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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?

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

Hacker News: xqcgrek2

Kara Swisher: Important CEO straits [video]

A Swedish company is putting wings on boats [video]

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

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

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