Hacker News: gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=gscottHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:49:31 +0000<![CDATA[I built my business on Instagram. It disappeared overnight]]>Article URL: https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/built-business-instagram-disappeared-g9w6md87r

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47759989

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]]>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:06:10 +0000https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/built-business-instagram-disappeared-g9w6md87rgscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47759989https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47759989<![CDATA[SF researcher explores large-scale survey of sexual preferences]]>Article URL: https://bigkinksurvey.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720903

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]]>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:59:16 +0000https://bigkinksurvey.com/gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720903https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720903<![CDATA[Two hundred chimpanzees are embroiled in a 'civil war']]>Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/two-hundred-chimpanzees-are-embroiled-in-a-civil-war/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720589

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]]>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:35:06 +0000https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/two-hundred-chimpanzees-are-embroiled-in-a-civil-war/gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720589https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47720589<![CDATA[The FCC bans all routers made outside the U.S.]]>Article URL: https://mashable.com/article/us-fcc-foreign-router-ban

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47520829

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]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:51:08 +0000https://mashable.com/article/us-fcc-foreign-router-bangscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47520829https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47520829<![CDATA[OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies at 43]]>Article URL: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5796380-leonid-radvinsky-onlyfans-founder/amp/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47504466

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]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:50:02 +0000https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5796380-leonid-radvinsky-onlyfans-founder/amp/gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47504466https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47504466<![CDATA[Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds]]>Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/meta-horizon-worlds-metaverse-vr.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426945

Points: 15

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]]>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:25:01 +0000https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/meta-horizon-worlds-metaverse-vr.htmlgscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426945https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426945<![CDATA[The day Point Loma launched a ship made of concrete]]>Article URL: https://timesofsandiego.com/military/2026/03/14/the-day-point-loma-launched-a-ship-made-of-concrete/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47405341

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]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:43:01 +0000https://timesofsandiego.com/military/2026/03/14/the-day-point-loma-launched-a-ship-made-of-concrete/gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47405341https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47405341<![CDATA[Chinese giants use idled foreign plants to fuel global expansion]]>Article URL: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346472/carpool-chinese-giants-use-idled-foreign-plants-fuel-global-expansion

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47391307

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]]>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:05:27 +0000https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346472/carpool-chinese-giants-use-idled-foreign-plants-fuel-global-expansiongscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47391307https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47391307<![CDATA[We Know How Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater for Days]]>Article URL: https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-how-bumblebee-queens-can-survive-underwater-for-days

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47389683

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]]>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:35:14 +0000https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-how-bumblebee-queens-can-survive-underwater-for-daysgscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47389683https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47389683<![CDATA[Scotland becomes first UK country to legalise water cremations]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/02/scotland-becomes-first-uk-country-to-legalise-water-cremations

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318195

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]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:42:40 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/02/scotland-becomes-first-uk-country-to-legalise-water-cremationsgscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318195https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318195<![CDATA[Nukemap – Visualize Nuclear Explosion Impact Zones]]>Article URL: https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258957

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]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:06:57 +0000https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258957https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258957<![CDATA[New comment by gscott in "A Chinese official’s use of ChatGPT revealed an intimidation operation"]]>https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/china/politic...

https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-11-06/woman-falls-to-her-d...

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/04/24/shanghai-blockades-covid...

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.5478668

]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:43:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47190924gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47190924https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47190924<![CDATA[New comment by gscott in "A Chinese official’s use of ChatGPT revealed an intimidation operation"]]>Depends if the Government welds your apartment gate shut and lets you burn to death.

]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:47:55 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47190575gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47190575https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47190575<![CDATA[New comment by gscott in "Why isn't LA repaving streets?"]]>According to the cdc 1 million.people are blind and 7 million people have serious vision impairment.

It would be cheaper to pay 60k a year per blind person to hire them a full time guid for waling outside.

]]>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:16:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47159431gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47159431https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47159431<![CDATA[New comment by gscott in "$30B for laptops yielded a generation less cognitively capable than parents"]]>It's more about passion then money.

]]>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:35:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47118496gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47118496https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47118496<![CDATA[March for Billionaires]]>Article URL: https://marchforbillionaires.org/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46931991

Points: 3

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]]>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:09:07 +0000https://marchforbillionaires.org/gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46931991https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46931991<![CDATA[New comment by gscott in "The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein"]]>People seem to forget how many companies Bill Gates put out of business by using their designs. It takes years to sue and win damages minus lawyer fees. Then to try to whitewash his reputation by giving the money away.

]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:51:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46909902gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46909902https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46909902<![CDATA[New comment by gscott in "Leaked chats expose the daily life of a scam compound's enslaved workforce"]]>https://www.thestandard.com.hk/world-news/article/314372/Bel...

]]>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:24:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46853376gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46853376https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46853376<![CDATA[Ford held talks with China's Xiaomi over EV partnership]]>Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/678a173f-0387-46a0-a1c2-b28c4f8a64d4

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46847351

Points: 5

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]]>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:37:48 +0000https://www.ft.com/content/678a173f-0387-46a0-a1c2-b28c4f8a64d4gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46847351https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46847351<![CDATA[New comment by gscott in "Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales"]]>I have had good luck with farm type auctions just check the rust. IronPlanet is also really good but a little more expensive.

]]>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:16:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46622431gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46622431https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46622431