Why “whether” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Attention is all they need. It’s clear that many people don’t understand how the algorithms work. There is no such thing as “bad” engagement on these platforms. Engagement is en…
by traviswingo · Oct 31, 2026
If you haven't been convinced by now, I don't think you ever will be. I've been in this game long enough (20+ years) to have seen shifts before and I can confidently tell what's…
by defgeneric · Oct 31, 2026
> ParticleDB’s home page advertised that ParticleDB was “formally proven” with a TLA+ proof. However, during our collaboration no TLA+ specification was available. It is unclear…
by tensegrist · Oct 31, 2026
> MRI machines are extremely common here Which says nothing about whether they ought to be, or whether our healthcare is better for having them. Needless imaging is a massive co…
by myersj · Oct 31, 2026
AI dev environment gets its own SSD. The second SSD stays in, but since it's encrypted there's no way to exfiltrate the data unless you're of interest to nation state attackers.…
by revolvingthrow · Oct 31, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "whether" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "whether" over time.
In English, the interrogative words may be divided into those associated with asking open-ended questions and those associated with asking closed-ended questions. Read more on Wikipedia