Hacker News with Generative AI: Analysis

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 14 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 26 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 34 days ago | 0 comments

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

Music, Pink Floyd, Analysis, The Wall

99 points by latentcall 36 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 38 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 78 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 93 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 94 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 102 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 102 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 110 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 116 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 120 days ago | 333 comments

Intel Honesty (stratechery.com)

Intel, Business, Analysis, Strategy

376 points by surprisetalk 136 days ago | 405 comments

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

Productivity, Trends, Future, Analysis

125 points by doppp 140 days ago | 77 comments

Why China wins every Paralympic Games (lemonde.fr)