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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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February 13th, 2024 | Is something bugging you?

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 13th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:40): Is something bugging you? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39356920&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:35): Stable Cascade Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39360106&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:16): Git tips and tricks Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39356042&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:43): Original W...

Feb 14, 202417 min

February 12th, 2024 | Billions stolen in wage theft from US workers

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 12th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:48): AMD funded a drop-in CUDA implementation built on ROCm: It's now open-source Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39344815&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:33): Should toggle button show its current state or the state to which it'll change? (2010) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39342649&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:12): Billion...

Feb 13, 202418 min

February 11th, 2024 | Finding a new software developer job

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 11th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:53): I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39336139&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:28): What it was like working for Gitlab Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39333220&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:17): Finding a new software developer job Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Feb 12, 202419 min

February 10th, 2024 | I Was Illegally Fired by Amazon for Speaking Out About a Coworker's Death

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 10th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:46): I Was Illegally Fired by Amazon for Speaking Out About a Coworker's Death (2023) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39326559&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:26): Building the DirectX shader compiler better than Microsoft? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39324800&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:11): OpenTTD Original post: https:/...

Feb 11, 202418 min

February 9th, 2024 | How I write HTTP services in Go after 13 years

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 9th,2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): How I write HTTP services in Go after 13 years Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39318867&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:02): Almost every infrastructure decision I endorse or regret Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39313623&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:19): Add coffee stains to LaTeX documents (2021) Original post: https://ne...

Feb 10, 202424 min

February 7th, 2024 | “Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 7th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:31): RustPython Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39286458&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:32): “Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39287163&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:51): A search engine in 80 lines of Python Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39293050&ut...

Feb 08, 202423 min

February 6th, 2024 | "Fake Chinese income" mortgages fuel Toronto real estate bubble: HSBC bank leaks

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 6th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): SQL for data scientists in 100 queries Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39281178&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:36): "Fake Chinese income" mortgages fuel Toronto real estate bubble: HSBC bank leaks Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39277767&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (06:17): PostgreSQL is enough Original post: https://news.yco...

Feb 07, 202425 min

February 5th, 2024 | Vesuvius Challenge 2023 Grand Prize awarded: we can read the first scroll

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 5th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:44): Vesuvius Challenge 2023 Grand Prize awarded: we can read the first scroll Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39261861&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:57): Relativistic Spaceship Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39266396&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:39): Deno in 2023 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39259068&a...

Feb 06, 202422 min

February 4th, 2024 | Why is the mouse cursor slightly tilted and not straight?

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 4th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:32): Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackable software (2019) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39251095&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:17): Why is the mouse cursor slightly tilted and not straight? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39248225&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:25): Write code for the web Original post: h...

Feb 05, 202424 min

February 3rd, 2024 | How Quora died

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 3rd, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:32): A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors into encrypted data (2016) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39244254&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:45): How much bigger could Earth be before rockets wouldn't work? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39243303&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:31): How Quora died Original post: ht...

Feb 04, 202422 min

February 2nd, 2024 | Google has another secret browser

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 2nd, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:32): Google has another secret browser Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39226754&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:14): Stories removed from the Hacker News Front Page, updated in real time Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39230513&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:32): Tailwind color palette generator Original post: https://news.ycombin...

Feb 03, 202421 min

February 1st, 2024 | My favourite Git commit (2019)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 1st, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): My favourite Git commit (2019) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39217149&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:54): Damn Small Linux 2024 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39215846&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:13): Sorry Appin, we're not taking down our article about your attempts to silence Original post: https://news.ycombinator.c...

Feb 02, 202423 min

January 31st, 2024 | Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to supes, police reports

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 31st, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): Infinite Craft Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39205020&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:18): Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to supes, police reports Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39205676&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:27): Making a PDF that's larger than Germany Original post: https://news.ycombinat...

Feb 01, 202423 min

January 30th, 2023 | How to deal with receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Big Tech

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 30th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:31): Researchers have found a faster way to do integer linear programming Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39185198&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:51): Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' Data from Data Brokers Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39189481&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:25): How to deal with receivi...

Jan 31, 202424 min

January 29th, 2023 | Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban social media for kids < 16

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 29th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): --libcurl Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39175873&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:36): Meta AI releases Code Llama 70B Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39178886&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:20): Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban social media for kids &lt; 16 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/it...

