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13,223karma·911submissions·April 6, 2011
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The thoughtful component that was mentioned is critical. For that I defer to one of pg's original statements: "Thoughtful in both senses: civil and substantial." The substantial aspect …
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>...it is worth complaining, lest we end up normalising such behaviour. Discussions about spelling, grammar, and punctuation on other sites transgress the HN goal to normalize thoughtful, curiosity…
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There’s also an audio version for those who’d prefer that. The author is a co-host of the Radiolab podcast and a 2022 episode was dedicated to her reading this piece. https://radiolab.org&#…
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Sig Sauer P320, a popular handgun with police, is firing on its own - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35530330 - April 2023 (31 comments)…
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>The increasing AI/LLM domination of the site has made it much less appealing to me. Since you say this, I'm curious why you've also submitted about a dozen AI/LLM or adjacent…
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There's a search field at the bottom of most every HN page.
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Related: The legacy of the iconic Nakagin capsule tower - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44080820 - May 2025 (27 comments) Decaying but beloved, Tokyo’s Capsule Tower faces u…
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Previously: The Scourge of Arial (2001) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10538384 - Nov 2015 (26 comments)…
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Duplicate: The $25k car is going extinct? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44414115 - June 2025 (1122 comments)…
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More: Tokyo Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816183 - April 2025 (6 comments) Tokyo expands underground 'temple&#…
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Regarding your link to the article on pizza arbitrage, DoorDash and Pizza Arbitrage (2020) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40806356 - June 2024 (147 comments) DoorDash and p…
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http://archive.today/n6xxF
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Previously: [Show HN:] Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35985221 - May 2023 (114 comments)…
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> I think by playing the brinksmanship card of "there can be no level-headed discussion" you inadvertently discount a lot of perfectly coherent and important digression, on both sides.&qu…
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Gene therapy restored hearing in deaf patients - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44444626 - July 2025 (89 comments) Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial - ht…
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Dupe of a dupe of a dupe: Tell HN: Google banned me for reporting CT vulns they fixed hours later - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44454141 - 3 July 2025 (1 comment) Tell HN:…
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Actual study: Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis …