The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice(nytimes.com)

147 points by robinhouston 1 month ago | 11 comments

Tom Lehrer has died(nytimes.com)

583 points by detaro 1 year ago | 103 comments

New York Times obituary reporting the death of Tom Lehrer, the satirical songwriter and mathematician.

They used Xenon to climb Everest in days – is it the future of mountaineering?(nytimes.com)

85 points by nikcub 1 year ago | 154 comments

EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm(nytimes.com)

210 points by anigbrowl 1 year ago | 183 comments

In San Francisco, Even $180k Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough(nytimes.com)

26 points by tangled 3 months ago | 28 comments

People Loved the Dot-Com Boom. The A.I. Boom, Not So Much(nytimes.com)

42 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 8 months ago | 34 comments

Robert Redford has died(nytimes.com)

412 points by uptown 1 year ago | 125 comments

New York Times obituary reporting the death of actor and director Robert Redford; the page loaded a captcha challenge instead of the article.

Cormac McCarthy has died(nytimes.com)

803 points by benbreen 3 years ago | 330 comments

New York Times obituary reporting the death of American novelist Cormac McCarthy (1933–2023).

Charlie Munger has died(berkshirehathaway.com)

1358 points by mfiguiere 2 years ago | 348 comments

Berkshire Hathaway press release PDF dated November 28, 2023 announcing the death of vice chairman Charlie Munger.

Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company(eidel.io)

505 points by olieidel 3 years ago | 287 comments

Oliver Eidel's blog post arguing that first-time founders misunderstand venture capital and that taking VC funding can harm their company.

Daniel Ellsberg has died(nytimes.com)

735 points by lgvln 3 years ago | 216 comments

New York Times obituary for Daniel Ellsberg (1931-2023), the whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers.

Capital One to acquire Brex for $5.15B(reuters.com)

375 points by personjerry 9 months ago | 307 comments

Reuters news article reporting Capital One's agreement to acquire fintech firm Brex for $5.15 billion.