Hacker News Recap

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 16th, 2023. (00:39): Sam Altman goes before US Congress to propose licenses for building AI Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35960125 (02:01): JPMorgan Chase and Co tracks employees to dystopian extents Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35959865 (03:35): Widely used chemical strongly linked to Parkinson’...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 15th, 2023. (00:33): IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35950836 (02:06): Kids who get smartphones earlier become adults with worse mental health Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35948332 (03:46): Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces e...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 11th, 2023. (00:33): What Wikipedia Did Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35935714 (01:58): Run Llama 13B with a 6GB graphics card Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35937505 (03:23): The networkQuality tool on macOS Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35936999 (04:39): The World is Built o...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 11th, 2023. (01:05): HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35930518 (02:33): TikTok Owner Had 'Backdoor' for CCP Access to US Data, Lawsuit Alleges Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35929348 (04:05): Prompt injection expl...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 11th, 2023. (00:34): The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35912318 (01:48): The .zip TLD sucks Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35920336 (03:11): Implement DNS in a Weekend Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35916064 (04:30): Toyota: Car loc...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 11th, 2023. (00:31): 100K Context Windows Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35904773 (01:58): Electronics Lab Bench Setup Guide Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35903294 (03:42): Fuck being productive Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35899518 (04:56): Majority of gig economy workers ar...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 10th, 2023.  (00:34): The Leverage of LLMs for Individuals Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35885797 (02:07): YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35892512 (03:35): Google I/O 2023 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35886559 (04:5...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 9th, 2023.  (00:34): Apple brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35873732 (01:52): Language models can explain neurons in language models Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35877402 (03:12): Apple just lost its lawsuit trying to ban iOS virtual machines Original post:...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 8th, 2023. (00:51): Ink: React for interactive command-line apps Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35863837 (01:54): FBI agents accuse CIA of 9/11 coverup Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35862656 (03:16): Street Fighter II, paper trails (2021) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35859338...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 7th, 2023. (00:31): Walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35848894 (02:14): I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35849060 (03:36): Pixel phones are sold with bootloader unlocking disabled...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 6th, 2023. (00:42): Intel OEM Private Key Leak: A Blow to UEFI Secure Boot Security Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35843566 (02:04): Sailing boat rescued by the Götheborg Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35838751 (03:21): Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database Original post:...

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 podcast Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35831177 (01:57): Htmx Is the Future Original 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...

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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 recognition Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35814043 (03:09): Facebook has not been doing enough to comply with a 2020 privacy or...

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 angry Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800158 (01:51): Replit's new Code LLM: Open Source, 77% smaller than Codex, trained in 1 week Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35803435 (03:02): I want to talk abou...

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 piracy Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35787080 (01:31): Mojo – a new programming language for AI developers Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35790367 (03:04): Fakespot Is Acquired by Mozilla Original post: https://n...

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 ahead Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35771104 (02:00): Help make mass surveillance of entire populations uneconomical Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35772005 (03:16): Krita: A professional free and open source painting program Ori...

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 gravely Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762780 (02:12): FAA overruled engineers, let Boeing Max keep flying Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35761706 (03:18): MLC-LLM: GPT/Llama on consumer-class GPUs and phones Original...

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 warnings Original 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 Video Original post...

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 screen Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35742476 (01:36): Driver adventures for a 1999 webcam Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35740001 (02:59): Microsoft exec says Windows 11 kernel will soon be booting with Rust inside Original po...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 27th, 2023. (00:41): Datomic is Free Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35727967 (02:01): Steven Spielberg: ‘No film should be revised’ based on modern sensitivity Original 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 cabling Original post...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 26th, 2023. (00:44): Netflix loses 1M users in Spain over password policing Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35710269 (01:44): UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35711968 (03:29): Lessons by 3blue1brown Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=357142...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 25th, 2023. (00:36): Smartphones with Qualcomm chip secretly send personal data to Qualcomm Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35698547 (01:43): The EU suppressed a 300-page study that found piracy doesn’t harm sales Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35701785 (02:53): Microsoft Edge is leaking the sites...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 24th, 2023. (00:37): MouthPad – In-Mouth Bluetooth Mouse Uses Tongue Sensitive Trackpad Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35684828 (01:42): Statement on EU-US Cooperation on Turning Public Opinion Against Encryption Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35689044 (03:07): Bullet Train – Rails-based SaaS fram...

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 23th, 2023. (00:39): Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35676564 (01:51): The dark side of the Mac App Store Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35677813 (03:07): LSD: Not Even Once Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35679911 (04:31): Y...