Recent submissions

Comment · 4 years ago
> On July 13, 2022, Celsius and several of its affiliates commenced voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

It's likely that the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation is posting this information as a service to Vermont residents.

Comment · 4 years ago
Clicking "Start house hunting now" does all that, _and_ breaks the back button functionality on Safari.
Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
From the article: the book is the Bible, because it helps people understand foundational ideas in Western culture.

> Familiarity with it is table stakes for becoming an educated person. Even if you think Christianity is the scourge of civilization, your crusade against it will be stronger if you know what the Bible actually says.

Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
> The gravitational energy from the heavy iron ore load will be used to regenerate the batteries while the train is running.

"Infinity train" may be a bit of a misnomer: this is viable as long as there is ore (or other mass) at the higher elevation, which can be transported on the train to a lower elevation -- in the process, the train captures some of the gravitational potential energy that was present.

Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
Honest question: how would the months of employment at prior jobs indicate whether a candidate has a disability?
Comment · 4 years ago
The Intercept article was titled: "BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE ROCK: A Reformist Black Police Chief Faces an Uprising of the Old Guard."

This apparently received a takedown notice from an IP protection company because it contains the words "[T]he Old Guard," the title of a 2020 film starring Charlize Theron.

Live from the official Hacker News API

A modern reader for Hacker News · SvelteKit + Skeleton