Jan 30, 202421 min

January 28th, 2023 | I hacked a train toilet

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 28th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:32): I looked through attacks in my access logs Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39165711&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:43): New GitHub Copilot research finds 'downward pressure on code quality' Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39168105&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:42): I need to grow away from these roots Original post: https:/...

Jan 29, 202422 min

January 27th, 2023 | Disney unveils the HoloTile floor

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 27th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:32): Disney unveils the HoloTile floor Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39156444&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:21): Rclone syncs your files to cloud storage Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39151937&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:11): Is it insider trading if I bought Boeing puts while inside the wrecked airplane? Original post: h...

Jan 28, 202422 min

January 26th, 2023 | How I got an O-1 visa as a software engineer

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 26th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): Oasis – a small, statically-linked Linux system Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39142748&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:41): ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza, stops short of ordering ceasefire Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39143043&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:51): Rook to XSS: How I hacked chess.com with a ...

Jan 27, 202423 min

January 25th, 2023 | Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 25th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): Only 90s Web Developers Remember This (2014) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39127433&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:34): I realized chess pieces can be redesigned to be geometric attack directions Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39128902&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:26): Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will...

Jan 26, 202423 min

January 24th, 2023 | OpenAI scrapped a promise to disclose key documents to the public

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 24th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): Zed, a collaborative code editor, is now open source Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39119835&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:45): OpenAI scrapped a promise to disclose key documents to the public Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39121521&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:34): Alaska CEO: We found many loose bolts on our Max plan...

Jan 25, 202422 min

January 23rd, 2023 | Boeing whistleblower: MAX 9 production line has "enormous volume of defects"

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 23rd, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:41): Boeing whistleblower: MAX 9 production line has "enormous volume of defects" Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39102021&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:51): Why are we templating YAML? (2019) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39101828&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:59): Free Godot engine port for Nintendo Switch Original post: ht...

Jan 24, 202422 min

January 22nd, 2023 | Kayak's new flight filter allows you to exclude aircraft models

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 22nd, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): FTC bans TurboTax from advertising 'free' services, calls deceptive advertising Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39097356&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:33): Reading QR codes without a computer Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39087752&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:40): Kayak's new flight filter allows you to exclude aircraft...

Jan 23, 202422 min

January 21st, 2023 | NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 21st, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39078669&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:51): Password may not contain: select, insert, update, delete, drop Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39078372&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:04): Flipper Zero: Multi-Tool Device for Geeks Original post: ht...

Jan 22, 202423 min

January 20th, 2023 | Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 20th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39066136&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:01): Ubisoft Says Out Loud: We Want People to Get Used to Not Owning What They Bought Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39067974&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:08): Thousands of small businesses are struggling be...

Jan 21, 202422 min

January 19th, 2023 | What's that touchscreen in my room?

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 19th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): What's that touchscreen in my room? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39063242&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:42): Thailand discovers nearly 15M tonnes of lithium Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39057502&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:40): Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison were known "from the start" Original po...

Jan 20, 202423 min

January 18th, 2023 | My AI costs went from $100 to less than $1/day: Fine-tuning Mixtral with GPT4

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 18th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): The quiet death of Ello's big dreams Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39043871&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:07): We migrated our PostgreSQL database with 11 seconds downtime Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39048317&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:16): German developer guilty of 'hacking' for exposing hardcoded credentials in...

Jan 19, 202423 min

January 17th, 2023 | Losing my son

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 17th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:41): Losing my son Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39036842&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:36): Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39034160&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:37): AlphaGeometry: An Olympiad-level AI system for geometry Original post: https://news.y...

Jan 18, 202423 min

January 16th, 2023 | OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with The Pentagon

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 16th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple still collect commission Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39020365&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:52): 6174 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39018769&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:29): TinyML: Ultra-low power machine learning Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Jan 17, 202423 min

January 15th, 2023 | Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 15th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39001755&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:34): Slashing data transfer costs in AWS Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38998516&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:56): High-speed 10Gbps full-mesh network based on USB4 for just $47.98 Original post: https://...

Jan 16, 202422 min

January 14th, 2023 | Cars suck, man

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 14th, 2023. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:32): Vanna.ai: Chat with your SQL database Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38992601&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:56): Dynamic programming is not black magic Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38988948&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:57): ICO fines HelloFresh £140k for spam texts and emails Original post: https://news.ycombinator.co...

Jan 15, 202424 min
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