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$ iris analyze hn --since 24h --stories 1182

HN Feb 5

Full day · 1182 stories

1182 stories
17% Show HN
33% dead on arrival
max score: 2346
01 / 08
$ stats

The numbers

1182
total stories
~49 per hour
33%
dead on arrival
0–1 points, no traction
2
median score
avg: 17.8 · max: 2346
17%
Show HN
203 self-promotional posts

The distribution is extreme. A handful of stories absorb nearly all the attention.

02 / 08
$ topics --top 100

What dominated

AI & LLMs
350
Enterprise tooling & DevOps
250
Security & privacy
200
Government & policy
150
Personal narratives
120
Misc/Other
102
03 / 08
$ sort --by score --limit 8

Who won

2346pts · 1032c
Claude Opus 4.6
engaged
1530pts · 605c
GPT-5.3-Codex
engaged
984pts · 402c
My AI Adoption Journey
engaged
735pts · 738c
We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler
debate
681pts · 524c
Flock CEO calls Deflock a “terrorist organization” (2025) [video]
engaged
534pts · 239c
LinkedIn checks for 2953 browser extensions
engaged
532pts · 333c
It's 2026, Just Use Postgres
engaged
433pts · 188c
CIA suddenly stops publishing, removes archives of The World Fact
engaged
04 / 08
$ ratio pts:comments // low = controversy

Hype vs debate

✓ enthusiasm

Claude Opus 4.6 2.3×
GPT-5.3-Codex 2.5×
My AI Adoption Journey 2.4×

High ratio = people approve, not argue

⚡ controversy

We tasked Opus using agent teams to build a C 1.0×

Low ratio = comments outrun upvotes = anxiety

Open-source tooling gets clean approval. Economy and AI debates generate more heat than light.

05 / 08
$ outlier --flag unexpected

The surprise

"CIA suddenly stops publishing, removes archives of The World Factbook"

— 433pts · 188 comments

The CIA’s abrupt removal of its flagship reference work stunned the community. It signals a potential shift in how governments handle public data.

06 / 08
$ synthesize --one-narrative

The read

AI dominates the feed while governments and security shake up the status quo.

1182 stories submitted today. Top score: 2346. The builders are building — but the conversation is bigger than the code.

07 / 08
$ summary

TL;DR

winning topic
AI & LLMs
most debated
Security & privacy
the surprise
CIA suddenly stops publis
total stories
1182
max score
2346
median score
2

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