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New comment by quakeguy in "War prediction markets are a national-security threat"

quakeguy — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:49:14 +0000

I always wonder about when there is a cutoff about the grift, i mean there has to be a point when enough is enough. Who cares if its 4 or 5 billions in the end, thats more money one could reasonably spend in a lifetime. What drives this greed?

Anti-pop and an alien sigil: how Aphex Twin overtook Taylor Swift

quakeguy — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:23:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/27/aphex-twin-taylor-swift-soundtrack-to-gen-z-life-online-tiktok

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46777038

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

New comment by quakeguy in "American importers and consumers bear the cost of 2025 tariffs: analysis"

quakeguy — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:58:10 +0000

*acts against

New comment by quakeguy in "Growing up in “404 Not Found”: China's nuclear city in the Gobi Desert"

quakeguy — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 17:00:33 +0000

Damn, that looks awful, those tailings alone…

New comment by quakeguy in "Growing up in “404 Not Found”: China's nuclear city in the Gobi Desert"

quakeguy — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:50:42 +0000

Great article, thx for sharing it! What i want to know, where exactly is this city? I mean geographically, i even could not locate it on GMaps or the like?? I mean, i get it, thats the whole point isnt it? Still curious.

New comment by quakeguy in "A laser pointer at 2B FPS [video]"

quakeguy — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 01:09:16 +0000

Why?

Picasso Painting Vanishes En Route to Spanish Exhibition

quakeguy — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 20:54:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.barrons.com/news/picasso-painting-vanishes-en-route-to-spanish-exhibition-6f939a98

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45637877

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by quakeguy in "I built my own phone because innovation is sad rn [video]"

quakeguy — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:40:34 +0000

An App i suppose.

https://www.line.me/en/

New comment by quakeguy in "The Kingett Guide to Free Pizza"

quakeguy — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:06 +0000

Despite looking like a mess on mobile, this was a delightful read.

Leviathan of Parsonstown

quakeguy — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:13:16 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_of_Parsonstown

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44931348

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by quakeguy in "The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)"

quakeguy — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:06:56 +0000

Thx for the reply, but i only have more questions now… Good luck with your studies!

New comment by quakeguy in "The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)"

quakeguy — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 20:21:42 +0000

Now we need to know more!

New comment by quakeguy in "A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science"

quakeguy — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:49:30 +0000

With this username you will be muted, rightly so.

New comment by quakeguy in "Robots move Shanghai city block [video]"

quakeguy — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 06:36:10 +0000

The Sonic Youth Gig there was awesome ;)

New comment by quakeguy in "The Level Design Book"

quakeguy — Wed, 28 May 2025 09:55:15 +0000

Thank you very much!

Microsoft abruptly cuts services to Chinese university, genomics firm

quakeguy — Fri, 16 May 2025 20:03:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3305889/microsoft-abruptly-cuts-services-chinese-university-genomics-firm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44009309

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

New comment by quakeguy in "A conversation about AI for science with Jason Pruet"

quakeguy — Mon, 12 May 2025 22:45:16 +0000

They should invest in natural intelligence first.

New comment by quakeguy in "Germany's 'Deutschlandticket' helps environment – study"

quakeguy — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:12:06 +0000

Nothing new under the sun.

New comment by quakeguy in "Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting"

quakeguy — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 07:36:57 +0000

He is talking about Schroeder, who was in on Gazprom after his tenure.

New comment by quakeguy in "Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting"

quakeguy — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 07:20:50 +0000

He did meet with the german chancellor, days prior to the meeting with Merz and not in Munich but in Paris.