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The Obsolescence of Political Definitions (1991)

news.ycombinator.com V. E. Mchale 2025-09-27 05:29:50

The Obsolescence of Political Definitions V. E. McHale Defense I am not qualified to translate German, much less technical philosophical texts. However, Kondylis’ insights are criminally underappreciated and of interest to many today as they grapple with the dissolution of liberalism that Kondylis predicted in 1991–1992. Hopefully, his work will be translated with due care as its centrality is appreciated. The below is from Planetarische Politik Nach Dem Kalten Krieg, pp. 91–104 The Obsoles

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The Culture novels as a dystopia

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-27 00:32:12

A couple of people have mentioned to me: “we need more fiction examples of positive AI superintelligence – utopias like the Culture novels”. And they’re right, AI can be tremendously positive, and some beacons lit into the future could help make that come around. But one of my hobbies is “oppositional reading” – deliberately interpreting novels counter to the obvious / intended reading. And it’s not so clear to me that the Culture is all it is cracked up to be. Most of the novels take the pers

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The Obsolescence of Political Definitions

news.ycombinator.com V. E. Mchale 2025-09-27 10:29:50

The Obsolescence of Political Definitions V. E. McHale Defense I am not qualified to translate German, much less technical philosophical texts. However, Kondylis’ insights are criminally underappreciated and of interest to many today as they grapple with the dissolution of liberalism that Kondylis predicted in 1991–1992. Hopefully, his work will be translated with due care as its centrality is appreciated. The below is from Planetarische Politik Nach Dem Kalten Krieg, pp. 91–104 The Obsoles

Topics: conservatism liberalism mass political society

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US, China reach ‘framework’ deal for TikTok

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-27 15:24:49

In Brief The U.S. has reached a “framework” deal with China for social media platform TikTok, CNBC reported, citing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “It’s between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon,” CNBC quoted Bessent as saying on the sidelines of a meeting between the two countries in Madrid on Monday. The news comes barely an hour after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted on his social media platform Truth Social that a deal for the short-video app had bee

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Bessent says 'framework' of U.S.-China TikTok deal has been reached, will be finalized Friday

cnbc.com Samantha Subin Jordan Novet Chris Eudaily 2025-09-27 19:59:13

The U.S. and China have a reached a 'framework' deal for social media platform TikTok, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday. "It's between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon," he said from Madrid. Both President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Friday to discuss the terms. On Monday, Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday that a deal was reached "on a 'certain' company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save" a

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The Culture Novels as a Dystopia

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-27 15:32:12

A couple of people have mentioned to me: “we need more fiction examples of positive AI superintelligence – utopias like the Culture novels”. And they’re right, AI can be tremendously positive, and some beacons lit into the future could help make that come around. But one of my hobbies is “oppositional reading” – deliberately interpreting novels counter to the obvious / intended reading. And it’s not so clear to me that the Culture is all it is cracked up to be. Most of the novels take the pers

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Folks, we have the best π

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-28 00:10:03

In the past couple of months, I published a number of articles on recreational math. I did my best to keep them accessible and fun, but my goal was usually to shed light at deeper mathematical truths. For example, the discussion of 0.999… = 1 served as a springboard to highlight some of the subtler properties of real numbers and the different meanings of infinity. Today, I have no agenda. This article exists because I discovered a somewhat obscure paper that says something unexpected and cool.

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The SSD version of LaCie’s iconic Rugged drive gets a speed boost

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-28 01:30:00

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Neil Poulton succeeded in elevating the design of external drives two decades ago with the introduction of LaCie’s Rugged line, which features a bright orange bumper to protect data from drops. Today, Seagate announced an updated version of the LaCie Rugged M

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Learning Lens Blur Fields

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-24 10:21:27

Lens blur field shown in step 2 is from the dual pixels of a Pixel 4a. Abstract Optical blur is an inherent property of any lens system and is challenging to model in modern cameras because of their complex optical elements. To tackle this challenge, we introduce a high‑dimensional neural representation of blur—the lens blur field—and a practical method for acquisition. The lens blur field is a multilayer perceptron (MLP) designed to (1) accurately capture variations of the lens 2‑D point sprea

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Premier League Soccer: Stream Man City vs. Man United Live From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-27 15:30:03

There's more than just bragging rights at stake on Sunday as fierce city rivals Man City and Man United go in search of a much-needed win, both teams having made poor starts to the new season. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching English Premier League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. The hosts come into the match looking to avoid a third successive defeat following back-to-back losse

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Fringe Movement Claims the Entirety of Modern Physics Is Wrong

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-27 18:00:48

It's one thing when a respected scientist has a novel idea of what dark matter or dark energy might be, or what could explain spooky quantum phenomena like entanglement and superpositions. But the wonders of the internet has brought an entire economy built on outrage and conspiracy theories, enabling even the most crackpot grifters and fringe scientists to reach a wide audience and easily make a quick buck. We've all heard them rage against vaccines and seed oils, but one of their buzziest clai

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OpenAI Realizes It Made a Terrible Mistake

