Hacker News: smilelamp

Will it be a golden age or a dark age for mathematics (and science)?

smilelamp — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:00:40 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/18/will-it-be-a-golden-age-or-a-dark-age-for-mathematics-and-science/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141681

Points: 126

# Comments: 163

Starting a New Journal

smilelamp — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:12:41 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/17/starting-a-new-journal/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50137581

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Some of my recent talks and interviews

smilelamp — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:10:41 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/17/some-of-my-recent-talks-and-interviews/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50132913

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Decoding base64 in Python at 10 gigabytes per second

smilelamp — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:14:47 +0000

Article URL: https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/17/decoding-base64-in-python-at-10-gigabytes-per-second/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50128164

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

SAIR Open Math OS Released

smilelamp — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:02:45 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/16/sair-open-math-os-released/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50121980

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

How to Formalize All of Mathematics

smilelamp — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:46:39 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/16/how-to-formalize-all-of-mathematics/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50119019

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Redis now has compressed bitmaps (Roaring)

smilelamp — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:48:35 +0000

Article URL: https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/15/redis-now-has-compressed-bitmaps-roaring/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50111464

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Why are we even doing all this?

smilelamp — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:22:50 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/15/why-are-we-even-doing-all-this/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50109707

Points: 202

# Comments: 163

Simons Foundation Launches $15M Effort to Help Mathematicians Navigate AI Era

smilelamp — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:02:37 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/15/simons-foundation-launches-15m-effort-to-help-mathematicians-navigate-ai-era/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50105628

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Call for stories: human–AI collaboration in recent mathematics

smilelamp — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:26:36 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/14/call-for-stories-human-ai-collaboration-in-recent-mathematics/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50097991

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

First Proof, Third Batch Webinar

smilelamp — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:38:38 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/14/first-proof-third-batch-webinar/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50088422

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

2026 AMS Committee on Education Workshop Report

smilelamp — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:32:41 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/13/2026-ams-committee-on-education-workshop-report/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50077328

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Normal Bad Work

smilelamp — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:14:49 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/this-is-normal-bad-work/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50066158

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

Additional recent pieces on math and AI

smilelamp — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:20:40 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/additional-recent-pieces-on-math-and-ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50056851

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Parsing JSON at gigabytes per second in Python

smilelamp — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:08:34 +0000

Article URL: https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/12/parsing-json-at-tens-of-gigabytes-per-second-in-python/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50055912

Points: 19

# Comments: 2

Illustration Beyond Proof

smilelamp — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:22:36 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/11/illustration-beyond-proof/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50049133

Points: 108

# Comments: 19

Math 2.0

smilelamp — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 16:16:39 +0000

Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/10/math-2-0/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50034337

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

WebSocket Servers in JavaScript: Node.js, Bun and Deno in 2026

smilelamp — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:58:37 +0000

Article URL: https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/10/websocket-servers-in-javascript-node-js-bun-and-deno-in-2026/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50031006

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Lobbying

smilelamp — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:40:36 +0000

Article URL: https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2026/10/10/lobbying.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50029630

Points: 189

# Comments: 68

Faster Python startup with lazy imports

smilelamp — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:16:39 +0000

Article URL: https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/09/faster-python-startup-with-lazy-imports/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50015571

Points: 5

# Comments: 2