Hacker News with Generative AI: Family

Lessons in creating family photos that people want to keep (2018) (medium.com)
As a consequence of scanning thousands of slides, I learned quite a bit about taking photos that capture a family’s life. Here’s a personal memoir, with a few lessons in taking memorable snapshots.
Photography, Family, Memories
386 points by mooreds 2 days ago | 160 comments
The reason for the rise in male childlessness (bbc.com)
When the US vice-presidential candidate JD Vance made a comment about “childless cat ladies”, he evoked an image of educated, urbanite, career-minded women.
Demographics, Social Trends, Gender, Family, Politics
15 points by Qem 6 days ago | 9 comments
A story of three identical strangers (historicflix.com)
In 1980, three young men discovered something truly astonishing: they were identical triplets, separated at birth. They met by chance – up to that point, none even knew that they had siblings.
Identical Triplets, Family, Human Interest, Genetics, Social Media
16 points by 5555624 7 days ago | 11 comments
Genetics, not shared envs, drives parent-child similarities in intelligence (psypost.org)
How much of your cognitive ability is shaped by your genetic inheritance compared to the environment you grow up in? A new study published in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility suggests that the transmission of cognitive ability from parents to children is primarily driven by genetics, with little influence from shared environmental factors like family resources. The findings challenge traditional assumptions in social mobility research that often attribute these correlations primarily to socio-economic status.
Genetics, Intelligence, Family, Social Mobility, Research
42 points by amichail 12 days ago | 16 comments
Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an 'inheritocracy' (2024) (theguardian.com)
Family wealth dictates our life choices. So is the Bank of Mum and Dad now behind so many of society’s growing inequalities?
Economics, Inequality, Family, Social Issues, Inheritance
26 points by herbertl 15 days ago | 28 comments
An Illustrator Dies, His Last Book Unfinished. In Steps His Son (nytimes.com)
Charles Santore was in the middle of illustrating the children’s book he did not know would be his last when he began to feel weak.
Family, Death, Art, Books, Children's Literature
7 points by prismatic 15 days ago | 1 comments
My Gen Z kids had a surprising reaction to 'Dead Poets Society' (upworthy.com)
While other kids were playing soccer, young Donovan Carrillo had other dreams. Despite living in the warm and temperate climate of Mexico, Carrillo had a singular vision of grabbing gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Generations, Movie Reviews, Family, Parenting
7 points by BerislavLopac 19 days ago | 2 comments
Sam Altman's sister files lawsuits against Sam alleging sexual abuse (cnbc.com)
Lawsuits, Sexual Abuse, Technology, Family
86 points by bhouston 21 days ago | 38 comments
South Korean adoptees and families rocked by fraud allegations (apnews.com)
Her greatest fear, dormant for decades, came rushing back in an instant: had she adopted and raised a kidnapped child?
Adoption, South Korea, Fraud, Family
8 points by achristmascarl 29 days ago | 0 comments
Moms Carry 71% of the Mental Load (neurosciencenews.com)
New research from the University of Bath and the University of Melbourne, published in the Journal of Marriage & Family, reveals that mothers overwhelmingly carry this “mental load” while dads often take a back seat.
Gender Roles, Family, Psychology, Research
10 points by gmays 41 days ago | 6 comments
Always go to the funeral (2005) (npr.org)
I believe in always going to the funeral. My father taught me that.
Life Advice, Personal Anecdotes, Family
571 points by NaOH 43 days ago | 296 comments
Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust (nytimes.com)
A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust to consolidate his eldest son Lachlan’s control of his media empire and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant, according to a sealed court document obtained by The New York Times.
Media, Law, Family, Business
5 points by whack 48 days ago | 0 comments
Boy, Girl, Boy (richardhanania.com)
I like to call my first son “Boy.” I think it comes from The Simpsons, back when it was good. In the early days at least, this was how Homer would refer to Bart. It always seemed very funny to me, as the term knocks children off their pedestal and reduces them to their subordinate role within the family.
Parenting, Humor, Television, Family
6 points by paulpauper 51 days ago | 1 comments
Boomers grieve not becoming grandparents–Millennials have little sympathy (independent.co.uk)
Amid falling birth rates and growing numbers of U.S. adults opting to remain child-free, boomer and Generation X grandparents are mourning the prospect of ever becoming grandparents. However, according to millennials themselves, the reasons for not having children far outweigh the disappointment their parents may feel.
Generations, Family, Social Trends, Demographics
9 points by ganzuul 53 days ago | 2 comments
How A Mom Managed to Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail with 13 Kids (theinertia.com)
Hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail is a monumental achievement for anyone. Now imagine doing it with 13 kids in tow – it sounds almost impossible. But that’s exactly what Nikki Bettis set out to do.
