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mklyachman

Re:507 Mechanical Movements on Thursday August 27, 2026 @11:33AM (#49466505)
Honestly, I miss old-style internet sites like this. Nothing fancy, just good niched out information. No 300 MB loads for something that should be simple.
Reminds me a lot of the Schon scandal. TLDR is (now-obviously-a-fraud) generational physicist kept publishing breathtaking work about semiconductors, was caught because two of his error distributions were identical
Additionally, those making under 125k a year will have all charges (room and board) covered. Big step for a University to raise the bar for financial aid scholarships this high.
Re:Third Editor Fired in Elsevier's Citation Cartel Crackdown on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @01:35PM (#47951657)
This is an investigative substack, not a piece of academic literature. God forbid the author home some (admittedly, strong) opinions and speaks negatively about fraudsters.
Re:Move Detroit on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @06:24PM (#47682117)
Pittsburgh mentioned
Re:Beowulf's opening "What" is no interjection on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @03:04PM (#46710822)
Does it matter? Genuine question-- does this (mis)translation change anything
Re:Nvidia Stock Crash Prediction on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @11:56AM (#46694258)
Not really. American put options will pay differently for 95 dollars vs 99 dollars, while this contract settles to 1 either which way.
Re:Claude is not a senior engineer (yet) on Friday January 16, 2026 @11:04AM (#46647932)
Nope, just someone who created a HN account purely to comment about a tool I liked :-)
Re:Claude is not a senior engineer (yet) on Thursday January 15, 2026 @02:34PM (#46637953)
Wow, what an excellent blog. Highly suggest trying out creator's tool (stardrift.ai) too!