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AI vs HN

Our AI sometimes disagrees with Hacker News. Here's where the gap was widest — hidden gems the crowd missed, and hyped posts our AI didn't buy.

12,338
Posts Analyzed
123
Hidden Gems
211
Overhyped
68%
Agreement

Hidden Gems

Rated gem by our AI — but HN gave them 10 points or fewer.

3D CSS Super Mario 64
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3D CSS Super Mario 64

Recreating an entire 3D Mario 64 level using only CSS transforms is absolutely insane.

WizardryRabbit Hole
rofko
304h ago
GitHub

Run the full 2.78-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 model beyond available RAM by streaming activated weights directly from NVMe. A dependency-free, embeddable C inference engine.

25C
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Run Full Kimi K3 with 29 GB of RAM

Runs 2.78T parameter Kimi K3 on a laptop by streaming experts from NVMe.

WizardryZero to OneBold Bet
marcobambini
6111h ago
GitHub

Arcade games translated from their original machine code to JavaScript, validated pixel-exact against MAME. An experiment in using AI agents to port existing software.

0JavaScript
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Arcade.js – Decompiling MAME ROMs into Idiomatic JavaScript with LLMs

AI agents port Donkey Kong ROM to JavaScript, pixel-validated against MAME.

Zero to OneWizardryBig Brain
qarl2
203d ago
A Kakeya Conjecture Game
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A Kakeya Conjecture Game

Gamifies the Kakeya conjecture by letting you sweep needles to minimize area on a grid.

Rabbit HoleCozyZero to One
quantisan
315d ago

Crowd Favorites, AI Skeptic

HN gave these 25+ points — our AI rated them mid or pass.

18 Words
Mid

18 Words

Another daily word puzzle in a sea of Wordle clones.

CozyCrowd Pleaser
pompomsheep
116036621d ago
Zanagrams
Mid

Zanagrams

Another daily word puzzle when Wordle and Connections already dominate.

Cozy
pompomsheep
4001071mo ago
Super Dario
Mid

Super Dario

Another browser platformer with pixel art and no clear hook or twist.

Cozy
thepasch
39710016d ago