Why “Cull” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
We can fully solve 'code' in the sense we can model every single interaction and then use that specification to produce another program that does the exact same thing, and then…
by rclabs · Oct 22, 2026
Human labor is the only thing keeping us peons alive. When there are no more jobs then the wars start to cull the herd and prevent revolution.
by bombdailer · Oct 22, 2026
CaaS? Sounds like a business plan. I don't propose anything, except the notion was a bit absurd. Takes mostly two to make a child, so even having (only) one is still a cull that…
by Keyframe · Oct 21, 2026
There's a handful of reasons to keep even beef in the equation, albeit at way, way lower levels than we produce it now. One is co-production of other materials -- wool is anothe…
by saalweachter · Oct 21, 2026
Would knowing that it's true cull an incredible number of paths? Well, it's either true or it's false. So imagine setting half of the world's mathematicians on proving "true" an…
by throwaway81523 · Oct 20, 2026
There are some novel ideas in here worth appreciating. The classic “time scramble” is absolutely worth considering, even in top level human play. It seems strange that even with…
by fps-hero · Oct 20, 2026
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Culling is the process of segregating organisms from a group according to desired or undesired characteristics. In animal breeding, it is removing or segregating animals from a breeding stock based on a specific trait. This is done to exaggerate desirable characteristics, or to remove undesirable characteristics by altering the genetic makeup of the population. For livestock and wildlife, culling often refers to killing removed animals based on their characteristics, such as their sex or species membership, or as a means of preventing infectious disease transmission. Read more on Wikipedia