https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=zekefoppaHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:28:17 +0000Imo the title here buries the lede: we've known that trees form tension wood in response to external stress. This study claims to find that trees will form it in response only to their own curvature, independent of external factors even including gravity. They compare it to proprioception. That's neat!

]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:39:44 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49620619zekefoppahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49620619https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49620619Honest question - why can't I just vibecode a solution? I rented a $5 lightsail instance, and so far AI has been great at deploying individual containers, creating safe boundaries, letting them interact, etc. What do I not know that makes me want Cloud in a Bottle?

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