April 20th, 2024 | Why you should not apply to YC

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 20th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:32): Why you should not apply to YCOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40099585&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:11): U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names receive lower gradesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40097375&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:38): Doomscroller.xyzOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40098178&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:22): Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnightOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40096575&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:08): MuPDF WASM Viewer DemoOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40096113&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(08:31): I bought 300 emoji domain names from Kazakhstan and built an email service (2021)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40101885&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:58): Bringing Exchange Support to ThunderbirdOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40100672&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:52): Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary eventOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40101290&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:14): Financial market applications of LLMsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40099344&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(15:16): Do not buy a Hisense TV (or at least keep them offline)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40096253&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai