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New comment by perfunctory in "Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March"

perfunctory — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:18:15 +0000

So this period last year the visits went up 300K, and this year they are down 200K. So compared to the two year ago it's still up 100K? Am I missing anything? It would be interesting to see the data over a multi-year period.

edit: they actually even say that the data "go back for 3 years", but only show 1 year of data.

Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains

perfunctory — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:12:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03453-1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42930939

Points: 20

# Comments: 1

New comment by perfunctory in "Timemap.org – Interactive Map of History"

perfunctory — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:38:56 +0000

Could you give an example? Like a specific year when the map is not accurate?

New comment by perfunctory in "Sanding UI"

perfunctory — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:40:36 +0000

Alan Kay was right classifying most software engineering as pop culture. It's 2024 and we are still fiddling with spaces around radio buttons, a problem that should have been solved decades ago.

Delving into "Delve"

perfunctory — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:16:30 +0000

Article URL: https://pshapira.net/2024/03/31/delving-into-delve/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41589688

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Bootstrappable Builds

perfunctory — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:46:02 +0000

Article URL: https://bootstrappable.org

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41368835

Points: 59

# Comments: 17

New record daily global average temperature reached in July 2024

perfunctory — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:57:20 +0000

Article URL: https://climate.copernicus.eu/new-record-daily-global-average-temperature-reached-july-2024

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41055646

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Google, Harvard Researchers Create Largest 3D Map of Human Brain Connectivity

perfunctory — Fri, 10 May 2024 12:31:34 +0000

Article URL: https://braintomorrow.com/google-ai-harvard-3d-map-brain/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40318188

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Map of Neural Connections Produced in a Fragment of the Human Brain

perfunctory — Fri, 10 May 2024 10:39:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/map-of-neural-connections-produced-in-a-fragment-of-the-human-brain-386621

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40317311

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by perfunctory in "Study: 61 UK firms tried a 4-day workweek and after a year, they still love it"

perfunctory — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:28:47 +0000

I personally first tried 4-day workweek about 10 years ago and still love it. That was one of the best decisions I made in my life.

Especially in software industry, it's not that hard to arrange I believe. Even easier if we do it collectively. And when more and more people do it and it becomes a norm, the income will just readjust and return to the current levels.

But even today, when it's still not a norm, and I have a reduced income compared to my fulltime working peers, I still consider it a bargain. Extra free day is totally worth it. I am basically paying for some extra happiness.

New comment by perfunctory in "Xkcd: Greenhouse Effect"

perfunctory — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:28:38 +0000

Funny how environmental activists were powerful enough to kill the nuclear energy but not the fossil one.

New comment by perfunctory in "The lifespan of large appliances is shrinking"

perfunctory — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:45:00 +0000

Always reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel

New comment by perfunctory in "US will relax pollution-limiting rules for vehicle emissions"

perfunctory — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:27:40 +0000

> rules that would have forced US automakers to turn EVs into their main business by 2032

8 years is plenty of time.

In 2024, the world experienced the warmest January on record

perfunctory — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:47:43 +0000

Article URL: https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2024-world-experienced-warmest-january-record

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39343147

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Researchers shed light on higher energy yields in vertical PV systems

perfunctory — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:19:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/11/10/researchers-shed-light-on-mysterious-higher-energy-yields-in-vertical-pv-systems/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39314550

Points: 66

# Comments: 69

New comment by perfunctory in "A link between low interest rates and low crime (2016)"

perfunctory — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:54:48 +0000

> Poor impulse control periods

> the seasonality of human behavior

Is it really a thing? Does impulse control come in waves?

Britain's 45 remaining cooling towers are architectural gems. Let's save them

perfunctory — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 09:56:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/jan/14/britains-45-remaining-cooling-towers-are-architectural-gems-lets-save-them

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38999025

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

2023 was the warmest year on record, by far

perfunctory — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:51:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.noaa.gov/news/2023-was-worlds-warmest-year-on-record-by-far

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New comment by perfunctory in "Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March"

Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains

New comment by perfunctory in "Timemap.org – Interactive Map of History"

New comment by perfunctory in "Sanding UI"

Delving into "Delve"

Bootstrappable Builds

New record daily global average temperature reached in July 2024

Google, Harvard Researchers Create Largest 3D Map of Human Brain Connectivity

Map of Neural Connections Produced in a Fragment of the Human Brain

New comment by perfunctory in "Study: 61 UK firms tried a 4-day workweek and after a year, they still love it"

New comment by perfunctory in "Xkcd: Greenhouse Effect"

New comment by perfunctory in "The lifespan of large appliances is shrinking"

New comment by perfunctory in "US will relax pollution-limiting rules for vehicle emissions"

In 2024, the world experienced the warmest January on record

Researchers shed light on higher energy yields in vertical PV systems

New comment by perfunctory in "A link between low interest rates and low crime (2016)"

Britain's 45 remaining cooling towers are architectural gems. Let's save them

2023 was the warmest year on record, by far

2023 confirmed as hottest year on record

2023 is the hottest year on record