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New comment by SBNakta in "Oregon lawmakers approve money to buy an iconic waterfall listed on Redfin"

SBNakta — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:59:43 +0000

It feels like it's back where it belongs.

New comment by SBNakta in "BYD launches new Seagull EV with 5-minute Flash Charging, starting under $10k"

SBNakta — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:49:04 +0000

Looks like charging speeds are starting to pass the technological singularity.

New comment by SBNakta in "It Could Be Otherwise: Science in the Age of Uncertainty"

SBNakta — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:33:54 +0000

If we can grasp just how certainly uncertain even uncertainty is, that alone is a remarkable scientific feat. After all, the moment accumulated uncertainties cross the tipping point of knowledge and technology to crystallize, the next summit will reveal itself—just as it always has.

New comment by SBNakta in "Nearly 1 in 5 UC freshmen are flunking math, double the rate from 5 years ago"

SBNakta — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:28:35 +0000

The illusion that higher education is achievable without securing foundational mathematical reasoning is dangerous. It may just be another expense that accumulates opportunity costs, driving meaningless intellectual snobbery and labor-market mismatch.

Beyond "Why the West Rules": Modernity as Topological Superconductivity

SBNakta — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:32:05 +0000

Article URL: https://zenodo.org/records/23445726

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50151605

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New comment by SBNakta in "How do human beings explain taking part in genocide?"

SBNakta — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:14:09 +0000

A fundamental fix is difficult because this is rooted in our primitive evolutionary drive for resource monopolization. Coupled with the accelerated pace of execution resulting from the separation of decision-making and action, it becomes nearly impossible to keep in check. Institutional defenses are a necessary patch for now, but they are not the ultimate answer.

New comment by SBNakta in "OpenAI, Meta caution US judiciary about risk of 'deepfake' evidence"

SBNakta — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:09:48 +0000

As the delta between deepfakes and real footage converges to zero, the evidentiary value of video is ultimately destined to become obsolete.

New comment by SBNakta in "Tell HN: Google Argon on a Pro subscription is worthless"

SBNakta — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:47:41 +0000

Automated model routing is just immature right now. Given how fast things are moving, though, I'd expect these resource allocation pitfalls to be ironed out soon.

New comment by SBNakta in "Subversion of clinical judgment by conversational artificial intelligence"

SBNakta — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:46:53 +0000

Even if AI brings benefits not captured here, given the core principle of 'first, do no harm,' the risks shown in this study alone mean we must be extremely cautious about the value of AI as a decision-support tool.