Hacker News with Generative AI: Misconceptions

Where did the false "equal transit-time" explanation of lift originate from? (stackexchange.com)
Where did the false "equal transit-time" explanation of lift originate from?

Physics, Aviation, Misconceptions

67 points by IdealeZahlen 3 days ago | 65 comments

Falsehoods People Believe about CVE's (medium.com)
Despite its ubiquity, there is widespread confusion about what a CVE actually is. Many people — some of them in charge of large enterprises— believe a CVE is the same thing as a software vulnerability. Or that every software vulnerability has a CVE. Or that a CVE always includes technical details, a fix, a CVSS score, and a confession from the developer who introduced the bug.

Cybersecurity, Software Vulnerabilities, Misconceptions

3 points by Jlleitschuh 12 days ago | 2 comments

List of Common Misconceptions (wikipedia.org)
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Misconceptions, Wikipedia, Lists

6 points by mirawelner 19 days ago | 0 comments

Google does not want rights to things you do using Chrome (2008) (mattcutts.com)
Alright, I’ve got another conspiracy theory misconception to dispel. 🙂 After reading through the Chrome Terms of Service, some people are worried that Google is trying to assert rights on everything that you do on Chrome.

Google Chrome, Privacy, Misconceptions, Legal Issues

162 points by gigaArpit 56 days ago | 84 comments

What we get wrong about athleticism (nytimes.com)
It began with a viral photo. There was Patrick Mahomes, standing victorious in a locker room, his arm raised in triumph, his torso shirtless, his gut exposed and … kind of flabby?

Sports, Athletics, Health, Misconceptions

44 points by Hooke 84 days ago | 118 comments

Common misconceptions about the complexity in robotics vs. AI (2024) (harimus.github.io)
So now that the International Conference on Robotics and Automation(ICRA) 2024 is over, maybe it’s finally time to finish up my thoughts around the difference of the problems we are faced with in robotics vs AI research and to shed light to that difference and some misconceptions.

Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Misconceptions

154 points by wallflower 109 days ago | 80 comments

The RAM Myth (purplesyringa.moe)
The RAM myth is a belief that modern computer memory resembles perfect random-access memory.

Computer Hardware, Technology, Misconceptions

196 points by signa11 128 days ago | 165 comments

Common misconceptions about compilers (sbaziotis.com)
Compilers have always been surrounded by an air of mystery and magic. This has led many of us to believe that they do things (well) that they don't, or that they don't do things (well) that they do.

Compilers, Programming, Misconceptions, Software Engineering

190 points by baziotis 137 days ago | 64 comments

Amish Community Not Anti-Technology, Just More Thoughtful (2013) (npr.org)
Many outsiders assume the Amish reject all new technology. But that's not true.

Amish, Technology, Culture, Misconceptions

18 points by debo_ 151 days ago | 0 comments

List of Common Misconceptions (wikipedia.org)
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. It has been suggested that this article should be split into multiple articles. (discuss) (October 2024)

Misconceptions, Wikipedia, Lists, Collaboration

8 points by mpweiher 164 days ago | 1 comments

SQLite is not a single connection database (igorstechnoclub.com)
I think the most common misconception about SQLite which drives people away from that database is that it's a single connection database.

Databases, SQLite, Misconceptions

77 points by Igor_Wiwi 168 days ago | 38 comments

Traceroute Isn't Real (gekk.info)
There is no such thing as traceroute.

Networking, Security, Misconceptions

195 points by radeeyate 172 days ago | 67 comments

Darwin was no atheist, he didn't say humans came from monkeys (theguardian.com)
Everyone has heard of Charles Darwin. Yet it is a sad fact that a good part of what most people think and believe about the man is wrong. So many myths and legends have cropped up since his death that it is difficult to disentangle fact from fiction. Here are some of the most common misconceptions.

Science, Misconceptions, Evolution

8 points by teleforce 204 days ago | 2 comments

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes [video] (youtube.com)

Aviation, Misconceptions, Video

5 points by jonbaer 237 days ago | 0 comments

Oodle, Kraken etc. Misconceptions (wordpress.com)

Misconceptions, Kraken, Oodle

13 points by ibobev 261 days ago | 0 comments

Intel i3,i5, i7 and i9 processors are all the same (twitter.com)

Intel Processors, Hardware, Misconceptions

6 points by taubek 273 days ago | 0 comments

The Semmelweis myth and why it's not true (2018) (digitaltonto.com)