Hacker News: mitchbob

New comment by mitchbob in "AI is hurting US politics. Here’s how candidates could use it for good"

mitchbob — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:27:58 +0000

> The technology can help candidates listen more deeply to voters, as examples from Japan and Scotland show.

AI is hurting US politics. Here’s how candidates could use it for good

mitchbob — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:27:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/31/ai-politics-voters

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49508856

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

New comment by mitchbob in "Some Scientists Have 'Magic Hands' in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why."

mitchbob — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:11:24 +0000

https://archive.ph/fKi16

Some Scientists Have 'Magic Hands' in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.

mitchbob — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:11:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/science/scientists-experiments-replication-ai.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497657

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Laurie Anderson’s next manuscript to be locked away for 88 years

mitchbob — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:51:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/29/laurie-anderson-manuscript-88-years-future-library-oslo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49494344

Points: 30

# Comments: 13

New comment by mitchbob in "The Great Floating Homes of Los Angeles"

mitchbob — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:52:38 +0000

> In the city's burnt neighborhoods, rebuilding is brutally expensive. Now residents have turned to a lost art: moving entire houses to their vacant lots.

https://archive.ph/GXTQD

The Great Floating Homes of Los Angeles

mitchbob — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:52:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-great-floating-homes-of-los-angeles

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49472312

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by mitchbob in "China probes use of formaldehyde to keep cabbages fresh"

mitchbob — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:35:16 +0000

https://archive.ph/mg2OT

New comment by mitchbob in "The Control of Nature: The End of the European Summer"

mitchbob — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:08:52 +0000

> As extreme heat overwhelms the Continent’s great cities, they are racing to transform themselves for a climate that they were never built to withstand.

https://archive.ph/41yRC

The Control of Nature: The End of the European Summer

mitchbob — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:08:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/24/the-end-of-the-european-summer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49425197

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by mitchbob in "Harvard's A.I. Clones Will Hear Your Startup Pitch Now"

mitchbob — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:41:26 +0000

> To create a new $699 bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. versions of its faculty.

https://archive.ph/r35DL

Harvard's A.I. Clones Will Hear Your Startup Pitch Now

mitchbob — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:41:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/dealbook/harvard-ai-faculty.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49400264

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Mark Zuckerberg buys 440-acre Strancally castle estate in Ireland

mitchbob — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:50:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/mark-zuckerberg-buys-440-acre-strancally-castle-estate-in-ireland

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49381868

Points: 11

# Comments: 0

New comment by mitchbob in "Why the Future Doesn't Need Us (2000)"

mitchbob — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:19:53 +0000

https://archive.ph/74i4J

New comment by mitchbob in "Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone"

mitchbob — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:17:38 +0000

https://archive.ph/YpyHu

New comment by mitchbob in "Missed shifts were costly to this McDonald's. An app has fixed the problem"

mitchbob — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:51:48 +0000

With you there, but a huge challenge to make work in car-dependent suburbs. Best IMO would be to pay a living wage, so workers can afford reliable cars or all the Waymo rides they need.