

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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Jan 22, 2024 • 23min
January 21st, 2023 | NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars
NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars, password restrictions discussed, Flipper Zero showcased as a multi-tool device, memories of Bell Labs, Google's incognito mode tracking revealed, long-living fish, accusation of plagiarism against author, introduction of 'auto' in C programming, case for Rust in the base system, and breakthrough in cancer treatment discussed.

Jan 21, 2024 • 22min
January 20th, 2023 | Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
This podcast discusses an open-source Spotify-Youtube client, the debate on music availability, and audio quality. It also explores topics such as R&D amortization, the Sad Bastard Cookbook being taken down from Amazon, the anime industry and its treatment of animators, and a retired teacher's pension being wrongly stopped. Additionally, it covers Tesla employees misusing vehicle cameras, and NASA losing contact with the Ingenuity Mars helicopter.

Jan 20, 2024 • 23min
January 19th, 2023 | What's that touchscreen in my room?
Topics discussed include a touchscreen energy monitoring system, significant lithium find in Thailand, software bugs causing wrongful imprisonment, software glitches and the evolution of the internet, advancements in graphene semiconductor technology, and concerns with third-party browsers on major operating systems.

Jan 19, 2024 • 23min
January 18th, 2023 | My AI costs went from $100 to less than $1/day: Fine-tuning Mixtral with GPT4
Topics discussed include the demise of ad-free social network LO, successful database migration, unauthorized database access, tribute to internet pioneer Dave Mills, breakthrough cancer treatment with Bleena Tumomab, impact of AI on pharmaceutical research with AlphaFold 2 and GPCR binders

Jan 18, 2024 • 23min
January 17th, 2023 | Losing my son
A podcast recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News covers intriguing topics such as a father sharing the story of his son's brain damage, the mystery surrounding a toy design, the origins of the BSD Demon mascot, reflections on a layoff at Google, and the controversial fee policy of Apple. It also explores the Whisper Speech system and its potential for text-to-speech technology.

Jan 17, 2024 • 23min
January 16th, 2023 | OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with The Pentagon
Apple's recent policy changes in their iOS App Store, the fascinating mathematical phenomenon of Capricar's constant, TinyML as a game changer in AI, OpenAI's collaboration with the Pentagon, and discussions on system issues and the introduction of Stable Code 3B language model.

Jan 16, 2024 • 22min
January 15th, 2023 | Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)
This podcast explores the unrealistic promises of learning programming in a short amount of time, strategies to optimize costs in AWS data transfer, and the discovery of a cryptic Victorian dress note. It also discusses the cultural significance of Onigiri, the shortcomings of Scrum, and the features and limitations of Blue Sky's social network.

Jan 15, 2024 • 24min
January 14th, 2023 | Cars suck, man
The podcast covers topics such as AI in SQL query generation, optimizing recursive algorithms, ICO fines for unsolicited communications, criticism of the car and smart TV industries, 'Project Bluefin' for cloud-native developers, and compiler optimizations in messaging buses.

Jan 14, 2024 • 23min
January 13th, 2023 | A math professor who objects to diversity statements
This podcast recap covers topics such as a realistic sky-rendering software, building a sarcastic AI assistant, exploring a Docker alternative, unusual washing machine data usage, breakthrough in mobile roaming service, Apple's search for compiler engineers, and controversy surrounding Boeing's 737 MAX.

Jan 13, 2024 • 22min
January 12th, 2023 | OpenAI deletes ban on using ChatGPT for "military and warfare"
Topics discussed in this podcast include Unity's ban of VLC integration, the UK Post Office scandal, the impact of wind turbines on bird populations, ongoing DDoS attacks and employee layoff videos, and OpenAI's policy change on using chat GPT technology for military purposes.