Hacker News: andsoitis

New comment by andsoitis in "Ask HN: What would you do with a trillion dollars"

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:03:42 +0000

50% would go to scholarships / apprenticeships for young and talented scientists and artists.

25% to foundational longevity research.

25% for cultural preservation projects in Europe.

Metamodernism: The cultural philosophy of the digital age

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:00:26 +0000

Article URL: https://nesslabs.com/metamodernism

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48520320

Points: 1

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Identifying Life-Changing Books with LLMs

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:48:14 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.joellehman.com/identifying-life-changing-books-with-llms.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48520231

Points: 3

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Why greatness cannot be planned

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:39:09 +0000

Article URL: https://yinuoli.org/ken-stanley-and-joel-lehman-why-greatness-cant-be-planned/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48520149

Points: 1

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New comment by andsoitis in "The Swiss would be foolish to cap their population at 10M"

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:58:57 +0000

That makes sense.

New comment by andsoitis in "Dangerous Technology for Americans Only"

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:43:48 +0000

“Race”, such as it is, is orthogonal to place of origin.

If you’re arguing for abolishing the nation state or any concept the establishes right and obligations based on you being born there, then it would help your cause to not entangle it with racism. It would also be more interesting if you can explain how you imagine we’d even get to a place where there is only a single earthly jurisdiction with free movement etc. now THAT would be an interesting thought experiment.

New comment by andsoitis in "Statement on US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5"

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:40:35 +0000

If you’re confident that will happen then you can also make that trade and profit, right?

New comment by andsoitis in "The Swiss would be foolish to cap their population at 10M"

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:25:34 +0000

Do you think it is good policy for a country to cap its population? Can you envision the consequences for Switzerland in particular, given it is part of the Schengen area (the article covers a breadth)?

How would you enforce it? For instance, would Swiss citizens be required to get permission to have children?

Treating pancreatic tumours may have revealed cancer's master switch

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:34:00 +0000

Article URL: https://economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/12/treating-pancreatic-tumours-may-have-revealed-cancers-master-switch

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48517199

Points: 175

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New comment by andsoitis in "Dangerous Technology for Americans Only"

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:31:51 +0000

> It is not just about capabilities, it is about racism and nationalism. If you have the wrong passport, you are not to be trusted. This is a very different thing from safety, and Europeans should pay close attention to it.

And this is where one might as well stop reading.

This is standard practice for nation states. To call it racism is braindead and lazy.

Too many people are shockingly bad at prioritisation

andsoitis — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:35:28 +0000

Article URL: https://economist.com/business/2026/06/11/too-many-people-are-shockingly-bad-at-prioritisation

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48513664

Points: 5

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Techno-libertarians are flocking to the Caribbean

andsoitis — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:42:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/06/11/techno-libertarians-are-flocking-to-the-caribbean

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48509763

Points: 6

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The Swiss would be foolish to cap their population at 10M

andsoitis — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:41:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/12/the-swiss-would-be-foolish-to-cap-their-population-at-10m

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48509757

Points: 4

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The value of SpaceX rockets on its stock-market debut

andsoitis — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:41:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/business/2026/06/12/the-value-of-spacex-rockets-on-its-stock-market-debut

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48509748

Points: 4

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SpaceX's president is floating a Tesla merger as the company begins trading

andsoitis — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:47:21 +0000

Article URL: https://qz.com/spacex-tesla-merger-gwynne-shotwell-ipo-061226

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48504013

Points: 71

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Tesla gets go-ahead to sell self-driving technology in Belgium

andsoitis — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:50:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-gets-go-ahead-sell-self-driving-technology-belgium-2026-06-10/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48499711

Points: 1

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New comment by andsoitis in "Elon Musk is the first trillionaire (on paper) thanks to the SpaceX IPO"

andsoitis — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:22:12 +0000

> might earn far in the future tied to accomplishments such as shooting computer data centers into space and creating a human settlement on Mars

I think it is cool that he ties his reward to some of the most audacious goals. Setting an almost impossible bar to reach to motivate, because it isn't going to come from an external source.

Elon Musk is the first trillionaire (on paper) thanks to the SpaceX IPO

andsoitis — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:18:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/06/11/elon-musk-is-worlds-first-trillionaire-paper-thanks-spacex-ipo/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48497755

Points: 7

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SpaceX Officially Raises $75B in Record-Breaking IPO

andsoitis — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:17:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-06-11-2026/card/spacex-officially-raises-75-billion-in-record-breaking-ipo-t5v8TEdBcsthXAazNflu

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48497747

Points: 4

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Artificial intelligence got better at building itself

andsoitis — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:55:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/07/how-artificial-intelligence-got-better-at-building-itself

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48497530

Points: 4

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