Hacker News: adrianhon

New comment by adrianhon in "Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted?"

adrianhon — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:48:18 +0000

Archive link: https://archive.is/2026.04.06-100412/https://www.newyorker.c...

Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted?

adrianhon — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:36:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47659135

Points: 1008

# Comments: 402

Austenland: The Most Immersive Austen Experience?

adrianhon — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:01:28 +0000

Article URL: https://mssv.net/2026/04/01/austenland-the-worlds-most-immersive-austen-experience/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47598516

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April

adrianhon — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:28:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/games/902224/sony-ps5-playstation-price-hike

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47541895

Points: 16

# Comments: 9

New comment by adrianhon in "Epic Games to cut more than 1k jobs as Fortnite usage falls"

adrianhon — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:36:01 +0000

1000 layoffs represents around 25% of Epic's total workforce.

Today's Layoffs

adrianhon — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:35:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/todays-layoffs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47503239

Points: 67

# Comments: 1

New comment by adrianhon in "Playing with dolls can help children develop imagination and social skills"

adrianhon — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:58:56 +0000

Open access paper here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...

Playing with dolls can help children develop imagination and social skills

adrianhon — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:58:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/18/playing-with-dolls-can-help-children-develop-imagination-and-social-skills-uk-study

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47442481

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by adrianhon in "The Collective Ambition Behind Odysseus, a Game-Changing Sci-Fi Larp"

adrianhon — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:06:48 +0000

Author here: Genuinely not sure how this appeared again today, but I’m glad to see it!

I have not affiliation with the team, but I really like what they do. They are currently crowdfunding €850,000 to build a permanent installation for the larp and are about a quarter of the way funded:

https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/ellarion-tales/odysseu...

really easy tetris

adrianhon — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:54:21 +0000

Article URL: https://eieio.games/really-easy-tetris/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47182737

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?

adrianhon — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:16:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/16/can-ozempic-cure-addiction

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945448

Points: 63

# Comments: 103

A bombshell': doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body

adrianhon — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:31:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/13/microplastics-human-body-doubt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46601400

Points: 39

# Comments: 3

OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis

adrianhon — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:06:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmn991pz9jo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46068487

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

The History of The New Yorker's Vaunted Fact-Checking Department

adrianhon — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:24:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/the-history-of-the-new-yorkers-vaunted-fact-checking-department

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45012647

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

The Vatican Observatory Looks to the Heavens

adrianhon — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:08:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/08/04/the-vatican-observatory-looks-to-the-heavens

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44709183

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by adrianhon in "Burning Man Is Burning Through Cash"

adrianhon — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:49:35 +0000

Archive link: https://archive.ph/2025.07.23-021821/https://www.bloomberg.c...

Burning Man Is Burning Through Cash

adrianhon — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:49:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-07-22/burning-man-festival-struggles-to-make-enough-money

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44672952

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

The Ladder: A Hilariously Surprisingly Replayable Escape Room

adrianhon — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 11:24:56 +0000

Article URL: https://mssv.net/2025/07/06/the-ladder-a-hilariously-absurd-surprisingly-replayable-escape-room/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44479760

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by adrianhon in "What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?"

adrianhon — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:08:35 +0000

Archive link: https://archive.is/y705A

What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?

adrianhon — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:07:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/07/the-end-of-the-english-paper

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44421804

Points: 49

# Comments: 111