News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on 14-year-old Miles Wu folded origami pattern that holds 10k times its own weight. Parent comment

Re:14-year-old Miles Wu folded origami pattern that holds 10... by anonym29 on Monday February 16, 2026 @04:50PM (#47040810)
Not all autism presents with intense narrow interests, and not all expressions of intense narrow interest are autism.

Would you say the same for a teenage sports prodigy?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:14-year-old Miles Wu folded origami pattern that holds 10... by dottjt on Monday February 16, 2026 @04:53PM (#47040837)
Of course. But obviously I wouldn't be referring to those other types of autism in this case. Why would I?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:14-year-old Miles Wu folded origami pattern that holds 10... by renewiltord on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @06:57AM (#47046562)
Yeah that’s more AIDS. Sometimes I wonder if it’s my TB that makes me write these comments.
[ Parent | on HN ]