Hacker News in real-time

In plain words

Hacker News in real-time displays new stories from Hacker News as they arrive, updated continuously throughout the day. It's designed for people who want to follow technology discussions and news in a live stream format rather than checking the site periodically. The service offers an alternative way to browse Hacker News content with real-time updates.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  HNLive – Hacker News in Real Time2016 · hnlive.cf · ▲51
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  Hacker News Simulator2015 · news.ycombniator.com · ▲572
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  Hacker News Day2020 · hackernewsday.com · ▲91

  Best of Hacker News Daily

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  Hacker News Trends2020 · eliot-jones.com · ▲137
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  Hacker News implemented using the new API2014 · realtimehackernews.firebaseapp.com · ▲90
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  This Hacker News Does Not Exist2022 · coxomb.github.io · ▲252

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲867

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 21h ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 13d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 8d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 12d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 22d ago · space.bl2.net

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  My collection of web-apps that I'm finally comfortable in sharing▲238

  Life & fun · 2011 · zetabee.com

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  "Never wait on hold again" service built with Rails and Twilio▲216

  My buddy paulsingh and I have been working on this for a few weeks, got something up and running and wanted to show you. The problem we're solving: When you need customer service (your flight got canceled, strange fees on your bill, etc) you just want to talk to a real person. Waiting on hold wastes your time AND your concentration; you can't be coding in the zone when part of your brain is waiting for an operator. Our solution: We wanted to make it "one click" to reach a real person. How it works: You click on who you want to talk to (even a specific department, like the billing dept at…

  Dev tools · 2011 · fastcustomer.com

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  Beginning Android for iOS Developers▲197

  Life & fun · 2011 · clayallsopp.posterous.com

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  My Node.js two weekend project. Color palettes from Flickr images.▲159

  Work · 2011 · colorapi.com

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  Readability-like API Using Machine Learning▲151

  Documentation for Diffbot — transform the raw web into structured knowledge.

  AI · 2011 · diffbot.com

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  I made a better interface for Google Tasks and I can't go back▲122

  I recently decided to try out Google Tasks as my only task management system, and while I find some things about the interface great, it really isn't suited for someone like me who has multiple lists with lots of elements on each. So, I whipped this together real fast and I can't imagine using Google Tasks without it anymore. I realized you might want it too, so I put it on the web. Enjoy :)

  Work · 2011 · gtasker.com