Hacker News: thnaks

Qian Xuesen: The missile genius America lost and China gained (2025)

thnaks — Wed, 20 May 2026 17:48:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2025/december/missile-genius-america-lost-and-china-gained

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48211409

Points: 105

# Comments: 56

California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years

thnaks — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:39:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-09/california-has-no-areas-of-dryness-first-time-in-25-years

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46698660

Points: 459

# Comments: 261

Amazon launches Trainium3

thnaks — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:04:31 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/amazon-releases-an-impressive-new-ai-chip-and-teases-a-nvidia-friendly-roadmap/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46125155

Points: 204

# Comments: 70

Seven replies to the viral Apple reasoning paper and why they fall short

thnaks — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 22:20:35 +0000

Article URL: https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/seven-replies-to-the-viral-apple

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44279223

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by thnaks in "How much does ‘nothing’ weigh?"

thnaks — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:43:36 +0000

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How much does ‘nothing’ weigh?

thnaks — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:41:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-much-does-nothing-weigh/?ref=thebrowser.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35707702

Points: 21

# Comments: 5

New California law requires high schools to start later

thnaks — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:12:22 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/5197d3c602b0497d60c15d0bae20ad94

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31952132

Points: 202

# Comments: 254

David Chalmers considers the possibilities of VR

thnaks — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:08:56 +0000

Article URL: https://lithub.com/adventures-in-technophilosophy-on-the-reality-of-virtual-worlds/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30119673

Points: 49

# Comments: 50

The Plague of the Poor

thnaks — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 10:47:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/plague-poor-gutentag

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28817372

Points: 90

# Comments: 166