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Re:elect.horse
on Friday October 30, 2026 @11:32AM (#50305361)
I love daily games. https://maptap.gg/ is my personal favorite! I love the author's little notes and asides as he discusses fun facts from around the world.
A Look at California's Billionaire Tax
Students should only use AI for things they know how to do well
Re:How Tabasco Became the World's Hot Sauce
on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @12:13PM (#50090034)
Tabasco is hit or miss, usually good with seafood. Tapatio is my preferred hot sauce with eggs or avocado! And the price point is ideal. Cholua is best with dinners, but the price point can get in the way.
Re:Truman World
on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @02:23PM (#49805869)
Truman did a kick flip!
Re:Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger
on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @02:35AM (#49722834)
Selfie mode was too funny these characters are ridiculous. Also a whole plane to myself? What a steal!
Re:Wealth Inequality in America (Updated 2026)
on Friday September 11, 2026 @02:30PM (#49663056)
YouTube Video if preferred: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GxlL5-0m_g
Wealth Inequality in America (Updated 2026)
Terence Tao on the paradox of solving mathematical problems [video]
When the answer made you go "bro what" ?” type /bro and get it in plain language.
Bro-Skill
Re:What do Visa and Mastercard do? An intro to card networks
on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @08:32PM (#49636627)
I like the vibe and overall writing style of this blog! Keep up the short little segments. Charcoal Grill and Doing Things Ten Times are my favorites:
* https://tautology.town/2026/02/14/learning-charcoal-grilling...
Re:Apple Watch Series 12
on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @02:15PM (#49630921)
I can't imagine not having a Garmin watch! Battery life and ability to forget I have it on constantly is a main feature for me
Trustworthy Data Visualization [video]
Re:Trustworthy Data Visualization [video]
on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @07:21PM (#49442055)
Visualizations are the most widespread, the most accessible, and in some ways the most authoritative-looking way to present data to audiences. In this talk: where does trust in data come from? Can software like R help us be trustworthy? And what are its limits, when it's easier than ever to do a lot with data, including maybe a lot of untrustworthy things?
Re:Prevent cognitive debt by manually retyping LLM-generated code
on Monday August 03, 2026 @01:32PM (#49158919)
What's the right middle ground approach to this? I agree that inevitably my more advanced software approaches at work have been compromised by reliance on LLMs, especially given encouragement from management. Are there specific prompts/instructions people find that allow for learning and iterative development without slowing down the actual development cycle too much? I want to keep learning and keep my skills sharp but it feels like a losing battle.
Swiss Alps Reckon with Threat of Collapsing Glaciers
Re:The Disappearance of the Public Bench
on Friday May 08, 2026 @10:59AM (#48064181)
Actually it stays present! [1] When controlled for any number of factors homelessness is clearly a housing issue.
Re:Tell HN: Happy Thanksgiving
on Thursday November 27, 2025 @11:43PM (#46075571)
Happy Thanksgiving y'all! Also grateful for this community!
Re:Hacker News – The Good Parts
on Thursday October 16, 2025 @05:41PM (#45611040)
I appreciate it, as it helps me to not 'favorite' many comments, but only those that actually strike me as worth saving when they are so detailed as to be a post of their own!
Re:Show HN: Wordle but you have to predict your score before playing
on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @01:26AM (#45576560)
I liked it!
Re:Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Gains Momentum in the U.S.
on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @02:59PM (#44513634)
"The company will separate out valuable isotopes such as Strontium-90, which has fuel applications in marine and aerospace engineering, and use neutrons to transmute the rest into shorter-lived isotopes"
From Wikipedia, it looks like Strontium-90 can be used in "treatment of bone cancer, and to treat coronary restenosis via vascular brachytherapy". Pretty cool.
Finding Beauty and Truth in Mundane Occurrences
Re:What LLMs Know About Their Users
on Sunday June 29, 2025 @01:51PM (#44414950)
I applied this query with 4o and yes, quite a thorough historical recounting. Really weaves together all those "random" questions one asks an LLM into a surprisingly (and somewhat scary) encompassing of one's self.
Re:Launch HN: Vassar Robotics (YC X25) – $219 robot arm that learns ne...
on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @04:13PM (#44240971)
What a unique and fun build! So curious to hear about what ways it can be programmed and used for personal projects.
Re:Domains I Love
on Monday June 09, 2025 @06:14PM (#44230122)
Assuming this references Reinforcement Learning? If so... valid
Re:Land under the country's largest cities is sinking
on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @06:26PM (#44046563)