Hacker News: whyage

New comment by whyage in "Active incident at Dreamhost forcing password reset"

whyage — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:29:14 +0000

What's going on with Dreamhost lately? Is it falling apart?

New comment by whyage in "Challenge Is Gone"

whyage — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:50:35 +0000

You write well, why not challenge yourself to write a book?

Assuming you didn't use AI for more than spelling

New comment by whyage in "The St. Helena 5 pence coin shows Jonathan, a roughly 190 year old tortoise"

whyage — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:21:14 +0000

How did these animals survive as a species for millions of years with this flip-over bug in their genes? Why hasn't evolution solved it, for example, by eliminating flip-prone individuals from the gene pool and giving better survival chances to those who can right themselves?

New comment by whyage in "Semantic search across major museums"

whyage — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:28:24 +0000

Only someone who has never been to an actual museum can call this thing a museum, let alone the "last one."

New comment by whyage in "Why Is Israel Running TV Ads in Iowa Ahead of the Midterms?"

whyage — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:04:57 +0000

At the same time, the US president is interfering in the elections in Israel.

New comment by whyage in "Europe EV sales rose 70.3% in September, 32.6% of market share"

whyage — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:53:42 +0000

Low EV adoption will lead to much more death and suffering due to climate change. So, sure, it's not the ideal way to achieve this result, but it's better than the alternative.

New comment by whyage in "Ask HN: What are you reading?"

whyage — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:45:36 +0000

Currently listening to I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter. A fascinating exploration of consciousness written 20 years ago but very relevant in the age of AI.

New comment by whyage in "In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life"

whyage — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:57:21 +0000

I'm driving along Route 66 now, and $80 is about the average for a decent motel room.

New comment by whyage in "Starbase, LA"

whyage — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:15:14 +0000

Are "3,000 new jobs" enough to make a dent though?

New comment by whyage in "To become a better writer, read as much as you can"

whyage — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:03:49 +0000

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig, especially if you're into philosophical thinking. The way he blends it with a compelling narrative is masterful.

New comment by whyage in "In South Korea, some savour last season of legal dog meat"

whyage — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:47:10 +0000

Absolutely right. Pigs, for example, are not less intelligent or affectionate than dogs.

New comment by whyage in "Google is making private AI practical with homomorphic encryption"

whyage — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:08:44 +0000

Check out opaque.co

Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals

whyage — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:37:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/trump-private-companies-hacking-cybercriminals.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49293072

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by whyage in "Beef and dairy drive 41% of biodiversity damage linked to global farmland"

whyage — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:31:29 +0000

It's more than 6%. Cows eat a lot, so people cut forests to grow more feed (like in the Amazon). Deforestation contribute to global warming, not to mention the biodiversity damage.

New comment by whyage in "Beef and dairy drive 41% of biodiversity damage linked to global farmland"

whyage — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:49:51 +0000

Do you vote? Why?

New comment by whyage in "Beef and dairy drive 41% of biodiversity damage linked to global farmland"

whyage — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:30:14 +0000

Plenty of people (including me) are vegan, healthy, and happy. As omnivores above the poverty line, we can all make conscious and conscientious choices about what we eat. Going vegan is one of the most effective ways to combat global warming (if you're not in a position to donate large sums of money toward climate change research or mitigation).

OpenAI API Is Down

whyage — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:46:13 +0000

It's been down for over 2 hours now and is disrupting my production service. Time to evaluate alternatives, but will they be more reliable?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49025442

Points: 4

# Comments: 4

New comment by whyage in "Publishers consider opting out of Google as search traffic declines"

whyage — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:01:54 +0000

Do you have evidence for this?

Gen Z-Ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be onto Something

whyage — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:18:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/opinion/gen-z-sex-celibacy-relationships.html

Hacker News: whyage

New comment by whyage in "Active incident at Dreamhost forcing password reset"

New comment by whyage in "Challenge Is Gone"

New comment by whyage in "The St. Helena 5 pence coin shows Jonathan, a roughly 190 year old tortoise"

New comment by whyage in "Semantic search across major museums"

New comment by whyage in "Why Is Israel Running TV Ads in Iowa Ahead of the Midterms?"

New comment by whyage in "Europe EV sales rose 70.3% in September, 32.6% of market share"

New comment by whyage in "Ask HN: What are you reading?"

New comment by whyage in "In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life"

New comment by whyage in "Starbase, LA"

New comment by whyage in "To become a better writer, read as much as you can"

New comment by whyage in "In South Korea, some savour last season of legal dog meat"

New comment by whyage in "Google is making private AI practical with homomorphic encryption"

Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals

New comment by whyage in "Beef and dairy drive 41% of biodiversity damage linked to global farmland"

New comment by whyage in "Beef and dairy drive 41% of biodiversity damage linked to global farmland"

New comment by whyage in "Beef and dairy drive 41% of biodiversity damage linked to global farmland"

OpenAI API Is Down

New comment by whyage in "Publishers consider opting out of Google as search traffic declines"

Gen Z-Ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be onto Something

New comment by whyage in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)"