Hacker News: mhb

New comment by mhb in "How machines learned precision"

mhb — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:18:50 +0000

Once a year display of large steam engines running in Providence, RI at the New England Museum of Wireless and Steam. Saturday, October 10:

https://newsm.org/

New comment by mhb in "Sharing AI progress in mathematics"

mhb — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:41:30 +0000

Who cares about them? I want Tao to stop proving all the interesting problems I was planning to work on.

New comment by mhb in "Driver Ticketed for No Insurance Just Because Flock (YC 2017) Said She Didn't"

mhb — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:44:16 +0000

You find this one example hard to believe because you have several sort of counterexamples? Weak.

Sherline Auction of Its Manufacturing Machines

mhb — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:43:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/american-auctioneers-group/catalogue-id-bscam10936

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848349

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

Solved cold case may have a connection to the infamous 1982 'Tylenol murders'

mhb — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:42:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/sep/23/idaho-officials-solved-a-1982-cold-case-that-may-h/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49843839

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by mhb in "Sherline Tools Is Going Out of Business"

mhb — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:02:30 +0000

Sherline still has new ones.

New comment by mhb in "Sherline Tools Is Going Out of Business"

mhb — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:47:51 +0000

Mine just worked. Couldn't be happier with it.

From Academia to Alignment

mhb — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:47:07 +0000

Article URL: https://millicosm.substack.com/p/from-academia-to-alignment

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49766584

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Is Dan Ariely Telling the Truth?

mhb — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 02:59:44 +0000

Article URL: https://chronicleofhighereducation.substack.com/p/is-dan-ariely-telling-the-truth

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49762879

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Wax motor

mhb — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:35:14 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_motor

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49726007

Points: 525

# Comments: 107

New comment by mhb in "Israeli Minister Threatens Filmmakers' Citizenship over Gaza Documentary"

mhb — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:08:30 +0000

No, that's not the "definition".

Teleoperated Humans

mhb — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:37:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.jefftk.com/p/teleoperated-humans

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49711002

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

You and the Atom Bomb by George Orwell

mhb — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:07:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/you-and-the-atom-bomb/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49683570

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Replace Net Metering with Batteries

mhb — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:03:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.jefftk.com/p/replace-net-metering-with-batteries

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49683541

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by mhb in "Eating Fruit Skins"

mhb — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:11:15 +0000

Maybe it's like bacon in the same way that spaghetti squash is like spaghetti? (Shape only)

All the microbes you can't have

mhb — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:55:09 +0000

Article URL: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/all-the-microbes-you-cant-have/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49609707

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

High-intensity sprints can trigger molecular changes in the bloodstream

mhb — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:37:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/23/nx-s1-5939943/high-intensity-hiit-heart-health-exercise

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49609514

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

God Help Us, Let's Try to Learn About Mechanistic Interpretability Techniques

mhb — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:18:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/god-help-us-lets-try-to-learn-about

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49609305

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

Confronting Risks of Mirror Life (2024)

mhb — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:41:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ads9158

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49560270

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by mhb in "The largest electric aircraft just flew [video]"

mhb — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:45:23 +0000

And, unsurprisingly, the video also includes speaking where the head of the company says that.