Hacker News: Vaslo

New comment by Vaslo in "Dutch Railways offers unlimited off-peak train travel nationwide for €49/month"

Vaslo — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:48:54 +0000

People who use it more really should contribute something vs those who never use it.

New comment by Vaslo in "Want your images back? That'll be $5"

Vaslo — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:03:34 +0000

It’s a low ethic move to be clear but weren’t they paying to have servers to store your data all those years?

Selfhost with Unraid and Immich.

New comment by Vaslo in "U.S. science is in chaos"

Vaslo — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:00:15 +0000

You’ll get downvoted to hell for this comment but it’s a legitimate concern, especially as Europe throws more of its money into socialist nonsense. It’s time for Europe to start picking up more of the tab, NATO included.

New comment by Vaslo in "U.S. science is in chaos"

Vaslo — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:57:42 +0000

Or Europe and Asia can handle more of the cost.

New comment by Vaslo in "Wolfram Language and Mathematica version 15"

Vaslo — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:57:14 +0000

I remember using it in my college days in the 90s.

People joining my company from academia usually know Mathematica along with Python or R.

When we tell them we don’t use Mathematica they are sometimes initially concerned. They are typically quite opinionated and I have yet to hear an employee complain about no longer having access to Mathematica. Or SPSS, SAS, or MiniTab for that matter.

New comment by Vaslo in "Banned book library in a wi-fi smart light bulb"

Vaslo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:13:01 +0000

Maybe something like "not library available" or "lending restricted"?

I understand the point you are trying to make and you have good evidence backing your statement ("alcohol is banned the stadium", etc) but when it comes to books, when people hear ban, they think Fahrenheit 451 or The Khmer Rouge burning books. So I also understand the OPs point.

Unless you're an alcoholic, banning alcohol in schools or stadiums isn't quite the hardship of arresting people for owning To Kill A Mockingbird.

Its connotation has changed in the same way that people calling others "Nazis" and "Fascists" has changed with the constant misuse of them.

KPMG Withdraws AI Report After Hallucination Scandal

Vaslo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:46:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/kpmg-withdraws-ai-report-after-hallucination-scandal

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48545408

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by Vaslo in "New pancreatic cancer drug might open the door to much longer survival times"

Vaslo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:05:55 +0000

Just because you don't agree with it doesn't mean it's "propaganda". The fact you say things like this show people that they should constantly be questioning the science.

New comment by Vaslo in "New pancreatic cancer drug might open the door to much longer survival times"

Vaslo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:03:06 +0000

I know just as much as you do about this, if not more - so it's terribly frustrating to me. I have been a scientist in a time where lots of political nonsense from the left didn't interfere with good science. Scientists are mostly NOT villains, though some use their positions to espouse various progressive nonsense that have nothing to do with good science.

Semi-solid batteries emerge as safer lithium-ion alternative

Vaslo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:59:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/semi-solid-batteries-emerge-as-safer-lithium-ion-alternative

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48542263

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by Vaslo in "New pancreatic cancer drug might open the door to much longer survival times"

Vaslo — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:39:51 +0000

It’s called the 2024 election. People have had enough leftist politics in their science.

New comment by Vaslo in "CRISPR tech selectively shreds cancer cells, including "undruggable" cancers"

Vaslo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:55:45 +0000

You're wrong, because if your karma fall below a certain number, your comments wont show up anymore. I can show you if you like.

People shouldn't be blocked from commenting because their karma goes negative. Spamming, hateful talk, etc should be a completely different system. Just because what you say is unpopular (in one place mind you) doesn't mean your words should be hidden.