Hacker News: Geekette

New Orleans's Car-Crash Conspiracy

Geekette — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:50:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/20/the-car-crash-conspiracy

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47755573

Points: 110

# Comments: 66

The Catholic Priest Who Helped Write Anthropic's A.I. Ethics Code

Geekette — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:22:31 +0000

Article URL: https://observer.com/2026/03/the-catholic-priest-who-helped-write-anthropics-ai-ethics-code/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47622283

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Business group urges BC govt to reject 'unreasonable' remote work request

Geekette — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:21:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/business-group-urges-bc-to-reject-unreasonable-remote-work-request/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47595634

Points: 10

# Comments: 2

US Supreme Court Rejects Colorado Ban on 'Conversion Therapy' for LGBTQ Minors

Geekette — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:28:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/politics/supreme-court-colorado-conversion-therapy.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47588811

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

New comment by Geekette in "California pledges to open 7% of its land and waters to Indigenous tribes"

Geekette — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:29:13 +0000

https://archive.ph/2O7Hx

California pledges to open 7% of its land and waters to Indigenous tribes

Geekette — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:29:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-03-17/california-pledges-to-open-land-waters-to-indigenous-tribes

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47547154

Points: 29

# Comments: 8

New comment by Geekette in "Cannabis is not an effective treatment for common mental health conditions"

Geekette — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:54:07 +0000

The study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0...

Cannabis is not an effective treatment for common mental health conditions

Geekette — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:50:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/cannabis-inot-effective-treatment-for-common-mental-health-conditions-review

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47410511

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

'The cover-up is brazen': one journalist's fight to expose Ghislaine Maxwell

Geekette — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:00:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/09/lucia-osborne-crowley-tenacious-traumatic-fight-expose-ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47321595

Points: 15

# Comments: 0

The yoghurt delivery women combatting loneliness in Japan

Geekette — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:44:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260302-the-yoghurt-delivery-women-combatting-loneliness-in-japan

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47260983

Points: 9

# Comments: 1

The nostalgic winter drink dividing Germany

Geekette — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:45:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260225-the-nostalgic-winter-drink-dividing-germany

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47177351

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

'Psychological torture': Spanish tenants fight back against housing 'harassment'

Geekette — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:22:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/21/spanish-tenants-fight-back-against-housing-harassment-madrid

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47099342

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

South Korean ex president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection

Geekette — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:26:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/yoon-suk-yeol-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-leading-insurrection-in-south-korea

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077163

Points: 282

# Comments: 162

Italy's Secretive Food Confraternities

Geekette — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:36:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260206-inside-italys-secretive-food-confraternities

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46948182

Points: 10

# Comments: 5

Bro, Enough with the Protein. You're Just Making Expensive Pee

Geekette — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:09:12 +0000

Article URL: https://thewalrus.ca/enough-with-the-protein/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46763779

Points: 27

# Comments: 13

New comment by Geekette in "Hotels Are Getting Rid of Proper Bathroom Doors and Guests Are Revolting"

Geekette — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:52:11 +0000

Non-paywalled: https://archive.ph/lHO1i

Hotels Are Getting Rid of Proper Bathroom Doors and Guests Are Revolting

Geekette — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:52:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/hotels-bathroom-no-doors-8cb4bf96

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46727767

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

Texas A&M university is banning Plato, citing his "gender ideology"

Geekette — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:47:55 +0000

Article URL: https://lithub.com/texas-am-is-banning-plato-citing-his-gender-ideology/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46662886

Points: 51

# Comments: 21

Google moonshot spinout SandboxAQ claims an ex-exec is attempting 'extortion'

Geekette — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:35:56 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/09/google-moonshot-spinout-sandboxaq-claims-an-ex-exec-is-attempting-extortion/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46572184

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Why Switzerland has no head of state

Geekette — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:18:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-oddities/why-switzerland-has-no-head-of-state/90704688

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46504276

Points: 3

# Comments: 0