Why “branches” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Rust and D and probably others have this too. The interesting question is: Can you chain these operations in a way that will propagate the error to the end result while simultan…
by weinzierl · Oct 8, 2026
Why aren’t they trying to change the laws of h1b, etc. while they have control of the all branches of the government and instead just target certain companies? Why not just clos…
by geraneum · Oct 8, 2026
Nothing prevents the administration from changing the law then, last time I checked their party holds all three branches of government + SCOTUS.
by bialpio · Oct 8, 2026
Fair enough, if you suppose the wheel and fire, and antibiotics had a genuine potential to end humanity. The atomic bomb did, of course, but only down one primary path: a human…
by talon8635 · Oct 8, 2026
You think it's cringe because it was created by Trump (Musk wasn't involved, not sure where you got that). The Space Force's role was previously split across military branches w…
by roarcher · Oct 8, 2026
This is a recurring issue for us. Very small team. We move fast and pretty loose. Dev + AI spend 3-4 hours on a project plan, there's a "wait a minute" moment, and finally they…
by NichoPaolucci · Oct 8, 2026
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A branch, also called a ramus in botany, is a stem that grows off from another stem, or when structures like veins in leaves are divided into smaller veins. Read more on Wikipedia