Hacker News: xqcgrek2

OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

xqcgrek2 — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:15:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.404media.co/doom-loop-openai-and-microsoft-admits-llms-are-destroying-the-web-and-built-on-theft/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49839469

Points: 8

# Comments: 1

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "Every U.S. State Ranks Above Every Foreign Economy in Household Consumption"

xqcgrek2 — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:06:47 +0000

Measured in overpriced US dollars.

No one would willingly live in Mississippi over France or Italy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Lasker

Prosecute Dario and Sam for the felonies their companies have committed [video]

xqcgrek2 — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:46:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YIczZDCgsM

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49704572

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "Tell HN: OpenAI brings back 5 hour limit for plus and business standard users"

xqcgrek2 — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:12:45 +0000

OpenAI must be under a lot of pressure to make the books balanced. A bleak sign for Anthropic's IPO and the stock market.

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "Ad Astra Initiative"

xqcgrek2 — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:04:35 +0000

No relation to Open AI's Astra as far as I can tell

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "Caltech Mathathon – first hackathon ever devoted to research level mathematics"

xqcgrek2 — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:33:19 +0000

No self respecting mathematician is going to willingly become a marketing tool for these companies solving neglected and irrelevant puzzles.

Ad Astra Initiative

xqcgrek2 — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:28:25 +0000

Article URL: https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/physics-of-the-cosmos/community/ad-astra/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49600727

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Has vacuum birefringence been seen at long last?

xqcgrek2 — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:42:54 +0000

Article URL: https://physicsworld.com/a/has-vacuum-birefringence-been-seen-at-long-last/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49349462

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Kara Swisher: Important CEO straits [video]

xqcgrek2 — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:24:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d0kyPNFrVE

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48913705

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

A Swedish company is putting wings on boats [video]

xqcgrek2 — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:02:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VVXfYAOkEo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48876672

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "Astrophysicists Puzzle over Webb’s New Universe"

xqcgrek2 — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:20:27 +0000

Quanta magazine is a glorified university press release and marketing shop for Simons associated institutions.

Take it with a grain of salt, and know for sure its leaving out a huge range of scientists views.

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "How to earn a billion dollars"

xqcgrek2 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:15:56 +0000

What an out of touch buffoon. AOC is right, billionaires are a policy failure, and pg is making her point.

Checkmate in Iran

xqcgrek2 — Sun, 10 May 2026 22:12:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/iran-war-trump-losing/687094/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48088672

Points: 19

# Comments: 9

List of predictions for autonomous Tesla vehicles by Elon Musk

xqcgrek2 — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:12:31 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_predictions_for_autonomous_Tesla_vehicles_by_Elon_Musk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47874325

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B"

xqcgrek2 — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:38:25 +0000

money laundering and tax avoidance

The Billionaires' War

xqcgrek2 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:15:40 +0000

Article URL: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-billionaires-war

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47349105

Points: 24

# Comments: 6

A 'Doom Loop' at the Heart of the Global Economy

xqcgrek2 — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:57:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/how-the-us-china-rivalry-is-creating-an-economic-doom-loop-eswar-prasad

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47100899

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Electric Vehicle Sales Boom as Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports

xqcgrek2 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:56:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-18/ethiopia-ev-boom-sparked-by-ice-car-import-ban

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47068567

Points: 8

# Comments: 2

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "14-year-old Miles Wu folded origami pattern that holds 10k times its own weight"

xqcgrek2 — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:58:33 +0000

These teen science fair winners almost never amount to anything exceptional, and are a product intense parental supervision. Most universities have wised up.

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "Robert Duvall has died"

xqcgrek2 — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:13:45 +0000

why do people venerate actors?