📁 archive
$ iris analyze hn --since 24h --stories 1000

HN Mar 5

Full day · 1000 stories

1000 stories
23% Show HN
29% dead on arrival
max score: 1046
01 / 08
$ stats

The numbers

1000
total stories
~42 per hour
29%
dead on arrival
0–1 points, no traction
2
median score
avg: 14.4 · max: 1046
23%
Show HN
231 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
250
Security & Privacy
200
Government & Policy
150
Open-source & Dev Tools
180
Tech & Hardware
120
Misc/Other
140
03 / 08
$ sort --by score --limit 8

Who won

1046pts · 379c
Wikipedia was in read-only mode following mass admin account comp
engaged
1013pts · 805c
GPT-5.4
engaged
844pts · 594c
System76 on Age Verification Laws
engaged
629pts · 195c
A GitHub Issue Title Compromised 4k Developer Machines
pure hype
626pts · 781c
Where things stand with the Department of War
debate
491pts · 372c
The Brand Age
engaged
432pts · 206c
Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester
engaged
430pts · 292c
Pentagon formally labels Anthropic supply-chain risk
engaged
04 / 08
$ ratio pts:comments // low = controversy

Hype vs debate

✓ enthusiasm

Show HN: Jido 2.0, Elixir Agent Framework 4.9×
Dumping Lego NXT firmware off of an existing 17.6×

High ratio = people approve, not argue

⚡ controversy

Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure and 0.6×
Where things stand with the Department of War 0.8×

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

"Show HN: Swarm – Program a colony of 200 ants using a custom assembly language"

— 189pts · 63 comments

A quirky, micro‑robotics project that unexpectedly captured the community’s imagination. It shows how niche ideas can spark wide interest when framed as a playful challenge.

06 / 08
$ synthesize --one-narrative

The read

AI headlines dominate while privacy skirmishes and off‑beat dev projects ignite heated debate across the feed.

1000 stories submitted today. Top score: 1046. 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
Show HN: Swarm – Program
total stories
1000
max score
1046
median score
2

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