$ iris analyze hn --since 24h --stories 905

HN Mar 7

Full day · 905 stories

905 stories

23% Show HN

38% dead on arrival

max score: 467

01 / 08

$ stats

The numbers

905

total stories

~38 per hour

38%

dead on arrival

0–1 points, no traction

2

median score

avg: 14.0 · max: 467

23%

Show HN

210 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

150

Open‑source tools/software

140

Policy & regulation

100

Health & science

90

Tech culture/community

70

Miscellaneous quirky tech

55

03 / 08

$ sort --by score --limit 8

Who won

467pts · 273c

Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Met

engaged

466pts · 155c

How to run Qwen 3.5 locally

pure hype

435pts · 53c

Microscopes can see video on a laserdisc

pure hype

423pts · 147c

Ki Editor - an editor that operates on the AST

engaged

389pts · 300c

Put the zip code first

engaged

383pts · 199c

Yoghurt delivery women combatting loneliness in Japan

engaged

358pts · 250c

A decade of Docker containers

engaged

347pts · 132c

Effort to prevent government officials from engaging in predictio

engaged

04 / 08

$ ratio pts:comments // low = controversy

Hype vs debate

✓ enthusiasm

CasNum 8.7×

Microscopes can see video on a laserdisc 8.2×

How to run Qwen 3.5 locally 3.0×

High ratio = people approve, not argue

⚡ controversy

——

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

"Microscopes can see video on a laserdisc"

— 435pts · 53 comments

A niche physics discovery turned viral, showing how old tech can still amaze. It sparked curiosity across HN beyond typical AI chatter.

06 / 08

$ synthesize --one-narrative

The read

Today’s HN was an AI‑driven frenzy punctuated by offbeat science hacks and heated policy squabbles—proof that curiosity still rules.

905 stories submitted today. Top score: 467. The builders are building — but the conversation is bigger than the code.

07 / 08

$ summary

TL;DR

winning topic

AI & LLMs

most debated

Policy & regulation

the surprise

Microscopes can see video

total stories

905

max score

467

median score

2

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