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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 15th, 2024 | CEOs are running companies from afar even as workers return to office

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 15th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): Kim Dotcom's extradition to the U.S. given green light by New Zealand Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41254989&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:48): Galois Theory Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41255456&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:05): Nomad, communicate off-grid mesh, forward secrecy and extreme privacy Original post: http...

Aug 16, 202413 min

August 13th, 2024 | Hacking the largest airline and hotel rewards platform (2023)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 13th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:39): All of Earth's water in a single sphere (2019) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41238102&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:47): Google Pixel 9 Pro Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41237275&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:00): Hacking the largest airline and hotel rewards platform (2023) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Aug 16, 202413 min

August 11th, 2024 | The Gervais Principle, or the Office According to “The Office” (2009)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 11th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Verso – web browser built on top of the Servo web engine Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41215727&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:33): Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41214762&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:51): OpenStreetMap Is Turning 20 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41...

Aug 12, 202413 min

Jeff Bezos and Amazon tried to imprison my husband | August 10th, 2024

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 10th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): A wonderful coincidence or an expected connection: why π² ≈ g Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41208988&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:50): OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41209688&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:00): I Created 175 Fonts Using Rust Original post: https:...

Aug 12, 202413 min

August 9th, 2024 | Susan Wojcicki has died

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 9th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): Susan Wojcicki has died Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41207415&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:31): Defcon stiffs badge HW vendor, drags FW author offstage during talk Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41207221&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:33): Urchin Software Corp: The unlikely origin story of Google Analytics (2016) Origina...

Aug 12, 202413 min

August 8th, 2024 | Google and Meta struck secret ads deal to target teenagers

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 8th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): Google and Meta struck secret ads deal to target teenagers Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41188295&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:35): I got almost all of my wishes granted with RP2350 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41191069&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:11): Firefox Sidebar and Vertical tabs: try them out Original post: ht...

Aug 10, 202413 min

August 7th, 2024 | Tony Hawk's Pro Strcpy

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 7th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Tony Hawk's Pro Strcpy Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41183115&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): Puppeteer Support for Firefox Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41182847&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:09): Prevention of HIV Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41184365&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:21): App...

Aug 10, 202413 min

August 6th, 2024 | OpenAI co-founder John Schulman says he will leave and join rival Anthropic

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 6th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): Moments in Chromecast's history Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41171060&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:45): Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike's bogus DMCA takedown Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41173486&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:01): OpenAI co-founder John Schulman says he will leave and join rival ...

Aug 10, 202413 min

August 5th, 2024 | Google loses antitrust suit over search deals on phones

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 5th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): Google loses antitrust suit over search deals on phones Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41164240&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:33): Stop Killing Games Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41159063&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:44): Andy Warhol's lost Amiga art found Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41162311&amp...

Aug 10, 202413 min

August 4th, 2024 | Written by a 16 year old, a book on how computers work

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 4th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:40): Porting my JavaScript game engine to C for no reason Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41154135&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): WhenFS: Calender Is Now a File System Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41154616&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:56): Jailbroke my Kindle to use it as an e-ink monitor Original post: https://news.ycomb...

Aug 06, 202413 min

August 3rd, 2024 | How to build quickly

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 3rd, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:41): Open Source Farming Robot Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41150095&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:49): How to build quickly Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41148517&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:57): Porting my JavaScript game engine to C for no reason Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41154135&utm_sourc...

Aug 06, 202413 min

August 2nd, 2024 | The Marshmallow Test does not reliably predict adult functioning

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 2nd, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): The upstream cause of the youth mental health crisis is the loss of community Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41139149&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:07): Hackberry-Pi_Zero – A handheld Linux terminal using Raspberry Pi Zero 2W Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41138701&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:17): The Marshmallow Test do...

Aug 03, 202413 min

August 1st, 2024 | How I got my laser eye injury

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on August 1st, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): CrowdStrike representatives issue trademark infringement notice to ClownStrike Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41133917&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:50): How I got my laser eye injury Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41127706&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:02): Hundred Rabbits is a small collective exploring the failability o...

Aug 03, 202413 min

July 31st, 2024 | Jeff Bezos' management rules are slowly unraveling inside Amazon

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 31st, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): I prefer rST to Markdown Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41120254&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:51): How great was the Great Oxidation Event? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41119080&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:57): Jeff Bezos' management rules are slowly unraveling inside Amazon Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Aug 01, 202413 min

July 30th, 2024 | Dear AI Companies, instead of scraping OpenStreetMap, how about a $10k donation?

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 30th,2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:40): Dear AI Companies, instead of scraping OpenStreetMap, how about a $10k donation? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41109926&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:44): Our audit of Homebrew Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41114839&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:57): If we want a shift to walking, we need to prioritize dignity Original pos...

