Hacker News: paulpauper

Colleges are swiftly shortening bachelor degree programs

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:59:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-07/colleges-shorten-bachelor-degree-programs-to-three-years

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47757088

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Tomas Bjartur: The Last Prodigy

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:58:20 +0000

Article URL: https://linch.substack.com/p/tomas-bjartur

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47757078

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The Mexican cartel stronghold preparing to host the World Cup

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:56:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/08c592a1-ff0d-4708-8b56-1835db27d760

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47757059

Points: 1

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137-Year-Old Piece of Eiffel Tower to Be Auctioned in Paris

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:40:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/world/europe/eiffel-tower-auction.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47754643

Points: 3

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The Effects of Gender Integration on Men: Evidence from the U.S. Military

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:40:19 +0000

Article URL: https://academic.oup.com/qje/advance-article/doi/10.1093/qje/qjag016/8551347?login=false

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47754638

Points: 3

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What explains heterogeneity in AI adoption?

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:39:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.siliconcontinent.com/p/what-explains-heterogeneity-in-ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47754634

Points: 3

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The Case Against Social Media: Seven Lines of Evidence

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:11:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.afterbabel.com/p/seven-lines-of-evidence-against-social-media

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47754196

Points: 5

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Claude Mythos: The System Card

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:11:07 +0000

Article URL: https://thezvi.substack.com/p/claude-mythos-the-system-card

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47754192

Points: 26

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Scarcity and Fairness at Theme Parks

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:10:39 +0000

Article URL: https://thelivingfossils.substack.com/p/scarcity-and-fairness-at-theme-parks

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47754186

Points: 4

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I Quit Drinking for a Year

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:20:48 +0000

Article URL: https://dynomight.substack.com/p/drinking

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47753306

Points: 1

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The Fundamental Dilemma of Schooling

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:19:17 +0000

Article URL: https://arnoldkling.substack.com/p/the-fundamental-dilemma-of-schooling

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47753285

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All Writers Will End Up AI-Maxxing, and This Is Good

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:17:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.richardhanania.com/p/all-writers-will-end-up-ai-maxxing

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47753252

Points: 2

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An Oligarchy of Old People

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:50:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/gerontocracy-wealth-power/686585/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47752856

Points: 12

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In Praise of 'Difficult' Kids

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:49:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/04/raise-difficult-kids-on-purpose/686766/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47752837

Points: 3

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Self-driving vehicles and the cross-country drive

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:48:58 +0000

Article URL: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/04/self-driving-vehicles-and-the-cross-country-drive.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47752820

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Abundant Ways to Address Scarcity

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:12:01 +0000

Article URL: https://thelivingfossils.substack.com/p/abundant-ways-to-address-scarcity

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47749585

Points: 1

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New comment by paulpauper in "The AI Layoff Trap"

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:10:58 +0000

here is the data. Farming as a percentage of the labor force fell considerably https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi...

They're Rich but Not Famous–and They're Suddenly Everywhere

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:04:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/economy/wealthy-americans-us-economy-dba0d26a

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47749544

Points: 5

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What if a few AI companies end up with all the money and power?

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:02:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/what-if-a-few-ai-companies-end-up

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47749524

Points: 3

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New comment by paulpauper in "The AI Layoff Trap"

paulpauper — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:39:45 +0000

The Chicago School would probably hate it