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Jeff Wise
Personal blog · jeffwise.netsciencewriting
Jeff Wise's personal blog at jeffwise.net covers science and writing. Since 2011, 12 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-01, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Jeff Wise's aviation writing, especially his MH370 coverage and a 2019 post on a Russian hijacking theory. One commenter calls that theory 'pretty awesome' and fun to read.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
What Hacker News says?
Mr. Wise is indeed a pilot, but not one for jetliners. Flying a high altitude jetliner is very different from flying a Cessna. Mr. Wise does not have a degree in aeronautical engineering, nor in engineering of any sort. http://jeffwise.net/about-the-author/
Comment linking /about-the-author/
on “My Letter to the Editor of New York Times Magazine”Submitted MH370 Debris Storm as a story · 95 points
HN discussionI find it incredibly sad that anyone would think these planes are ridiculous. Very fkn cool would be my thoughts. But I'll switch my brain to thinking people are just using this poorly worded question bagging out hackers as a springboard for cool things people have tried (And some of them successful) Back on topic always remember flying cars have been around or almost 100 years, it's not a technical problem - http:/…
Comment linking /2010/07/28/flying-cars-a-very-old-dream/
on “What is the most ridiculous aircraft design?”Submitted Air travel is not ready for electronic warfare as a story · 43 points
HN discussionThe satellite position analysis only says where the plane likely was near the end of its flight. How it ended up in the water matters greatly. For example if there was someone conscious in the cockpit then it could have glided way outside of the search area. Even an uncontrolled spiralling into the ocean describes a potentially large area. One thing that keeps resurfacing is that the whole affair is unlike anything…
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on “MH370: Reunion debris is from missing plane”Submitted What It's Like to Be a Waterbomber as a story · 3 points
HN discussionFascinating read but for some REAL fun Jeff Wise's "Russian Hijacking Theory" is pretty awesome.... http://jeffwise.net/2019/03/09/the-russian-passengers-aboard...
Comment linking /2019/03/09/the-russian-passengers-aboard-mh370/
on “Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of flight MH370?”Submitted MH370 and the Mystery of Indonesian Radar as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted MH370 washed up debris were fake and planted as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Suspected MH370 Interior Fragment Found as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How panic doomed an airliner as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Jeff Wise: The Invisible Psychopath as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted I’ll try anything: Upside-down helicopter as a story · 1 points
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