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David Hockney, iconic British artist, dies at 88

mudil — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:21:14 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/david-hockney-artist-death-79ddb3813406f21a8859d3b22e653852

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48504539

Points: 2

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New comment by mudil in "The Lockdown Dissidents (A WSJ Documentary)"

mudil — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:29:52 +0000

You would think that Fauci et al would have a plan for respiratory epidemic: make people stay outside as long as possible. And yet, they kept people inside and closed parks and beaches. Makes no sense! And yet lots people think Fauci was some kind of hero.

The Lockdown Dissidents (A WSJ Documentary)

mudil — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:18:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O87Et-w3vdg

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48478615

Points: 2

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New comment by mudil in "I thought I knew how electrolysis worked [video]"

mudil — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:03:44 +0000

You know what splits water molecules? Photosynthesis. The oxygen released by plants comes from water molecules.

Telescope Rancher Became the Hot New Job in Texas

mudil — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:05:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN48vEqaQs8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48472087

Points: 2

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New comment by mudil in "The Public Should Own Half of the Big A.I. Companies"

mudil — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:55:43 +0000

"Envy was once considered to be one of the seven deadly sins before it became one of the most admired virtues under its new name, social justice." - Thomas Sowell

A Giant Ring on the Sky

mudil — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:53:56 +0000

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.17534

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48387322

Points: 5

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The first Vera Rubin NVL72 server rack

mudil — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:44:48 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/2061118201636036668

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48352388

Points: 8

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Blue Origin New Glen booster exploded

mudil — Fri, 29 May 2026 01:56:28 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/2060164928472854821

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318036

Points: 2

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New comment by mudil in "Google Declaring War on the Web"

mudil — Wed, 20 May 2026 22:26:16 +0000

Google declared war on blogs and other content long time ago, when it used our websites to harvest data to target readers with ads accross the entire internet. We used to have (for twenty years!) medical technology website for MDs. How can we compete with short unrelated YouTube videos or other spam content that serve Google ads targeting doctors? How do you think the entire creative blogosphere of the early 2000s collapsed into nothingness?

GameStop Preparing Offer for eBay

mudil — Fri, 01 May 2026 21:47:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/gamestop-preparing-offer-for-ebay-1678e6de

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47980847

Points: 8

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New comment by mudil in "SFO Quiet Airport (2025)"

mudil — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:23:12 +0000

I have this theory that all sorts of stimuli exhaust our nervous system: be it auditory, wind stimulation of skin, shaking or even smells. That's why people get tired flying on airplane, spending a day outside seemingly doing nothing, etc etc