Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator

#101

Post by debo_ » Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 2:30 AM UTC

The goatse one killed me

Re: Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator

#102

Post by 0_____0 » Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 2:33 AM UTC

Im crashing out, I'm scratching the hn itch with simulacra, I'm just a stupid monkey holding a frog and finding glory

Re: Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator

#103

Post by chrisweekly » Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 2:38 AM UTC

Amazing. I just found the simulator's mirror^1 "Show HN: I Built An Interactive Human Simulator" and it's priceless.

1. https://news.ysimulator.run/item/1440

Re: Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator

#104

Post by armada651 » Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 2:42 AM UTC

Didn't take long for the AI to generate this: https://news.ysimulator.run/item/1455

Re: Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator

#105

Post by aakresearch » Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 2:46 AM UTC

Now do LinkedIn Simulator!

Re: Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator

#106

Post by chrisweekly » Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 2:46 AM UTC

chrisweekly wrote: post #103

Amazing. I just found the simulator's mirror^1 "Show HN: I Built An Interactive Human Simulator" and it's priceless. 1. https://news.ysimulator.run/item/1440

The AI-generated comments are not just spookily similar "feeling" to HN, their content is actually kind of thought-provoking. I find it fascinating.

Re: Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator

#107

Post by chrisweekly » Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 2:47 AM UTC

johnsillings wrote: post #24

DrammBA wrote: post #10

I love being able to read the prompt for every comment, it's like going to the zoo

Ah, I'm so glad you like that part. (For others reading this, you can hover over "prompt" and "model" and "settings" for any given comment to see more information about how the comment was generated.)

ah, no hover on mobile but looking fwd later

Re: Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator

#108

Post by bavell » Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 2:48 AM UTC

chrisweekly wrote: post #103

Amazing. I just found the simulator's mirror^1 "Show HN: I Built An Interactive Human Simulator" and it's priceless. 1. https://news.ysimulator.run/item/1440

Just delightful!

Re: Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator

#109

Post by wahnfrieden » Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 2:56 AM UTC

It has nasty hate speech on its front page. Please censor it.

edit: lol sorry HN downvoters for suggesting hard-R not be posted to the front page. Censorship bad!

Re: Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator

#110

Post by adamredwoods » Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 2:57 AM UTC

Um.... you may want to reconsider. nsfw