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-27 22:30:56

OpenAI claims to have figured out what's driving "hallucinations," or AI models' strong tendency to make up answers that are factually incorrect. It's a major problem plaguing the entire industry, greatly undercutting the usefulness of the tech. Worse yet, experts have found that the problem is getting worse as AI models get more capable. As a result, despite incurring astronomical expenses in their deployment, frontier AI models are still prone to making inaccurate claims when faced with a pr

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Apple TV Plus: The 14 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows You Should Stream Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-27 19:00:04

So, you're an Apple TV Plus subscriber looking for worthwhile sci-fi TV shows to watch. You've already binged every episode of Severance. What should you dive into next? Apple's streaming service (which just raised its monthly price) feels like an exclusive place. The majority of the original programs on the platform premiere without much promotion, instead being left for you to discover on your own. With so many streaming shows vying for your attention, the perfect title can get lost. Do you

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Feds try to dodge lawsuit against their bogus climate report

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-26 04:58:03

While the Trump administration has continued to refer to efforts to avoid the worst impacts of climate change as a scam, it has done almost nothing to counter the copious scientific evidence that demonstrates that climate change is real and doing real damage to the citizens of the US. The lone exception has been a draft Department of Energy report prepared by a handful of carefully chosen fringe figures that questioned the mainstream understanding of climate change. The shoddy work and questiona

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Dynamic Bird Migration Map

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-24 02:36:55

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The case against social media is stronger than you think

news.ycombinator.com Nathan Witkin 2025-09-27 12:39:17

The Mob, 1935, by Carl Hoeckner 1. Introduction The philosopher Dan Williams recently published two pieces on social media— “Scapegoating the Algorithm” at Asterisk Magazine, and “The Case Against Social Media is Weaker Than You Think” at his Substack. As their titles attest to, both argue that the case against social media, on epistemic and political grounds, has been considerably overstated. I recently published a lengthy essay arguing the opposite: that the case against social media has, i

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Show HN: Vicinae – A native, Raycast-compatible launcher for Linux

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-23 19:10:00

Vicinae (pronounced "vih-SIN-ay") is a high-performance, native launcher for your desktop — built with C++ and Qt. It includes a set of built-in modules, and extensions can be developed quickly using fully server-side React/TypeScript — with no browser or Electron involved. Inspired by the popular Raycast launcher, Vicinae provides a mostly compatible extension API, allowing reuse of many existing Raycast extensions with minimal modification. Vicinae is designed for developers and power users

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The Case Against Social Media Is Stronger Than You Think

news.ycombinator.com Nathan Witkin 2025-09-27 17:39:17

The Mob, 1935, by Carl Hoeckner 1. Introduction The philosopher Dan Williams recently published two pieces on social media— “Scapegoating the Algorithm” at Asterisk Magazine, and “The Case Against Social Media is Weaker Than You Think” at his Substack. As their titles attest to, both argue that the case against social media, on epistemic and political grounds, has been considerably overstated. I recently published a lengthy essay arguing the opposite: that the case against social media has, i

Topics: evidence media polarization political social

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My art skills peaked in kindergarten but my portable projector had me covered

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-27 15:00:27

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority To set the stage, my artistic ability falls somewhere between a toddler with a crayon and the least helpful player on your Pictionary team. So when faced with the prospect of hand-painting a birthday banner, I was dubious, though still committed. Like any modern adult, I turned to tech, and while projectors may not have been designed for amateur crafters, they’re surprisingly perfect for the job. Setting up shop Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The bigges

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This real-life Google hack on my Pixel is why I could never switch to an iPhone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-27 16:00:48

Paul Jones / Android Authority With the iPhone 17 finally getting some long overdue upgrades like a larger and high-refresh rate display, I’ve found myself toying with the idea of switching ecosystems over the past couple of days. It also doesn’t help that Google stumbled out of the gate with the recent Pixel 10 launch. Thanks to the latter’s unexpectedly small performance and battery life gains, I see no compelling reason to upgrade from my Pixel 8. But after mulling the decision over, I came

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These 2 Cities Are Pushing Back on Data Centers. Here's What They're Worried About

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-27 16:00:00

Amid a nationwide rush by AI companies to build data centers to support their feverish growth, and by many locales to attract them, some cities are saying whoa, not so fast. That's the case in both St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri, two cities just 30 minutes apart in the heart of the country. On Aug. 22, St. Charles imposed, in a unanimous vote by the city council, a one-year moratorium on new data center construction after news broke about a secretive data center project possibly coming to

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Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion

news.ycombinator.com James O'Sullivan 2025-09-27 15:27:19

Credits James O’Sullivan lectures in the School of English and Digital Humanities at University College Cork, where his work explores the intersection of technology and culture. At first glance, the feed looks familiar, a seamless carousel of “For You” updates gliding beneath your thumb. But déjà‑vu sets in as 10 posts from 10 different accounts carry the same stock portrait and the same breathless promise — “click here for free pics” or “here is the one productivity hack you need in 2025.” Swi

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Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Killer Wrote Meme Messages on Bullet Casings. Here’s Where They Came From

