mritterhoff
Re:How Protein Took over the World
on Sunday October 11, 2026 @09:24AM (#50043080)
That might be a byproduct, but I don't think it's the point. The point as I understand it is to make them hyper palatable which means adding the right mix of sugar, fat and salt.
Re:The contagion of fear
on Monday September 14, 2026 @08:27AM (#49695716)
It's much better than the alternative!
Re:New paper shows that 37% of workers in US saw real wages decline fr...
on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @01:31AM (#49357261)
That might be a side effect, but I'm doubtful it's the cause.
The main cause as I understand it is that the govt prints money to offset the gap between what it collects in taxes and what it spends.
Re:Supreme Court upholds broad conception of birthright citizenship
on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @11:19AM (#48733983)
I suspect OP mean declining fertility rate. USA population is still increasing, but is slowing down, and will sharply drop if the fertility rate remains below replacement of ~2 children per woman.
Re:The U.S. Ammo Shortage Is Worse Than You Think
on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @10:30AM (#47503148)
You're moving the goalposts. There's tons we can do to improve US healthcare outcomes (we overspend compared to what we get [1]) by emulating what has succeeded in other countries. But that conversation and solution is different than "nobody has healthcare".
As to defense, I live here, as do the majority of the people I love and like. It's in my interest to have my country continue to exist as a sovereign nation with the ability to defend itself from foreign adversaries.
1. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health...
Re:The U.S. Ammo Shortage Is Worse Than You Think
on Monday March 23, 2026 @09:11AM (#47489032)
Most Americans have some form of health insurance [1].
I'd argue that my country is worth defending, despite its many flaws.
1. https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-28...
Re:The L in "LLM" Stands for Lying
on Thursday March 05, 2026 @10:11AM (#47262450)
No one is stopping you, and maybe it's worth trying out!
Re:In 6 violent encounters, evidence contradicts immigration officials...
on Thursday January 29, 2026 @08:57AM (#46810258)
It seems to be, given how many people voted for "mass deportations".
It also makes it easier for employers to get away with poor working conditions for those workers.
Re:US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
on Saturday January 17, 2026 @03:01PM (#46661493)
Moving electrons around isn't inherently immoral like slavery is. It's odd to compare the two!
Re:San Francisco to offer free childcare to people making up to $230000
on Friday January 16, 2026 @03:19PM (#46651659)
Housing is expensive because homeowners have weaponized zoning laws to make it illegal to build housing the city needs.
Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop in pollution
on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @01:43PM (#46221689)
A small section of it is.
> “Bowtie” bounded by Broadway and Seventh Avenue between 42nd and 47th Streets.
Re:Size of Life
on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @01:19PM (#46221322)
My understanding is that picked fruits and veg are still alive [1], and often respirating [2]. This is a big component in figuring out how to refrigerate them at the optimal temperatures and atmospheric makeup.
1. https://healthland.time.com/2013/06/21/theyre-alive-harveste... 2. https://agriculture.institute/food-chemistry-and-physiology/...
Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop in pollution
on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @12:21PM (#46220510)
Big agree. Times Square would be a great place to start.
Re:Covid-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality
on Friday December 05, 2025 @03:47PM (#46167068)
Agree. Also I don't think any adults were forcibly vaccinated again their will, they just lost out on certain societal privileges.
Re:'A full-blown crisis': Americans brace for a surge in healthcare costs
on Monday December 01, 2025 @12:52PM (#46110534)
Seems 48.6% of US employees had employer-provided health care in 2023. Lower than I would have thought.
https://www.kff.org/state-health-policy-data/state-indicator...
Re:'A full-blown crisis': Americans brace for a surge in healthcare costs
on Monday December 01, 2025 @12:48PM (#46110466)
> because healthcare demand is unlimited.
How's that? Beyond some level of care I suspect demand drops of a cliff. No one goes to the doctor for the fun of it.
