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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?

Columbia Admitted Epstein's Girlfriend via 'Irregular' Process

xqcgrek2 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:08:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/columbia-university-admitted-epstein-s-girlfriend-via-irregular-process

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46980996

Points: 13

# Comments: 0

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "ICE List: the small European website exposing US immigration agents"

xqcgrek2 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:13:38 +0000

Important work. The time will come when this will be indispensable.

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)"

xqcgrek2 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:09:37 +0000

path integrals existed since the 19th century

How to Tax a Trillionaire

xqcgrek2 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:16:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/how-to-tax-a-trillionaire-elon-musk-and-the-wealth-fight-in-california

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959315

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

1979: The Model World of Robert Symes [video]

xqcgrek2 — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:27:27 +0000

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

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46929930

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings

xqcgrek2 — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:04:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/01/oregon-tried-giving-homeless-youth-1000-a-month-with-no-strings-attached-heres-what-happened.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46848907

Points: 77

# Comments: 101

1982 News Special: The South Bronx – Wasteland [video]

xqcgrek2 — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:28:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H15INi4udRE

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46847711

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

NASA Supercomputer Probes Tangled Magnetospheres of Merging Neutron Stars

xqcgrek2 — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 21:41:53 +0000

Article URL: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14884/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46841160

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

1992: Virtual Reality Theme Park – Tomorrow's World – BBC Archive [video]

xqcgrek2 — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:18:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD4qoif7lvY

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46769398

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

1994 $32K Sedans Comparison Test

xqcgrek2 — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:30:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a69850149/1994-32k-sedans-archive-comparison-test/

Hacker News: xqcgrek2

Checkmate in Iran

List of predictions for autonomous Tesla vehicles by Elon Musk

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

The Billionaires' War

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

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

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

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "Robert Duvall has died"

Columbia Admitted Epstein's Girlfriend via 'Irregular' Process

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "ICE List: the small European website exposing US immigration agents"

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)"

How to Tax a Trillionaire

1979: The Model World of Robert Symes [video]

Oregon gave homeless youth $1k/month with no strings

1982 News Special: The South Bronx – Wasteland [video]

NASA Supercomputer Probes Tangled Magnetospheres of Merging Neutron Stars

1992: Virtual Reality Theme Park – Tomorrow's World – BBC Archive [video]

1994 $32K Sedans Comparison Test

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "Tyler Cowen: 'Buying' Greenland Is Not an Option"

New comment by xqcgrek2 in "The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System"