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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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September 15th, 2023 | I built Excel for Uber and they ditched it

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 15th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:41): My favourite API is a zipfile on the European Central Bank's website Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37526047&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:30): Unity’s new pricing: A wake-up call on the importance of open source Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37520079&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:11): FindMyCat – Open-Source Pet Trac...

Sep 16, 202319 min

September 14th, 2023 | The Tyranny of the Marginal User

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 14th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): The Tyranny of the Marginal User Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37509507&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:32): PostgreSQL 16 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37508471&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:09): Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37510865&utm_sou...

Sep 15, 202318 min

September 13th, 2023 | Bug in macOS 14 Sonoma prevents our app from working

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 13th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:44): Bug in macOS 14 Sonoma prevents our app from working Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37498979&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:36): LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37494275&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:15): Stable Audio: Fast Timing-Conditioned Latent Audio Diffusion Original post:...

Sep 14, 202319 min

September 12th, 2023 | We built the fastest CI and it failed

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 12th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:40): Quiet – Encrypted P2P team chat with no servers, just Tor Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37477512&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:30): We built the fastest CI and it failed Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37481513&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:47): Unity plan pricing and packaging updates Original post: https://news.ycomb...

Sep 13, 202320 min

September 11th, 2023 | In Germany, 27 people are in 'preventive detention' b/c they 'might do' climate protests

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 11th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and serve ads Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37464574&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:15): The Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37466027&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:56): Calculate the difference and intersection of any two re...

Sep 12, 202318 min

September 10th, 2023 | Earth had hottest 3-months on record; unprecedented sea temps & extreme weather

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 10th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:44): Nginx Unit – Universal web app server Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37453854&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:49): Earth had hottest 3-months on record; unprecedented sea temps & extreme weather Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37455534&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:41): Knightmare: A DevOps Cautionary Tale (2014) Orig...

Sep 11, 202319 min

September 9th, 2023 | Asking 60 LLMs a set of 20 questions

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 9th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): Privacy Nightmare on Wheels’: Every Car Brand Reviewed by Mozilla Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37443644&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:27): Asking 60 LLMs a set of 20 questions Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37445401&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:16): Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found ...

Sep 10, 202319 min

September 8th, 2023 | Flexport is rescinding a bunch of signed offer letters

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 8th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:43): Bun v1.0.0 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37434117&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:32): Maybe Rust isn’t a good tool for massively concurrent, userspace software Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37435515&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:28): Aardvark'd: The Fog Creek documentary, 18 years later Original post: https://news.ycom...

Sep 09, 202318 min

September 7th, 2023 | Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 7th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): NSO group iPhone zero-click, zero-day exploit captured in the wild Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37425007&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:43): Kagi Small Web Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37420281&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:23): Mullvad on Tailscale: Privately browse the web Original post: https://news.ycombinator.co...

Sep 08, 202319 min

September 6th, 2023 | Why Socialism? (1949)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 6th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): Is this Duplo train track under too much tension? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37404740&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:20): Internet-connected cars fail privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37404413&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:16): How would you say “She said goodbye too many...

Sep 07, 202319 min

September 5th, 2023 | OpenTF repository is now public

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 5th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:41): OpenTF repository is now public Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37392581&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:40): Rockstar is selling cracked game copies on Steam Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37394665&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:14): Learn WebAssembly by writing small programs Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Sep 06, 202319 min

September 4th, 2023 | Sony sends copyright notices to TV Museum about shows 40 to 60 years old

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 4th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): VSCodium – Open-source binaries of VSCode Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37381335&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:18): Sony sends copyright notices to TV Museum about shows 40 to 60 years old Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37379272&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:10): Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999) Original post: http...

Sep 05, 202319 min

September 3rd, 2023 | The boiling frog of digital freedom

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 3rd, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:43): The boiling frog of digital freedom Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37368824&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:18): I don’t want to grow my freelance design studio into an agency Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37371084&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:26): Climate Change Tracker Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...

Sep 04, 202319 min

September 2nd, 2023 | The worst programmer I know

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 2nd, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:43): The worst programmer I know Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37361947&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:26): Tax prep companies: $90M lobbying against free tax-filing Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37363616&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:12): Tesla, Rivian Put on Fake Show of Support for ‘Right to Repair’ Original post: https:...

Sep 03, 202319 min

September 1st, 2023 | Ask Microsoft: Are you using our personal data to train AI?

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 1st, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Organic Maps Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37347447&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:36): Doug Lenat has died Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37354000&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:13): Ask Microsoft: Are you using our personal data to train AI? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37347528&utm_source=wo...

