Hacker News: petethomas

Jane Street Pulls in Record $16.1B Quarterly Trading Haul

petethomas — Fri, 08 May 2026 19:32:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/jane-street-pulls-in-record-16-1-billion-quarterly-trading-haul

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067649

Points: 4

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Apollo, Blackstone Weigh $35B Financing for Broadcom

petethomas — Fri, 08 May 2026 18:06:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/apollo-blackstone-weigh-35-billion-financing-for-broadcom

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066692

Points: 1

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Become a Claude Certified Architect

petethomas — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:07:45 +0000

Article URL: https://anthropic.skilljar.com/claude-certified-architect-foundations-access-request

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48063419

Points: 3

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I tried the viral 'jaw release' fascial massage

petethomas — Fri, 08 May 2026 06:15:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/jaw-release-facial-massage-v7rmgqsb9

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48059288

Points: 4

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The AI Revival of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant

petethomas — Fri, 08 May 2026 04:46:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-07/three-mile-island-restart-moves-ahead-with-microsoft-ai-deal

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48058663

Points: 3

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IMF warns new AI models risk 'systemic' shock to finance

petethomas — Fri, 08 May 2026 02:14:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/103d73d3-7119-4dee-8c47-b3fc62d2f1e6

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48057676

Points: 5

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Proposed Revised Mailing Standards for Firearms

petethomas — Fri, 08 May 2026 01:38:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/02/2026-06376/revised-mailing-standards-for-firearms

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48057450

Points: 3

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A Dangerous New Attack on Press Freedom

petethomas — Fri, 08 May 2026 01:15:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/kash-patel-fitzpatrick-fbi-investigation/687077/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48057315

Points: 24

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What Happened on the Hantavirus Cruise, According to a Doctor on Board

petethomas — Fri, 08 May 2026 00:22:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/05/hantavirus-cruise-doctor/687095/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48056881

Points: 23

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The Mounting Toll of Multi-Year Funding on American Biomedical Research [pdf]

petethomas — Thu, 07 May 2026 23:01:47 +0000

Article URL: https://actfornih.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/A4N_Updated-MYF-One-Pager_May-2026_FINAL.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48056224

Points: 2

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How Two Duke Alumni Helped Conservatives Take over the NEH

petethomas — Thu, 07 May 2026 17:57:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theassemblync.com/news/education/higher-education/how-two-duke-alumni-helped-conservatives-take-over-the-neh/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48052579

Points: 3

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Craft-guilds of the thirteenth century in Paris (1915)

petethomas — Thu, 07 May 2026 06:20:01 +0000

Article URL: https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78623/pg78623-images.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48046062

Points: 1

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DNA donors help identify Franklin expedition members

petethomas — Thu, 07 May 2026 05:53:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-dna-donors-help-identify-franklin-expedition-members/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48045903

Points: 4

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We Built the Permanent Record

petethomas — Thu, 07 May 2026 00:03:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/05/we-built-the-permanent-record/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48043632

Points: 3

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Mass Deportation and American Jobs

petethomas — Wed, 06 May 2026 23:54:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/mass-deportation-american-jobs-nber-university-of-colorado-boulder-study-e06e26af

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48043527

Points: 4

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Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash

petethomas — Wed, 06 May 2026 23:42:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/kash-patel-fbi-bourbon/687066/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48043378

Points: 61

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Reflections on the motive power of heat (1890)

petethomas — Wed, 06 May 2026 06:15:02 +0000

Article URL: https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78610/pg78610-images.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48032869

Points: 1

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Second Circuit Sidesteps "Server Test" in Embedded Video Copyright

petethomas — Wed, 06 May 2026 06:03:28 +0000

Article URL: https://natlawreview.com/article/second-circuit-sidesteps-server-test-embedded-video-copyright-ruling-highlighting

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48032799

Points: 1

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American History X was a hit but ego blew my career, says director

petethomas — Wed, 06 May 2026 05:57:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/tony-kaye-edward-norton-american-history-x-zbwcg7chq

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48032752

Points: 3

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Pen pal programs endure in a digital age

petethomas — Wed, 06 May 2026 04:10:05 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/pen-pals-letters-comeback-bc87e1b9c229665bafd368e19751d6ca

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48032069

Points: 90

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