Hacker News: polar8

New comment by polar8 in "Tesla Roadster"

polar8 — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:51:25 +0000

You're talking about the pyramids in Giza right?

New comment by polar8 in "California high-speed rail price tag jumps to $231B, nearly 7x 2008 estimate"

polar8 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:55:51 +0000

Don't forget the original $33B was for the entire line, not just Merced to Bakersfield.

New comment by polar8 in "Bets on US-Iran ceasefire show signs of insider knowledge, say experts"

polar8 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:04:35 +0000

I mean, Vietnam?

New comment by polar8 in "Iran begins cloud seeding operations as drought bites"

polar8 — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:03:49 +0000

Wouldn’t it just go back into groundwater?

New comment by polar8 in "Meta readies $25B bond sale as soaring AI costs trigger stock sell-off"

polar8 — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:37:05 +0000

Cloud and AI infra already pull in $300B+ a year. Data center vacancy under 1% and they’re power utility constrained. The fiber guys built ahead of demand, these guys are printing money and can’t build new printers fast enough.

New comment by polar8 in "America's future could hinge on whether AI slightly disappoints"

polar8 — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:17:59 +0000

The plow was a 10x productivity booster. Guess what happened next?

New comment by polar8 in "The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state"

polar8 — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:33:24 +0000

Can you provide more details on the health benefits of ethanol?

New comment by polar8 in "The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state"

polar8 — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:32:33 +0000

I’m European and live in a city. There are still plenty of drunk driving fatalities here.

New comment by polar8 in "The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state"

polar8 — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 07:22:27 +0000

After socialization comes drunk driving which alone kills a quarter million people annually.

New comment by polar8 in "The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state"

polar8 — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 07:02:37 +0000

“Perfectly fine” is a bit of a stretch. No amount of alcohol is good for health. WHO now say even small amounts increase risk of cancer and liver disease.

New comment by polar8 in "San Francisco tech company Forward, once worth $1B, abruptly shuts down"

polar8 — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 19:24:12 +0000

How was the needleless blood draw supposed to work?

New comment by polar8 in "AMD's CPU sales are miles better than Intel"

polar8 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:36:48 +0000

You do know S&P500 increased 70% under Trump’s first presidency right?

New comment by polar8 in "After 12 years of reviewing restaurants, I'm leaving the table"

polar8 — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:02:05 +0000

Eating in restaurants is terrible for your health. Here's a study that finds a 49% increase in all-cause mortality risk for those who frequently eat meals prepared away from home. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33775622/

I have stopped eating out completely as I always feel gross and tired after a restaurant meal vs energized after home-cooked food. I think it's mostly due to cheap oils in quantities you would never dream of using at home.

New comment by polar8 in "Forget about the gym Chicken-sizing will keep you fit"

polar8 — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 09:04:27 +0000

You are correct that weight management is 100% diet. But movement and exercise have myriad benefits beyond burning excess calories.

New comment by polar8 in "Forget about the gym Chicken-sizing will keep you fit"

polar8 — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 09:00:53 +0000

Isn’t this just called normal life for all but the most privileged of us?

New comment by polar8 in "The agony and ecstasy of Costco (2023)"

polar8 — Mon, 06 May 2024 16:53:44 +0000

Self control and disposable income are mutually exclusive?

New comment by polar8 in "Headless, dog-sized robot to patrol Alaska airport to prevent bird strikes"

polar8 — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 18:50:48 +0000

Instead of a dog-sized robot, why not use a... dog?

New comment by polar8 in "I used to not worry about climate change. Now I do [video]"

polar8 — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 15:39:51 +0000

Which part? I'm moving to Nice soon and wondering how it will be. Many of my friends still don't have AC.

New comment by polar8 in "You do need a technical co-founder [video]"

polar8 — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:50:35 +0000

That’s a great point. I wonder if it’s motivated by value or fear of an eternity of torture in the afterlife, though.

New comment by polar8 in "You do need a technical co-founder [video]"

polar8 — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:48:36 +0000

There are plenty of things that deliver the above without the dogmatic slaughter of hundreds of millions of humans throughout history and at this very moment.