 12th, 2023 | I Am Leaving

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 12th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): I Am Leaving Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36691867&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:31): Creating a search engine with PostgreSQL Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36699016&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:21): Official Mastodon server of the Dutch government Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36695635&utm_sou...

Jul 13, 202319 min

July 11th, 2023 | Claude 2 is out

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 11th, 2023. PG Essays Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NodnpVFh51xjE6XxiJcLE?si=a5efbf1561c644a1 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pg-essays/id1696269981 (00:35): Displayport: A Better Video Interface Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36681814&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:19): Kelly Rowland couldn't have used the =HYPERLINK() function to message Nelly Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Jul 12, 202319 min

July 10th, 2023 | PG Essays now in audio

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 10th, 2023. PG Essays Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NodnpVFh51xjE6XxiJcLE?si=a5efbf1561c644a1 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pg-essays/id1696269981 (00:39): Firefox address bar Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36666116&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:16): Tuition costs have risen 710% since 1983 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36669253&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:20):...

Jul 11, 202318 min

July 9th, 2023 | VC Funding is lame

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 9th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:36): Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36654960&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:24): How small is the smallest .NET Hello World binary? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36652824&...

Jul 10, 202320 min

July 8th, 2023 | Langchain Is Pointless

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 8th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:42): When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed fake data” option Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36644895&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:04): If PEP 703 is accepted, Meta can commit three engineer-years to no-GIL CPython Original post: ...

Jul 09, 202318 min

July 7th, 2023 | Why I Hate Frameworks

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 7th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:43): Excellence is a habit, but so is failure Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36628356&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:37): 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36629085...

Jul 08, 202319 min

July 6th, 2023 | GPT-4 API General Availability

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 6th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:35): GPT-4 API General Availability Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36621120&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:48): Godot 4.1 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36614114&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:59): France passes bill to allow ...

Jul 07, 202319 min

July 5th, 2023 | The hardest part of building software is not coding

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 5th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:41): Demoscene accepted as UNESCO cultural heritage in The Netherlands Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36597460&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:34): PhD Simulator Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36597534&utm_source=wondercraft_a...

Jul 06, 202321 min

July 4th, 2023 | Companies must stop using Google Analytics

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 4th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:43): Companies must stop using Google Analytics Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36583906&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:55): More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Jul 05, 202322 min

July 3rd, 2023 | Threads, an Instagram app, with Instagram privacy policies

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 3rd, 2023. Wondercraft as Product of the Day: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/wondercraft-ai (00:49): Goodreads was the future of book reviews, then Amazon bought it Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36575003&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:27): Threads, an Instagram app Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36580192&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:56): Joins 13 Ways Original post: https://news.ycomb...

Jul 04, 202323 min

July 2nd, 2023 | Stanford A.I. Courses

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 2nd, 2023. Wondercraft launch: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/wondercraft-ai (00:36): First 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36563590&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:27): Stanford A.I. Courses Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36562502&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:26): Alt-F4 #65 – Factorio visualizer in Unreal Engine 5 Original...

Jul 03, 202322 min

July 1st, 2023 | Twitter Is DDOSing Itself

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 1st, 2023. Wondercraft launch: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/wondercraft-ai (00:36): Twitter Is DDOSing Itself Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36553236&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:22): Fake reviews are illegal and subject to big fines under new FTC rules Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36556228&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:05): Gping – ping, but with a graph Original post: https://ne...

Jul 03, 202322 min

June 30th, 2023 | Twitter now requires an account to view tweets

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 30th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:43): Twitter now requires an account to view tweets Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36540957&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:33): Terrible real estate agent photographs Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36533193&utm_source=wonder...

Jul 01, 202320 min

June 29th, 2023 | Affirmative action is illegal

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 29th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:37): Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36520658&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:59): Valve is not willing to publish games with AI generated content anymore? Original post: https://news...

Jun 30, 202323 min

June 28th, 2023 | Startup raises a bunch of money, HN community says so frickin what

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 28th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:43): We raised a bunch of money Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36506865&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:32): Fast machines, slow machines Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36503983&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:43): Canada plans...

Jun 29, 202321 min

June 27th, 2023 | It's weird that people get mocked for changing their minds

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 27th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:42): macOS command-line tools you might not know about Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36491704&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:36): Outlook now ignores Windows' Default Browser and opens links in Edge by default Original post: https://news.ycombinato...

Jun 28, 202322 min

June 26th, 2023 | Google's darkest secret

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 26th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:34): Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36478206&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:45): Corporate profits account for almost half the increase in Europe’s inflation Original post: https://news.ycombina...

Jun 27, 202316 min

June 25th, 2023 | The 'fuck you' pattern

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 25th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:39): Everything that uses configuration files should report where they're located Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36465886&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:05): The 'fuck you' pattern Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36467224&utm...

Jun 26, 202315 min

June 24th, 2023 | $900k Median Package for Engineers at OpenAI

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on . This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:37): Try: run a command and inspect its effects before changing your live system Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36461102&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:10): Why doesn't TypeScript properly type Object.keys? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36457...

Jun 25, 202315 min

June 23rd, 2023 | About GitHub’s use of your data

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 23rd, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:39): Windows NT on 600MHz machine opens apps instantly. What happened? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36446933&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:02): About GitHub’s use of your data Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36444839&utm_s...

Jun 24, 202317 min

June 22nd, 2023 | French Gov, that is a Slippery Slope...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 22nd, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:38): French govt. says users of uBlock Origin, Signal etc. are potential terrorists Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36428046&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:07): Dear Red Hat: Are you dumb? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36436786&...

Jun 23, 202316 min

June 21st, 2023 | Figma is now a dev tool

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 21st, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:32): Making Figma better for developers with Dev Mode Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36420712&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:06): Maps distort how we see the world Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36421315&utm_source=wondercra...

Jun 22, 202316 min

June 20th, 2023 | Former US SEC: 'Get out of crypto platforms now!'

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 20th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:38): Codespaces but open-source, client-only, and unopinionated Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36407477&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:07): Loneliness is stronger when not alone Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36403280&utm_so...

Jun 21, 202316 min

June 19th, 2023 | More Twitter legal drama

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 19th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:38): PostgreSQL reconsiders its process-based model Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36393030&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:03): OpenLLM Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36388219&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:42): Titanic touri...

Jun 20, 202316 min

June 18th, 2023 | Sir, are you imagining the error?

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 18th, 2023. This podcast was generated by Wondercraft: https://www.wondercraft.ai/?utm_source=hackernews_recap Please ping at team AT wondercraft.ai with feedback. (00:38): Imaginary problems are the root of bad software Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36380711&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:12): Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36377875&utm_source=wondercraft_...

Jun 19, 202315 min
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