Were you thinking something like a “DramaLlama,” deciding if it’s a slow day or a meltdown-worthy soap opera in the comments? Or maybe something more valuable, like an “Insight Index” that uses the LLM to analyze comments for links, explanations, or phrases that add context or insight—basically gauging how constructive or meaningful the discussion is?
I also saw an idea in another post on this thread about an LLM that constantly listens to conversations and declares a winner. That could be fun to adapt for spicier posts—like the LLM picking a “winner” in the comments. Make the argument GopherSignal official lol. If it helps bring in another user, I’m all in!
Appreciate the feedback.
I'll definitely add a link to the comments and the upvote count—gotta keep my tiny but mighty userbase (my mom, me, and hopefully you soon) happy, right? lol
And if there's even a chance you'd use GopherSignal as your daily driver, that's a no-brainer for me. Really appreciate you taking the time to share your ideas and help me improve.
It's a lightweight tool that summarizes Hacker News articles. For example, here’s what it outputs for this very post, "Ask HN: Is anyone doing anything cool with tiny language models?":
"A user inquires about the use of tiny language models for interesting applications, such as spam filtering and cookie notice detection. A developer shares their experience with using Ollama to respond to SMS spam with unique personas, like a millennial gymbro or a 19th-century British gentleman. Another user highlights the effectiveness of 3B and 7B language models for cookie notice detection, with decent performance achieved through prompt engineering."
I originally used LLaMA 3:Instruct for the backend, which performs much better, but recently started experimenting with the smaller LLaMA 3.2:1B model.
It’s been cool seeing other people’s ideas too. Curious—does anyone have suggestions for small models that are good for summaries?
Feel free to check it out or make changes: https://github.com/k-zehnder/gophersignal
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Email: [email protected] or https://www.linkedin.com/in/meet-kevin-zehnder/
Hello, my name is Kevin, and I’m a software engineering intern currently exploring new opportunities. I am enthusiastic about developing my skills and contributing to exciting projects.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: API Design, Linux, MySQL, MongoDB, Node.js, Typescript, Python, React, SwaggerUI, Git, Docker, Cloudflare
Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ggFe-fVyMKmFA4pQuuSCbhuLyUr...
Email: [email protected] or https://www.linkedin.com/in/meet-kevin-zehnder/
Hello, my name is Kevin, and I’m a software engineering intern currently exploring new opportunities. I am enthusiastic about developing my skills and contributing to exciting projects.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Remote:
Yes
Willing to relocate:
No
Technologies:
API Design, Linux, MySQL, MongoDB, Node.js, Typescript, Python, React, SwaggerUI, Git, Docker, Cloudflare
Résumé/CV:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ggFe-fVyMKmFA4pQuuSCbhuLyUr...
Email:
[email protected] or https://www.linkedin.com/in/meet-kevin-zehnder/
Hello, my name is Kevin and I’m a software engineering intern. I'm looking for new opportunities to learn. A recent example of my work is this tool that summarizes HackerNews.com articles using HuggingFace: https://gophersignal.com
It doesn't do a ton, but it's kinda cool. Feel free to fix/add anything https://github.com/k-zehnder/gophersignal
Hi HN, I've created Gopher Signal specifically for our community here. It's a tool that generates quick summaries of lengthy Hacker News articles.Gopher Signal is your solution for those moments when your curiosity is as endless as a cat's, but your time and tab space aren't. It's the laser pointer that cuts through lengthy reads, saving your browser from becoming a tab-hoarding alley cat.Try...