Using AI to reverse engineer hardware
Hacker News story from blogs.gnome.org, 220 comments
Best rank#2
Peak score98
Hours in top 108
First seenOct 16, 2026
Points history
From 32 real hourly snapshots (Oct 15, 2026 16:07 UTC to Oct 17, 2026 02:35 UTC). Nothing is interpolated.
Momentum: +119 points in 23h, 236 points total
Top-10 appearances
| Run | Rank | Score | points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 17:00 UTC | #9 | 90 | 236 |
| Oct 16, 2026 15:35 UTC | #9 | 86 | 235 |
| Oct 16, 2026 14:30 UTC | #2 | 98 | 228 |
| Oct 16, 2026 13:08 UTC | #4 | 97 | 218 |
| Oct 16, 2026 11:55 UTC | #8 | 82 | 210 |
| Oct 16, 2026 03:27 UTC | #7 | 88 | 131 |
| Oct 16, 2026 03:07 UTC | #7 | 88 | 127 |
| Oct 16, 2026 03:05 UTC | #7 | 88 | 126 |
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