Hacker News with Generative AI: Life

Things I learned from my own cancer – Cory Doctorow (pluralistic.net)
I've got cancer but it's probably (almost certainly, really) okay. Within a very short period I will no longer have cancer (at least for now). This is the best kind of cancer to have – the kind that is caught early and treated easily – but I've learned a few things on the way that I want to share with you.

Cancer, Health, Personal Experience, Learning, Life

9 points by sundarurfriend 9 days ago | 0 comments

Uranus' moon Miranda may have an ocean beneath its surface (phys.org)
A new study suggests Uranus' moon Miranda may harbor a water ocean beneath its surface, a finding that would challenge many assumptions about the moon's history and composition and could put it in the company of the few select worlds in our solar system with potentially life-sustaining environments.

Astronomy, Moons, Oceans, Solar System, Life

39 points by geox 18 days ago | 7 comments

Serious fun (scattered-thoughts.net)
It's easy to think of being serious and having fun as opposite sides of a spectrum.

Philosophy, Life, Humor

75 points by luu 26 days ago | 10 comments

On Working with Your Passion (datagubbe.se)
Cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground.

Work, Passion, Life

11 points by 082349872349872 32 days ago | 1 comments

All We Have in This World Is Ourselves (rxjourney.com.ng)
Earlier this week, one of my colleagues lost her father. It's really startling how much can happen within a 24-hour period. I'm not exaggerating when I say that something could happen in the next 24 hours that might drastically change your life, either positively or negatively.

Life, Mortality, Loss, Reflection, Personal Growth

67 points by chistev 42 days ago | 52 comments

Life, death, and retirement (wordpress.com)
I haven’t been blogging much lately, and it turns out there is a very good reason.

Life, Death, Retirement, Blogging

319 points by david2ndaccount 51 days ago | 165 comments

Problem-solving matter: Is life a complex computational process? (aeon.co)
This problem-solving perspective is radically altering our knowledge of the Universe. Life is starting to look a lot less like an outcome of chemistry and physics, and more like a computational process.

Philosophy, Science, Computation, Life

4 points by debo_ 61 days ago | 1 comments

Jeremy Couillard's video games capture what it's like to be alive (artbasel.com)
New York-based artist Jeremy Couillard began his career as a high-school Spanish teacher, but outside the classroom he would spend hours creating intricate comics and ink drawings.

Art, Video Games, Life

75 points by RobertJaTomsons 75 days ago | 63 comments

The Fun Trap (radarblog.substack.com)

Psychology, Life, Personal Development

4 points by 0x002A 77 days ago | 0 comments

You Don't Have Time to Read Books That Won't Change Your Life (aethermug.com)

Self-Improvement, Reading, Life

16 points by mrcgnc 77 days ago | 24 comments

Life Without Hard Steps? (overcomingbias.com)

Life, Psychology, Decision Making

6 points by paulpauper 85 days ago | 0 comments

If Your World Is Not Enchanted, You're Not Paying Attention (theconvivialsociety.substack.com)