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-28 04:25:45

Police in Utah have arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in connection with Wednesday’s shooting death of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, according to a press conference held Friday by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel. Robinson allegedly confessed to a family member that he had been the shooter, and a family friend called the police before he was arrested in the early morning hours of Friday. “Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend w

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Department of Energy gets rid of climate skeptics group to dodge lawsuit

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-28 11:58:03

While the Trump administration has continued to refer to efforts to avoid the worst impacts of climate change as a scam, it has done almost nothing to counter the copious scientific evidence that demonstrates that climate change is real and doing real damage to the citizens of the US. The lone exception has been a draft Department of Energy report prepared by a handful of carefully chosen fringe figures that questioned the mainstream understanding of climate change. The shoddy work and questiona

Topics: change climate committee report science

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After Kirk shooting, Utah governor calls social media a “cancer.” Will we treat it like one?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-28 15:55:49

The conservative broadcaster/provocateur Charlie Kirk—murdered this week during a visit to a Utah college—had tweeted some life advice this summer: "When things are moving very fast and people are losing their minds, it’s important to stay grounded. Turn off your phone, read scripture, spend time with friends, and remember internet fury is not real life. It’s going to be ok." Kirk was not himself always a great role model for staying grounded, thoughtful, or caring to others. He was better know

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Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-29 03:01:27

On Friday, CBC News reported that a major education reform document prepared for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador contains at least 15 fabricated citations that academics suspect were generated by an AI language model—despite the same report calling for "ethical" AI use in schools. "A Vision for the Future: Transforming and Modernizing Education," released August 28, serves as a 10-year roadmap for modernizing the province's public schools and post-secondary institutions. The

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Racintosh Plus – Rackmount Mac Plus

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 23:39:00

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 7:03AM 4 months of work just to make a stupid pun. 1986 Macintosh Plus at home in my music studio. I own a Macintosh Plus from 1986, I found it in the mid 2000's on my college campus on a free-to-a-good-home shelf (Mad Marc's shelf in the chemistry building) in great shape and with its mouse, keyboard, and an HD-20 external hard disk drive. That silly computer has been on the journey with me ever since, leaving college with me and occupying a spot in all of my

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Is Your Gut in Trouble? 5 Warning Signs You Shouldn't Ignore

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 15:00:05

The trillions of microbes that live in your gut are likened to "little pets living inside your intestinal tract." Or at least, that's how Gail Cresci, a microbiome expert at the Cleveland Clinic, describes it. But they do far more than help digest food. They also support your immune system, regulate inflammation, and produce essential compounds like vitamins and hormones that keep your body running smoothly. Because your gut plays such a big role in your overall health, it's important to recogn

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NASA found clues of life on Mars, but budget cuts threaten future missions

theverge.com Georgina Torbet 2025-10-01 03:47:01

An exciting discovery on Mars is being overshadowed by turmoil at NASA, with budget cuts threatening to destroy a scientific legacy that has been built over decades. Yesterday, the agency shared a finding, published in Nature, of potential biosignatures identified by the Mars Perseverance rover in a 3.5 billion-year-old rock. “This very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars,” said Transportation Secretary and Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy in a press confe

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Senators demand ICE cease use of facial recognition app

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-01 07:21:47

Senators Edward J. Markey, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley sent a letter Thursday to Acting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons urging the agency to stop using “Mobile Fortify,” a smartphone app that uses biometric identification, including facial recognition. The lawmakers said facial recognition remains unreliable and warned that real-time surveillance could have a chilling effect on constitutionally protected activities. "As studies have shown, when individuals believ

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The Obsolescence of Political Definitions (1991)

The Culture novels as a dystopia

The Obsolescence of Political Definitions

US, China reach ‘framework’ deal for TikTok

Bessent says 'framework' of U.S.-China TikTok deal has been reached, will be finalized Friday

The Culture Novels as a Dystopia

Folks, we have the best π

The SSD version of LaCie’s iconic Rugged drive gets a speed boost

Learning Lens Blur Fields

Premier League Soccer: Stream Man City vs. Man United Live From Anywhere

Fringe Movement Claims the Entirety of Modern Physics Is Wrong

OpenAI Realizes It Made a Terrible Mistake

Apple TV Plus: The 14 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows You Should Stream Now

Feds try to dodge lawsuit against their bogus climate report

Dynamic Bird Migration Map

The case against social media is stronger than you think

Show HN: Vicinae – A native, Raycast-compatible launcher for Linux

The Case Against Social Media Is Stronger Than You Think

My art skills peaked in kindergarten but my portable projector had me covered

This real-life Google hack on my Pixel is why I could never switch to an iPhone

These 2 Cities Are Pushing Back on Data Centers. Here's What They're Worried About

Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion

Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Killer Wrote Meme Messages on Bullet Casings. Here’s Where They Came From

Department of Energy gets rid of climate skeptics group to dodge lawsuit

After Kirk shooting, Utah governor calls social media a “cancer.” Will we treat it like one?

Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources

Racintosh Plus – Rackmount Mac Plus

Is Your Gut in Trouble? 5 Warning Signs You Shouldn't Ignore

NASA found clues of life on Mars, but budget cuts threaten future missions

Senators demand ICE cease use of facial recognition app

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