Hacker News: miobrien

Holes (1970) [pdf]

miobrien — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 01:42:01 +0000

Article URL: https://rintintin.colorado.edu/~vancecd/phil375/Lewis1.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45922907

Points: 34

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Reality is evil: philosophers must reckon with the meaning of thermodynamics

miobrien — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:58:55 +0000

Article URL: https://aeon.co/essays/philosophers-must-reckon-with-the-meaning-of-thermodynamics

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45026685

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by miobrien in "Caesar's Last Breath"

miobrien — Fri, 23 May 2025 17:19:25 +0000

This reminds me of a question from my first interview as a college grad: estimate the number of taxis in New York City. I was totally baffled by it.

After Forty Years, Phish Isn't Seeking Resolution

miobrien — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:45:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/21/after-forty-years-phish-isnt-seeking-resolution

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43694482

Points: 1

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Mental Accounting Matters (1999) [pdf]

miobrien — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:05:40 +0000

Article URL: https://people.bath.ac.uk/mnsrf/Teaching%202011/Thaler-99.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41983964

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

FDA Rejects Ecstasy-Based Drug

miobrien — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:53:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/fda-rejects-ecstasy-based-drug-cfc4b4b5

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41205660

Points: 1

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New comment by miobrien in "Virginia Woolf's list-making"

miobrien — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:57:27 +0000

Cool! Any other sites this works for?

New comment by miobrien in "How I keep myself alive using Golang"

miobrien — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:55:23 +0000

Amazing stuff. My three year old son was diagnosed four weeks ago so this really resonates with me.

New comment by miobrien in "High Interest Savings Leaderboard"

miobrien — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:03:46 +0000

Money market fund.

Treasury Money Market Fund seeks to provide current income while maintaining liquidity and a stable share price of $1 per share.

Cosmic Vine: A Z=3.44 Large-Scale Structure Hosting Quiescent Galaxies

miobrien — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:09:10 +0000

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.04867

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38356897

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by miobrien in "No bar exam required to practice law in Oregon starting next year"

miobrien — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 20:25:42 +0000

No. The bar exam is an outdated, gatekeeping, hazing mechanism that requires rote memorization and application of blackletter law and is altogether unrelated to the practice of law.

However, it wouldn't hurt to shorten law school from three to two years. The third year is a waste.

US media veterans back new trading firm with financial news arm

miobrien — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:39:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/8550d1fe-569b-479c-b5b3-622716eda167

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38098029

Points: 1

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New comment by miobrien in "I'm sorry I bit you during my job interview (2011)"

miobrien — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:39:30 +0000

The ridiculousness of having to send formulaic, bullshit "thank you" emails after interviews.

Even Michael Lewis Can’t Make a Hero Out of Sam Bankman-Fried

miobrien — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:20:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/books/review/going-infinite-michael-lewis.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37753088

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Voice-Activated Lights

miobrien — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:02:26 +0000

Article URL: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=60593

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37617752

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

The last few polio survivors: Last of the iron lungs (2017) [video]

miobrien — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:50:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gplA6pq9cOs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37381019

Points: 55

# Comments: 19

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation in the Treatment of Depression

miobrien — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:03:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9962071/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37162800

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by miobrien in "Ruins of Emperor Nero’s Theater Discovered Near Vatican"

miobrien — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:32:17 +0000

Very clever. Definitely didn't occur to me when I was in middle school at the time!

New comment by miobrien in "Ozempic Settles the Obesity Debate: It’s Biology over Willpower"

miobrien — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:08:24 +0000

Despite the title's bold claim, the article isn't very informative; it really feels like a puff piece for these pharma companies.

One thing that I think is underacknowledged in discussions of weight/fat loss is time horizon. Fad diets don't work. You can't expect to lose 30 lbs in 2 months. Set a longer time horizon. What do you want to weigh in a year (or more)? Reduce your calorie intake gradually. Weigh yourself often. Are you making progress? If not, lower your calories a litle bit more. Keep trying. Try to eat healthy foods, but there's nothing wrong with some "unhealthy" foods. Try to be active and exercise, but you don't need to be a marathon runner or powerlifter. Be fair to yourself. You gained the weight over time, so now you have to lose it over time.

Silicon Valley Money Men Are Buzzing About Robert F. Kennedy Jr

miobrien — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:44:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-money-men-are-buzzing-about-robert-f-kennedy-jr-3b5dea5e

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36786208

Points: 2

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