Hacker News: montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=montalbanoHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:28:42 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by montalbano in "Ask HN: Would you read a statistics textbook?"]]>How would it overlap or differ from 'Statistical Rethinking'?

This is widely regarded as the most accessible intro textbook to Bayesian statistics.

https://xcelab.net/rm/

]]>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:05:03 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49594463montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49594463https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49594463<![CDATA[DumpsterCluster: From Dumpster Diving to Serving Llama-70B on $60 GPUs]]>Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.14614

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]]>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:36:19 +0000https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.14614montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49444874https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49444874<![CDATA[New comment by montalbano in "Greenland issues "strong warning" as American oil firm illegally drills wells"]]>The correct title was within the HN title length limit.

]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:05:00 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49259561montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49259561https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49259561<![CDATA[New comment by montalbano in "Greenland issues "strong warning" as American oil firm illegally drills wells"]]>> I guess the headline has been changed?

No. Check internet archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20260808055323/https://www.thegu...

The HN poster got the title wrong.

]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:49:45 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49259327montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49259327https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49259327<![CDATA[Smoke, fire, floods: US faces triple extreme summer weather threats]]>Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/smoke-fire-floods-us-faces-triple-extreme-summer-weather-threats-2026-07-17/

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]]>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:46:12 +0000https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/smoke-fire-floods-us-faces-triple-extreme-summer-weather-threats-2026-07-17/montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48951522https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48951522<![CDATA[Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/01/ocean-surface-temperatures-hit-a-record-high-for-june

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]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:54:39 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/01/ocean-surface-temperatures-hit-a-record-high-for-junemontalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48744004https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48744004<![CDATA['Kind of miracle solution': How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/26/underground-revolution-seine-cooling-network-paris-buildings-heat

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]]>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:48:19 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/26/underground-revolution-seine-cooling-network-paris-buildings-heatmontalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48718593https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48718593<![CDATA[Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption]]>Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/europe-swelters-under-heatwave-prompting-crisis-talks-france-2026-06-20/

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]]>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:37:58 +0000https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/europe-swelters-under-heatwave-prompting-crisis-talks-france-2026-06-20/montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48613210https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48613210<![CDATA[The household battery revolution that could change energy bills and the world]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/may/31/cheaper-energy-bills-battery-revolution-climate-crisis

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]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:13:56 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/may/31/cheaper-energy-bills-battery-revolution-climate-crisismontalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353959https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353959<![CDATA[From Island to Ice]]>Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/graphics/OLYMPICS-2026-CURLING/akvejbddlpr/

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]]>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:22:52 +0000https://www.reuters.com/graphics/OLYMPICS-2026-CURLING/akvejbddlpr/montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47016308https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47016308<![CDATA[New comment by montalbano in "Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study"]]>Recent research suggests the issue is much less concerning than previously estimated.

https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/illusion-truth-surrounds-inacc...

]]>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:40:08 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46752373montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46752373https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46752373<![CDATA[New comment by montalbano in "Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study"]]>Recent research suggests the issues are much less concerning than previously estimated.

https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/illusion-truth-surrounds-inacc...

]]>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:38:53 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46752365montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46752365https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46752365<![CDATA[New comment by montalbano in "Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study"]]>>> Nobody studies this

Tire dust has been studied for decades and the most recent research I've seen suggests the issues are less concerning than previously estimated.

https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/illusion-truth-surrounds-inacc...

Brake dust is significantly reduced by EVs:

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/electric-cars/running/do-electri...

]]>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:02:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46752135montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46752135https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46752135<![CDATA[Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)]]>Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20220816-00/?p=106994

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]]>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:16:08 +0000https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20220816-00/?p=106994montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46403291https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46403291<![CDATA[Formally verifying a floating-point division routine with Gappa – part 1]]>Article URL: https://community.arm.com/arm-community-blogs/b/embedded-and-microcontrollers-blog/posts/formally-verifying-a-floating-point-division-routine-with-gappa-p1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45174328

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]]>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:35:41 +0000https://community.arm.com/arm-community-blogs/b/embedded-and-microcontrollers-blog/posts/formally-verifying-a-floating-point-division-routine-with-gappa-p1montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45174328https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45174328<![CDATA[The Doctor Fighting Medicine's Addiction to Plastic Waste]]>Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/the-doctor-fighting-medicine-s-addiction-to-plastic-waste

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]]>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 10:25:58 +0000https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/the-doctor-fighting-medicine-s-addiction-to-plastic-wastemontalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45148097https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45148097<![CDATA[Wasted Wind]]>Article URL: https://wastedwind.energy/

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]]>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 10:05:55 +0000https://wastedwind.energy/montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45148012https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45148012<![CDATA[New comment by montalbano in "Dust from car brakes more harmful than exhaust, study finds"]]>https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/%E2%80%98illusion-truth%E2%80%...

]]>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 19:01:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43061194montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43061194https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43061194<![CDATA['Illusion of truth' surrounds inaccurate tyre pollution figures]]>Article URL: https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/%E2%80%98illusion-truth%E2%80%99-surrounds-inaccurate-tyre-pollution-figures

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42547980

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]]>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:55:05 +0000https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/%E2%80%98illusion-truth%E2%80%99-surrounds-inaccurate-tyre-pollution-figuresmontalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42547980https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42547980<![CDATA[Airborne Tire Wear Particles: Emission Factors Are Lower Than Expected]]>Article URL: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00792

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]]>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:13:01 +0000https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00792montalbanohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42541669https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42541669