Hacker News: MaysonL

Shayan Oveis Gharan Wins 2026 IMU Abacus Medal

MaysonL — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:20:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/shayan-oveis-gharan-wins-2026-imu-abacus-medal-20260723/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49024143

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Upper stage impacting the moon on 2026 August 5

MaysonL — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:38:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.projectpluto.com/25010d.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015411

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Reindeer eyes seasonally adapt to ozone-blue Arctic twilight

MaysonL — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:06:36 +0000

Article URL: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/289/1977/20221002/86488/Reindeer-eyes-seasonally-adapt-to-ozone-blue

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014110

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Ten-year-old butterfly researcher finds memories can be inherited

MaysonL — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:03:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.upworthy.com/ten-year-old-butterfly-researcher-discovers-that-memories-an-be-passed-down-through-generations/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48987214

Points: 10

# Comments: 1

University of Illinois is insuring itself against a drop in Chinese students

MaysonL — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:24:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/university-illinois-insurance-decline-chinese-enrollment/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48964166

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

A Companion Robot Company Just Landed a Classroom

MaysonL — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:42:14 +0000

Article URL: https://jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?blogPost=a-companion-robot-company-just-landed-a-classroom

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48958083

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Font uses an optical illusion to hide from AI

MaysonL — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:23:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.popsci.com/technology/font-optical-illusion-hide-ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48957960

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Switzerland turned its train tracks into solar power plants

MaysonL — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:55:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/switzerland-train-tracks-solar-panels

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48937889

Points: 16

# Comments: 13

The Purge: How the White House Broke the NSC and How to Fix It – Lawfare

MaysonL — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:27:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-the-white-house-broke-the-nsc-and-how-to-fix-it

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48920545

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

Sam Altman and Elon Musk Argue over Who's Running the Bigger Scam

MaysonL — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:47:25 +0000

Article URL: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/12/altman-musk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48886082

Points: 24

# Comments: 4

Record-breaking solo rower Kelsey Pfendler arrives in Hawaii

MaysonL — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 01:23:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/07/04/record-breaking-solo-rower-kelsey-pfendler-arrives-hawaii/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48790512

Points: 103

# Comments: 10

Daisugi, the Japanese technique of growing trees out of other trees (2020)

MaysonL — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:28:50 +0000

https://x.com/wrathofgnon/status/1250287741247426565, https://xcancel.com/wrathofgnon/status/1250287741247426565

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48708859

Points: 169

# Comments: 55

New comment by MaysonL in "Why thinking out loud with someone beats thinking alone"

MaysonL — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:12:27 +0000

Then again, different people’s minds work very differently. My verbal SAT was low 790’s, yet some of my best thinking is purely kinesthetic.

New comment by MaysonL in "Why thinking out loud with someone beats thinking alone"

MaysonL — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:08:40 +0000

Different people’s minds work very differently. More differently than most people imagine.

New comment by MaysonL in "The (real) dead economy theory"

MaysonL — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:04:48 +0000

AI is currently a massive money sink. Yes or No?

New comment by MaysonL in "OpenAI Losses Increased Nearly 8X in 2025, with Spending Hitting $34B"

MaysonL — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:54:22 +0000

Who needed leaks to know that?

New comment by MaysonL in "I Fired Google"

MaysonL — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:34:27 +0000

It blocked me, because I was running an ad-blocker. Then I got around the block. Safari’s Reader mode is often useful.

Costco and Safeway are getting housing built where others fail

MaysonL — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:28:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.governance.fyi/p/costco-and-safeway-are-getting-housing

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48544445

Points: 3

# Comments: 5

RAGtime [a vibecoded database of Trump-2 era federal litigation+]

MaysonL — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:28:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/introducing-ragtime

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48506934

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Cabel Sasser "Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman"

MaysonL — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:33:17 +0000

Article URL: https://social.panic.com/@cabel/116710623616975906?kjy=spring

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48445958

Points: 3

# Comments: 0