Hacker News with Generative AI: Analysis

Has the tennis ball gotten worse? (defector.com)
The best way to snap an athlete out of platitude autopilot in a press conference is to get them to vent about some technical complaint.

Sports, Tennis, Analysis

3 points by surprisetalk 8 days ago | 0 comments

Apple Might Be Having Its Windows Vista Moment, Says Analyst (macrumors.com)
Is Apple experiencing a "Vista-like drift into systemically poor execution?"

Apple, Operating Systems, Analysis, Technology

14 points by retskrad 13 days ago | 8 comments

OpenAI Nonprofit Buyout: Much More Than You Wanted to Know (astralcodexten.com)
Last month, I put out a request for experts to help me understand the details of OpenAI’s forprofit buyout. The following comes from someone who has looked into the situation in depth but is not an insider. Mistakes are mine alone.

OpenAI, Nonprofits, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Analysis

7 points by feross 21 days ago | 0 comments

McKinsey's Analysis of the Gender Pay Gap: Data Exploration Gone Wrong (substack.com)

Analysis, Data Science, McKinsey, Business

11 points by sarahweaver 29 days ago | 1 comments

Lawrence of Arabia, Paul Atreides, and the roots of Frank Herbert's Dune (2021) (reactormag.com)
At first glance, Frank Herbert’s Dune (1965) might appear to be a mere copy of the story of Lawrence of Arabia with some science-fictional window dressing.

Science Fiction, Literature, History, Analysis

282 points by softwaredoug 30 days ago | 197 comments

Show HN: Paste a Zillow URL and get a property analysis (trymasterkey.com)
A comprehensive evaluation of this property's features, market position, and investment potential.

Real Estate, Tools, Analysis, Investment

23 points by giulioco 36 days ago | 22 comments

Humane (Or Red Flags to Spot for Next Time) (lmnt.me)
There’s a lot to take away from Humane’s story, but first, I want to share something I said on Twitter in July 2022, a full year before Humane revealed their product, the Ai Pin:

Technology, Startups, Analysis

40 points by mantia 42 days ago | 13 comments

Gartner's Grift Is About to Unravel (dx.tips)
Gartner's Grift Is About To Unravel

Business, Technology, Analysis, Criticism

6 points by swyx 54 days ago | 0 comments

Apple in 2024: The Six Colors report card (sixcolors.com)
It’s time for our annual look back on Apple’s performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people who spend an awful lot of time thinking about Apple.

Apple, Technology, Reviews, Analysis, Annual Report

5 points by bentocorp 58 days ago | 0 comments

Reverse-engineering and analysis of SanDisk High Endurance microSDXC card (2020) (ripitapart.com)

Hardware, Analysis, Reverse Engineering

274 points by userbinator 60 days ago | 131 comments

Ten Takes on DeepSeek (peterwildeford.substack.com)
Yes, DeepSeek is impressive.

Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Research, Analysis

4 points by Symmetry 60 days ago | 0 comments

A simplified analysis of the Chernobyl accident (2021) (epj-n.org)

Chernobyl, Nuclear Accidents, Science, History, Analysis

25 points by _vk_ 71 days ago | 29 comments

The Online Sports Gambling Experiment Has Failed (lesswrong.com)
It brings me no pleasure to conclude that this was not the case. The results are in. Legalized mobile gambling on sports, let alone casino games, has proven to be a huge mistake. The societal impacts are far worse than I expected.

Sports Gambling, Social Impact, Experimentation, Analysis

8 points by tim_sw 89 days ago | 1 comments

The Riddle of Luigi Mangione (gurwinder.blog)
After the suspected killer of UnitedHeathcare CEO Brian Thompson was revealed to be Luigi Mangione, a bright young man from a well-to-do family, thousands of pundits rushed to tell us why he did it. I, however, held back, because unlike them I’d actually met Luigi, and I knew all was not what it seemed.

Crime, Suspense, Mystery, Analysis

54 points by nth_degree 101 days ago | 111 comments

The Lichess Game Compressor's Analysis of Game 1 of the World Championships (mcognetta.github.io)
The 2024 Chess World Championships are in the books. The scores, grandmaster commentary, and Stockfish evaluations tell most of the story, but isn't there someone you forgot to ask?

Chess, World Championships, Analysis, Artificial Intelligence

5 points by mcyc 109 days ago | 0 comments

Pink Floyd's 'The Wall': A Complete Analysis (thewallanalysis.com)

Music, Pink Floyd, Analysis, The Wall

99 points by latentcall 111 days ago | 85 comments

Grading the World's Shortest Manifesto (cremieux.xyz)
It’s time to grade the short manifesto written by the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Let’s go line-by-line. It starts:

Crime, Analysis, Manifesto, UnitedHealthcare

5 points by NavinF 112 days ago | 0 comments

Analyzing Go Build Times (2023) (howardjohn.info)
Go is often praised for its fast build times. While they are pretty quick, they are slow enough that I spend a lot of time waiting for them, enough that it prompted me to go down the rabbit hole of thoroughly analyzing them. This post covers all aspects of what makes Go builds fast or slow.

Go, Programming, Performance, Optimization, Analysis

13 points by peutetre 152 days ago | 0 comments

Why conventional wisdom on health care is wrong (a primer) (2020) (randomcriticalanalysis.com)

Health Care, Economics, Analysis

139 points by jeffreyrogers 167 days ago | 268 comments

All possible plots by major authors (2020) (the-fence.com)
We praise canonical authors for their boundless imagination. Then why do all their plots feel the same?

Literature, Analysis, Storytelling

181 points by ohjeez 169 days ago | 136 comments

Most of today's children are unlikely to live to 100, analysis says (cnn.com)

Life Expectancy, Demographics, Health, Statistics, Analysis

4 points by peutetre 177 days ago | 0 comments

Is Disney Bad at Star Wars? An Analysis (hollywoodreporter.com)
High budgets, scrapped projects, fan backlash. It’s been 12 years since Disney bought 'Star Wars' and its galaxy far, far away arguably has too many broken toys.

Star Wars, Disney, Movies, Entertainment, Analysis

3 points by presbrey 177 days ago | 2 comments

Those calling Intel a company in decline are missing the point (fortune.com)
Don’t be fooled—the Intel saga isn’t what it seems. Recent coverage narrates the sad decline of a once-great American company, with the outcome looking dim. But the story is really a high-stakes thriller leading to an uncertain resolution that could carry global implications. It may take years to play out, but seeing the big picture makes each day’s news far more interesting.

Business, Technology, Intel, Semiconductors, Analysis

8 points by ironyman 184 days ago | 0 comments

Where has all the productivity gone? (2021) (johndcook.com)
Balaji Srinivasan asks in a Twitter thread why we’re not far more productive given the technology available. Here I collect the five possible explanations he mentions.

Productivity, Technology, Twitter, Opinion, Analysis

49 points by tie-in 191 days ago | 41 comments

Foundations: Why Britain Has Stagnated (ukfoundations.co)
Here are some facts to set the scene about the state of the British economy.

Economy, United Kingdom, Analysis, Business, Research

188 points by tollandlebas 195 days ago | 333 comments

Intel Honesty (stratechery.com)

Intel, Business, Analysis, Strategy

376 points by surprisetalk 210 days ago | 405 comments

Five Most Productive Years: What Happened and What's Next (stephenwolfram.com)

Productivity, Trends, Future, Analysis

125 points by doppp 215 days ago | 77 comments

Why China wins every Paralympic Games (lemonde.fr)