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June 6th, 2024 | Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico Jun 07, 2024

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 6th, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:34): Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40596883&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:50): I learned Vulkan and wrote a small game engine with it
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40595741&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:38): AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40596689&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:21): Roman Roads (2017)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40597216&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:23): Saint Michael Sword: Are the cathedrals really on a straight line?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40595499&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:53): Extracting concepts from GPT-4
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40599749&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:36): The right not to be subjected to AI profiling based on publicly available data
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40597503&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:42): lsix: Like "ls", but for images
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40598629&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(14:24): Qwen2 LLM Released
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40599018&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(16:26): Don Estridge: A misfit who built the IBM PC
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40595920&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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June 5th, 2024 | Employees who stay in companies longer than two years get paid 50% less (2014) Jun 06, 2024

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 5th, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:38): Vulkan1.3 on the M1 in one month
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40585842&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:34): Israel reportedly used fake social accounts to garner support from US lawmakers
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40584135&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:13): Boeing Starliner launches first crewed mission
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40585728&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:54): Microsoft AI spying scandal: time to rethink privacy standards
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40592789&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:49): Employees who stay in companies longer than two years get paid 50% less (2014)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40588639&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:33): Simple tasks showing reasoning breakdown in state-of-the-art LLMs
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40585039&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:22): Is Microsoft trying to commit suicide?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40585212&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:11): Managing my motivation as a solo dev
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40586587&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(14:34): Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40584606&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(16:13): Researchers identify major driver of inflammatory bowel and related diseases
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40586676&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

June 4th, 2024 | Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it Jun 05, 2024

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 4th, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:37): A breakthrough towards the Riemann hypothesis
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40571995&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:06): I am sick of LeetCode-style interviews
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40571395&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:05): Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40578460&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:28): Why do electronic components have such odd values? (2021)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40576132&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:14): An animated introduction to Fourier series
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40578705&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:06): You'll regret using natural keys
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40580549&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:31): Encryption at Rest: Whose Threat Model Is It Anyway?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40573211&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:23): Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40572289&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(14:15): Some notes on influenceering
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40578668&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(16:10): Don't be terrified of Pale Fire
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40571402&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

June 3rd, 2024 | I Am So Sick of Leetcode-Style Interviews Jun 04, 2024

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 3rd, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): How many photons are received per bit transmitted from Voyager 1?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40561872&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:36): Hacking millions of modems and investigating who hacked my modem
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40570781&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:15): I Am So Sick of Leetcode-Style Interviews
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40571395&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:39): Diffusion on syntax trees for program synthesis
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40569531&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:22): If English was written like Chinese (1999)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40565060&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:51): FBI Raids Big Corporate Landlord over Nationwide Rent Hikes
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40562834&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:33): Why YC went to DC
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40564639&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:08): DuckDB 1.0.0
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40562342&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:31): What if they gave an Industrial Revolution and nobody came? (2023)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40562741&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(15:14): Oldest largest German Minecraft server shut down and open sourced everything
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40566533&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

June 2nd, 2024 | New head of one of the world’s oldest universities organized a citation cartel Jun 03, 2024

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 2nd, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:35): An intuitive guide to Maxwell's equations (2020)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40557134&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:46): New head of one of the world’s oldest universities organized a citation cartel
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40554394&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:48): Hotwire: HTML Over The Wire
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40555116&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:34): SPI Flash
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40554396&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:04): Copy-and-Patch: Fast compilation for high-level languages and bytecode (2020)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40553448&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:51): Workmanship standard for crimping, interconnecting cables, harnesses, and wiring
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40555506&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:46): Circle C++ with memory safety
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40553709&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:46): The Intellectual Obesity Crisis (2022)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40558754&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(15:33): Nuclear material left in "Swap Shop" at UK Hacker camp emfcamp
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40557289&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(16:47): A secure embedded operating system for microcontrollers
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40554658&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

June 1st, 2024 | Napster sparked a file-sharing revolution 25 years ago Jun 02, 2024

