Hacker News: geox

New York to tax luxury second homes in NYC

geox — Mon, 18 May 2026 18:45:29 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/mamdani-nyc-hochul-tax-rich-a30833850bfdbd638634def266ca76dd

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48183784

Points: 109

# Comments: 163

For 20 years, Stephen Colbert distinguished truth from truthiness

geox — Mon, 18 May 2026 15:57:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5815315/stephen-colbert-final-show

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48181540

Points: 11

# Comments: 12

WHO warns nicotine pouch brands targeting youth as sales surge

geox — Sun, 17 May 2026 19:35:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.who.int/news/item/15-05-2026-who-warns-nicotine-pouch-brands-targeting-youth-as-sales-surge

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48172470

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

Coal pollution is cutting solar power output, study finds

geox — Sun, 17 May 2026 18:31:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-05-14-coal-pollution-is-cutting-solar-power-output-study-finds

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48171785

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Move over cassette tapes, adhesive tape has memory, too

geox — Sat, 16 May 2026 15:51:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.psu.edu/news/eberly-college-science/story/move-over-cassette-tapes-adhesive-tape-has-memory-too

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48161242

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Near-invisible solar cells that could turn windows into power generators

geox — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:48:56 +0000

Article URL: https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-scientists-invisible-solar-cells-windows.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152331

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Bipedalism and brain expansion explain human handedness

geox — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:56:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-05-15-why-is-almost-everyone-right-handed-the-answer-may-lie-in-how-we-learned-to-walk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48150961

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

El Niño is likely to emerge soon and continue through winter 2026-27

geox — Fri, 15 May 2026 12:04:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147567

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer

geox — Fri, 15 May 2026 06:01:17 +0000

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

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48145076

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Show HN: OpenSpec – OpenAPI/Swagger explorer with a contract linter

geox — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:41:15 +0000

Article URL: https://openspec.vercel.app/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48139407

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Electricity generation from solar could exceed coal in ERCOT for the first time

geox — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:17:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67685

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48124739

Points: 11

# Comments: 3

EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way

geox — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:25:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/12/eu-law-bestows-6m-more-firefox-users-upon-us-moz-says/5238623

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48121017

Points: 57

# Comments: 11

Altman takes the stand to fend off Musk's accusations he 'stole a charity'

geox — Wed, 13 May 2026 11:21:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5811730/openai-sam-altman-testimony-elon-musk-trial

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48120486

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

UK to send drones, jets and warship to join defensive mission securing Hormuz

geox — Tue, 12 May 2026 21:37:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-send-drones-jets-warship-join-defensive-mission-securing-strait-hormuz-2026-05-12/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48114953

Points: 9

# Comments: 1

US consumer prices rise 3.8% as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher

geox — Tue, 12 May 2026 14:52:59 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/us-inflation-consumer-iran-war-3f11b7fdd20ea56d2f0895e5241af7b6

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48109189

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Reticulate leaf venation is a Voronoi diagram

geox — Tue, 12 May 2026 12:53:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71768-3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48107563

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Nikola Tesla's Lost Laboratory in Manhattan

geox — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:54:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.untappedcities.com/nikola-teslas-lost-laboratory-manhattan/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48105833

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Design of metabolism-inspired hydrogels driven by emergence of function

geox — Tue, 12 May 2026 07:16:39 +0000

Article URL: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2026/cc/d5cc06562c

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48105229

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Chief Executives to Accompany Trump to China

geox — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:05:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/trump-china-musk-cook.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48098435

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Norovirus outbreak on Florida-bound cruise ship sickens 115 passengers

geox — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:56:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/princess-cruise-ship-norovirus-outbreak-florida-b2973585.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48094384

Points: 5

# Comments: 0