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New comment by shlant in "Bitcoin Has Longest Losing Streak Since August in Bruising Week"

shlant — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:43:20 +0000

agreed

New comment by shlant in "Bitcoin Has Longest Losing Streak Since August in Bruising Week"

shlant — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:43:06 +0000

> What’s driving the cyclical nature of the price discovery for entries on a global ledger?

https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-halving-4843769

New comment by shlant in "Bitcoin Has Longest Losing Streak Since August in Bruising Week"

shlant — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:41:01 +0000

lets's come back to this one year from now and see if it bottoms around Oct 6

New comment by shlant in "Lombardy increases charges for the construction of data centres in green areas"

shlant — Wed, 27 May 2026 15:12:07 +0000

> Obviously because they care more about things than just making money.

why should someone be banned from selling their land if they want?

New comment by shlant in "Italy region: +200% tax on datacenters built in green/agricultural areas"

shlant — Wed, 27 May 2026 15:09:48 +0000

> So we have to give up our land, our water, our energy, even our planet just to usher in “the future”?

what are you referring to here? because it certainly is not data centers

New comment by shlant in "West Coast Cities Turn to Vacancy Taxes to Grapple with Housing Crisis"

shlant — Mon, 25 May 2026 13:55:07 +0000

you think it's more profitable to not lease the spaces because "the management overhead of landlording"?

What do you think a "tax write off" is?

New comment by shlant in "Where Are the Vibecoded Photoshops?"

shlant — Tue, 19 May 2026 03:01:09 +0000

> Years later, this still seems far out of reach. If anything, it seems to have been settled that most non-technicals don't want a 3D printer.

Considering the 3D printing barrier for entry is buying, setting up, learning, and maintaining a whole new piece of equipment vs going to a website on a phone or computer everyone already has and telling it what you want in plain english, I think the comparison is lacking.

New comment by shlant in "Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials (2019)"

shlant — Sat, 16 May 2026 13:52:30 +0000

my wife is autistic and suffers from many gastro illnesses including MCAS and SIBO. The amount of times i've seriously thought of figuring out the logistics of giving her a fecal transplant from my iron stomach...

New comment by shlant in "Instructure pays ransom to Canvas hackers"

shlant — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:34:37 +0000

for the same reasons?

New comment by shlant in "Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants"

shlant — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:12:28 +0000

just FYI - unfortunately HN doesn't have markup like reddit so your hyperlinking doesn't work

New comment by shlant in "Mahjong: A Visual Guide"

shlant — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:15:21 +0000

just played with an American friend who was learning for the first time yesterday. The winds are by far the most annoying part. Not only is the order of them different than what most people are used to (ESWN vs NESW) but the points you get for each depend on what wind you are and this is on top of having to memorize the Chinese characters (although of course some sets number them). Great game but so many little special cases that can make it intimidating to learn.

Don't even get me started on scoring when you are gambling (although the dynamics of who pays who and how much is interesting)

New comment by shlant in "Aspartame is not that bad? (2022)"

shlant — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:45:05 +0000

> "While informative, this does not prove aspartame is safe"

You just cherry-picked this from where they are only talking about the chemicals it breaks down into which yes, does not alone prove it's safe. But then it (right after in the section titled "The scientific consensus") goes on to list the science from most major health organizations and concludes with the quote I shared. Did you just ignore all the evidence presented because it doesn't fir your confirmation bias?

New comment by shlant in "Aspartame is not that bad? (2022)"

shlant — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:22 +0000

> So basically there's no scientific consensus either way

"The current science says that the health impact of aspartame is essentially zero. Every credible body that has studied this question has reached the same conclusion."

Did you even read the article?

New comment by shlant in "Aspartame is not that bad? (2022)"

shlant — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:53:12 +0000

I have tried multiple times to find this article after reading it a year or so ago ! thanks for sharing again

New comment by shlant in "The Rich and Powerful Want to Live Forever. What If They Could?"

shlant — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:50:00 +0000

I think some sort of cognitive test would be a good place to start

New comment by shlant in "South Korea police arrest man for posting AI photo of runaway wolf"

shlant — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:33:50 +0000

what an incredibly dumb thread this is. OP pointed out something amusing and it's being ruined by completely useless pedantry

New comment by shlant in "Acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen"

shlant — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:21:37 +0000

you responded to the wrong comment. I assume this want mean for https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47860061

New comment by shlant in "Bitcoin miners are losing on every coin produced as difficulty drops"

shlant — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:17:24 +0000

you didn't answer the question. A shovel in this case is the equipment + energy needed to mine (GPU's etc.)

New comment by shlant in "Discontinuation and reinitiation of dual-labeled GLP-1 receptor agonists"

shlant — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:24:17 +0000

> You could also reduce heart attack and stroke risks by not eating crap and going for a walk every so often.

Oh wow it's so simple! why has nobody thought of this before??

New comment by shlant in "Wired headphone sales are exploding"

shlant — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:15:36 +0000

> Airpods didn't invent noise cancelling, Bose has been selling them since 2000

I didn't say they did but the Airpods are essentially best in class for this

> Unless you need wireless, get something wired

Them being wireless is a huge part of the "convenience" side of the equation