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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

August 16th, 2023 | How They Tried to Kill Me

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 16th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): LK-99 isn’t a superconductor Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37149349&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:18): Htmx is part of the GitHub Accelerator Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37144985&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:26): Brand-new Linux release, which I'm calling the Debian Linux Release (1993) Original post: https://news.yc...

Aug 17, 202318 min

August 15th, 2023 | Firefox finally outperforming Google Chrome in SunSpider

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 15th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Firefox finally outperforming Google Chrome in SunSpider Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37134092&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:15): The OpenTF Manifesto Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37133054&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:38): Privacy friendly ESP32 smart doorbell with Home Assistant local integration Original post: http...

Aug 16, 202320 min

August 14th, 2023 | Discord.io breached, 760k user accounts for sale on darknet

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 14th, 2023. HN Launch: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37088087 (00:42): Writing about what you learn pushes you to understand topics better Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37118883&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:27): Bypassing YouTube video download throttling Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37117338&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:12): Discord.io breached, 760k user accounts for sale ...

Aug 15, 202320 min

August 13th, 2023 | Private and secure ChatGPT for internal enterprise use

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 13th, 2023. HN Launch: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37088087 (00:37): Azure ChatGPT: Private and secure ChatGPT for internal enterprise use Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37112741&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:28): Downloading a video should be “fair use” as recording a song from the radio Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37112615&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:27): PDF Tool – Modi...

Aug 14, 202319 min

August 12th, 2023 | My $0->$100M->$0 in 5 years story

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 12th, 2023. Wondercraft HN Launch: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37088087 (00:42): The Carrot Problem Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37100226&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:27): Exploring the Internals of Linux v0.01 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37101588&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:15): A conversation with a newspaper owner raided by cops Original post: https://news.ycombinato...

Aug 13, 202319 min

August 11th, 2023 | Sam Bankman-Fried straight back to jail

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 11th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:32): Squeeze the hell out of the system you have Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37091983&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:30): Judge sends Sam Bankman-Fried to jail over witness tampering Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37092861&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:14): YouTube-Dl Site Goes Offline as Hosting Provider Enforces Court-Orde...

Aug 12, 202320 min

August 10th, 2023 | Vim Boss

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 10th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:32): Vim Boss Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37078719&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:15): The Future of the Vim Project Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37074452&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:13): MS Teams channels cannot contain MS-DOS device names Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37076523&utm_source=wonde...

Aug 11, 202317 min

August 9th, 2023 | Want employees to return to the office? Then give each one an office

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 9th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37062422&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:17): Want employees to return to the office? Then give each one an office Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37062650&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:57): Infrastructure audit completed by Radically Open Sec...

Aug 10, 202319 min

August 8th, 2023 | Your computer should say what you tell it to say

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 8th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): Downfall Attacks Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37052586&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:24): TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, NXP to jointly build semiconductor fab in Europe Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37047053&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:37): Your computer should say what you tell it to say Original post: https://news.ycombina...

Aug 09, 202320 min

August 7th, 2023 | Police raid Worldcoin warehouse in Nairobi

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 7th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:41): Google Maps has become an eyesore Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37030044&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:16): Some tactics for writing in public Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37033403&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:10): PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry by Default Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Aug 08, 202319 min

August 6th, 2023 | I went to 50 different dentists: almost all gave a different diagnosis

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 6th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:40): Postgres Language Server Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37020610&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:28): I went to 50 different dentists: almost all gave a different diagnosis (2022) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37022911&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:23): Water Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37026592&...

Aug 07, 202320 min

August 5th, 2023 | Bram Moolenaar has died

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 5th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:39): Bram Moolenaar has died Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37011324&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:01): Just normal web things Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37013396&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:36): Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37010539&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05...

Aug 06, 202318 min

August 4th, 2023 | (next Rich)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 4th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): (next Rich) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37000562&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:22): Comcast, CenturyLink fail to derail Utah community-owned gigabit fiber network Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37001369&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:23): Most promoted and blocked domains among Kagi Search users Original post: https://ne...

Aug 05, 202319 min

August 3rd, 2023 | Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 3rd, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:41): Google’s Plan to DRM the Web Goes Against Everything Google Once Stood For Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36981953&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:33): A list of recent hostile moves by Google's Chrome team Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36982507&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:20): Man spends entire career mastering crappy co...

