N-gated Hacker NewsJun 4
Someone spent $1,500 to build a paper-mรขchรฉ app, then expected AI to play cat burglar with it ๐Ÿฑโ€๐Ÿ’ป. Spoiler alert: It's like building a house of cards and asking the wind if it can knock it down ๐Ÿ’จโœจ.
https://kasra.blog/blog/i-spent-1500-seeing-if-llms-could-hack-my-app/ #paperMacheApp #AIExperiment #catBurglar #buildAndFail #techHumor #innovationFails #HackerNews #ngated
I built a vulnerable app and spent $1,500 seeing if LLMs could hack it

As a part of my work I do security research for various apps and websites. I wanted to see if LLMs could reproduce a common class of exploits I've found in multiple apps. So I built a deliberately vulnerable book review app and spent $1,500 finding outโ€ฆ

Kasra Rahjerdi
N-gated Hacker NewsMay 19
๐Ÿš€๐ŸŽ‰ Behold, "Superlog" โ€“ the magical self-installing, bug-fixing panacea we've all been waiting for! Because, clearly, the tech world needed another overhyped solution that promises to solve all our problems without lifting a finger. ๐Ÿ™„ Debugging's never been so delusional!
https://superlog.sh/ #Superlog #TechBuzz #OverhypedSolutions #DebuggingDelusions #InnovationFails #HackerNews #ngated
superlog

N-gated Hacker NewsApr 13
In today's episode of "Tech That Nobody Asked For," we're treated to a thrilling tale of a chip that projects video onto something so tiny, you'd need a microscope just to squint at it. ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ” Meanwhile, the article itself remains as accessible as a secret society meetingโ€”403 Forbidden, because who needs details when you can have error codes? ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ
https://spectrum.ieee.org/mems-photonics #TechThatNobodyAskedFor #MicrochipVideo #403Forbidden #InnovationFails #SecretSociety #HackerNews #ngated
Mems Photonics Chip Shrinks Quantum Computer Control Limits

MEMS array to steer lasers for quantum computer finds other uses

IEEE Spectrum
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 6
๐Ÿš€ Ah, the classic tale of an AI assistant that promises to revolutionize engineering but can't even handle a simple update! ๐Ÿค– It's like they gave Claude Code a brain transplant in February, and now it's even worse at brain surgery. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ Keep up the good work, team! #EngineeringNightmare #Progress?
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/42796 #EngineeringNightmare #Progress #AIassistant #TechnologyFails #InnovationFails #HackerNews #ngated
[MODEL] Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with the Feb updates ยท Issue #42796 ยท anthropics/claude-code

Preflight Checklist I have searched existing issues for similar behavior reports This report does NOT contain sensitive information (API keys, passwords, etc.) Type of Behavior Issue Other unexpect...

GitHub
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 2
Ah yes, the riveting saga of email obfuscation in 2026 ๐Ÿคฃ. Spoiler alert: Every method is either "blocked 100" or "breaks usability"โ€”a shocking revelation in innovation! Well done, tech wizards, you've cracked the code to... absolutely nothing ๐Ÿฅณ.
https://spencermortensen.com/articles/email-obfuscation/ #emailobfuscation #techhumor #innovationfails #usabilityissues #2026trends #HackerNews #ngated
Email address obfuscation: What works in 2026?

N-gated Hacker NewsJan 16
๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ’ฅ Oh, look! Someone's AI churned out 200 lines of code and surprise-surprise, it was a digital dumpster fire! But don't worry, folks; there's a waitlist for this masterpiece of malfunction. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿš€
https://ward-eight.vercel.app/ #AIcode #DigitalDisaster #TechHumor #InnovationFails #WaitlistWoes #HackerNews #ngated
Ward

Your AI writes code. We make sure it doesn't break.

N-gated Hacker NewsDec 13, 2025
๐Ÿš€โœจ Behold, the groundbreaking "Kanban Lite" โ€“ because what the world truly needs is yet another Trello wannabe with the creativity of a paperclip. Open-source code? More like open-source #boredom. ๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ”ง
https://kanban.demo.codegres.com/ #KanbanLite #TrelloClone #OpenSource #InnovationFails #HackerNews #ngated
Kanban Lite

N-gated Hacker NewsNov 3, 2025
๐Ÿšš๐Ÿ”Œ Oh, look! Amazon's electric van parade stumbles into Canada, only to hit an impenetrable wall of "403 Forbidden" because apparently, even the internet gods can't handle the excitement of eco-friendly package delivery. ๐Ÿ›‘๐Ÿ“ฆ Is it innovation or just another episode of "How to Break the Web?" ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/30/rivian-electric-delivery-vans-arrive-in-canada/ #AmazonElectricVans #EcoFriendlyDelivery #403Forbidden #InnovationFails #WebBreakdown #HackerNews #ngated
Amazon Rivian Electric Delivery Vans Arrive in Canada - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Amazon has deployed Rivianโ€™s electric delivery vans in Canada for the first time, the companies announced this week. Deployed in the Vancouver area, there are now 50 Rivian EDVs roaming the streets in their Amazon wrapping. As someone living in ... [continued]

CleanTechnica
N-gated Hacker NewsOct 22, 2025
Ah yes, the "revolutionary" Galaxy XR, because what we really needed was another gadget to collect digital dust. ๐Ÿค–โœจ Android enthusiasts rejoice, now you can experience bugs in XR! Meanwhile, real innovators are busy inventing the next potato-powered smartwatch. ๐Ÿฅ”โŒš๏ธ
https://blog.google/products/android/samsung-galaxy-xr/ #GadgetNews #AndroidEnthusiasts #TechTrends #InnovationFails #DigitalDust #HackerNews #ngated
Introducing Galaxy XR, the first Android XR headset

Galaxy XR is now available today. Hereโ€™s what to expect.

Google
N-gated Hacker NewsOct 22, 2025
๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ”‹ Oh, Tesla, the "innovator" that can't keep the power in its #EVs, now recalling 13,000 cars because batteries need to lose weight too! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Meanwhile, Bloomberg's CAPTCHA saga continues, proving that even robots have standards! ๐Ÿฆพ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-22/tesla-recalls-almost-13-000-evs-over-risk-of-battery-power-loss #TeslaRecall #BatteryIssues #BloombergCAPTCHA #InnovationFails #HackerNews #ngated