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The non-technical side of Hacker News.
Stories with 100+ points since Oct 2024 , updated hourly and scored 0–10 by a language model; about 7 and up is humanities, 4.5–6 other non-technical writing. 9,778 stories.
The SEC Should Block Anthropic's IPO to Protect the Public
techpolicy.press · Nov 2, 2026 · tech-society ·
37 comments ·
save BYD sold more EVs last month than the US did all quarter
electrek.co · Nov 2, 2026 · economics ·
195 comments ·
save Egoless Mathematics in the AI Era
terrytao.wordpress.com · Nov 2, 2026 · essay ·
69 comments ·
save Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch rehearsal
devblogs.microsoft.com · Nov 2, 2026 · tech history ·
30 comments ·
save Making Peace with the Projective Plane
johndcook.com · Nov 2, 2026 · science ·
12 comments ·
save US boy names that became girl names and vice versa
namedaisy.com · Nov 2, 2026 · society ·
277 comments ·
save Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison to US textbooks? (2017)
quora.com · Nov 2, 2026 · education ·
222 comments ·
save Napping characteristics and incident dementia
academic.oup.com · Nov 2, 2026 · health ·
26 comments ·
save Jobless tech workers are being left out of San Francisco's AI boom
bloomberg.com · Nov 2, 2026 · tech-society ·
217 comments ·
save If you love a website, back it up
blog.mistys-internet.website · Nov 2, 2026 · tech-society ·
85 comments ·
save Never Complain, Never Explain
en.wikipedia.org · Nov 2, 2026 · language ·
61 comments ·
save The future in old computer magazines (1984–2004)
tomorrowasusual.substack.com · Nov 2, 2026 · history ·
36 comments ·
save BioWare co-founder: game execs "have never made a game" and don't get it
pcgamer.com · Nov 2, 2026 · culture ·
139 comments ·
save Wir müssen wissen – wir werden wissen
remy.wang · Nov 2, 2026 · essay ·
16 comments ·
save From Charlemagne to the Kitchen Boy: Reading the Hamburg Rathaus
alsterrunde.com · Nov 2, 2026 · history ·
8 comments ·
save AI fan wikis riddled with errors are muddying the waters of games culture
eurogamer.net · Nov 2, 2026 · tech-society ·
110 comments ·
save Bones may release proteins that slow aging and extend life span
science.org · Nov 2, 2026 · health ·
124 comments ·
save The Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2B into the Midterms
nytimes.com · Nov 1, 2026 · politics ·
112 comments ·
save U.S. workers took home their smallest share of capital since at least 1947
fortune.com · Nov 1, 2026 · economics ·
207 comments ·
save AI delivers 'zero financial payoff' to most companies, Apollo economist says
techcrunch.com · Nov 1, 2026 · tech-society ·
248 comments ·
save John Leeson (the voice of K9) has died
doctorwhonews.net · Nov 1, 2026 · culture ·
2 comments ·
save Proposed data centre will release 23 Hiroshima atomic bomb worth of energy a day
cbc.ca · Nov 1, 2026 · society ·
27 comments ·
save Nurses Sound Alarm as 'Uber for Nursing' Apps Push to Deregulate Healthcare
nurse.org · Nov 1, 2026 · health ·
162 comments ·
save US Jobs Pickup May Keep Fed on Track to Hike Rates Again
bloomberg.com · Nov 1, 2026 · economics ·
52 comments ·
save Mathematics has changed. Let's act like it
terrytao.wordpress.com · Nov 1, 2026 · science ·
489 comments ·
save Patrick Stewart taught us what good men do with power
vox.com · Nov 1, 2026 · culture ·
342 comments ·
save Landline phones will switch off across Britland in 100 days, no extensions
theregister.com · Nov 1, 2026 · tech-society ·
162 comments ·
save Police chief unplugs cameras after Flock ignores contract cancellation
thedrive.com · Nov 1, 2026 · tech-society ·
162 comments ·
save Novellas with Groff
movq.de · Nov 1, 2026 · literature ·
53 comments ·
save The "Moon Trees"
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov · Nov 1, 2026 · science ·
2 comments ·
save Restrooms along the Norwegian Scenic Routes
visitnorway.com · Nov 1, 2026 · society ·
432 comments ·
save A tiny Pacific country rolls out universal basic income
economist.com · Nov 1, 2026 · economics ·
143 comments ·
save Brazilian Court Sanctions Lawyers for Prompt Injection in Court Filing
jetstream.security · Nov 1, 2026 · law ·
214 comments ·
save When electric cars were for women
spectrum.ieee.org · Oct 31, 2026 · history ·
81 comments ·
save An Italian farmer found some unknown seeds in his attic and planted them
smithsonianmag.com · Oct 31, 2026 · nature ·
228 comments ·
save Distributed Proofreaders
pgdp.net · Oct 31, 2026 · literature ·
3 comments ·
save With 86% of the words, you might understand only 38% of an anime's lines
learnfromx.com · Oct 31, 2026 · language ·
61 comments ·
save Surviving "The Graduate"
newyorker.com · Oct 31, 2026 · culture ·
59 comments ·
save The Duty of a Scholar
daemonology.net · Oct 31, 2026 · essay ·
38 comments ·
save William Nordhaus has died
news.yale.edu · Oct 31, 2026 · economics ·
34 comments ·
save UK Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power
theguardian.com · Oct 31, 2026 · politics ·
331 comments ·
save The She-Wolves of Jülich
historytoday.com · Oct 31, 2026 · history ·
6 comments ·
save What is a light-day? The milestone Voyager 1 is closing in on
science.nasa.gov · Oct 31, 2026 · science ·
52 comments ·
save Casio Watches of the 1980s
casio.com · Oct 31, 2026 · design ·
136 comments ·
save Ex-Meta Researcher Torrented Pirated Books, Deleted It 'Due to Litigation'
torrentfreak.com · Oct 31, 2026 · law ·
75 comments ·
save The Ocean 'Was the Color of Chocolate.' Mexico Declares War on Seaweed.
nytimes.com · Oct 31, 2026 · nature ·
64 comments ·
save French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 for every gigabyte of internet traffic
assemblee-nationale.fr · Oct 31, 2026 · economics ·
140 comments ·
save Shiny Object Syndrome
en.wikipedia.org · Oct 31, 2026 · psychology ·
23 comments ·
save Serbia just elected the world's brainiest parliament
science.org · Oct 31, 2026 · politics ·
509 comments ·
save Digital minimalism
vitalik.eth.limo · Oct 31, 2026 · tech-society ·
267 comments ·
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