The Duty of a Scholar
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#10Peak rank
2Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 31, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 110
- Comments
- 32
- Submitted by
- gslin
- Posted
- Oct 31, 2026
- Site
- daemonology.net
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Trending history
The Duty of a Scholar was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 31, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 71 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #10 of 30, reached on Nov 1, 04:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 1, 13:07 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
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Metric history
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #10 | 2 | 71 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest The Duty of a Scholar | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Wow that showed up quickly. Readers might also consider my 2020 post "On the use of a life" to be an interesting companion piece: https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2020-09-20-On-the-use-of-a-...
> Members of the IEEE commit, for example, "to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public..." without that duty being limited to hazards arising from projects employing the Engineer in question: The duty "to disclose promptly" vests in any Engineer who recognizes that the hazard exists. As an active…
The Intel claim it wasn't a problem: [1] Today, it would be a bigger deal. In the age of AI, exploiting hard to exploit holes is so much easier. AI has patience limited only by your budget. [1] https://www.itnews.com.au/news/intel-soothes-hyperthreading-...
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Questions
Is The Duty of a Scholar trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 1, 13:07 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank The Duty of a Scholar reached?
#10 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 1, 04:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has The Duty of a Scholar been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 31, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (71 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
110 points and 32 comments; submitted by gslin on Oct 31, 2026.