The website also offers a semantic search for Hacker News submissions for those seeking more information. It is important to note that this site is not affiliated with or sponsored by Hacker News or Y Combinator. Users are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the product by trying out sample questions provided on the site. If the results are not sufficiently relevant, users are advised to refine their questions for better results.
Key takeaways:
- Ask Hacker Search is an LLM-powered version of Hacker News' Ask HN that uses historical data to answer questions.
- The tool is useful for understanding Hacker News readers' sentiment about a topic, or when looking for expert insights on topics of interest to HN readers.
- For effective use, formulate your query as a question addressed to the HN readership, try the product with sample questions, and make your question more precise if the results are not sufficiently relevant.
- The tool covers all comments from the past 3 years. For older data or to browse submissions instead of comments, use the search feature.