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New comment by frasermarlow in "Ask HN: Should we stop "correcting" AI writing so it improves English for us?"

frasermarlow — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:23:27 +0000

"AI writing often puts an "or" at the list of items " ? Give us an example.

New comment by frasermarlow in "Staggering 90% of biomedical papers now show signs of AI help"

frasermarlow — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:22:05 +0000

Honestly, I wonder what the other 10% of folks are up to.

Staggering 90% of biomedical papers now show signs of AI help

frasermarlow — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:21:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02551-z

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49391211

Points: 3

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New comment by frasermarlow in "OpenAI is a non profit after all"

frasermarlow — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:43:03 +0000

They are all "no profit" companies at this stage.

New comment by frasermarlow in "The rich aren't your role models"

frasermarlow — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:42:37 +0000

I agree that a system in which we reward one man for building a vast loss-making empire is fundamentally broken and will eventually need to correct course. Elon Musk is not the problem, the irrational valuations of his (and his team's) work are. This said, the article is not terribly articulate in it's arguments and clings to an anachronistic view of how capital markets currently allocate wealth (and I am deliberately avoiding saying "how capital markets work" because I can't see this model working too long past this current wave of massive hyped up IPOs). Also, just to throw spice into the conversation, I bought into the IPO and cashed out above $160. So thanks for that.

New comment by frasermarlow in "SpaceX investor roadshow presentation [pdf]"

frasermarlow — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:02:18 +0000

Your chance to make an early investment into the Empire before they build the Death Star, at $135 a share.

SpaceX investor roadshow presentation [pdf]

frasermarlow — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:01:05 +0000

Article URL: https://content.spacex.com/cms-assets/assets/SpaceX%20IPO%20Roadshow.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48403114

Points: 3

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New comment by frasermarlow in "Greenpeace study finds microplastics in Gerber baby food pouches [pdf]"

frasermarlow — Wed, 27 May 2026 14:52:00 +0000

"That’s equivalent to an estimated total of more than 11,000 microplastic particles in each Danone Happy Baby Organics pouch, and more than 5,000 particles in each Nestlé Gerber Organics pouch." - Wow.

The Correctness Layer: How We Beat Claude Code on the ADE Benchmark

frasermarlow — Wed, 27 May 2026 14:31:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.altimate.ai/blog/the-correctness-layer-in-ade

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48294986

Points: 9

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New comment by frasermarlow in "Show HN: A website that tracks every stock trade Congress makes"

frasermarlow — Wed, 27 May 2026 01:32:26 +0000

On that topic: this is both entertaining and scary, especially the bit that says they fast-tracked into the NASDAQ 100 so whether you like it or not you have to buy into Elon Musk's financial house of cards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHD8BDFYyGI

New comment by frasermarlow in "Show HN: A website that tracks every stock trade Congress makes"

frasermarlow — Wed, 27 May 2026 01:31:07 +0000

Remind me to come check this tracker after the SpaceXAI IPO.

NASA unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base

frasermarlow — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:45:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39228nxyr4o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48285728

Points: 3

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Trump's 25% cut on Nvidia chips to China backfired as Beijing blocks H200 sales

frasermarlow — Tue, 26 May 2026 19:21:02 +0000

Article URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/trumps-25-cut-nvidia-chips-194500691.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284628

Points: 21

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New comment by frasermarlow in "Trump releases new batch of previously classified UFO files"

frasermarlow — Tue, 26 May 2026 17:01:09 +0000

Ha ha.

Trump releases new batch of previously classified UFO files

frasermarlow — Tue, 26 May 2026 01:38:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/23/trump-releases-new-batch-of-previously-classified-ufo-files

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48273982

Points: 8

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New comment by frasermarlow in "Ask HN: Are SaaS businesses going to zero?"

frasermarlow — Thu, 14 May 2026 03:08:38 +0000

At the moment, the economics of software are out of whack. It's not about agentic replacing traditional painstakingly coded applications, but more about the massive influx of capital, and the subsidies from the newcomers to try and gain ground and demonstrate aggressive growth. In the early 2000's, Facebook's growth was described as "selling dollar bills for 90 cents." That is where we are now. Nobody will know for sure where all this lands until companies have to demonstrate their worth through real profits and stable growth.

New comment by frasermarlow in "Eliza: Natural Language Processing from 1967"

frasermarlow — Thu, 14 May 2026 03:05:12 +0000

I recall running this on my TRS-80 back in the 80's - there is a web version available here: https://www.masswerk.at/elizabot/

Eliza: Natural Language Processing from 1967

frasermarlow — Thu, 14 May 2026 03:01:05 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48130599

Points: 1

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New comment by frasermarlow in "Car is spying on you, and it's only just the beginning"

frasermarlow — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:25:52 +0000

"Among the biggest customers for car data are insurance companies, and they're using it to charge some people higher prices. But there's no telling where your information is going. Some car companies admit they sell your data, but they don't have to say who's buying. That's to say nothing of the fact that you might find it a little creepy. Most consumers, experts say, have no idea it's even happening."

Car is spying on you, and it's only just the beginning

frasermarlow — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:24:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260513-your-car-is-spying-on-you-its-about-to-get-worse

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48122344

Points: 6

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