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Ben Reinhardt

Personal blog · blog.spec.techsciencestartups

Ben Reinhardt writes Spectech Newsletter, a personal blog at blog.spec.tech about science and startups. Since 2023, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times, most often “In Defense of Academia”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-02, and you can follow it by feed.

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4HN people?
2023–2025first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 2 in 2024

Updates on Speculative Technologies, new research institutions, and more broadly improving how we turn science fiction into reality.

Most-linked posts?

  1. In Defense of Academia
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-03-30

What Hacker News says?

  1. surprisetalk · 2025-09-24

    Submitted Who Funds Misfit Research? as a story · 57 points

    HN discussion
  2. yarapavan · 2024-03-31

    Submitted In Defense of Academia as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  3. Ar-Curunir · 2024-03-30

    Submitted In Defense of Academia as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  4. SkyMarshal · 2023-09-06

    Submitted Metalessons from the LK-99 Saga as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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