Eigen Hacks

v1 · embedding eigenbasis · axis 29

use · work · need · want · tool · know

use, work, need, want, tool, know, creat, help, don, run, user, support, file, look, tri, start, find, see, build, differ, think, someth, write, thing

dominant in 127555 stories · variance scale 0.0036

Energy by year

2007 → 2026

The canon

The purest instances over the years: one story per episode, by coordinate on this axis.

DateStorycoordenergy
2024-08-30Ask HN: What's in Your Doskeys?0.390.7
2012-03-12How to Convert AVI to FLV Step by Step?0.390.7
2024-09-21Ask HN: How do you manage your dotfiles?0.390.7
2020-07-16Ask HN: Voice print software – how does it work? Best resources?0.380.7
2016-08-05Ask HN: How do you encode VP9 or VP8?0.380.7
2021-07-18Ask HN: How to “alias” an email with a different provider?0.380.7
2022-01-31Ask HN: How do you use email aliases?0.370.7
2022-08-05How to integrate a trackpoint in a mechanical keyboard0.370.7
2008-10-14Ask HN: E-mail providers and mail servers0.370.7
2018-06-05Ask HN: Can I use a TLD for a site that's not in the domain's intended category?0.370.7
2016-11-18Ask HN: How does the daydream track the remote?0.370.7
2023-01-27Ask HN: How to avoid USB firmware attacks0.370.7
2023-04-05The different uses of Python type hints0.370.7
2023-04-09The different uses of Python type hints0.370.7
2023-04-12The different uses of Python type hints0.370.7
2023-12-30Ask HN: How to use IP allocation on residential internet?0.370.7
2012-03-18About those vector icons0.370.7
2009-09-29Ask HN: Programming with Visual FoxPro0.370.7
2020-08-10Ask HN: How do you manage backup 2FA codes?0.360.7
2024-04-29Ask HN: What do you use for custom domain emails?0.360.7
2013-05-16How to automatically choose a camera viewing angle for any 3D model0.360.7
2026-06-01Ask HN: What email API providers to use for pet project?0.360.7
2019-07-06Ask HN: Is it safe to use .io for email?0.360.7
2012-08-19Camera Pi – DSLR Camera with Embedded Computer0.360.7
2017-08-31Ask HN: How do you use 3D printers?0.360.7
2014-08-05What is type safety?0.360.7
2022-04-22Ask HN: Why is the source folder called 'src'?0.360.7
2024-05-19Ask HN: What database do you often use in Django production?0.360.7
2012-03-25Ask HN: Which authentication app you use in your django application?0.360.7
2016-12-20Ask HN: Are (Windows) Symlinks Dangerous?0.360.7
2009-05-30Ask HN: How to create your own Wave server?0.360.7
2017-06-15Don't Use Raspberry Pi for Everything0.360.7
2014-06-24Ask HN: Using laser mouse sensor in a body of pen. Possible?0.360.7
2026-02-16Ask HN: Best way to physically "type" letters written with a computer?0.360.7
2025-12-22Things I learnt about passkeys when building passkeybot0.360.7
2026-02-10Show HN: Model Tools Protocol (MTP) – Forget MCP, bash is all you need0.360.7
2011-05-14What is the use of Url shortners?0.360.7
2012-03-12ASK HN : Learn to write my own .vimrc configuration0.360.7
2015-04-30Ask HN: USB Over IP – Odroid vs. Raspberry Pi?0.360.7
2023-03-04How the C64 Keyboard Works (2017)0.360.7