hn-front-page-2035
Productivity
parody news front page
SHOW HN2025
188points
74comments
#356of 3,837 in 2025
Top 10%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
15 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.
Idea: 7 for, 5 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Funny and entertaining headlines
From 4 comments
I love this, thank you for a good belly laugh.
frereubu on HNLove it!
touwer on HNAbsolutely disgusting! Love it!
rudolftheone on HNSome of the headlines are pure gold. Is this page live-updated? I can feel an addiction sneaking up on me… Some platforms might buy this as an engagement booster.
classified on HN
Some headlines are better than real HN titles
From 2 comments
some of these are better headlines tho
marstall on HNI don't always like HN titles but this made me realize it can be a whole lot worse. Thanks for this.
wkjagt on HN
Objections
Gets boring and repetitive; follow-ups are not worth front page
From 2 comments
Totally unreadable with the all caps. I guess that's the point. This kind of thing is fun once. And it was fun when the AI-generated fake HN was posted last week. But there's no…
ctrlmeta on HN> This kind of thing is fun once. And it was fun when the AI-generated fake HN was posted last week. Yes, this is always the dynamic with follow-ups. Curiosity value diminishes…
dang on HN
Too close to real HN clickbait and algorithm-driven feeds
From 2 comments
This is amazing Edit: Just found out HN deletes emojis! --- On a more serious note, it's a bit sad how close this is to actual algorithm-driven social media or news-based…
bryanhogan on HNIt's kind of sad how close this is to actual hacker news headlines.
20after4 on HN
Requests
A reverse tool that tames clickbait into plain headlines
From 1 comment
Hey, wait a minute. I think we got something here! What we need is the reverse, i.e. a LLM that recognizes clickbait and "tames" it (ideally by providing the information in the…
Tepix on HN
Questions
Is the page live-updated?
From 1 comment
Some of the headlines are pure gold. Is this page live-updated? I can feel an addiction sneaking up on me… Some platforms might buy this as an engagement booster.
classified on HN
Alternatives named
Bullshitremover.com
From 1 comment
https://www.bullshitremover.com/ I have a lot of fun with this.
prox on HN
Upworthy-style headline formats
From 1 comment
This is exactly what Upworthy did - they invented some of the clickbait headline formats that are still used today (for less positive news)…
TomWhitwell on HN