Hacker News: leopoldj

FDA approves first in class targeted therapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer

leopoldj — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:19:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-class-targeted-therapy-metastatic-pancreatic-cancer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49451675

Points: 279

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Oklo cleared to start up test reactor

leopoldj — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:16:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/oklo-cleared-to-start-up-test-reactor

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49196266

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by leopoldj in "The D-Day in Color. Rare WWII Historical Footage Restored [video]"

leopoldj — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:47:43 +0000

These are colorized after restoration. Not originally in color. You can find some of those here:

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/second-world-war/d-day/rare-b...

Two new sermons by St Augustine discovered

leopoldj — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:12:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-events/einblick/single/news/two-new-sermons-augustine-discovered/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49099398

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by leopoldj in "Gemini Distillation Service"

leopoldj — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:10:25 +0000

Original link from Google is taken down. Returning 404

New comment by leopoldj in "What to Know About Americans Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers"

leopoldj — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:14:19 +0000

This is a better link, no?

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/americans-leaving-the-us-migrati...

Ancient Romans Recorded Metallic Objects in the Sky. Could They Have Been UFOs?

leopoldj — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:19:46 +0000

Article URL: https://allthatsinteresting.com/ancient-rome-ufo-sightings

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49039659

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

ChatGPT proves Dinitz-Garg-Goemans conjecture is false

leopoldj — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:36:33 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/DmitryRybin1/status/2079906232069177643

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49026922

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by leopoldj in "Airbus Takes Flight from AWS"

leopoldj — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:18:27 +0000

This link is an opinion piece. For a better technical and legal background this link from the same The Register is much better:

https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/07/16/airbus-...

New comment by leopoldj in "FDA approves new kind of cholesterol pill"

leopoldj — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:46:02 +0000

Wow the guy did Mechanical Engineering and Applied Math before going into medicine and surgery.

New comment by leopoldj in "CIA director gives chilling account of AI's battlefield lethality"

leopoldj — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:47:59 +0000

> Paywall

Mr. Ratcliffe gave a speech in the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit. In summary: "The average life expectancy of a Russian recruit right now arriving on the battlefield in Ukraine is estimated to be between 20 and 30 minutes".

New comment by leopoldj in "US Corporate Insiders Are Selling Stocks at a Near Record Pace"

leopoldj — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:37:41 +0000

The article states a few reasons. Mainly that the chip stocks "have rallied too far, too fast and spending on artificial intelligence has become excessive".

Relevant facts: Corporate insiders sold $77.6 billion of stock during the first half of 2026, a 20% increase from the first half of 2025.