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A sample of old HN threads (this one's the origin of the "HTML5 supercomputer" classic), https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24436721 https://news.ycombinator
by perihelions 2y ago
A sample of old HN threads (this one's the origin of the "HTML5 supercomputer" classic),
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24436721 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24436721 ("Nikola: How to Parlay an Ocean of Lies into a Partnership with GM (hindenburgresearch.com)" (2020), 414 comments)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24473231 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24473231 ("Nikola admits prototype was rolling downhill in promotional video (arstechnica.com)" (2020), 248 comments)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27996321 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27996321 ("Grand jury indicts Trevor Milton, Nikola founder, on three counts of fraud (cnbc.com)" (2021), 509 comments)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38685607 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38685607 ("Nikola founder to be sentenced for federal fraud charges (cnbc.com)" (2023), 186 comments)
https://hn.algolia.com/?query=nikola&sort=byPopularity https://hn.algolia.com/?query=nikola&sort=byPopularity
- soneca 2y agoThere is also this older one (when they launched?): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11683508 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11683508 To give HN credit, the overwhelming sentiment at the time is that this was a very suspicious and scammy endeavor already right at launch.
- AbstractH24 2y agoSo what companies is HN calling out in 2025? Wondering who I should expect to collapse in 2030.