Hacker News AI Cards

This web application fetches the 5 most popular submissions from Hacker News (Y Combinator) every day and displays them as Magic The Gathering cards. Each card features an AI-generated image based on the submission's title, using the Dall-E API. The cards are draggable and can be stacked, making for an interactive and modern user interface.

Features

• Fetches 5 most popular submissions from Hacker News daily
• Displays submissions as visually appealing Magic The Gathering cards
• AI-generated images based on submission titles using Dall-E API
• Draggable cards for an interactive user experience
• Responsive design with Bootstrap
• Asynchronous card loading with progress circle

Installation and Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/bahrep/hn-cards.git
   cd hn-cards
   

2. Install required packages:

   pip install asyncio aiohttp openai flask 
   

3. Set up the OpenAI API key environment variable:

   export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key"
   

4. Run the application:

   python app.py
   

5. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000.

License

I did not write any of the code or text myself; it was all generated by GPT-4. My role was simply to compile all of the code into one project and write this note.