Re:Wealthiest 10% of Americans make up 50% of purchases and consumer s...
on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @09:23AM (#46045998)
Ignoring the pandemic, the percentage has been north of 45% since 2014 or so, according to Moody's: https://archive.is/AW6rW
Re:In a U.S. First, New Mexico Opens Doors to Free Child Care for All
on Saturday November 22, 2025 @12:52PM (#46016668)
Why would that be better? I think you'd miss out on economies of scale and end up paying more.
Re:Neuralink 'Participant 1' Noland Arbaugh says his whole life has ch...
on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @02:19PM (#45030291)
I'm mostly cheering for more competition in the field. No reason for advances in life-changing technical progress to belong solely to that one company.
Re:Neuralink 'Participant 1' Noland Arbaugh says his whole life has ch...
on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @01:39PM (#45029790)
No one has to hope he succeeds. He's demonstrated a supreme lack of judgement and character, I hope he doesn't gain more power.
Re:Meta is sinking $10B into rural Louisiana to build its wildest AI a...
on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @11:41AM (#45028088)
I agree methane leaks (and monitoring programs cuts) are a problem. But even with them, methane burns much more cleanly than coal. The former primarily emits CO2 and H2O, while the latter emits SO2, NOx, heavy metals and more.
Re:Meta is sinking $10B into rural Louisiana to build its wildest AI a...
on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:57AM (#45027494)
While Meta has a non-binding promise to build more renewable energy, the Louisiana Legislature passed a new law that adds natural gas to the definition of green energy, allowing Zuckerberg and others to count Entergy’s gas turbines as “green.”
As much as I prefer burning gas over coal, conflating it with zero(-ish) emission energy sources like wind, solar, and nuclear is bad.
Re:NASA's Juno Mission Leaves Legacy of Science at Jupiter
on Monday August 25, 2025 @09:14PM (#45021147)
Wikipedia says it would need to be 75x more massive in order to start fusing hydrogen.
Re:Temporary suspension of acceptance of mail to the United States
on Monday August 25, 2025 @08:37PM (#45020896)
Thanks for sharing info about MIPS, it looks great.
Short animation of how it works for anyone else who's unfamiliar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvyoSzAPIBE
Re:The Fancy Rug Dilemma
on Monday August 25, 2025 @07:13PM (#45020325)
I'm no rug expert, heritage or otherwise, but it looks like there are some really expensive rugs out there: this[1] site lists 9 worth over $1M USD. So I'd assume there's a big spread between that and rugs you get at Ikea. So I think he's being genuine, not satirical.
1. https://www.luxxu.net/blog/top-10-most-expensive-rugs-in-the...
Re:Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City
on Sunday August 24, 2025 @08:52PM (#45009197)
Prioritizing pedestrian right of way sounds like a perk to me.
Re:NASA's Juno Mission Leaves Legacy of Science at Jupiter
on Sunday August 24, 2025 @08:42PM (#45009128)
It's an odd choice of words since
1. Most people know it's the largest and heaviest planet
2. They didn't specify planet but are still ignoring the sun, which is 1000x Jupiter's mass.
Re:Show HN: Bicyclopedia
on Sunday August 24, 2025 @10:09AM (#45004366)
When I first landed on this page I didn't see any call to action so I left. Adding animation or a label to the button might help.
Re:Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City
on Saturday August 23, 2025 @04:31PM (#44998896)
Agree. Though I imagine the cost to run robot taxis in low density areas would be much higher than in high density areas, as there'd be a higher distance between rides, and so more wasted time and gas. I suspect that would slow adoption.
Also if we dream big here, I wonder how robot buses would work in low density areas, maybe with dynamic routes and pricing?
Re:Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one ...
on Saturday August 23, 2025 @04:19PM (#44998812)
Well said. Moralizing energy consumption is inefficient and no way to run a market. It'd be better to pass regulation that internalized the externalities in the price of electricity so that it captured the societal costs of emissions.