Hacker News: NoblePublius

New comment by NoblePublius in "OpenAI raises $110B on $730B pre-money valuation"

NoblePublius — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:35:34 +0000

The round is still open, Amazon is funding in tranches, and Sam doesnt get all the cash until he hits unknown metrics. Sounds like a down round.

New comment by NoblePublius in "Amazon has mostly sat out the AI talent war"

NoblePublius — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:54:44 +0000

Why would Amazon want to invest in AI, which would help their customers find what they want to buy, when they make all their profit from showing their customers what they don’t want to buy with monetized search?

New comment by NoblePublius in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

NoblePublius — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:04:41 +0000

It’s funny to me that you think people were forced to by cars by “ripping out trolleys” when it was the buying of cars that did that.

New comment by NoblePublius in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

NoblePublius — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:03:46 +0000

America built train tracks at the same time and the rail Operators went bust post WW2 because Americans stopped taking trains.

New comment by NoblePublius in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

NoblePublius — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:00:41 +0000

Again, you have it backwards. Penn Station went bankrupt in the 1960s because rail passenger volume didn’t match the projections made in the 40s and 50s. Most American, even poor Americans, could afford cars, so they bought them. The only way mass transit (it doesn’t have to be public) works is either in dense urban environments or with a society too poor to afford alternatives. I’m not making a pro car argument or anti transit market. I’m just pointing out the actual forces that influence the creation and usage of all transit.

New comment by NoblePublius in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

NoblePublius — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:56:12 +0000

“Land use choices” are downstream of what residents want less what they can afford. You have it backwards.

New comment by NoblePublius in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

NoblePublius — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:37:42 +0000

“ I love Disney and I love Dolly Parton, but it says something deeply broken about our national priorities when their theme park trains outclass public infrastructure in billion-dollar economies. Be serious.”

Europe has lots of train infrastructure because it was very poor after WW2, and its people could afford nothing but train fare.

America has lots of car infrastructure because it was very rich after WS2, and its people have the freedom to choose personal transportation.

Over 90% of American households have at least one car. It’s not because American government doesn’t invest in public transit. It’s because Americans, even poor Americans, overwhelmingly choose personal transportation.

New comment by NoblePublius in "2M users but no money in the bank"

NoblePublius — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:34:46 +0000

Crazy idea: charge $1

New comment by NoblePublius in "AI solves International Math Olympiad problems at silver medal level"

NoblePublius — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:05:04 +0000

A lot of words to say second place

New comment by NoblePublius in "Tesla's FSD – A Useless Technology Demo"

NoblePublius — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 23:36:20 +0000

No!

New comment by NoblePublius in "Tesla's FSD – A Useless Technology Demo"

NoblePublius — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 09:11:40 +0000

FSD is worse than autopilot, and makes autopilot worse. When you enable FSD, it turns on the cabin camera and applies the same driver attention standard to autopilot. Autopilot is really good! But if FSD is on, it becomes next to useless. You actually have to look at the road all the time!

New comment by NoblePublius in "U.S. opens UnitedHealth antitrust probe"

NoblePublius — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:08:43 +0000

Ending Medicare would make EMTALA obsolete

New comment by NoblePublius in "U.S. opens UnitedHealth antitrust probe"

NoblePublius — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:43:07 +0000

Ban all health insurance. And Medicare. And Medicaid. Require all healthcare services be transparently and consistently priced in cash. Transform the IRS into an insurer of last resort by providing 100% tax credits for all medical care in excess of 8% of income. Fixed.

New comment by NoblePublius in "Tell HN: Equifax free credit report dark patterns"

NoblePublius — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:28:55 +0000

Give me your checking account login and tax return and I will know who you owe money to

New comment by NoblePublius in "Tell HN: Equifax free credit report dark patterns"

NoblePublius — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 22:47:55 +0000

Plaid

New comment by NoblePublius in "Tell HN: Equifax free credit report dark patterns"

NoblePublius — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 03:27:50 +0000

Every financial institution has its own credit file on you. They don’t need the third party services at all. Credit profiles can be created easily from any number of public data sources. These companies exist because we wrote laws requiring them to exist, and for no other reason.

New comment by NoblePublius in "Why is no one making a new version of old Facebook?"

NoblePublius — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:29:03 +0000

Old Facebook now exists in group chat

New comment by NoblePublius in "Plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals"

NoblePublius — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 00:08:35 +0000

Yes the culprits are industry and not local government who giggled with piggish glee to set up meaningless and costly recycling and compliance regimes which generated them billions

New comment by NoblePublius in "Long Covid is associated with cognitive slowing"

NoblePublius — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:33:30 +0000

“Self reported” is exactly the standard of evidence I expect from Covid researchers. Thank you for the thoughtful reply. Next up please control for vaccine status. Long vaccine anyone?

New comment by NoblePublius in "Long Covid is associated with cognitive slowing"

NoblePublius — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 18:01:17 +0000

How do you distinguish the feeling of being less sharp from the psychological impact of lockdown?