Why “whether” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Well, Elon said the final prod car would be lighter; whether or not they achieve that goal, the strong implication: the car has a battery and power train in it. Also, we saw it…
by vessenes · Oct 16, 2026
That's interesting. I remember when I lived in Japan and was with my male friend visiting temples. I was 21 years old and I'm male. At one point he grabbed my hand to direct me…
by xrd · Oct 16, 2026
That section shows a single example, where pixels in some rectangular region around the selected object are being changed. For background removal, that rectangular region would…
by yorwba · Oct 16, 2026
It's one thing they can brag about, you know. Dumbing everything down to a single number, regardless of whether it's meaningful, feels impressive. The vast majority of LLM users…
by fg137 · Oct 16, 2026
I don't think it's whether one is harder than the other, it's about constraints or in software, lack of. Hardware is constrained by the physical world while software has much fe…
by matwood · Oct 16, 2026
There was a prophecy in the Koran that Islam would conquer the Romans and Muslims see the capture of Byzantium/Constantinople as its fulfilment. Byzantium was certainly a c…
by nephihaha · Oct 16, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "whether" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "whether" over time.
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