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New comment by melling in "Craig Venter has died"

melling — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:44:27 +0000

I think he’s really just trying to spur your imagination into imagining if someone like that had lived longer.

Anyway, this conversation has been had repeatedly. Many people seem to be unable to imagine that positive benefit of much longer lives.

Suppose that’s why “Science advances one funeral at a time.”

New comment by melling in "Craig Venter has died"

melling — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:27:53 +0000

It appears he had cancer and something about the treatment caused his death.

New comment by melling in "UAE to leave OPEC"

melling — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:07:58 +0000

Cheap and plentiful fossil fuels.

We’re rolling back CAFE standards too.

New comment by melling in "New gas-powered data centers could emit more greenhouse gases than whole nations"

melling — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:14:54 +0000

Don’t forget environmentalists have been fighting against nuclear energy for decades.

Update: Since I’m being downvoted I’m going to add a little sting:

Good luck with your solar power web servers and skipping flights.

Poor judgement really does have a price. It’s now inevitable that it’s going to get a bit warmer… everywhere. We’ll be lucky to hit Net Zero by 2100.

New comment by melling in "New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Whole Nations"

melling — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:53:01 +0000

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/iran-energy-cr...

It’s quite impressive how the world is unable to reduce greenhouse emissions.

New comment by melling in "Louis Zocchi, games industry pioneer, has died"

melling — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:13:18 +0000

A guess?

That’s what people always say until science progresses. I remember when we believed HIV would not be treatable.

Science advances one funeral at a time.

New comment by melling in "Louis Zocchi, games industry pioneer, has died"

melling — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:40:41 +0000

91 is respectable for a reasonable man in the early 21st century. A few unreasonable people want a bit more.

New comment by melling in "EV sales soar in main European markets as drivers shun expensive petrol"

melling — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:33:45 +0000

No, there really isn’t.

New comment by melling in "EV sales soar in main European markets as drivers shun expensive petrol"

melling — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:37:33 +0000

Fortunately EVs are also cheaper. Unfortunately, the US has a 100% tariff on the less expensive Chinese EVs and batteries.

Better and cheaper does win.

New comment by melling in "EV sales soar in main European markets as drivers shun expensive petrol"

melling — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:33:09 +0000

If they’re better, you don’t need mandates.

New comment by melling in "EV sales soar in main European markets as drivers shun expensive petrol"

melling — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:38:01 +0000

You’re part of the problem, not the solution. There’s an entire political backlash against EVs because of mandates. The Trump Administration actually prevented California from having EV quotas.

Simply let in EVs from China and let American car companies go out of business.

New comment by melling in "An Interview with Pat Gelsinger"

melling — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:36:09 +0000

I suppose if you just look at a chart…

New comment by melling in "An Interview with Pat Gelsinger"

melling — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:08:27 +0000

“The stock price has tripled since last August”

That’s just a statement of fact. I offered no other analysis.

New comment by melling in "An Interview with Pat Gelsinger"

melling — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:02:21 +0000

Pat killed Intel’s share price. Should have paid more attention to the balance sheet. I thought he would eventually turn the company around but Intel was priced for bankruptcy.

Stock price has tripled since last August. Hopefully, Intel is really back. They do need a couple of Fab customers.

New comment by melling in "A Cancer Treatment That Does More Than Scientists Thought"

melling — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:01:16 +0000

“CAR-T cell treatments”

I seen this discussed for the past several years to treat cancer. It does appear promising.

Unfortunately, it’s incredibly expensive.

New comment by melling in "Roulette Computers: Hidden Devices That Predict Spins"

melling — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:39:32 +0000

Thorp is alive and in his 90s.

Here’s an interview with him from a few years ago.

https://youtu.be/CNvz91Jyzbg?si=vR8jxJ7iBCP0uYzk

New comment by melling in "Founder of GitLab battles cancer by founding companies"

melling — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:27:02 +0000

I asked Gemini AI and it says the NIH spent $7.3 billion last year.

Would it be a big deal to double that?

New comment by melling in "Founder of GitLab battles cancer by founding companies"

melling — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:09:27 +0000

Why can’t we just ask our governments to spend more on research? Want some rich person to donate $100 billion on cancer research?

The US government and European governments could find that amount of money every year.

New comment by melling in "Hochul Moves to Weaken Aggressive New York State Climate Law"

melling — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:42:15 +0000

https://archive.is/ECtuo

Hochul Moves to Weaken Aggressive New York State Climate Law

melling — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:41:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-20/hochul-moves-to-weaken-aggressive-new-york-state-climate-law

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47467485

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