DNA is maybe 60-750MB of data(dynomight.net)

16 points by MattSayar 1 year ago | 2 comments

Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier (2022)(dynomight.net)

431 points by drdeca 2 years ago | 194 comments

A 2022 Dynomight blog post rebutting Wirecutter's negative assessment of IKEA's air purifiers.

I don't like NumPy(dynomight.net)

399 points by MinimalAction 1 year ago | 164 comments

A Dynomight blog essay critiquing NumPy's design, arguing its array broadcasting and indexing make complex computations confusing.

Tesla sales drop for fifth month in a row in Europe(abcnews.go.com)

67 points by doener 1 year ago | 47 comments

Please Fund More Science (2020)(blog.samaltman.com)

61 points by ssuds 1 year ago | 48 comments

AML works, even if it intercepts less than 1% of criminal proceeds(jpkoning.blogspot.com)

26 points by mrcgnc 3 years ago | 32 comments

Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D(arstechnica.com)

400 points by PaulHoule 2 years ago | 180 comments

Ars Technica article on a Senate report finding major drug companies spend more on executive pay and shareholder payouts than on R&D, citing patent thickets.

Cheap blood test detects pancreatic cancer before it spreads(nature.com)

331 points by rbanffy 1 year ago | 196 comments

Nature news article from February 2025 about an inexpensive blood test that can detect pancreatic cancer before it spreads to other parts of the body.

Elon Musk's foundation is opaque, miserly and self-serving(economist.com)

12 points by kensai 9 days ago | 2 comments

An Economist business article arguing that Elon Musk's charitable foundation is opaque, gives away little, and serves Musk's own interests.

Tesla takes on $30B in credit as it approaches unprofitability(electrek.co)

80 points by ciconia 26 days ago | 93 comments

Electrek article reporting that Tesla is taking on $30 billion in credit as the company nears unprofitability.

US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement(reuters.com)

695 points by djoldman 7 months ago | 411 comments

Reuters article reporting that the US SEC is preparing to eliminate the quarterly reporting requirement for public companies, citing the WSJ.

US will ban cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods(bloomberg.com)

371 points by toomuchtodo 1 year ago | 502 comments

Bloomberg news article reporting that the US FDA will ban the cancer-linked artificial food coloring Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods.