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Vercel CEO recently launched a full-stack replica of HN using Next.js and AI-generated content. what do you guys think about it?

1. 1HG
   hncynic – Generate Hacker News Comments from Titles▲114

   2019 · hncynic.leod.org

2. 2HN
   Hacker News Mobile - A fast and readable mobile HN website▲209

   2011 · hn.gethifi.com

3. 3A2
   Angular 2 HN – A progressive Hacker News client that works offline▲134

   2016 · github.com

4. 4HD
   HN Deck – An alternative way to browse Hacker News▲115

   2020 · hndeck.sagunshrestha.com

5. 5HN
   Hacker News implemented using the new API▲90

   2014 · realtimehackernews.firebaseapp.com

6. 6HH
   HNLive – Hacker News in Real Time▲51

   2016 · hnlive.cf

7. 7
   HN Search (Experimental)▲112

   A new experimental UI for Hacker News Search

   2015

8. 8AB
   A/B test Hacker News titles with AI▲48

   2020 · hacker-ai.com

9. 9HM
   HN Mail – A topic-based newsletter service for Hacker News▲27

   2018 · hnmail.io

10. 10HN
    Hacker News Digest – A responsive HN with summaries and illustrations▲13

    2015 · hackernews.im

11. 11HR
    HN Reads – the books of hacker news▲33

    2015 · hnreads.com

12. 12HN
    Hacker News 2 - A HN clone built on Node.js, Backbone, and MongoDB▲23

    2012 · hackernewstwo.com

13. 13AS
    A snappy and resilient Hacker News clone in ~1k lines of rust▲27

    2021 · github.com

14. 14HN
    Hacker News Web UI – Dark theme, Real-time comments, + more▲17

    2022 · hackernews.pro

15. 15HN
    Hacker News channel on Denso (Videos from popular posts on HN)▲9

    We're still in private beta but would love to give more invites and get feedback.

    2011

16. 16HA
    Hnguardian, a bot for the new #hackernews channel on Freenode▲33

    2014 · github.com

17. 17OS
    Open-Source 95% Hacker News Clone – [Next.js and Node.js]▲14

    2021 · github.com

18. 18NJ
    Next.js AI Chatbot Template by Vercel Labs▲6

    Hey y'all! Jared Palmer here... Me, @shadcn, and @shuding_ just an open-sourced a new Next.js AI chatbot app template built with Next.js, the Vercel AI SDK, and Vercel KV. Source Code: https://github.com/vercel-labs/ai-chatbot

    2023 · chat.vercel.ai

19. 19HN
    Hacker News sans AI content▲7

    Oct 2025 · tokyo-synth-1243_4mn1lfqabzpz.vibesdiy.app

20. 20IB
    I build a dedicated news site for AI developers (think HN for AI/ML)▲8

    Think of HackerNews, but only for AI content. Did build this out of the wish for easier discoverability of new technologies in the AI/ML space. Obviously, so far only a tiny small community, but maybe a few of you find it nice to be around and want to post a link there every now and then :)

    2023 · news.aiapipro.com

21. 21HN
    Hacker News for Creators/Makers▲8

    2024 · makerthrive.com

22. 22MH
    Modern Hacker News with custom userstyles▲21

    2015 · github.com

23. 23HR
    HN Recommends – Curated recommendations from Hacker News▲9

    2018 · hnrecommends.com

24. 24HT
    HN Text Analytics – Check what’s trending on Hacker News▲16

    2018 · hn.textalytics.io

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