Hacker News: isaacfrond

Ticketmaster is an illegal monopoly, jury finds

isaacfrond — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:52:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/policy/912689/live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-monopoly-trial-verdict

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47791721

Points: 4

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What's the deal with Alzheimer's disease and amyloid?

isaacfrond — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:51:58 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/whats-the-deal-with-alzheimers-disease-and-amyloid/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47791716

Points: 5

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New comment by isaacfrond in "GPT-5.4 Pro solves Erdős Problem #1196"

isaacfrond — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:33:13 +0000

The proof is here: https://www.overleaf.com/project/69dd1d8437eba662fda82929

New comment by isaacfrond in "Fixing a 20-year-old bug in Enlightenment E16"

isaacfrond — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:17:47 +0000

In the article just before that code:

The loop is of paticular interest to us. Abridged:

Linux 7.0 Released with New Hardware Support, Optimizations and Self-Healing XFS

isaacfrond — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:11:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Released

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47762272

Points: 26

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Particles seen emerging from empty space for first time

isaacfrond — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:42:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2522324-particles-seen-emerging-from-empty-space-for-first-time/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47714861

Points: 5

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New Advances Bring the Era of Quantum Computers Closer

isaacfrond — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:34:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-advances-bring-the-era-of-quantum-computers-closer-than-ever-20260403/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47672672

Points: 2

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Scientists shocked to find lab gloves may be skewing microplastics data

isaacfrond — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:24:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260329222938.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47583873

Points: 1

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Startup wants to change how mathematicians do math

isaacfrond — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:14:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/25/1134642/this-startup-wants-to-change-how-mathematicians-do-math/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47572136

Points: 3

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OpenAI "indefinitely" shelves plans for erotic ChatGPT

isaacfrond — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:23:18 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/chatgpt-wont-talk-dirty-any-time-soon-as-sexy-mode-turns-off-investors-report-says/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47540548

Points: 2

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Archaeologists may have found the grave of the legendary "fourth musketeer"

isaacfrond — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:08:25 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/archaeologists-may-have-found-the-grave-of-the-legendary-fourth-musketeer/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47540472

Points: 1

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In math, rigor is vital, but are digitized proofs taking it too far?

isaacfrond — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:41:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/in-math-rigor-is-vital-but-are-digitized-proofs-taking-it-too-far-20260325/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47528403

Points: 128

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Supreme Court rejects Sony's attempt to kick music pirates off the Internet

isaacfrond — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:40:18 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/supreme-court-rejects-sonys-attempt-to-kick-music-pirates-off-the-internet/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47528397

Points: 24

# Comments: 1

Are Strings Still Our Best Hope for a Theory of Everything?

isaacfrond — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:54:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/are-strings-still-our-best-hope-for-a-theory-of-everything-20260323/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47500458

Points: 6

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New comment by isaacfrond in "Student beauty and grades under in-person and remote teaching"

isaacfrond — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:21:59 +0000

I wouldn't either. The difference for female and males reeks of the law of small numbers.

ULA again fails to launch a satellite; military transfers mission to SpaceX

isaacfrond — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:09:11 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/spacex-swipes-yet-another-military-contract-from-united-launch-alliance/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47486958

Points: 4

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A Meta AI security researcher said an OpenClaw agent ran amok on her inbox

isaacfrond — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:49:01 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/a-meta-ai-security-researcher-said-an-openclaw-agent-ran-amok-on-her-inbox/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47149021

Points: 1

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Archaeologists Use Computer Simulations to Decipher How Romans Played Board Game

isaacfrond — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:48:44 +0000

Article URL: https://archaeology.org/news/2026/02/16/archaeologists-use-ai-to-decipher-how-romans-played-board-game/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47149015

Points: 1

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China hacked Downing Street phones for years

isaacfrond — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:49:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/26/china-hacked-downing-street-phones-for-years/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46777238

Points: 9

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Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption

isaacfrond — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:48:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.pcmag.com/news/lawsuit-alleges-that-whatsapp-has-no-end-to-end-encryption?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=B

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46777231

Points: 10

# Comments: 2