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Antarctica's west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France

ljf — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:46:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/13/antarcticas-west-coast-missing-an-area-of-sea-ice-the-size-of-france-as-temperatures-peak-20c-above-average

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48506399

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New comment by ljf in "'They take you out of life, out of time': a journey into Spain's cave paintings"

ljf — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:01:40 +0000

Stunning, and amazing to consider that these were painted by firelight/flaming torch.

If you've not watched the Herzog classic "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" - I highly highly recommend it - the paintings are amazing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_Forgotten_Dreams

I was recently remembering my son's obsession with trains, buses and dustbin lorries when he was 2 to 5 - a friend tried to explain it as akin the the passion people would have felt for mega-fauna of the past. Did children of the cave-ages obsess over mammoths in the way he did over our local bus?

New comment by ljf in "Developer gets Half-Life running at 30 FPS on a Nokia N95"

ljf — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:09:48 +0000

To me the Nokia N95 was close to a perfect phone, only the E61 or 62 then the E72 could beat it, especially for the price at the time.

I still like to think of a parallel time line where Symbian actually had a good and usable app store, and developers had been supported.

Developer gets Half-Life running at 30 FPS on a Nokia N95

ljf — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:02:01 +0000

https://twitter.com/dante_leoncini/status/206303501506830790...

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48452001

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Stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns

ljf — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:56:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/08/un-world-ocean-assessment-severe-stress-sea-level-rise-doubles-pollution-fishing-climate

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451879

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New comment by ljf in "English Heritage unveils recreation of 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall"

ljf — Sun, 24 May 2026 06:43:34 +0000

Correct spelling here in the UK version I'm reading - Quote: Because centuries of ploughing destroyed the original floor and hearths, its true purpose remains a mystery

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I wonder if they localised the spelling for audiences outside of the UK or if it was one of the many Gruniad spelling mistakes?

English Heritage unveils recreation of 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall

ljf — Fri, 22 May 2026 10:10:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/22/english-heritage-neolithic-kusuma-hall-stonehenge

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48233948

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New comment by ljf in "Samsung to distribute up to $26.6B to staff in AI-driven bonuses"

ljf — Fri, 22 May 2026 06:14:16 +0000

Wow, that is a strong union!

New comment by ljf in "Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins settlement after lawsuit"

ljf — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:28:09 +0000

Great summary here of the kind of things people are arrested for and a bit more about the laws this refers to https://open.substack.com/pub/monkdebunks/p/are-30-people-a-...

New comment by ljf in "Solar-based sleep patterns compared to modern norms"

ljf — Fri, 15 May 2026 07:40:40 +0000

Apparently it was common in pre industrial Britain https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medie...

New comment by ljf in "The One Dollar Counterfeiter"

ljf — Sun, 10 May 2026 20:12:25 +0000

Really? Man that's a shame, you used to be able to 'buy' them at the post office for £5 - so I'd get at least £50worth a month and spend them around east London, I seemed to find it hilarious at the time - but after a quick chat I don't remember anyone refusing them anywhere.

New comment by ljf in "The One Dollar Counterfeiter"

ljf — Sun, 10 May 2026 15:29:54 +0000

Back in the 2000s/10s I had a little jar of various £1 and a couple 50p I was certain were fake. Interestingly the fake £1 I got most frequently were -from- vending machines - I wonder if those refilling them slipped them in?

Sadly not sure where they are now, they were also mixed in with a good few £5 coins I bought, I used to love paying for things with a £5 coin. Hope I find them again!

New comment by ljf in "Show HN: Hallucinopedia"

ljf — Thu, 07 May 2026 06:27:28 +0000

They all work for me now, maybe it was getting hugged to death?

New comment by ljf in "Show HN: Hallucinopedia"

ljf — Thu, 07 May 2026 06:26:21 +0000

The 'all articles' section really is a dive into what happens when you allow unfiltered posting - it's a shame that it isn't clear how many individuals are creating this hateful and otherwise inappropriate titles - is it just 1 or 2 people, or has this been posted to 4chan or somewhere and there is a concerted effort to disrupt the site?

Shame there isn't a way to flag pages for removal. I was going to point my kids at this site, and it could be a great learning tool for schools, but not currently something I'd share.

New comment by ljf in "Pentagon spending on drones jumps from $225M to $55B in one year"

ljf — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:23:52 +0000

The rough cost to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students in the US is $30b - so as the go says, less than $55b.

New comment by ljf in "Kyoto cherry blossoms now bloom earlier than at any point in 1,200 years"

ljf — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:19:16 +0000

If you liked that you might find tbe lost of oldest companies interesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies

It was sad when I checked some time ago how many ancient Japanese companies have closed in tbe last 50 years.

New comment by ljf in "If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?"

ljf — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:29:54 +0000

Look at the US median and consider again how many times that figure your own salary is.

And then ask your if that person on the median salary has a lot of disposable income?

They might be richer than someone in a poorer country, but the median in the USA, is not rich _in_ the USA.

New comment by ljf in "Costasiella kuroshimae"

ljf — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:02:06 +0000

https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TheyMade.s... - love this short story and its take on that question.

Sperm whales' communication closely parallels human language, study finds

ljf — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:41:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/sperm-whales-alphabet-vocalizations-similar-humans

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47777204

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New comment by ljf in "The AI School Bus Camera Company Blanketing America in Tickets"

ljf — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:57:27 +0000

How do the cameras cause the crash, and not the lights themselves? Is it that the flashes of the camera causes people to brake suddenly, or the very presence of the camera causes some people to brake at the lights and others not to?

I find it interesting, as in the UK we don't have loads of red light cameras (though we do have them) but people driving through red lights is a rarity - even when there is no-one around and at night, the vast majority of people will obey a red light.