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Adding this to the quotes file: How does one train an AI to make up such convincing lies? -- Donald Knuth

A traditional "Guernsey" wool seaman's sweater in navy blue. I've had mine for 30 years. A "Bar style" blender. (Very powerful motor and the jar has the blades permanently attached…

>What is [a] secret you can share ? One especially powerful secret is "decide in advance". You will have some eating plan in place... then there will come a day when the food avail…

I also successfully set up a "three times a week" running program and typically run 5km each time and sometimes 10km on the weekend. Today I completed Year 2, Week 52, Run 3. So I'…

Screenwriters for "Conan the Barbarian" (1982) might have got it from Part 2, Chapter XI of "Genghis Khan The Emperor Of All Men" by H. Lamb (1936). https://archive.org/details/gen…

I'm originally from Victoria but have lived abroad for a past few decades. Tentatively planning to move back next year or maybe the year after. May I contact you for some advice? (…

One edge case to consider. If you have stocks in a pre-tax retirement account like a traditional IRA in the US (or RRSP in Canada?), now could be a good time to sell them, move the…

I hope you folks implement this, and also that YC sets a recurring donation to the archive. (Possibly tied to how many URLs you submit)

>Just look at Tokyo ... Every major transport hub is filled with shopping and food. They are designed that way. New transit construction is often the result of a joint venture betw…

In your opinion, what major sites are doing it right?

Have you read "Cheats, Charlatans, and Chicanery: More Outrageous Tales of Skulduggery" by Andreas Schroeder? I don't know how well that book has stood the test of time. But I real…

Zen pencils has a lovely take on that: https://zenpencils.com/comic/90-ira-glass-advice-for-beginne...

I've been enjoying the "Against the Rules" podcast [1] hosted by Michael Lewis [2]. It's related to moderation so I'll post it here. The show is series of stories/reports on the wo…

Personally, my "go to" list for movie rankings is http://www.phi-phenomenon.org/ which is a labor of love project attempting to generate a forced ranking of all-time best movies. T…

earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13157090

For parent commenter, or anyone else interested, I really liked this in-depth interview with Major Dave Burke (Marine Corps pilot, Top Gun instructor, and Forward Air Controller). …