Why “Diamond” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
China. A recent look on alibaba showed a warehouse with row after row of new diamond foundrys, big ugly and cheap ones, but that has no effect on the quality of diamonds and oth…
by metalman · Sep 6, 2026
Not only that, but why buy diamonds when Moissanite exists? Not as hard as diamond (by a tiny amount) but much less brittle and much more sparkle. Also even more “rare” than dia…
by Fwirt · Sep 6, 2026
That's true, but hear me out. I wear reasonably priced, "nice" watch — a Seiko 5 GMT. Quartz watches tell time better. I wear this one because I think it's a good looking watch…
by kstrauser · Sep 6, 2026
You definitely don't want to rock the boat and undermine the diamond industry, that much is crystal clear.
by pixelpoet · Sep 6, 2026
1. Head tube should aligned with the fork. GPT-5.6 Luna is particularly terrible here. 2. Bikes are almost always depicted going rightwards so you can see the drivetrain. 4 fail…
by williamDafoe · Sep 6, 2026
Look at the X Diamond Ranch and the endangered wolves reintroduced by humans in 1998. It seems the overlap with ranches and endangered wolf populations is extremely small and on…
by tencentshill · Sep 6, 2026
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Diamond is a mineral form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Diamond is a tasteless, odorless, strong, brittle solid, a poor conductor of electricity, colorless in pure form, and insoluble in water. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon at room temperature and pressure, but diamond is metastable and converts to it at a negligible rate under those conditions. Diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any natural material, properties that are used in major industrial applications such as cutting and polishing tools. Read more on Wikipedia