Jul 31, 202413 min

July 29th, 2024 | One-man SaaS, 9 Years In

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 29th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:40): One-man SaaS, 9 Years In Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41104293&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:50): CrowdStrike's impact on aviation Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41103101&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:01): SAM 2: Segment Anything in Images and Videos Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41104523&utm_sou...

Jul 30, 202413 min

July 28th, 2024 | Microsoft technical breakdown of CrowdStrike incident

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 28th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:31): Microsoft technical breakdown of CrowdStrike incident Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41095530&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:47): My favorite tools and techniques for procedural gamedev Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41092861&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:02): The irrational hungry judge effect revisited (2023) Original post...

Jul 29, 202413 min

July 27th, 2024 | An experiment in UI density created with Svelte

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 27th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): An experiment in UI density created with Svelte Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41088013&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:45): SQLite: 35% Faster Than the Filesystem Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41085376&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:59): In the Beginning Was the Command Line (1999) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com...

Jul 28, 202413 min

July 26th, 2024 | Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of existence

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 26th,2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of existence Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41081238&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:43): Bayesian Statistics: The three cultures Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41080373&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:53): Stripe acquires Lemon Squeezy Original post: https://news.ycombinator...

Jul 28, 202414 min

July 25th, 2024 | AI solves International Math Olympiad problems at silver medal level

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 25th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): AI solves International Math Olympiad problems at silver medal level Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41069829&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:50): A Swiss town banned billboards. Zurich, Bern may soon follow Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41075766&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:03): Reverse Engineering for Everyone Original pos...

Jul 27, 202414 min

July 24th, 2024 | Google is the only search engine that works on Reddit now, thanks to AI deal

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 24th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): Anyone can access deleted and private repository data on GitHub Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41060102&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:40): Large Enough – Mistral AI Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41058107&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:52): Google is the only search engine that works on Reddit now, thanks to AI deal Original...

Jul 25, 202413 min

July 23rd, 2024 | Open source AI is the path forward

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 23rd, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): Open source AI is the path forward Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41046773&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:48): Llama 3.1 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41046540&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:55): Intent to end OCSP service Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41046956&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:08): Dat...

Jul 24, 202413 min

July 22nd, 2024 | Jellyfin: We're Good, Seriously

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 22nd, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:39): Jellyfin: We're Good, Seriously Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41031998&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:48): Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41038552&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:59): Jiff: Datetime library for Rust Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41031037&utm_sou...

Jul 23, 202413 min

July 21st, 2024 | User returns after 100k-hours ban to continue conversation that got them banned

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 21st, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): So you think you know box shadows? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41024664&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:55): rr – record and replay debugger for C/C++ Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41023547&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:15): User returns after 100k-hours ban to continue conversation that got them banned Original post: htt...

Jul 22, 202413 min

July 20th, 2024 | Researcher finds flaw in a16z website that exposed some company data

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 20th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Researcher finds flaw in a16z website that exposed some company data Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41016768&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:48): Typst: An easy to learn alternative for LaTex Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41014941&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:02): 10% of Cubans left Cuba between 2022 and 2023 Original post:...

Jul 21, 202413 min

July 19th, 2024 | Crowdstrike Outage Causing Widespread Issues

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 19th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): FCC votes to limit prison telecom charges Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41005181&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:51): Crowdstrike Outage Causing Widespread Issues Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41002677&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:42): Bangladesh imposes curfew after dozens killed in anti-government protests Original post:...

Jul 20, 202413 min

July 18th, 2024 | GPT-4o mini: advancing cost-efficient intelligence

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 18th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): My daughter (7 years old) used HTML to make a website Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40992982&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:31): Mistral NeMo Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40996058&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:42): Devzat – Chat over SSH, with some nice quality-of-life features Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Jul 19, 202413 min

July 17th, 2024 | Panic at the Job Market

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 17th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): Panic at the Job Market Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40986894&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:49): Jailbreaking RabbitOS Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40987730&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:09): TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40987402&utm_source=wondercr...

Jul 19, 202413 min

July 16th, 2024 | For advertising, Firefox now collects user data by default

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 16th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): For advertising, Firefox now collects user data by default Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40974112&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:40): Codestral Mamba Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40977103&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:00): The Engineer’s Guide to Deep Learning: Understanding the Transformer Model Original post: https://ne...

Jul 17, 202413 min

July 15th, 2024 | Google's Gemini AI caught scanning Google Drive PDF files without permission

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on July 15th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): Run CUDA, unmodified, on AMD GPUs Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40970560&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:45): Google's Gemini AI caught scanning Google Drive PDF files without permission Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40965892&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:06): Immunotherapy Is Changing Cancer Treatment Forever Original post...

Jul 16, 202413 min
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