Hacker News Recap

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May 6, 2023 • 15min

May 5th, 2023 | On Todays' HN Recap: The HN Recap

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 5th, 2023.(00:41): Show HN: The HN Recap – AI generated daily HN podcastOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35831177(01:57): Htmx Is the FutureOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35829733(03:37): Build your own private WireGuard VPN with PiVPN Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35828046(04:58): What is a Vector Database? (2021)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35826929(06:28): Element is one of fourteen messaging apps blocked by Central Indian GovernmentOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35826946(07:33): The EARN IT bill is back. We've killed it twice, let's do it againOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35826088(08:37): Journalist writes about discovering she’d been surveilled by TikTokOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35829294(09:50): Unlimiformer: Long-Range Transformers with Unlimited Length InputOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35832802(11:30): Releasing 3B and 7B RedPajamaOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35836411(12:37): U.S. Hits Z-Library with New Domain Name SeizuresOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35828664(13:54): When “free forever” means “free for the next 4 months”Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35836541This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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May 5, 2023 • 5min

(Bonus episode) Learnings from 1 month of running the HackerNews Recap daily podcast

This episode is a little bit different. Instead of covering the top HackerNews posts, we'll be diving into the learnings gained by the Wondercraft team after one month of running this podcast. Before we begin, we want to extend our heartfelt thank you for being a loyal listener - your support means the world to us! If you're seeking today's regular episode, simply check the feed.Find out more about wondercraft by visiting wondercraft.aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC.This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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May 5, 2023 • 14min

May 4th, 2023 | Google's AI Vulnerability: Open Source Threat is Real

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 4rd, 2023.(00:33): Google “We have no moat, and neither does OpenAI”Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35813322(01:49): New Yorkers want to stop landlords from using facial recognitionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35814043(03:09): Facebook has not been doing enough to comply with a 2020 privacy order: FTCOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35814081(04:34): EARN IT Act undermines the privacy, security, and safety of law-abiding usersOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35814113(05:56): The seven programming ur-languages (2021)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35813496(07:09): Shopify will be smaller by about 20% and Flexport will buy Shopify LogisticsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35813763(08:17): Googlers angry about CEO’s $226M pay after cuts in perks and 12,000 layoffsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35821927(09:45): Heavy marijuana use increases schizophrenia in men, study findsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35817213(11:20): Europeans drain billions from banks, fed up with shrinking savingsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35815538(12:29): How companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35815765This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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May 4, 2023 • 13min

May 3rd, 2023 | Google CEO Thrives, Employees Strive

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 3rd, 2023.(00:31): MSFT is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge and IT admins are angryOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800158(01:51): Replit's new Code LLM: Open Source, 77% smaller than Codex, trained in 1 weekOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35803435(03:02): I want to talk about WebGPUOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800988(04:23): Passkeys: The beginning of the end of the passwordOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35801392(05:32): OpenLLaMA: An Open Reproduction of LLaMAOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35798888(06:39): The Framework Laptop 13Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35802210(08:00): JavaScript import maps are now supported cross-browserOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800711(09:06): How Does an FPGA Work?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35804935(10:24): Beware of AI pseudoscience and snake oiOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800667(11:57): Google employees complain about CEO's pay raise as cost cuts hit companyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35809807This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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May 3, 2023 • 14min

May 2nd, 2023 | Microsoft's Great Browser Sabotage

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 2nd, 2023.(00:29): Film studios lose bid to unmask Reddit users who wrote comments on piracyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35787080(01:31): Mojo – a new programming language for AI developersOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35790367(03:04): Fakespot Is Acquired by MozillaOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35789963(04:19): Microsoft broke a Chrome feature to promote EdgeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35787707(05:31): PornHub blocks users in Utah, cites state’s age verification lawOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35786086(06:46): Let's make sure GitHub doesn't become the only optionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35787102(08:07): faulTPM: Exposing AMD fTPMs' Deepest SecretsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35787195(09:38): How to Design Programs 2nd EditioOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35784167(11:09): Jsonformer: Generate structured output from LLMs Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35790092(12:43): IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AIOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35784814This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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May 2, 2023 • 14min

