Hacker News: karakoram

New comment by karakoram in "Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study"

karakoram — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:41:08 +0000

Very good point. In the UK, the NHS is on the same level as a religion.

The NHS can NOT be meddled with whatsoever.

Complete political suicide.

New comment by karakoram in "Which universities pay their faculty the most?"

karakoram — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:35:03 +0000

Interesting. Expected MIT to be at No.1.

I guess the symbiotic relationship of Princeton and IAS has something to do with this.

New comment by karakoram in "Soaring Diesel Prices Rip Across US Economy"

karakoram — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:31:22 +0000

https://archive.md/YM9pO

Soaring Diesel Prices Rip Across US Economy

karakoram — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:31:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/8a5cd515-191d-42f9-9b0c-1b817a1bc044

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49354410

Points: 10

# Comments: 3

Smoking Is Back in Fashion. Why?

karakoram — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:03:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/270bd14a-9016-4861-bdd2-5b6b192ad1c5

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351842

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

UK & Ireland Secondhand Booksellers Suspect AI Firms Behind Strange Bulk Orders

karakoram — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:28:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/15/uk-ireland-booksellers-suspect-ai-companies-bulk-orders-data-acquisition

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49347142

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Ask HN: What's a Dirty Secret No One Wants to Admit in the Tech Industry?

karakoram — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:17:30 +0000

What’s a Dirty Secret No One Wants To Admit In The Tech/Software Industry?

Industry as a whole or within software engineering.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49346932

Points: 12

# Comments: 26

New comment by karakoram in "Online clinics and influencers are promoting Cialis as a longevity drug"

karakoram — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:21:45 +0000

Correct me if I am wrong but I think marathon runners take Cialis for something too.

On The Origin of Continents

karakoram — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:13:27 +0000

Article URL: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/on-the-origin-of-continents/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49333384

Points: 3

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New comment by karakoram in "Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study"

karakoram — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:07:52 +0000

In all seriousness, this would be a massive stimulus to the economy. Americans are consumers at heart. All the money saved on insurance and/or other healthcare related costs would then be spent elsewhere.

Cars, clothes, TVs, Labubu dolls. People will use the savings to buy things. In massive quantities.

Every Disease Is a Policy Failure

karakoram — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:52:12 +0000

Article URL: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/future-of-medicine/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49333018

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by karakoram in "Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study"

karakoram — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:49:57 +0000

>A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.