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New comment by AndrewDucker in "A new spam policy for “back button hijacking”"

AndrewDucker — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:12:03 +0000

You can right-click on the back button in Firefox to see a list of previous sites to go back to.

The Music of the Spheres – By Terence Tao and Zack Weinersmith

AndrewDucker — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:00:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/spheres-part-1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47732123

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

New comment by AndrewDucker in "Union types in C# 15"

AndrewDucker — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:15:55 +0000

Yes, but see the section on custom unions* - you can write non-boxing unions/generators.

* https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp-15-union-types/...

New comment by AndrewDucker in "Book review: There Is No Antimemetics Division"

AndrewDucker — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:49:37 +0000

That doesn't look like anything specific to Christianity to me.

Surelock: Deadlock-Free Locks for Rust

AndrewDucker — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:38:10 +0000

Article URL: https://docs.rs/surelock/latest/surelock/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47687148

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

GTA 6 publisher Take-Two lay off their head of AI and several of team members

AndrewDucker — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:03:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/grand-theft-auto-6-publisher-take-two-have-seemingly-laid-off-their-head-of-ai-and-several-of-the-departments-staffers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47642162

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

SpaceX files for IPO, targets $1.75T valuation

AndrewDucker — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:07:46 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/spacex-finally-files-for-ipo-targets-1-75-trillion-valuation/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47605132

Points: 12

# Comments: 2

New comment by AndrewDucker in "4D Doom"

AndrewDucker — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:23:43 +0000

You definitely get 3D from just having twin perspectives on an object. You get even more when moving your head.

New comment by AndrewDucker in "4D Doom"

AndrewDucker — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:46:54 +0000

Nitpick - your eyes are, in combination, a 3d sensor. Individually they're 2d sensors, but together they can detect three dimensional information.

New comment by AndrewDucker in "More on Version Control"

AndrewDucker — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:57:09 +0000

Git, the internals, are simple, but not very functional. Git, the porcelain, isn't simple, is quite functional.

New comment by AndrewDucker in "Computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use"

AndrewDucker — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:51:39 +0000

Lithium-Ion density has basically doubled over the last decade. And the cost has dropped by 2/3.

See figure 2 here: https://rmi.org/the-rise-of-batteries-in-six-charts-and-not-... and the data here: https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/charted-lithium-ion-ba...

(Both of these are a couple of years old. I'm sure there's newer data out there that looks even beter.)

Newer batteries chemistries are slowly arriving, but they mostly aren't replacing Li-ion because Li-ion is getting better all the time. Except in specific circumstances. Like the Sodium-Ion ones that work far better at low temperatures and entered mass production two months ago:

https://carnewschina.com/2026/01/22/catl-unveils-worlds-firs...

New comment by AndrewDucker in "Gonon: Building a Clock with No Numerals"

AndrewDucker — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:52:01 +0000

Grouping the dots would probably help.

New comment by AndrewDucker in "Computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use"

AndrewDucker — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:55:46 +0000

Battery advances in the last couple of decades have also been incredibly impressive.

New comment by AndrewDucker in "Anthropic is preparing to release new models – Mythos and Capybara"

AndrewDucker — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:48:21 +0000

More information about how this was leaked, and the response is here:

https://fortune.com/2026/03/26/anthropic-says-testing-mythos...

New comment by AndrewDucker in "Data centers are transitioning from AC to DC"

AndrewDucker — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:39:46 +0000

Why would we run out of Ga?

New comment by AndrewDucker in "Migrating to the EU"

AndrewDucker — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:52:29 +0000

I am boggled by the number of people who see "I really don't want to X" and then reply with "Here's how to easily do X!"

Nash Burns Saves the Day

AndrewDucker — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:27:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/03/20/Nash-Burns

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47470942

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by AndrewDucker in "Having Kids (2019)"

AndrewDucker — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:05:00 +0000

The only roles that nature put you into are carrying the baby and giving birth (and possibly breastfeeding). Everything else can be done by both parents.

(I'm a dad, who does do half of everything with the kids. It is possible, it's just a lot of stuff to do.)

New comment by AndrewDucker in "Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps"

AndrewDucker — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:55:58 +0000

And the accounts I have in many many places which use email address as a primary key?

New comment by AndrewDucker in "CAIveat Emptor: What You Tell AI Can and Will Be Used Against You"

AndrewDucker — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:07:02 +0000

I saw no ads on that page.