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New comment by cachius in "Rapid warming may tip AMOC at 2°C, slower warming may avert collapse"

cachius — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:33:25 +0000

The year predicted for the glacier's collapse was an extrapolation based on data and models available at the time. While the timing was off, the thing is going away visibly for everyone!

In hindsight they shouldn't have set the date, but contrast the fast decline with the long existence. Maybe even let people guess or bet the exact year to involve them and make them think.

New comment by cachius in "Rapid warming may tip AMOC at 2°C, slower warming may avert collapse"

cachius — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:21:25 +0000

> geoengineering could go wrong

Sure. If one path leads to certain doom and the other into the unknown, which one do you choose?

New comment by cachius in "Rapid warming may tip AMOC at 2°C, slower warming may avert collapse"

cachius — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:19:56 +0000

About Wolf Tivy's idea of "xenohumanism": strip "humanity" of all ape-ish historical contingency and identify the convergent "true man" as sum of "human" capabilities like language, philosophy, sociality, intelligence, consciousness

https://xcancel.com/wolftivy/status/2085790987293692248#m

New comment by cachius in "Rapid warming may tip AMOC at 2°C, slower warming may avert collapse"

cachius — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:14:40 +0000

Just posted the idea for a win-win reuse of desalination waste water in the arctic depths in a sibling comment! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49283840#49286264

New comment by cachius in "Rapid warming may tip AMOC at 2°C, slower warming may avert collapse"

cachius — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:13:08 +0000

> temperatures recover

Not. so. fast.

New comment by cachius in "Rapid warming may tip AMOC at 2°C, slower warming may avert collapse"

cachius — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:11:39 +0000

Can't we just pour the waste water from desalination plants into the arctic abyss to keep AMOC going?

New comment by cachius in "DeepSeek Harness"

cachius — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:54:35 +0000

HaS aNyOnE sEeN aLtErNaTiNg CaSe CoNvErTeRs https://en.toolpage.org/tool/alternatingcase https://www.textformatting.com/case-converter/alternating-ca...

Sadly no backwards direction

New comment by cachius in "Mushroom behind 'tiny people' hallucinations identified"

cachius — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:29:17 +0000

Right, and I think now I understand you better:

>> targeted humans

With utilitarian and anthropocentric world view you mean the 'target thinking' ascribing intention to nature, and not what is targeted, which are only incidentally humans here.

New comment by cachius in "Mushroom behind 'tiny people' hallucinations identified"

cachius — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:48:09 +0000

Why would a random thing in the world specifically target anything? Nature throws things against the wall and keeps what sticks.

Look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedychrum_rutilans, a parasite on a parasite. Did it target beewolves specifically? And now its hosts are dying, was it his fault he chose the 'wrong' target?

Not the anthropocentricity is to criticise, but the idea of nature targeting. OP asked a well meaning question where sth. can be be learned from. Thank you.

New comment by cachius in "Could psilocybin be the key to treating anorexia?"

cachius — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:31:04 +0000

TIL I learned about Janus words that have two opposite meanings depending on context, also known as contronyms or auto-antonyms:

Cleave: To split apart ('cleave the wood') or to adhere closely ('cleave to one's principles')

Sanction: To give official permission/approval or to impose a penalty/ban

Oversight: Watchful supervision or an unintentional mistake/omission

Dust: To remove fine particles ('dust the shelf') or to sprinkle them on ('dust the cake with sugar')

Bolt: To secure firmly in place or to run away suddenly

Clip: To fasten together ('clip the papers') or to cut off ('clip the coupon')

Fast: Moving quickly or fixed firmly in place ('stuck fast')

Left: Departed (verb) or remaining (adjective)

Screen: To display/show ('screen a movie') or to hide/conceal

Weather: To withstand or endure ('weather the storm') or to wear away/deteriorate over time

Peruse: To read carefully and thoroughly or to skim casually

Trim: To decorate/adorn ('trim the tree') or to cut away excess ('trim the hedges')

Rent: To pay for the use of something or to receive payment for allowing someone to use something

Table: In British English, to propose for discussion; in American English, to postpone or remove from discussion

New comment by cachius in "Could psilocybin be the key to treating anorexia?"

cachius — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:55:17 +0000

Funny how 'drug' in English is a homonym for at the same time bad recreational substance and good one to cure illness.

In German it's Droge and Medikament

New comment by cachius in "Could psilocybin be the key to treating anorexia?"

cachius — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:43:31 +0000

We hear a lot about LLMs lately, they solve reasoning, mimic empathy, and awaken consciousness miraculously. As long as we do not understand the workings of the mind and brain, it reminds me of the days when machine learning or Bitcoin were the cure for everything.

New comment by cachius in "Ask HN: What are the viable alternatives to DuckDuckGo?"

cachius — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:12:28 +0000

Sure, and one product is the browser, the other is search :-/ @BrendanEich

New comment by cachius in "There Will Come Soft Rains (1950) [pdf]"

cachius — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:23:11 +0000

Zarelli - Falling Light ft. Leonard Nimoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_ekjpJWSvY

New comment by cachius in "There Will Come Soft Rains (1950) [pdf]"

cachius — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:12:56 +0000

More books and stories are listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_holocaust_fict... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apocalyptic_and_post-a...

The Beast of Heaven by Victor Kelleher is very relevant to current affairs. Two AIs guard a nuclear weapon in endless discussions, drawing heavily from Milton's Paradise Lost and the bible.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2333226.The_Beast_of_Hea..., borrowable at https://archive.org/details/beastofheaven0000kell/page/2/mod...

New comment by cachius in "There Will Come Soft Rains (1950) [pdf]"

cachius — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:46:19 +0000

> "Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, "in the city of Allendale, California." It repeated the date three times for memory's sake. "Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills."

New comment by cachius in "Ask HN: What are the viable alternatives to DuckDuckGo?"

cachius — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:34:15 +0000

The name collision with the browser is a bit unfortunate. If you set it to default search engine in Chrome on mobile, 'Search with Brave' is very ambiguous!

New comment by cachius in "Bonsai: Janestreet's UI Library"

cachius — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:28:43 +0000

What does JaneStreet do besides sponsoring nerdy Youtube channels and writing UI libraries?

New comment by cachius in "Show HN: ssh ssh.place"

cachius — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:06:58 +0000

What's with Fil-C is unsafe? https://archive.ph/ysqbm

TIL about 4chan clanker clone moltshit.com

New comment by cachius in "Netflix employee fired for sharing personal details in retreat trust exercise"

cachius — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:40:51 +0000

Why the stigma? Does it come from the same direction as US American prudence?