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 1st, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:39): Napster sparked a file-sharing revolution 25 years ago
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40545436&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:18): Loss of nearly a full decade of information from early days of Chinese internet
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40546920&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:54): Einstein went to his office just so he could walk home with Gödel
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40544407&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:38): Space secrets leak disclosure
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40544875&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:23): LLMs aren't "trained on the internet" anymore
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40549021&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:01): Lisp: Icing or Cake?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40549250&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:25): Frances Hesselbein's leadership story (2022)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40546415&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:58): 84–24
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40550556&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:28): How do our brains adapt to control an extra body part?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40551070&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(15:12): Parable of the Sofa
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40551725&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

May 31st, 2024 | Snowflake breach: Hacker confirms access through infostealer infection Jun 01, 2024

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 31st, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:32): Snowflake breach: Hacker confirms access through infostealer infection
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40534868&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:15): IRS Direct File to open to all 50 states and D.C. for 2025 tax season
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40536400&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:57): How to copy a file from a 30-year-old laptop
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40536436&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:00): UI elements with a hand-drawn, sketchy look
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40540952&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:47): Standard Ebooks' 1,000th title: Ulysses
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40535895&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:41): Intel's anti-upgrade tricks defeated with Kapton tape
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40533761&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:13): Recall: Stealing everything you've ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40540703&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:13): Man scammed after AI told him fake Facebook customer support number was real
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40536860&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(14:51): Spotify won't open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40534665&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(16:11): Eye exercises for myopia prevention and control: comprehensive systematic review
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40537187&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

May 30th, 2024 | Engineering for Slow Internet Jun 01, 2024

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 30th, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:32): Engineering for Slow Internet
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40531100&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:33): Japan's push to make all research open access
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40530670&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:25): Things you wish you didn't need to know about S3
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40531301&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:00): Snowflake breach: Hacker confirms access through infostealer infection
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40534868&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:04): “Imprecise” language models are smaller, speedier, and nearly as accurate
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40529355&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:47): IRS Direct File to open to all 50 states and D.C. for 2025 tax season
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40536400&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:25): Standard Ebooks' 1,000th title: Ulysses
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40535895&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:55): What We're Working on in Firefox
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40527730&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(14:38): Intel's anti-upgrade tricks defeated with Kapton tape
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40533761&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(16:12): 25 Years of Krita
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40533622&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

May 29th, 2024 | I sold TinyPilot, my first successful business May 30, 2024

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 29th, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:31): I sold TinyPilot, my first successful business
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40512500&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:09): Kino: Pro Video Camera
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40514282&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:38): Codestral: Mistral's Code Model
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40512250&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:17): Vector indexing all of Wikipedia on a laptop
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40514266&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:16): Ottawa wants the power to create secret backdoors in networks for surveillance
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40512509&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:57): Gov. Polis Signs Bill Mandating That Consumers Have Options to Fix Electronics
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40516499&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:35): Companies with return-to-office mandates face losing their most valuable workers
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40509409&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:10): Three Laws of Software Complexity
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40509572&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:49): DuckDB Doesn't Need Data to Be a Database
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40509987&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(15:25): Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40509399&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

May 28th, 2024 | Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting May 30, 2024

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 28th, 2024.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:33): TTE: Terminal Text Effects
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40503202&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:17): Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40506582&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:52): Reproducing GPT-2 in llm.c
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40502090&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:30): API Shouldn't Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40504756&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:10): Llama 3-V: Matching GPT4-V with a 100x smaller model and 500 dollars
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40505099&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:55): Mobifree – An open-source mobile ecosystem
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40501027&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:55): AI headphones let you listen to a single person in crowd, by looking at them
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40508278&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:43): Researchers cracked an 11-year-old password to a $3M crypto wallet
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40503925&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(14:30): Tinygrad 0.9.0
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40504212&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(16:16): Leaked OpenAI Docs Show Sam Altman Clearly Aware of Silencing Former Employees
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40501739&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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