Why “disaster” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Yeah, once you remove the hazards inherent in cigarette and/or cigar smoking from the discussion, the only solid objection I've heard to nictotine consumption is that it's…
by simoncion · Sep 22, 2026
> they've had a year to prepare for the politics of it There is little to no political will for preventative measures. Conversely, there is an overabundance of political will to…
by kelseyfrog · Sep 22, 2026
I liked Sun Microsystems. And they were not that wrong because in 2009, Oracle acquire Sun for 7.4 billion$. Granted, Sun was perhaps more worth at that time; and most definitel…
by shevy-java · Sep 21, 2026
I've written several times here about all the mistakes that Sun made during the 00s that doomed it. Among the many mistakes it made are: - Cancelling -if briefly- Solaris on x86…
by cryptonector · Sep 21, 2026
That went into effect a month ago. Claude prose quality has been a disaster at least since Opus 4.7
by flipthefrog · Sep 21, 2026
I would expect this system to ultimately be used under a commercial HF license rather than an amateur license, given the feature set and that it seems to have much more in commo…
by jcrawfordor · Sep 21, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "disaster" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "disaster" over time.
A disaster is an event that causes such serious harm to people, buildings, economies, or the environment that the affected community cannot manage without external assistance or relief. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction defines a disaster as "a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity, leading to one or more of the following: human, material, economic and environmental losses and impacts". Natural disasters like avalanches, floods, earthquakes, and wildfires are caused by natural hazards. Human-made disasters like oil spills, terrorist attacks and power outages are caused by people. It may be difficult to separate natural and human-made disasters because human actions can make natural disasters worse. Climate change also affects how often disasters due to extreme weather hazards happen. Read more on Wikipedia