Hacker News, filtered
A Telegram channel that only passes along Hacker News stories with 100+ points, showing the score, how fast it got there and links to the article and comments.
What it is
A Telegram channel that picks the top stories from Hacker News, the well-known forum for programmers and startup people. The rule is stated in the bio: only stories with a score above 100. Each post has the headline, the score and how long it took to get there, a link to the article and a separate link to the comments. It runs on an open-source bot whose code is on GitHub.
Why we picked it
Hacker News is one of the best places to see what engineers are actually talking about, but reading the front page all day is a chore. This channel only lets through what the community has already voted up. The markers are handy: a flame means a story shot up fast, a snowflake means it climbed slowly over days. One scroll gets you an essay on how Google got so weird, open-source mobile OS news, a piece on not coupling Go code to GitHub and Show HN projects like pixel-art city nights with lo-fi music generated in the browser.
It's a headline feed with no teasers; the substance is in the links and the comments.
Where to start
- Open a couple of flame-marked posts; that's the day's hottest stuff.
- Read the comments, which on HN are often better than the article.
- Look for Show HN posts, where people share their own projects.
- Don't try to read everything; skim the headlines and pick two or three.
Who it's for
Developers, product people, founders and anyone curious about how the tech world thinks. You'll want solid English, since both the articles and the discussions are in it.
Quick answers
Which stories make the cut? Only those that pass 100 points on Hacker News.
How busy is it? Busy. When we checked, dozens of posts a day, so treat it as a stream to skim.
Is there a design equivalent? Yes, the same developer runs Designer News, linked in the bio.