Hiking, Family, Appalachian Trail, Parenting
23 points by ics 53 days ago | 16 comments
President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden (cnn.com)
Politics, Law, Family
69 points by LopRabbit 58 days ago | 85 comments
The Kitchen with Two Doors (longreads.com)
I don’t need to bury my nose in my curls to confirm it, but I do it anyway. On mulukhiyah nights, I leave my parents’ house smelling different than when I arrived. The spices that hung in the air like a fragrant fog when I walked in are now living in my pores, between my lips, on my coat. It’s a scent I can almost see—bold hues of garlic and coriander painted in one smooth brushstroke of forest green.
Food, Culture, Family
4 points by mooreds 60 days ago | 0 comments
Raising children still takes a village – But the village is changing (studyfinds.org)
NEW YORK — There’s an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. A new poll finds today’s parents are reinventing what it means to rely on their “village” when it comes to raising their kids.
Parenting, Sociology, Family, Community
16 points by Brajeshwar 73 days ago | 2 comments
Leaving and Waving (deannadikeman.com)
For 27 years, I took photographs as I waved good-bye and drove away from visiting my parents at their home in Sioux City, Iowa.
Photography, Family, Nostalgia
634 points by Duke_Pixie 78 days ago | 93 comments
Ask HN: Escape from TCR? Family shared SMS (ycombinator.com)
My wife is a bit particular and when we moved in together want there to be a household phone.
Family, Communication, Technology, Privacy
24 points by tcrhelpforsms 94 days ago | 48 comments
He Died Building a Ship for the U.S. Government. His Family Got Nothing (propublica.org)
On the morning of Jan. 22, 2024, Elmer De León Pérez descended deep into the bowels of a ship that he was helping to build in Houma, Louisiana.
Government, Accidents, Family, Labor, Louisiana
21 points by hn_acker 97 days ago | 22 comments
Reading Lord of the Rings aloud: Yes, I sang all the songs (arstechnica.com)
Like Frodo himself, I wasn't sure we were going to make it all the way to the end of our quest. But this week, my family crossed an important life threshold: every member has now heard J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (LotR) read aloud—and sung aloud—in its entirety.
Hobbies, Books, Family
14 points by BerislavLopac 98 days ago | 1 comments
Explaining Falling Birth Rates (daviddfriedman.substack.com)
One possible explanation is changes in norms and legal rules that make mate search more difficult. An example is a norm against dating fellow employees and a stronger norm against dating someone who has authority over you or you have some authority over.
Demographics, Social Norms, Relationships, Family, Work
14 points by paulpauper 108 days ago | 21 comments
The geometry of mass graves (ourtime.substack.com)
Most people have to go to a museum to seek out a spiritual encounter with Mark Rothko. But Antony Blinken grew up surrounded by the gauzy masterpieces. His father, Warburg-Pincus cofounder Donald Blinken, bought five canvases directly from the artist, whom he considered a friend. Rothko himself hung the paintings. Besides money, the relationship was built on shared experience. Rothko, like Donald Blinken’s father, was born in the Russian empire around the time of the Kishinev pogroms.
Art, History, Family, Politics
7 points by no_exit 111 days ago | 1 comments
Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild (bbc.com)
A couple in India have said they are "delighted" after a court ordered a hospital to hand over the frozen semen sample of their dead son to them so they could have a grandchild through surrogacy.
Ethics, Law, Family, Reproduction, Surrogacy
13 points by deafpolygon 112 days ago | 18 comments
Shedding light on alcohol's long shadow (news.harvard.edu)
One encounter changed everything for researcher who hopes to help mothers and families detect and treat the effects of dangerous drinking.
Alcohol, Health, Research, Family
57 points by lolinder 114 days ago | 71 comments
Family moved from US to Switzerland. The difference in quality of life is huge (businessinsider.com)
In 2016, my family was eager for change.
Switzerland, United States, Family, Immigration
11 points by theanonymousone 126 days ago | 6 comments
Steam Families Is Here (steampowered.com)
Gaming, Steam, Family
68 points by diggan 139 days ago | 49 comments
Hacker dad who faked death to avoid child support sentenced to prison (arstechnica.com)
Crime, Law, Family
10 points by speckx 159 days ago | 3 comments
US hospital told family their daughter had checked out when in fact she'd died (theguardian.com)
Medical Errors, Healthcare, News, Family, Death
405 points by howard941 160 days ago | 220 comments