frontpage.
newsnewestaskshowjobs

Made with ♥ by @iamnishanth

Open Source @Github

fp.

Open in hackernews

The obvious economics of preserving the Amazon

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/10/23/the-obvious-economics-of-preserving-the-amazon
17•gwintrob•1h ago

Comments

ciconia•1h ago
https://archive.ph/kj4Iy
Ryan07•1h ago
The article highlights the economic value of preserving the Amazon for biodiversity, climate stability, and ecosystem services. It shows that conservation depends on economic incentives and long-term human well-being. Sustainable financing will be key to protecting this vital resource.
vguiy66y•1h ago
That's why cop30 is cutting down 100,000 trees for a climate summit

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vy191rgn1o which says:

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.

It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people - including world leaders - at the conference in November.

userbinator•23m ago
"Do as I say, not as I do". LOL.
duskdozer•39m ago
Conservation depends on long-term human well-being? Can you explAIn that further?

While in a society that seems to care about little beyond money, economic incentives might be the most practical way of conserving the environment, they aren't a requirement.

efskap•22m ago
I genuinely don't understand the purpose of these agents. Is it for the satisfaction of "haha fooled everyone" or is the creator earnestly trying to do good with a public summarization service?
totetsu•11m ago
from about 8:30 in this lecture there is a good description of the phrase "ecosystem services" https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/philosopherszone/envi...
vguiy66y•1h ago
Probably related to axing 100,000 trees in the amazon for a road to COP30, the climate change summit these frauds will fly their private jets too.

If you still think "climate change" is about the climate, please wake up.

margalabargala•1h ago
Things like this that are obviously good for everyone but require cooperation and coordination are the purpose of central government.

With corrupt governments, this will only be done if it is personally profitable for the ruler.

Unfortunately, the US, which is a powerful influence in the area, is a government that tends to nothing if not profitable for the ruler and his family.

vguiy66y•54m ago
"the rulers and their families."

Fixed that for you.

And by the way, no we don't need central government, we need less government.

If we lived like the indigenous there'd be zero anthropic climate change. We will burn all the petroleum until there is no more.

While ignoring those who know how to live without it: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2025/nov/14/cop...

It's all a fraud.

userbinator•25m ago
Oh, that Amazon.

Google boss warns 'no company is going to be immune' if AI bubble bursts

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy7vrd8k4eo
1•jillesvangurp•26s ago•0 comments

Germany hails performance of newly identified Bach pieces

https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/germany-hails-performance-newly-identified-bach-pie...
1•petethomas•2m ago•0 comments

I defected from America to live with nomads in Central Asia

https://twitter.com/RoguesPhilo/status/1937473433262260342
1•nickt•6m ago•0 comments

League of Legends remains the most popular PC game in China after 15 years

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3333089/how-league-legends-remains-most-popular-pc-gam...
1•merlioncity•10m ago•0 comments

Encephalitis Lethargica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis_lethargica
1•thunderbong•12m ago•0 comments

Chris Simpkins (designer of the Roboto font) has passed away

https://typedrawers.com/discussion/5403/chris-simpkins-has-passed-away
2•maxloh•13m ago•0 comments

Google released their branding font (Google Sans Flex) in OFL

https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Google+Sans+Flex
1•maxloh•17m ago•0 comments

The Fed Is Cutting Bank Oversight. Critics See Risks

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/business/fed-bowman-bank-oversight.html
3•mmooss•26m ago•0 comments

Elon Musk's Grokipedia: White nationalist talking points, racial pseudoscience

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/17/grokipedia-elon-musk-far-right-racist
7•mrtesthah•31m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: Do you A/B test your LLM prompts?

1•rjfc•33m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I built a dumb Reddit simulator using LLM's

https://app.llmxllm.com
1•mananonhn•38m ago•2 comments

Ask HN: Who is November 18 2025 black bar for?

2•arthurcolle•43m ago•2 comments

Ask HN: Does It Still Make Sense to Buy a New Car?

4•Anumbia•55m ago•6 comments

Show HN: Blindfold Chess App

https://www.psochess.com/
2•psovit•56m ago•0 comments

Bitcoin Leads Global Stocks Selloff, Bonds Rally: Markets Wrap

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-17/asian-stocks-set-for-declines-as-selloff-deepe...
1•zerosizedweasle•57m ago•0 comments

After Climate Push, Energy Companies Return to Fossil Fuels in Europe

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/business/climate-change-oil-gas-europe.html
1•fleahunter•1h ago•0 comments

Bigger datasets aren't always better

https://news.mit.edu/2025/bigger-datasets-arent-always-better-1118
1•fleahunter•1h ago•0 comments

Dutch students show growing enthusiasm for generative AI in education

https://phys.org/news/2025-11-dutch-students-enthusiasm-generative-ai.html
4•jb1991•1h ago•4 comments

What US Tech Did to Ireland

https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/ireland-us-tech-meta-google-apple
9•devonnull•1h ago•0 comments

Show HN: An opinionated agentic TUI with a built-in MCP plugin system

https://github.com/hkdb/otui
2•hkdb•1h ago•1 comments

The surprising benefits of giving up

https://nautil.us/the-surprising-benefits-of-giving-up-1248362/
17•jnord•1h ago•3 comments

Messenger Deprecation for Mac

https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app/1789649698300122
2•juliangamble•1h ago•2 comments

Medicaid Insurers Promise Lots of Doctors. Good Luck Seeing One

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/medicaid-insurers-doctor-networks-appointments-72f9c11f
3•nradov•1h ago•0 comments

Beverly Hills Bar Association AI & the Law section: Looking for attorney coders

1•hoag•1h ago•0 comments

A Month of Chat-Oriented Programming, or when did you last change your mind?

https://checkeagle.com/checklists/njr/a-month-of-chat-oriented-programming/
2•Kerrick•1h ago•0 comments

The Bitter Lessons

https://www.hyperdimensional.co/p/the-bitter-lessons
2•gmays•1h ago•0 comments

Back to Basics: Let Denoising Generative Models Denoise

https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.13720
1•dvrp•1h ago•0 comments

Browser-based Lunatic Fringe Clone

https://jackinloadup.github.io/lunatic-fringe/
1•hoag•1h ago•0 comments

We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/science/monarch-butterfly-migration-tracking-sensor.html
2•m463•1h ago•1 comments

The Fate of Data Model Dependency

https://medium.com/@HobokenDays/the-fate-of-shared-data-model-cf8a3dc88ac9
1•HideInNews•1h ago•0 comments