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I built a similar tool that profiles/roasts your HN account: https://hn-wrapped.kadoa.com/

It’s funny and occasionally scary

Edit: be aware, usernames are case sensitive

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It would be much funnier and/or insightful if it sampled more than the first page of user comments.

Still, spot on:

Predictions

Personal Projects

After a deep dive into archaic data storage, you'll finally release 'Magnetic Tape Master 3000' – a web-based app that simulates data retrieval from a reel-to-reel, complete with authentic 'whirring' sound effects. It'll be a niche hit with historical computing enthusiasts and anyone who misses the good old days of physical media.

> Your comments often feature detailed technical explanations or corrections, leading me to believe you're either a deeply passionate technologist or you just love being the smartest person in the room. Probably both, let's be honest.

Absolutely savage.

This is great/hilarious, thank you.

I feel seen

> Your profile reads like a 'Hacker News Bingo' card: NASA, PhD, Python, 'Ask HN' about cheating, and a strong opinion on Reddit's community. The only thing missing is a post about your custom ergonomic keyboard made from recycled space shuttle parts.

> The only thing missing is a post about your custom ergonomic keyboard made from recycled space shuttle parts.

You know what must be done.

Predictions:

"You'll discover a hitherto unknown HN upvote black hole, where all your well-reasoned, nuanced comments on economic precarity get sucked into oblivion while a 'Show HN: My To-Do List in Rust' gets 500 points."

This is aggregious, good job

I use something similar to profile users on my company platform. Conventionally, LLMs are excessively "nice" and I found that having them "roast" a user does a better job at surfacing important, curious, or contradictory information. Plus, it's pretty funny.

I did some of my favorite users:

https://hn-wrapped.kadoa.com/pjmlp

https://hn-wrapped.kadoa.com/pclmulqdq

https://hn-wrapped.kadoa.com/jandrewrogers

Great summary! Nice toy!

Feels like the predictions part picks a few random posts and generates predictions just based on one post at a time though.

Very neat, this kind of classification & sentiment analysis with flavour text is a use case where LLMs really shine.

For whatever reason, I'm getting an error in the Server Components render when trying my username. My first thought was that it might be due to having no submissions, just comments — but other users with no submissions appear to work just fine.

it's case-sensitive: https://hn-wrapped.kadoa.com/Mossly?share

> HN's grumpy, yet insightful, truth-teller

Ouch.

The Roast section was hilariously cutting, and not untrue.

Top Three Technologies: Are these supposed to be my favorites? Or just what I post about? Either way it got them wrong.

Predictions: I didn't know LLMs were capable of that type of sarcasm. Very clever.

Kudos

> Your comments on cross-platform UI frameworks read like a dating profile: 'I don't care if it's native, as long as it's not GTK+ and doesn't look like programmer art.'

Touche LLM

> You're the resident historical consultant for all things 'failure by arrogance,' always ready to remind everyone that things are, indeed, not getting better.

Finally I am understood.

Doesn't work for me

  > An error occurred in the Server Components render. The specific message is omitted in production builds to avoid leaking sensitive details.

Ironically, running your username works for me, but not my own. Maybe you can view it now? https://hn-wrapped.kadoa.com/gavinray?share

Pretty funny, I like it! Though the data seems biased towards more recent posts/comments and also submissions.

>After a year of contemplating game engines and existential dread about capitalism, you'll finally start that 2D game. It'll be a minimalist pixel art RPG where the main quest is 'afford insulin' and the final boss is 'the federal minimum wage'.

Amazing.

Thanks!

haha, it's pretty funny and touches on some valid points... thanks for building & sharing!

Is it supposed to be flattering?

thank you! this thing is pretty funny :)

Really funny!

> We all appreciate the data, but seriously, get a hobby that doesn't involve arguing with a car's GPS.

Brutal, and very accurate. This is great!

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