$ iris analyze hn --since 24h --stories 1234

HN Feb 11

Full day · 1234 stories

1234 stories

19% Show HN

39% dead on arrival

max score: 1085

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$ stats

The numbers

1234

total stories

~51 per hour

39%

dead on arrival

0–1 points, no traction

2

median score

avg: 14.6 · max: 1085

19%

Show HN

245 self-promotional posts

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

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$ topics --top 100

What dominated

AI & ML

220

Gaming & Entertainment

160

Privacy & Security

140

Politics & Culture

190

Tech Tools & Languages

140

Miscellaneous (Health, Oddities)

384

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$ sort --by score --limit 8

Who won

1085pts · 702c

Claude Code is being dumbed down?

engaged

1006pts · 301c

Warcraft III Peon Voice Notifications for Claude Code

pure hype

953pts · 457c

Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass

engaged

676pts · 394c

Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surv

engaged

536pts · 304c

Fluorite – A console-grade game engine fully integrated with Flut

engaged

507pts · 697c

Ireland rolls out basic income scheme for artists

debate

484pts · 520c

GLM-5: Targeting complex systems engineering and long-horizon age

debate

474pts · 205c

Chrome extensions spying on users' browsing data

engaged

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$ ratio pts:comments // low = controversy

Hype vs debate

✓ enthusiasm

Claude Code is being dumbed down? 1.5×

Warcraft III Peon Voice Notifications for Cla 3.3×

High ratio = people approve, not argue

⚡ controversy

Ireland rolls out basic income scheme for art 0.7×

Chrome extensions spying on users' browsing d 0.9×

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

"Why vampires live forever"

— 474pts · 205 comments

HN’s appetite for quirky speculation hit a high note, sparking a lively debate about biology versus folklore.

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$ synthesize --one-narrative

The read

HN was a battleground of AI hype, privacy paranoia, and a splash of mythic curiosity.

1234 stories submitted today. Top score: 1085. The builders are building — but the conversation is bigger than the code.

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$ summary

TL;DR

winning topic

AI & ML

most debated

Privacy & Security

the surprise

Why vampires live forever

total stories

1234

max score

1085

median score

2

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