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Turn the News into HN Threads

Turn the News into HN Threads

by Skidaddle·Feb 27, 2026·4 points·3 comments

AI Analysis

MidRabbit HoleCrowd Pleaser

164 personas commenting on news, but the novelty wears off after one thread.

Strengths
  • Huge variety of personas (160+) shows creative prompt engineering effort
  • Interactive 'comment' feature lets you engage with the generated threads
  • Clean, accessible UI makes it easy to browse multiple channels
Weaknesses
  • Core concept is a novelty—entertaining for minutes, not hours or repeated visits
  • No differentiation from other AI news remix tools; doesn't solve a real problem
  • Limited technical depth; mostly API wiring without novel architecture
Category
Target Audience

News readers, content creators, people who find HN discussion format entertaining

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Post Description

I built a newsfeed that takes the real news and turns it into Hacker News threads, complete with the domain expert, the "well actually" guy, the person plugging their startup, and the [dead] contrarian. I've got another 160 or so channels too in other personas.

You can even "comment" in the thread and get a response!

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