Hacker News: gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=gscottHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:33:44 +0000<![CDATA[Field of clones: How horse replicas came to dominate polo]]>Article URL: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2026/cloned-polo-horses

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]]>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:46:37 +0000https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2026/cloned-polo-horsesgscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431286https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431286<![CDATA[New comment by gscott in "Nvidia is proposing a beast of a CPU system for Windows PCs"]]>They get to keep more Ai usage from big providers, send telemetry, and inject ads.

]]>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:39:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431238gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431238https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431238<![CDATA[New comment by gscott in "Ask HN: What was your "oh shit" moment with GenAI?"]]>He has had multiple hearings and the Judge has reviewed everything. The court clerk reads every submission and before the clerk puts it in the system they have a in-house lawyer review each document. This is pretty far along. The trial is scheduled for October of this year.

The bank has a lawyer, they were hoping for a default judgement because who can afford to fight the bank. The choice is fight it yourself or declare bankruptcy.

As you already know, AI companies trained on every single document they can find. Those include legal documents. The legal system is structured where you have Federal Laws, State Laws, Federal & State Regulations and Court Precedent. Because of this structure it is not difficult for a LLM to figure out.

]]>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:42:53 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420205gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420205https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420205<![CDATA[New comment by gscott in "Ask HN: What was your "oh shit" moment with GenAI?"]]>My son is in a lawsuit with his bank where they put through fraudulent charges and wouldn't charge them back then the bank sued him for the money. He is using Claude and Gemini fighting the original lawsuit and now has a counter-suit 100% using AI for everything. He puts it into different AI's to check everything against each other and to come up with more ideas. He started with ChatGPT, moved to Grok, then Claude, but now Gemini is turning out to be the strongest.

]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:42:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419820gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419820https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419820<![CDATA[Scientists revive activity in frozen mouse brains for the first time]]>Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00756-w

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]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:00:09 +0000https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00756-wgscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416029https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416029<![CDATA[Sherpa missing for a week on Mount Everest is rescued]]>Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/sherpa-missing-week-mount-everest-no-food-oxygen-rescued-crawling-base-rcna348418

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]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:57:41 +0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/sherpa-missing-week-mount-everest-no-food-oxygen-rescued-crawling-base-rcna348418gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48398734https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48398734<![CDATA[February 26, 1870: First pneumatic powered subway line in New York City]]>Article URL: https://www.aps.org/archives/publications/apsnews/201302/physicshistory.cfm

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]]>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:48:09 +0000https://www.aps.org/archives/publications/apsnews/201302/physicshistory.cfmgscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48329038https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48329038<![CDATA[Robotic beehives in Florida claim 70% reduction in colony collapse]]>Article URL: https://www.foxnews.com/science/ai-robotic-beehives-installed-florida-community-claim-70-reduction-colony-collapse-threatening-crops

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]]>Sun, 24 May 2026 01:39:56 +0000https://www.foxnews.com/science/ai-robotic-beehives-installed-florida-community-claim-70-reduction-colony-collapse-threatening-cropsgscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48253492https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48253492<![CDATA[CBS Radio signs off after nearly 100 years of broadcasting]]>Article URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-radio-last-day/

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]]>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:26:31 +0000https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-radio-last-day/gscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238817https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238817<![CDATA[Hyundai Opens New Global Trade Route Through Mexico's Interoceanic Corridor]]>Article URL: https://mexecution.com/en/blogs/hyundai-opens-new-global-trade-route-through-mexico-s-interoceanic-corridor

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]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:25:23 +0000https://mexecution.com/en/blogs/hyundai-opens-new-global-trade-route-through-mexico-s-interoceanic-corridorgscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48076604https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48076604<![CDATA[The Camera-Shy Hoodie]]>Article URL: https://www.macpierce.com/the-camera-shy-hoodie

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]]>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:03:18 +0000https://www.macpierce.com/the-camera-shy-hoodiegscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48028520https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48028520<![CDATA[After giving away $26B MacKenzie Scott's wealth remains largely unchanged]]>Article URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/after-giving-away-26-billion-in-philanthropy-mackenzie-scotts-wealth-remains-largely-unchanged-heres-why/articleshow/130611951.cms

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]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:37:54 +0000https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/after-giving-away-26-billion-in-philanthropy-mackenzie-scotts-wealth-remains-largely-unchanged-heres-why/articleshow/130611951.cmsgscotthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47996832https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47996832<![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

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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/

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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

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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/

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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

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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

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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