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by ViktorRay 6mo ago
I wonder what it would take to get hospitals to change how women give birth based on this scientific evidence.
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by ViktorRay 6mo ago
I wonder how different things would have been if Germany had increased rather than decreased the reliance on nuclear energy. After all so much of Germany’s energy now comes from natural gas which is bad for climate change and, in the case o
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by ViktorRay 6mo ago
Just for context. In the Indian numerical system, lakh means 100 thousand and crore means 10 million. There are 100 lakh in 1 crore.
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How a Bill Gates-Backed Company Landed in a Fight Between Congo and Belgium(wsj.com)
2 points by ViktorRay 6mo ago|0 comments
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by ViktorRay 6mo ago
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
These microchips are amazing technology. I highly highly encourage all you pet lovers to obtain one for your little homie. You never know when you’ll need it.
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
Pretty interesting link as well. Thanks for sharing
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The Cult of Costco(theatlantic.com)
22 points by ViktorRay 7mo ago|11 comments
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
Here is a link to the folks at Kagi talking about this https://blog.kagi.com/small-web
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
Early voting exists in many states. Even in these states you’ll find that younger folks hardly vote.
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
The BBC operates independently of the UK government. It is an autonomous entity that is publicly funded. It is not a “propaganda arm” of the UK government in the manner of state television.
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
This isn’t true. The content of the BBC is independent of the UK government. Even for the royal family and for foreign policy. I am not British so I could be wrong however. If you have evidence that the BBC lacks autonomy when it comes to f
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
This doesn’t make sense. Surely paying taxes would be cheaper than buying Warner Bros?
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
Pretty cool article. Nowadays often when you see articles about computer history of this era, the articles tend to be focused on Apple and IBM. So it’s neat this article focuses on the other computers of this era. TI, Atari, Commodore, etc
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
Some of the new HP laptops are pretty well designed and have reasonable prices.
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
Because ask yourself, if you were telling your friend to buy a Macbook, which one would you tell them to buy? Well first I would ask them what they are planning to use the Macbook for. Then I would make the recommendation. There is Macboo
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
Articles like this are pretty cool. It’s so interesting to see the behind the scenes that happens whenever we watch a Netflix movie.
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
GPT‑5.2 Instant’s tone could sometimes feel “cringe,” coming across as overbearing or making unwarranted assumptions about user intent or emotions. Strange way to write this. Why use the Gen Z cringe and put it into quotation marks? Wou
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Photons that aren't actually there influence superconductivity(arstechnica.com)
8 points by ViktorRay 7mo ago|0 comments
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
The lack of self awareness is pretty fascinating.
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Project Warrior: How Paramount Beat Netflix in $110B Battle for Warner(ft.com)
3 points by ViktorRay 7mo ago|2 comments
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
It’s pretty sad. The only way we know these comments are from AI bots for now is due to the obvious hallucinations. What happens when the AI improves even more…will HN be filled with bots talking to other bots?
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
But the code was written in Python not C? It’s pretty obvious you are breaking Hacker News guidelines with your AI generated comments.
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
Thank you
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
Which license is being used for this?
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
By definition addiction involves pursuing substances or engaging in behavior repeatedly despite negative consequences in one’s life. Any behavior or substance that causes serious addiction is still bad regardless of whether it causes death
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by ViktorRay 7mo ago
The danger of addiction, which is very significant, with opioids doesn’t go away with this modified design. Unless you’re being sarcastic and referencing the lies the Sackler family used to get OxyContin popular.. That being said it is inde
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Anthropic Dials Back AI Safety Commitments(wsj.com)
8 points by ViktorRay 8mo ago|2 comments
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by ViktorRay 8mo ago
Friendly reminder that the battery industry is filled with shady and evil stuff. Cobalt mining for example. More info can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTrXk4geQFg&feature=youtu.be And also here: https
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Meta and AMD Agree to AI Chips Deal Worth More Than $100B(wsj.com)
2 points by ViktorRay 8mo ago|0 comments

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