Hacker News: ablation

New comment by ablation in "US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire"

ablation — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:09:31 +0000

It would seem all arrows are pointing at Cuba, which I'm sure won't put up quite as much of a fight.

New comment by ablation in "I've sold out"

ablation — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:19:45 +0000

What the hell is going on with all these weird tech bros naming their companies after Tolkein mythos?

New comment by ablation in "Oil prices surge 20% on supply fears"

ablation — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:50:10 +0000

1990 comparison is too mild, if anything. Back then, the Hormuz never actually closed. Today's complete halt of oil flows through that bottleneck is completely unprecedented. "We have not seen anything like this in pretty much the history of the Strait of Hormuz" - so sayeth Rystad Energy's chief economist).

The UK and Europe are arguably even more exposed.

New comment by ablation in "BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for the first time"

ablation — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:41:08 +0000

Just a bit of cursory research provides some evidence counter to your confident assertions. It's fine if you don't like EVs or like the idea of them becoming popular, but it's worth doing a little reading first.

- In the US in 2025, 35% of vehicle shoppers say they are at least "somewhat likely" to consider purchasing an EV, with 24% saying they are "very likely" to do so. [1]

- Among younger consumers, more than two-thirds of Gen Z (72%) and Millennials (70%) say they would consider purchasing an EV. [2]

- In Germany, EV purchase intent rose 8 percentage points in a single year, with 30% of consumers planning a fully electric vehicle as their next car, which is the highest BEV intent of any surveyed European country. [3]

- The median range of new EVs hit a record high of 283 miles per charge for the 2024 model year, more than four times higher than in 2011. [4]

- The average EV range in 2025 has increased a further 4% over 2024, now reaching 293 miles, while fast charging speeds have improved 7% over the 2024 model year. [5]

- DC fast chargers can bring an EV battery to 80% charge in as little as 20 minutes. [6]

- In 2025, battery electric cars reached a historic 19% share of all new car registrations across Europe - the highest annual share ever recorded - with total volumes up around 31% compared to 2024. [7]

- Germany and France reached a combined battery electric and plug-in hybrid market share of 30% and 27%, respectively, while Italy and Spain are catching up at 12% and 20%, respectively. [7]

- Several smaller EU markets are already well ahead of the European average, including Belgium at 34%, Luxembourg at 27%, and Portugal at 23% BEV market share in 2025. [8]

- Europe's public charging network surpassed 1 million charge points in 2024 - a 35% growth in a single year with fast chargers now available every 50 km on over 75% of European highways. [9]

I own both an EV and a gasoline car, and feel there are upsides and downsides to both.

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[1] https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2025-us-elec... [2] https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/detail/T0442867EN... [3] https://www.mckinsey.com/features/mckinsey-center-for-future... [4] https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/fotw-1375-dece... [5] https://www.recurrentauto.com/research/new-ev-market-trends-... [6] https://www.transportation.gov/rural/ev/toolkit/ev-basics/ch... [7] https://theicct.org/pr-europe-battery-electric-market-closes... [8] https://eleport.com/ev-sales-in-europe/ [9] https://www.virta.global/global-electric-vehicle-market

New comment by ablation in "Volkswagen overtook Tesla as Europe's top EV seller in 2025"

ablation — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:45:31 +0000

By nearly every subjective measure I can think of: comfort, cabin finish, general external aesthetics, performance, driving enjoyment, infotainment, range, etc. Your mileage may vary, of course. Pun somewhat intended.

Workday layoffs to hit about 400 roles

ablation — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:38:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/04/workday_layoffs_400_jobs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46911252

Points: 2

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New comment by ablation in "Volkswagen overtook Tesla as Europe's top EV seller in 2025"

ablation — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:16:18 +0000

The Skoda Enyaq (VRS model specifically) is the best EV I've driven/travelled in by quite some margin. Exceptionally good. I mention it because VAG group.

New comment by ablation in "Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video"

ablation — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:20:14 +0000

A very cool aesthetic and application of technology, thank you for sharing.

New comment by ablation in "Rare Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard found"

ablation — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:59:47 +0000

As someone born, raised, and currently living in the UK, this is the first time I've heard of this. It's literally never come up or been an issue anywhere in the past 50 years I've been alive, and I've lived all over these isles. A bizarre OP.

New comment by ablation in "The mineral riches hiding under Greenland's ice"

ablation — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:21:35 +0000

> > It seems like that's exactly what it would have to do post acquisition--unless of course the US also plans to bulldoze Greenland's sovereignty.

I don't want to repeat what others are saying, but how on earth could you not consider that all of the existing rules, laws and agreements just go in the trash under a new "owner"? Of course the US plans to bulldoze Greenland's sovereignty, goodness me.

New comment by ablation in "A school locked down after AI flagged a gun. It was a clarinet"

ablation — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:29:23 +0000

A weapon of mass diminuendo.

New comment by ablation in "Independent review of UK national security law warns of overreach"

ablation — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:59:53 +0000

The UK is just saying the quiet part out loud. If you look at the EARN IT Act in the US or the "Chat Control" proposals in the EU, then the trajectory is identical. The UK is providing the "democratic" precedent that the rest of the Five Eyes will use as leverage. If you think the US isn't eyeing the Online Safety Act as a convenient trial run for overt or covert domestic policy, I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

EDIT: You added a lot more after I replied to your post.

New comment by ablation in "Australia's social media ban in chaos as youths flock to Chinese alternatives"

ablation — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:30:35 +0000

I don't. There are standards that HN should try and achieve, though.

New comment by ablation in "Australia's social media ban in chaos as youths flock to Chinese alternatives"

ablation — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:40:03 +0000

Please don't post GB News articles. It's worse than Daily Mail for sensationalist ragebait and gammon-pandering garbage.

New comment by ablation in "McDonald's pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash"

ablation — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:54:36 +0000

I must say, my first thought was ChatGPT's signature writing style coming through loud and clear in that statement.

New comment by ablation in "McDonald's pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash"

ablation — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:40:26 +0000

Feels like a trial balloon. Yes, this one went badly. It was awful slop. But there will be another. And another. And I feel like for most people catching an ad on TV, the realisation that AI made it will decrease or won't bother them over time. The frog will be boiled.

New comment by ablation in "Cloudflare Down Again – and DownDetector Is Also Down"

ablation — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:06:30 +0000

Already being discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46158191

New comment by ablation in "Cloudflare was down"

ablation — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:58:29 +0000

Yeah that's a hard 500 right? Not even Cloudflare's 500 branded page like last time. What could have caused this, I wonder.

New comment by ablation in "14yo won $25k for origami that holds 10k times its weight"

ablation — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:26:56 +0000

Business Insider is a slop website these days.

New comment by ablation in "Accenture dubs 800k staff 'reinventors' amid shift to AI"

ablation — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:21:00 +0000

This is very, very funny. Pathetic too, of course. But mostly very funny. Has it ever delivered much more than boiler-plate consultancy packaged in buzzwords at the best of times? Now with added slop!