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New comment by asplake in "12k Tons of Dumped Orange Peel Grew into a Landscape Nobody Expected (2017)"

asplake — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:42:28 +0000

Previously: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=orange+peel

New comment by asplake in "False claims in a widely-cited paper"

asplake — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:33:35 +0000

I had the privilege last night of attending a lecture given by Prof Sir John Kay (Obliquity, Radical Uncertainty, etc). He was scathing on two points: 1) the way the world changed in the 1970s from management as responsibility to leadership as prize, and 2) the abject failure of business schools to develop a serious body of knowledge. Taken together, business schools have become cash cows for universities while still being held in disdain by academia. This from the first dean of Oxford's Said Business School.

Europe sleepwalked into yet another energy crisis

asplake — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:50:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24de9e97vno

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47444062

Points: 36

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Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

asplake — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:16:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/marc-andreessen-is-wrong-about-introspection/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423019

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

New comment by asplake in "UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach"

asplake — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:02:38 +0000

And to ease oil prices, the US takes its already limited pressure off Russia meanwhile. Given the Ukraine situation, I can't see how that helps EU and UK.

New comment by asplake in "Stop Sloppypasta"

asplake — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:58:23 +0000

Is tossing stuff over the fence considered ok now? Review the slop with the person that submitted it.

New comment by asplake in "Executing programs inside transformers with exponentially faster inference"

asplake — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:14:21 +0000

Agreeing first that it is genuinely interesting, let me make a constructive comment on the text: Early on, there are too many small paragraphs that don't on their own make a cogent argument. That important but easily overlooked structural work is pushed back to the reader. I felt rewarded in pushing past that though. Bravo.

AI chatbot urged violence, study finds

asplake — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:40:23 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/use-a-gun-or-beat-the-crap-out-of-him-ai-chatbot-urged-violence-study-finds/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47347259

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by asplake in "The new Apple begins to emerge"

asplake — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:21:22 +0000

Because you buy not just a device but into an ecosystem. Because you have expectations of future development. Because, as far as a changing political landscape will allow, you hope you can trust their judgement. Because you want support. Because you want to be able to walk into a store. Lots of reasons…

From Iran to Ukraine, everyone's trying to hack security cameras

asplake — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:39:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/from-ukraine-to-iran-hacking-security-cameras-is-now-part-of-wars-playbook/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47295395

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by asplake in "Tinnitus Is Connected to Sleep"

asplake — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:12:58 +0000

I suffered a highly unpleasant vertigo attack yesterday - happens every once in a while. Tinnitus was the warning, and I was definitely over-tired beforehand.

After an ear infection 30 years ago I lost most hearing in my left ear and my balance was affected. Not a massive problem most of the time but I regret not being able to read when travelling, even by plane or train. It’s audiobooks all the way…

Beyond Dunbar: Civilization Was Right to Move Beyond the Village

asplake — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:06:45 +0000

Article URL: https://indyjohar.substack.com/p/beyond-dunbar-civilization-was-right

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47286893

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by asplake in "BBC says 'irreversible' trends mean it will not survive without major overhaul"

asplake — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:15:08 +0000

Agree that Channel 4 is also pretty good, perhaps better even than the BBC for politics now. But so much UK politics coverage these days has moved to podcasts – some of them staffed by ex-BBC people.

Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger

asplake — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:47:06 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/could-a-vaccine-prevent-dementia-shingles-shot-data-only-getting-stronger/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171096

Points: 8

# Comments: 1

New comment by asplake in "New accounts on HN more likely to use em-dashes"

asplake — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:34:23 +0000

Exactly

New comment by asplake in "New accounts on HN more likely to use em-dashes"

asplake — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:27:39 +0000

LLM adopting conventions (typographical or otherwise) is what they do, right? The idea that anyone should then have to change their behaviour is ridiculous, as is the whole conversation, really.

What Developers Actually Need to Know Right Now

asplake — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:12:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.oreilly.com/radar/what-developers-actually-need-to-know-right-now/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47084733

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by asplake in "An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward"

asplake — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:00:55 +0000

Came to make the same recommendation. Great book!

New comment by asplake in "In contrast with Trump's America, Europe's 100 gigawatt clean energy hub"

asplake — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:55:00 +0000

Actual title (too long for HN and more clickbaity): Trump said wind power is for ‘stupid people.’ Here’s what European countries did 5 days later

In contrast with Trump's America, Europe's 100 gigawatt clean energy hub

asplake — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:28:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/climate/trump-wind-europe-clean-energy-independence

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47079702

Points: 10

# Comments: 2