Sep 02, 202319 min

August 31st, 2023 | When your coworker does great work, tell their manager (2020)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 31st, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:40): When your coworker does great work, tell their manager (2020) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37340010&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:09): CT scans of coffee-making equipment Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37341799&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:54): Ghostfolio: Open-source wealth management software Original post: https://n...

Sep 01, 202318 min

August 30th, 2023 | My Caste

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 30th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:46): My Caste Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37323760&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:43): A DIY ‘bionic pancreas’ is changing diabetes care Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37321028&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:45): Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Win11 to get people to ditch Chrome Original post: https://news.ycombin...

Aug 31, 202320 min

August 29th, 2023 | A note to young folks: download the things you love

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 29th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): ISPs should not police online speech no matter how awful it is Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37313349&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:44): Keystroke timing obfuscation added to ssh(1) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37307708&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:15): Elixir saves Pinterest $2M a year in server costs Original post: ...

Aug 30, 202319 min

August 28th, 2023 | ChatGPT Enterprise

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 28th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:39): ChatGPT Enterprise Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37297304&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:32): When your classmates threaten you with felony charges Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37297823&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:18): CLI text processing with GNU awk Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37290356&ut...

Aug 29, 202319 min

August 27th, 2023 | I Can Eat Glass

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 27th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): Prisoners of Google Android development Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37280972&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:22): Where do fonts come from? Monotype, mostly Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37283860&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:26): A new method to reprogram human cells to better mimic embryonic stem cells Original post: ...

Aug 28, 202318 min

August 26th, 2023 | A venture-backed startup has quietly bought more than 80 mom-and-pop shops

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 26th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): E-ink is so Retropunk Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37272652&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:23): Slack’s migration to a cellular architecture Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37274871&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:34): 90% of “eco-friendly” paper straws contain traces of toxic forever chemicals Original post: https://news.y...

Aug 27, 202319 min

August 25th, 2023 | Giving up the iPad-only travel dream

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 25th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:41): Factorio: Space Age Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37260637&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:17): OpenTF announces fork of Terraform Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37262440&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:48): Beating GPT-4 on HumanEval with a fine-tuned CodeLlama-34B Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3726759...

Aug 26, 202318 min

August 24th, 2023 | Code Llama, a state-of-the-art large language model for coding

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 24th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): Code Llama, a state-of-the-art large language model for coding Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37248494&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:58): Hugging Face raises $235M from investors including Salesforce and Nvidia Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37248895&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:36): Hacker News Guidelines Original post:...

Aug 25, 202317 min

August 23rd, 2023 | Common mistakes in salary negotiation

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 23rd, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): Chandrayaan-3 Soft-landing [video] Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37233936&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:10): Common mistakes in salary negotiation Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37239747&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:03): An excruciatingly detailed guide to SSH (but only the things I find useful) Original post: https://n...

Aug 24, 202319 min

August 22nd, 2023 | Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 22nd, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:39): The first conformant M1 GPU driver Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37224042&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:41): Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37222191&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:27): Hackers can use credit bureaus to dox nearly anyone in America Original post: https://news.ycombinat...

Aug 23, 202320 min

August 21st, 2023 | We’re all just temporarily abled

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 21st, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:45): We’re all just temporarily abled Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37205731&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:23): uBlock Origin Lite now available on Firefox Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37215557&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:26): GNU Parallel, where have you been all my life? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...

Aug 22, 202320 min

August 20th, 2023 | Kris Nóva has died

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 20th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:42): Kris Nóva has died Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37199495&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:07): The ReMarkable Streaming Tool v2: Elevating Remote Work Efficiency Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37196440&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:04): Shouldn't distant objects appear magnified? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com...

Aug 21, 202319 min

August 19th, 2023 | Amsterdam to use “noise cameras” against too loud cars

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 19th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:42): Amsterdam to use “noise cameras” against too loud cars Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37187837&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:26): Windy.com: global weather website with live filters Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37187760&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:52): Why do old books smell so good? Original post: https://news.ycombi...

Aug 20, 202318 min

August 18th, 2023 | Ask vs. Guess Culture

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 18th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:31): Ask vs. Guess Culture Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37176703&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:17): Short session expiration does not help security Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37173339&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:06): Mister Rogers had a point – routinely greeting six neighbors maximizes wellbeing Original post: https:/...

Aug 19, 202319 min

August 17th, 2023 | Petition to stop France from forcing browsers like Firefox to censor websites

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 17th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): Petition to stop France from forcing browsers like Firefox to censor websites Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37158710&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:12): Retrieving 1TB of data from a faulty drive with the help of woodworking tools Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37160783&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:53): How to communicat...

Aug 18, 202319 min
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