Why “Plants” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I think we ate Flatkaka. Which for an anglophone tastes like it sounds. From the Gamla Bar, opposite the new(er) alþhing. They were putting out the bedding plants in the park, i…
by ggm · Nov 1, 2026
Socialism doesn't fail because of human nature. That's hate speech that leads to genocide due to blaming innocent people for the unavoidable failure of socialism. Socialism fail…
by bugake · Nov 1, 2026
As I thought. So you claim as representative, not the average and not the median of nuclear power plants. But the most expensive nuclear power plants ever produced. Even without…
by mpweiher · Nov 1, 2026
> Nuclear power plants will be run by private companies that will weasel out on maintenance to save a penny. Yes, they will weasel out, this time will not be different to other…
by Mawr · Nov 1, 2026
If we look at mining companies, we kind of know that society will carry most of the risk and negative externalities, so regulations must exist to limit how and to what degree co…
by belorn · Nov 1, 2026
Lodging is still a big problem even with modern varieties and growth regulators and even pre-modern wheat plants were probably shorter than they were originally.
by quixoticelixer- · Nov 1, 2026
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Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "plants" over time.
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Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "plants" over time.
Plants are the eukaryotic organisms that constitute the kingdom Plantae. They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water. Over the course of time, some plants have evolved to be parasitic, meaning they take energy from other organisms. Except for glaucophytes, some green algae and a few red algae, most plants are multicellular. Read more on Wikipedia