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Show HN: Wikihack – HackerTube, but for Wikipedia articles mentioned on HN

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Briefings

This article describes the creation of a new website called Wikihack, which aggregates and ranks Wikipedia article mentions on Hacker News. The project was developed by the author after observing Karpathy's Hackertube and Hackerbooks, featuring a frontend-only design that displays submission links and comment threads. The site currently shows 197 points and 56 comments, with a focus on the top 12 months of activity.

Key points

• The project Wikihack was created by the author after observing Karpathy's Hackertube and Hackerbooks.
• The site ranks Wikipedia article mentions on Hacker News, displaying submission links and comment threads.

Context

The author created Wikihack to provide a scrollable feed of Wikipedia article mentions on Hacker News, serving as a digest and interactive alternative to existing platforms like Hackertube.

Limitations

The evidence is a single article from November 2026, with no data on user adoption, traffic metrics, or long-term impact. The site is currently frontend-only, and specific technical details about the scraping methodology are not provided.

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