Hacker News: georgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=georgecmuHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:03:36 +0000<![CDATA[A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias (2025)]]>Article URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole

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]]>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:59:24 +0000https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-molegeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138044https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138044<![CDATA[How do human beings explain taking part in genocide?]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2026/oct/09/naza-mass-killing-gaza-israel

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50112692

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]]>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:38:02 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2026/oct/09/naza-mass-killing-gaza-israelgeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50112692https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50112692<![CDATA[Car Is Sharing Data with Big Tech]]>Article URL: https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/personal-information/your-car-is-sharing-data-with-big-tech-companies-study-finds-a4474820962/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955891

Points: 5

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]]>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:26:58 +0000https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/personal-information/your-car-is-sharing-data-with-big-tech-companies-study-finds-a4474820962/georgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955891https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955891<![CDATA[The Urgent Need for Adversarial Journalism (2022)]]>Article URL: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/02/the-urgent-need-for-adversarial-journalism

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49944004

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]]>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:17:03 +0000https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/02/the-urgent-need-for-adversarial-journalismgeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49944004https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49944004<![CDATA[Solving the Puzzle That's Cousteau's Turbosail (1986)]]>Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-27-sp-13420-story.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49932567

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]]>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:06:29 +0000https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-27-sp-13420-story.htmlgeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49932567https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49932567<![CDATA[Hermann Weyl – Frank Aydelotte memorandum (1945)]]>Article URL: https://albert.ias.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/9feac6ca-38d1-4f5c-9876-75915f1a5762/content

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49863083

Points: 6

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]]>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:26:36 +0000https://albert.ias.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/9feac6ca-38d1-4f5c-9876-75915f1a5762/contentgeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49863083https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49863083<![CDATA[British Pet Massacre]]>Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_pet_massacre

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49543474

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]]>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:29:30 +0000https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_pet_massacregeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49543474https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49543474<![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg sends message to Meta employees]]>Article URL: https://www.thestreet.com/technology/mark-zuckerberg-shocking-message-meta-employee-layoffs-artificial-intelligence

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49505036

Points: 14

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]]>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:44:15 +0000https://www.thestreet.com/technology/mark-zuckerberg-shocking-message-meta-employee-layoffs-artificial-intelligencegeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49505036https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49505036<![CDATA[Diederik Stapel]]>Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diederik_Stapel

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49377173

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]]>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:55:38 +0000https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diederik_Stapelgeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49377173https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49377173<![CDATA[Why it might be time to rethink the human family tree]]>Article URL: https://theconversation.com/why-it-might-be-time-to-rethink-the-human-family-tree-289819

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49359278

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]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:54:24 +0000https://theconversation.com/why-it-might-be-time-to-rethink-the-human-family-tree-289819georgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49359278https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49359278<![CDATA[The Antibacterial Action of Cultures of a Penicillium (1929) [pdf]]]>Article URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2048009/pdf/brjexppathol00255-0037.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49186340

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]]>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:49:46 +0000https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2048009/pdf/brjexppathol00255-0037.pdfgeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49186340https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49186340<![CDATA[I made a tactile 3D map for my blind friend's birthday]]>Article URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/1vfwkrv/i_made_a_tactile_3d_map_for_my_blind_friends/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49178709

Points: 3

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]]>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:53:01 +0000https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/1vfwkrv/i_made_a_tactile_3d_map_for_my_blind_friends/georgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49178709https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49178709<![CDATA[How to plant a nuclear plant in Iran]]>Article URL: https://www.digitaldigging.org/p/how-to-plant-a-nuclear-plant-in-iran

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]]>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:11:19 +0000https://www.digitaldigging.org/p/how-to-plant-a-nuclear-plant-in-irangeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49134133https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49134133<![CDATA[Starfish Prime]]>Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48970023

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]]>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:30:09 +0000https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Primegeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48970023https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48970023<![CDATA[The tick that makes you allergic to meat is spreading across Massachusetts]]>Article URL: https://newbedfordlight.org/the-bugs-that-make-you-allergic-to-meat-are-spreading-across-mass/

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Points: 5

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]]>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:29:06 +0000https://newbedfordlight.org/the-bugs-that-make-you-allergic-to-meat-are-spreading-across-mass/georgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48685376https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48685376<![CDATA[A Third Strike for Waymo on Failed Quick Fixes]]>Article URL: https://philkoopman.substack.com/p/a-third-strike-for-waymo-on-failed

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]]>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:06:52 +0000https://philkoopman.substack.com/p/a-third-strike-for-waymo-on-failedgeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48586553https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48586553<![CDATA[Neutron star collisions are a "goldmine" of heavy elements, study finds (2021)]]>Article URL: https://news.mit.edu/2021/neutron-star-collisions-goldmine-heavy-elements-1025

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48470537

Points: 3

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]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:21:14 +0000https://news.mit.edu/2021/neutron-star-collisions-goldmine-heavy-elements-1025georgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48470537https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48470537<![CDATA[Flesh-eating screwworm arrives in US with first case in Texas]]>Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c936r25grrlo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396704

Points: 7

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]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:38:45 +0000https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c936r25grrlogeorgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396704https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396704<![CDATA[New comment by georgecmu in "What appear to be biochemical processes may be a natural feature of geology"]]>The actual publication is available here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw9065

  The present study challenges the traditional view that the *respiration of 
  organic carbon to CO2* is an exclusively intracellular process, revealing that 
  *organic compound respiration can occur spontaneously in an extracellular 
  context in soils*.
On the surface, it looks like they rediscovered that oxidation of organic / carbonaceous compounds occurs at low temperatures independently of presence of living organisms. The real contribution of the paper would be in elucidation of the specific mechanisms of oxidation of these organic compounds (e.g. via abiotic catalysis).

Compare to this paper from 2003:

https://sci-hub.kvnp.top/10.1016/s0360-1285(03)00042-x

  Coal oxidation at low temperatures is the major heat source responsible for 
  the self-heating and spontaneous combustion of coal and is an important source 
  of greenhouse gas emissions. This review focuses on the chemical reactions 
  occurring during low-temperature oxidation of coal. Current understanding 
  indicates that this process involves consumption of O2, formation of solid 
  oxygenated complexes, thermal decomposition of solid oxygenated complexes and 
  generation of gaseous oxidation products. Parameters, such as mass change, 
  heat release, oxygen consumption, and formation of oxidation products in the 
  gas or solid phase, have been used to qualitatively and quantitatively 
  describe the oxidation process. Reaction mechanisms have been proposed to 
  explain the characteristics of consumption of O2, and formation of oxidation 
  products in the gas and solid phases. Various kinetic models have also been 
  developed to describe the rate of oxygen consumption and the rates of 
  formation of gaseous oxidation products in terms of the rate parameters of the 
  relevant reactions, oxidation time, temperature, and initial concentration of 
  oxygen in the oxidising medium.

]]>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:15:33 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48372264georgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48372264https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48372264<![CDATA['Coda vs. Goodyear': Indefiniteness destroys trade secrets]]>Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/coda-v-goodyear-indefiniteness-destroys-trade-secrets--pracin-2026-03-03/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315734

Points: 3

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]]>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:26:37 +0000https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/coda-v-goodyear-indefiniteness-destroys-trade-secrets--pracin-2026-03-03/georgecmuhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315734https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315734