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Scrimba plugged an LLM into its interactive video format and made HN.watch, which turns every HN post into a video.

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mrborgen on Hacker News · 2026-09-28 · Project link

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-14.

What they did

Scrimba plugged an LLM into its interactive video format and made HN.watch, which turns every HN post into a video.

Result (as claimed)

Live at hn.watch.

Tools they used

ScrimbaGeminiElevenLabsInworld

Cost: ElevenLabs: free plan, paid from $6/mo. Checked 2026-10-14.

Set it up

  1. Gather your sources

    Collect the papers, notes, links or files you want to work from in one place.

  2. Load them into the tool

    Open Scrimba, Gemini, ElevenLabs, Inworld and add your sources. Keep the original files so you can check claims later.

  3. Ask focused questions

    Ask for summaries, comparisons or connections with citations to the source passages.

  4. Verify and save

    Spot check claims against the sources, then save the output as notes you can reuse.

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Goal: Get an explainer video for any article
What the original author did: Scrimba plugged an LLM into its interactive video format and made HN.watch, which turns every HN post into a video.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): Live at hn.watch.
Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49879401
Tools they used: Scrimba, Gemini, ElevenLabs, Inworld
Category: Research & learning

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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