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Is The Economist Always Wrong?
opinion
1 min read
Artificial intelligence was used to evaluate the accuracy of predictions made in The Economist from 2000 to 2026. The analysis included forecasts related to events such as the global financial crisis and the potential bankruptcy of major car manufacturers.
Too many R packages: CRAN is inundated with submissions
opinion
3 min read
CRAN is experiencing a rapid increase in the number of new R packages being accepted. There is ongoing debate within the R community about whether this growth is beneficial.
I analyzed 571M Amazon reviews to find the most profanity-filled customer rants
research
2 min read
A Burla cluster processed 275 GB of Amazon reviews using 1,000 CPUs, categorizing them by various expressions of extreme sentiment. The system can display raw content filtered for profanity, rants, and other intense reactions.
If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?
opinion
16 min read
The University of Chicago economist Sam Peltzman reported a significant decline in self-reported happiness among the US population following COVID-19, with this trend persisting through 2024. Data from the General Social Survey indicates that the drop in happiness is both sudden and historically unprecedented.
Enabling Codex to Analyze Two Decades of Hacker News Data
tool
1 min read
Modolap enables Codex to analyze approximately 10GB of Hacker News data stored in parquet files. The initial analysis focuses on comparing mention history of programming languages, specifically Rust versus Go, and MySQL versus Postgres.
OpenYak – An open-source Cowork that runs any model and owns your filesystem
tool
2 min read
OpenYak is an open-source desktop AI assistant that operates locally on users' machines, ensuring privacy and data security. It offers features for file management, data analysis, document drafting, and office workflow automation without requiring cloud uploads.
Global warming has accelerated significantly
research
1 min read
Posted by morsch. Score: 633 points. Comments: 600.
Looks like it is happening
research
2 min read
Data from December 2022 to December 2025 shows a steady increase in submissions, with numbers rising from 800 in 2022 to 855 in 2025. From January 1 to February 15, 2026, submissions reached 617, indicating a year-over-year growth trend.
Uncovering insiders and alpha on Polymarket with AI
tool
1 min read
Uncovering Insiders and Alpha on Polymarket with AI
State of Show HN: 2025
research
7 min read
A comprehensive analysis of Show HN posts reveals macro-economic trends, indications of voting rings and fraud, and behavioral shifts within the Hacker News community. Reproducible code is highlighted as a key interest among users.
Hard-braking events as indicators of road segment crash risk
research
5 min read
Hard-braking events (HBEs) collected through Android Auto are positively associated with increased crash rates on road segments. Roads with a higher frequency of HBEs demonstrate significantly greater crash risk, indicating their potential use as indicators for road safety assessment.