Hacker News: hncurious

Elon Musk May Well Have the Biggest Tax Bill This Year: Over $8B

hncurious — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 15:49:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizahaverstock/2021/12/15/elon-musk-is-likely-paying-more-than-8-billion-in-taxes-this-year/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29614806

Points: 3

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Ethereum Energy Consumption

hncurious — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 03:37:55 +0000

Article URL: https://ethereum.org/en/energy-consumption/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29611089

Points: 5

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New comment by hncurious in "Excerpt from CIA's Simple Sabotage Field Manual (1944)"

hncurious — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 20:05:49 +0000

Yes, but you can double down on this stuff or introduce it in places where it hasn't yet manifested. It's perfect precisely because these are natural inefficiencies.

Fund Science on the Basis of Scientists‘ Work, Not Their Identity

hncurious — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 20:01:04 +0000

Article URL: https://quillette.com/2021/12/17/fund-science-on-the-basis-of-scientists-work-not-their-identity/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29607996

Points: 3

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New comment by hncurious in "Ask HN: Life Changing Books?"

hncurious — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:19:27 +0000

What % are from family wealth?

Innovation Stocks Not in a Bubble: We Believe They Are in Deep Value Territory

hncurious — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 00:07:22 +0000

Article URL: https://ark-invest.com/articles/market-commentary/innovation-stocks-are-not-in-a-bubble/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29599907

Points: 2

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Watch Crypto expert explain the Blockchain to Congress

hncurious — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 22:37:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSTNhBlfV_s

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29599210

Points: 4

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New comment by hncurious in "The Biden administration has been sidelining vaccine experts"

hncurious — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 20:16:17 +0000

https://archive.ph/Dxtv5

The Biden administration has been sidelining vaccine experts

hncurious — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 20:15:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/16/vaccines-fda-cdc-boosters-expert-panel/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29597796

Points: 8

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Fashion, art cycles are driven by counter-dominance signals of elite competition

hncurious — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:34:53 +0000

Article URL: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2018.0731

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29595399

Points: 144

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The sheer size of our government workforce is an alarming problem (2019)

hncurious — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 01:57:07 +0000

Article URL: https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/438242-the-federal-government-is-the-largest-employer-in-the-nation

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29586818

Points: 9

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Is the Worst Over? Models Predict a Steady Decline in Covid Cases

hncurious — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:40:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/22/1039272244/is-the-worst-over-modelers-predict-a-steady-decline-in-covid-cases-through-march

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29586134

Points: 6

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Dungeons and Dragons: Wizards of the Coast Removes Problematic Lore

hncurious — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:15:06 +0000

Article URL: https://screenrant.com/dungeons-dragons-wizards-coast-lore-removal-dd-5e/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29585345

Points: 7

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America’s Future Depends on the Blockchain

hncurious — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:59:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-future-depends-on-blockchain-crypto-bitcoin-payments-transfers-federal-reserve-11639668586

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29585189

Points: 3

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San Francisco exodus isn’t over, according to new migration data

hncurious — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:38:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2021/california-bay-area-migration-maps/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29581072

Points: 33

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FTX founder gets by on 4 hours' sleep and multitasks on 6 screens

hncurious — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:14:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-bankman-fried-crypto-billionaire-profile-ftx-exchange-history-investors-2021-12

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29580668

Points: 14

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New comment by hncurious in "Crypto wallet security as seen by security engineers"

hncurious — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 02:08:38 +0000

Why was rotation ever a recommendation? Did it used to make sense?

Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation

hncurious — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:01:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/world/asia/afghanistan-starvation-crisis.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29573130

Points: 6

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Many Omicron cases in fully vaccinated students

hncurious — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 23:28:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/14/us/cornell-university-covid-cases/index.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29572878

Points: 5

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Car break-ins on the rise across the Bay Area; how some are 'risking it all'

hncurious — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 22:24:00 +0000

Article URL: https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-car-break-ins-oakland-why-not-to-leave-your-trunk-open/11341223/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29572367

Points: 24

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