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costcopizza··on Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10K concerts into an online treasure trove
Definitely heroine.
costcopizza··on The Oklahoma Architect Who Turned Kitsch into Art
Highly recommend anyone in Chicago check out his exhibit at the Art Institute.

I’d also be curious of any current day architects carrying on his style or at least ethos.

costcopizza··on Porsche sold more electrified cars in Europe in 2025 than pure gas-powered cars
I can 100% confidently say the average US buyer is not an auto enthusiast. Cars are appliances to the vast majority of people here.

There are multiple other factors for the relatively low adoption of EVs compared to China.

costcopizza··on Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2026?
Seconded. I am also curious to what your ADHD plan is.
costcopizza··on The fight between doctors and insurance companies over 'downcoding'
What, if any, alternative framework other than single payer could be put into place instead of our current hellscape?

Have health sharing plans been successful? Those require a religious affiliation IIRC.

I exclude single payer solely because it’s impossible with our current leadership.

I’m surprised there isn’t a Costco like medical group that’s nationwide, has a membership, and works solely to provide care efficiently.

costcopizza··on Age Simulation Suit
My grandma is 83 and I could’ve written this exact same post.

I know it comes for everyone, but the pace of said spiral is frightening.

Wish we were in a timeframe with more alternatives for rapid loss of mobility and muscle.

costcopizza··on Launch HN: Leaping (YC W25) – Self-Improving Voice AI
Very impressive! How many jobs do you estimate this could displace?
costcopizza··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (March 2025)
What company if you don't mind? Sounds like work I've been interested in. Thanks!
costcopizza··on Mapping the University of Chicago's 135-year expansion into Hyde Park and beyond
Thanks for this. I have an impending move to Chicago and really haven't connected with the place the 6 or so times I've been the last year.

Maybe some history will help.

costcopizza··on BMW Group Product Catalog–Historic Models
Maybe the current designers and product planners will peruse this and get inspired to make a decent looking car again*

*With actual steering feel and less gimmicks please

costcopizza··on The subtle art of designing physical controls for cars
One overlooked feature of physical controls is that they also give interiors an identity and experience.

Growing up obsessed with cars, I loved seeing how different brands would lay out the cabin. Volvos from the 2000s used a rather large diagram of a seated person to select the HVAC vent for example.

Also, in my brain, a 3000+ pound object just dang requires some stuff to physically press, push, and hear click!

A couple giant touchscreens with touch controls nearly eliminates that.

costcopizza··on Dog Aging Project
We can get them to 30 with the help of Jake Perry's protocol.

-A breakfast of eggs, turkey bacon, broccoli and coffee … with cream

-A splash of red wine to “circulate the arteries”

-Stimulation by way of nature documentaries screened in his garage-turned-theater

-Lots of love and attention

See: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-raise-a-165-yea...

costcopizza··on Insurers rely on doctors whose judgments have been criticized by courts
I wonder why this is getting downvoted as I've had this exact same thought.

A most efficient insurance program would be a closed loop.

Any leftover money not spent on care would be used to reduce premiums the following year and/or be saved for higher claim years.

I wonder how that could exist in the US? Perhaps these health sharing ministries are as close as we'll get: https://www.medishare.com/

costcopizza··on MomBoard: E-ink display for a parent with amnesia
What a lovely read and solution.

My sister has a disability making independent living a challenge. Although I have 0 technical background, I need to start thinking and brainstorming in this manner.

costcopizza··on Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (October 2024)
Neat! Do you pick up the bulbs as needed from an auto parts store? Or do you keep a supply on hand?

I think you want to keep this as simple as possible, but I see headlight restoration (which can be done in 30min) and wiper blade replacement complementing this nicely.

costcopizza··on Several people detained in Switzerland over death in a 'suicide capsule'
What I immediately thought as well.
costcopizza··on I Designed a Dieter Rams Inspired iPhone Dock
Very nice!

I've had an idea for a dock that turns your smartphone into a landline of sorts. Plugs into an actual corded phone base and only rings the physical landline phone.

costcopizza··on New forms of steel for stronger, lighter cars
This may be a good step in the size direction (if passed):

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/nx-s1-5084276/pedestrian-prot...

costcopizza··on Ask HN: Startups/tech/advancements in the intellectual disability space?
Thank you. Yeah definitely a shot in the dark.

My mind was initially thinking of an AI assistant focused on guiding users through daily tasks (personal hygiene, locking doors, etc).

Advancements in robotics made me wonder if there was something wearable to enhance one's motor skills.

costcopizza··on Tim Cook earned over 1,400 times the average Apple worker in 2021
Congrats Tim, I'm going to buy a $19 Apple Polishing Cloth in celebration.
costcopizza··on Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy resolves long covid in 24 patients
No, there is a way to know, just not the way you want to know.
costcopizza··on Show HN: Get the guitar chords from your Spotify playlists
Learn them by ear, no tabs, YT vids, or anything else. Much more gratifying, you'll thank me later and become a better player.
costcopizza··on Everyday robots are slowly leaving the lab
Such a tech fantasy. Not everyone has a forlorn passion just waiting to escape once they don't have a workweek taking up time.

Menial jobs give meaning to leisure for many and are another form of socialization.

costcopizza··on My experience of losing a friend to heroin (2020)
I think he’s implying if he had that outlet, maybe heroin would have never been encountered.
costcopizza··on Public health impacts of an imminent Red Sea oil spill
Thank you.
costcopizza··on How Lotus is going to build lightweight electric sports cars
Hahah! For enthusiasts they absolutely are the fun parts. And I say this with plenty of seat time in EVs.
costcopizza··on How Lotus is going to build lightweight electric sports cars
IMO EV sports cars will be mainly for style, as many of the fun parts will be gone: Feel of transmission shifting, actual engine sound, engine character (do you have to rev it out? Or is power instant?), and for the foreseeable future ICE will be lighter.
costcopizza··on What the Tibetan Book of the Dead teaches us about life
This book inspired the writing of 'Pyramid Song' by Radiohead.
costcopizza··on The new chief chaplain at Harvard is an atheist
Then he’s not a chaplain, his title should be changed.
costcopizza··on Dabrowski’s theory and existential depression (2020)
What book should I read?
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