It surprised me that you can use this simple prompt to browse Hacker News with Google Bard. You will get a quick summary for every link and picture.
The prompt is this:
Browse https://news.ycombinator.com/ and give me 10 most important newsAnd the Google Bard response:
This is the text:
Sure, here are the top 10 most important news stories from Hacker News on May 30, 2023:
- An open-source alternative to QuickBooks
QuickBooks is a popular accounting software for small businesses, but it can be expensive. An open-source alternative called GnuCash is a free and open-source accounting software that offers many of the same features as QuickBooks.
- DNSSEC KSK rollover breaks DNS resolution for .nz domains
The DNSSEC KSK rollover is a process that is used to update the security keys for the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). The rollover process can cause temporary disruptions to DNS resolution, and this has been the case for .nz domains.
- Setris – Tetris with Sand Physics
Setris is a new game that combines the classic game Tetris with sand physics. The game is simple to play, but it can be challenging to master.
- A chiral aperiodic monotile
A chiral aperiodic monotile is a type of tile that can be used to create aperiodic tilings. Aperiodic tilings are tilings that do not have any repeating patterns.
- LHC experiments see first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments have seen the first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay. The decay is called the Higgs boson to two photons decay, and it is very rare because the Higgs boson is a very massive particle.
- 300ms Faster: Reducing Wikipedia’s total blocking time
Wikipedia is the largest and most popular general reference work on the internet. However, it can be slow to load, especially on mobile devices. A new project called 300ms Faster is working to reduce Wikipedia’s total blocking time by 300 milliseconds.
- Wikipedia had wrong Vatican flag for years – now incorrect flags are everywhere
For years, Wikipedia used the wrong flag for the Vatican City. The correct flag is yellow and white, but Wikipedia used a flag that was blue and white. The incorrect flag has been used in many other places, including on government websites and in news articles.
- My first superoptimizer
A superoptimizer is a type of compiler that can automatically improve the performance of code. A user on Hacker News has shared their code for a superoptimizer that they have been working on. The superoptimizer is still under development, but it has already been able to improve the performance of some code by up to 20%.
- HBO Max new Captcha system
HBO Max has rolled out a new Captcha system that is designed to be more user-friendly and less frustrating. The new Captcha system uses a combination of machine learning and human interaction to determine whether or not a user is a real person.
- The First Sherpa to Climb to the Top of Mt. Everest (1954)
Tenzing Norgay was the first Sherpa to climb to the top of Mount Everest. He climbed the mountain with Sir Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953. Tenzing Norgay’s achievement was a major breakthrough in mountaineering and helped to pave the way for future expeditions to Mount Everest.
These are just a few of the top news stories from Hacker News on May 30, 2023. For more news, please visit the Hacker News website.
Bard needs some convincing to help you, if the prompt doesn’t work try with this:
Browse https://news.ycombinator.com/ and give me the most important newsAsk for pictures if the answer doesn’t provide it.