Why “pens” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
If they're building pen factories specifically to satisfy the demand of people buying pens to log the daily lives of the public, yeah, I'm mad at the factory.
by NDlurker · Sep 30, 2026
That's a perfectly valid concern, but isn't specific to data centers or their construction. That's like being mad at a factory that produces pens because you don't like what peo…
by MC995 · Sep 30, 2026
Kind of like how disposable vape pens often have a 24 MHz Cortex-M0+ with 3 kB SRAM and 24 kB flash, which would have seemed ludicrous a while back.
by abroadwin · Sep 29, 2026
Haha I’m the same way but this is why pens come in a pack of 20. My guy get a cup. Fill it with pens. Put ten in your car and five in every room.
by cush · Sep 29, 2026
It's still inconsistent as fuck. There's no real industry standards and analysis. The same gummies from the same pack bought at a dispensary can vary wildly in my experience. Pe…
by hattmall · Sep 29, 2026
In places in the US where it’s now been decriminalized, it’s a completely different beast from what it was in the 70s. So much so that the potency of the plants kind of isn’t ev…
by bunderbunder · Sep 29, 2026
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