Aug 04, 202319 min

August 2nd, 2023 | Cops still take more stuff from people than burglars do (2021)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 2nd, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:41): Open-sourcing AudioCraft: Generative AI for audio Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36972347&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:21): Run Llama 2 uncensored locally Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36973584&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:00): A non-mathematical introduction to Kalman filters for programmers Original post: https://news...

Aug 03, 202320 min

August 1st, 2023 | Forget about AI, superconductors are now in

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 1st, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): A room-temperature superconductor? New developments Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36957678&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:19): Jujutsu: A Git-compatible DVCS that is both simple and powerful Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36952796&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:10): Huazhong University demonstrates LK-99 diamagnetism Origin...

Aug 02, 202319 min

July 31st, 2023 | The BBC on Mastodon

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 31st, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): LK-99: The live online race for a room-temperature superconductor Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36940323&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:24): NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36940626&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:57): The BBC on Mastodon Original post: https://news.ycombinator...

Aug 01, 202319 min

July 30th, 2023 | How the Rich Reap Huge Tax Breaks From Private Nonprofits

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 30th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:39): Ffmprovisr – Making FFmpeg Easier Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36929499&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:33): Emacs 29.1 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36929514&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:20): Scientists may have found mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36929090...

Jul 31, 202319 min

July 29th, 2023 | So you want to build your own open source chatbot

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 29th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36920622&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:25): IRC is the only viable chat protocol (2022) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36918655&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:11): So you want to build your own open source chatbot Original post: https:...

Jul 30, 202319 min

July 28th, 2023 | Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 28th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:48): Cap'n Proto 1.0 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36908309&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:45): Watch TV from the 90s and earlier Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36906022&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:28): Sci-Hub founder receives EFF award for providing access to scientific knowledge Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Jul 29, 202319 min

July 27th, 2023 | Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 27th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36891642&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:17): BlazingMQ: High-performance open source message queuing system Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36896034&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:57): Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a s...

Jul 28, 202318 min

July 26th, 2023 | Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 26th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): Google is already pushing WEI into Chromium Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36876301&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:12): Superconductor news: What’s claimed, and how strong the evidence seems to be Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36881808&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:00): Unpacking Google’s Web Environment Integrity specifica...

Jul 27, 202319 min

July 25th, 2023 | What we know about LLMs

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 25th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:44): The first room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36864624&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:02): Apple already shipped attestation on the web, and we barely noticed Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36862494&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:51): At this company, we are family Original post: h...

Jul 26, 202320 min

July 24th, 2023 | Twitter beats Facebook in useless logo change

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 24th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:39): Zenbleed Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36848680&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:31): Attention Is Off By One Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36851494&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:34): Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’ Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36845111&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (06:...

Jul 25, 202318 min

July 23rd, 2023 | A Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 23rd, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:42): Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36837273&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:32): All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36839983&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:24): Llama2.c: Inference llama 2 in one file o...

Jul 24, 202320 min

July 22nd, 2023 | I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 22nd, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36827438&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:27): Plane – Open-source Jira alternative Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36824450&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:13): Shopify employee breaks NDA to reveal firm replacing laid...

Jul 23, 202319 min

July 21st, 2023 | For the love of god "Open Source" does not mean "Downloadable Weights"

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 21st, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:40): I have written a JVM in Rust Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36811554&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:23): In the LLM space, "open source" is being used to mean "downloadable weights" Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36815255&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:28): Journalists should be skeptical of all sources including scientists O...

Jul 22, 202319 min

July 20th, 2023 | Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rather than break encryption

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 20th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:31): Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rather than break encryption Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36800297&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:03): FedNow Is Live Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36801491&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:46): No-more-secrets: recreate the decryption effect seen in the 1992 movie Sneakers...

Jul 21, 202318 min

July 19th, 2023 | Kevin Mitnick has died

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 19th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): Kevin Mitnick has died Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36795173&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:17): Stanford president resigns over manipulated research, will retract 3 papers Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36790301&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:05): Advanced Python Mastery Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...

Jul 20, 202318 min

July 18th, 2023 | Llama 2

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 18th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Llama 2 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36774627&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:15): Firefox has surpassed Chrome on Speedometer Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36770883&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:46): Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36774940&utm_so...

Jul 19, 202319 min
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