Hacker News: samizdis

Allbirds abandons clothes, pivots to "AI compute infrastructure"

samizdis — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:45:59 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/bubble-watch-fashion-brand-allbirds-pivots-hard-to-become-ai-services-company/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47780749

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

US states can't account for datacenter tax breaks

samizdis — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:58:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/us_states_gaap_datacenters/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47780015

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

Dark matter could be black holes from a different universe

samizdis — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:19:25 +0000

Article URL: https://theconversation.com/could-dark-matter-be-made-of-black-holes-from-a-different-universe-278469

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47772209

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Hungary's Magyar Myth Makers

samizdis — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:49:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/hungarys-magyar-myth-makers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47758278

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

The power of headwear and 'hatiquette' in early modern England

samizdis — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:20:51 +0000

Article URL: https://theconversation.com/hands-off-my-hat-the-hidden-power-of-headwear-and-hatiquette-in-early-modern-england-new-study-280175

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731819

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

You Can't Escape the AI Tax

samizdis — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:36:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/03/laptop-electronics-ram-ai-tax/686628/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47589949

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected'

samizdis — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:11:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/anthropic_claude_code_limits/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586176

Points: 331

# Comments: 224

Android keyboard ditches keys predicts what you mean

samizdis — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:50:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/taptype_android_touch_keyboard/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47585993

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Rock Star: Reading the Rosetta Stone

samizdis — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:30:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/original-rock-star

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47555492

Points: 14

# Comments: 0

Cannabis Through the Ages

samizdis — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:00:56 +0000

Article URL: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/cannabis-through-the-ages/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47523869

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

The mathematical crimes of the Young Sherlock Holmes series

samizdis — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:14:20 +0000

Article URL: https://theconversation.com/the-mathematical-crimes-of-the-young-sherlock-holmes-series-278812

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47502926

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Pompeii's battle scars linked to an ancient 'machine gun'

samizdis — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:05:08 +0000

Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2026-03-pompeii-scars-linked-ancient-machine.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47444278

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Donald Trump's Melian Dialogue

samizdis — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:27:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/making-history/donald-trumps-melian-dialogue

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426976

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Welcome to the Block Universe

samizdis — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:52:36 +0000

Article URL: https://nautil.us/welcome-to-the-block-universe-1278973

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47417424

Points: 21

# Comments: 3

AI still doesn't work well, businesses are faking it, and a reckoning is coming

samizdis — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:56:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/17/ai_businesses_faking_it_reckoning_coming_codestrap/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47407252

Points: 81

# Comments: 27

AI world models need to understand cause and effect

samizdis — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:51:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/5e8a8567-fcc4-4863-8473-4a5964f93acb

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47406093

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Trump class 'battleship' revives Navy's railgun project

samizdis — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:22:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.twz.com/sea/navy-is-firing-its-railgun-again-after-abandoning-it-for-years

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47358649

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

New comment by samizdis in "Altman, Amodei and Musk fight dirty for the biggest prize in business"

samizdis — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:18:46 +0000

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New F1 regulations take bravery out of the sport, drivers say

samizdis — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:34:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/sports/formula1/new-f1-regulations-take-bravery-out-sport-drivers-say-2026-03-12/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47355227

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Judge Prepares Slide Deck of Lawyer's Mistakes

samizdis — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:16:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.loweringthebar.net/2026/03/judge-prepares-slide-deck-of-lawyers-mistakes.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47343794

Points: 4

# Comments: 0