$ iris analyze hn --since 24h --stories 1366

HN Feb 19

Full day · 1366 stories

1366 stories

18% Show HN

35% dead on arrival

max score: 963

01 / 08

$ stats

The numbers

1366

total stories

~57 per hour

35%

dead on arrival

0–1 points, no traction

2

median score

avg: 13.2 · max: 963

18%

Show HN

259 self-promotional posts

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

02 / 08

$ topics --top 100

What dominated

Show HN

259

Dead on Arrival

491

AI & LLMs

180

Tech Tools & Software

220

Politics & Regulation

110

Gaming & Workforce

106

03 / 08

$ sort --by score --limit 8

Who won

963pts · 914c

Gemini 3.1 Pro

engaged

705pts · 370c

AI makes you boring

engaged

657pts · 218c

Show HN: Micasa – track your house from the terminal

pure hype

612pts · 9c

Gemini 3.1 Pro

pure hype

535pts · 501c

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forwa

engaged

522pts · 576c

AI is not a coworker, it's an exoskeleton

debate

519pts · 551c

We're no longer attracting top talent: the brain drain killing Am

debate

436pts · 74c

Paged Out Issue #8 [pdf]

pure hype

04 / 08

$ ratio pts:comments // low = controversy

Hype vs debate

✓ enthusiasm

Micasa – track your house from terminal 3.0×

AI makes you boring 1.9×

High ratio = people approve, not argue

⚡ controversy

Gemini 3.1 Pro 1.1×

Sub-$200 Lidar could reshuffle auto sensor ec 0.7×

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

"South Korean ex president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life"

— 282pts · 162 comments

A political scandal that rattled the feed, showing HN’s appetite for global drama. It broke through the usual tech noise to dominate headlines.

06 / 08

$ synthesize --one-narrative

The read

Today Hacker News felt like a tech circus—AI bragging rights, Show HN demos, and a shocking South Korean scandal all vying for attention.

1366 stories submitted today. Top score: 963. The builders are building — but the conversation is bigger than the code.

07 / 08

$ summary

TL;DR

winning topic

Show HN

most debated

AI & LLMs

the surprise

South Korean ex president

total stories

1366

max score

963

median score

2

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