May 1st, 2023 | Vacation in the Soviet Union was... unorthodox

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 1st, 2023.(00:41): Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google and warns of danger aheadOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35771104(02:00): Help make mass surveillance of entire populations uneconomicalOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35772005(03:16): Krita: A professional free and open source painting programOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35771994(04:50): JPMorgan Chase Bank Assumes All the Deposits of First Republic BankOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35770048(06:23): Significant breakthrough in search for Parkinson's biomarkerOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35770563(07:44): A bacterial culprit for rheumatoid arthritis?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35775704(08:57): Vacations in the Soviet UnionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35774540(10:17): First clean water, now clean airOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35770678(11:42): Millions snap up new Germany-wide public transit ticketOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35770816(13:07): Storage on VercelOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35774730This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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May 1, 2023 • 14min

April 30th, 2023 | Let the Boeing 737 Max fly

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 30th, 2023.(00:35): Whistleblowers are the conscience of society, yet suffer gravelyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762780(02:12): FAA overruled engineers, let Boeing Max keep flyingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35761706(03:18): MLC-LLM: GPT/Llama on consumer-class GPUs and phonesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35763483(04:41): Engineers develop water filtration that removes “forever chemicals”Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35764476(06:10): 40 Years of KoyaanisqatsiOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35764584(07:26): Pure Sh BibleOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35765707(08:36): Minetest: An open source voxel game engineOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35766570(09:56): Rebuilding a featured news section with modern CSS: Vox newsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35763100(11:03): Why are lithium prices collapsing? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35760087(12:38): Orbital MechanicsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762483This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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Apr 30, 2023 • 14min

April 29th, 2023 | ChatGPT makes a good doctor

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 29th, 2023.(00:37): Remove “This incident will be reported.” from user warningsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35752237(01:55): Children aged 2-6 successfully trained to acquire absolute pitch (2012)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35753838(03:12): Get The TLDR Of Any YouTube VideoOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35754793(04:28): Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment appOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35752756(05:42): Study: ChatGPT outperforms physicians in quality, empathetic answers to patients Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35751276(07:07): MRSK: Deploy web apps anywhereOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35753106(08:23): Sensenmann: Code Deletion at ScaleOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35755841(09:47): Microsoft quietly supported legislation to make it easier to fix devicesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35758842(10:53): My product is my garden (2020)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35753550(12:18): An Ominous Heating Event Is Unfolding in the OceansOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35752433This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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Apr 29, 2023 • 14min

April 28th, 2023 | Yes, your Ikea chair is causing your monitor to crash

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 28th, 2023.(00:42): Check if your IKEA chair is compatible with your screenOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35742476(01:36): Driver adventures for a 1999 webcamOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35740001(02:59): Microsoft exec says Windows 11 kernel will soon be booting with Rust insideOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35738829(04:27): Is Gmail killing independent email?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35744888(05:37): How to spend money on your friends without it looking like briberyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35740277(07:07): A small number of companies are colluding to cheat H1B visa lottery, US saysOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35741609(08:47): Europe’s Longest Bicycling Tunnel Opens in NorwayOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35738231(10:00): Gpt4free repo given takedown notice by OpenAIOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35740836(11:15): Intel posts largest loss in its history as sales plungeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35739519(12:22): There’s more than one way to write an IP address (2019)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35744130This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai
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Apr 28, 2023 • 14min

April 27th, 2023 | Oil rigs may be evil, but they sure are beautiful

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 27th, 2023.(00:41): Datomic is FreeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35727967(02:01): Steven Spielberg: ‘No film should be revised’ based on modern sensitivityOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35724634(03:32): As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cablingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35730074(04:52): Colorado governor signs tractor right-to-repair law opposed by John DeereOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35729558(06:14): Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own indexOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35730711(07:32): Dropbox telemetry can't be disabledOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35724939(08:48): Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staffOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35728216(10:05): A visual book recommenderOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35726559(11:27): The unintentional dystopian beauty of oil rigsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35725094(12:30): Google Cloud region currently down due to water intrusionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35732384This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

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