elahiehOct 16

Solution to CIA’s Kryptos sculpture is found in Smithsonian vault

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/science/kryptos-cia-solution-sanborn-auction.html

Solution to CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Is Found in Smithsonian Vault

Jim Sanborn is auctioning off the solution to Kryptos, the puzzle he sculpted for the intelligence agency’s headquarters. Two fans of the work then discovered the key.

The New York Times
Show thread1oooqooqOct 18
auction the solution to pay off medical bills. truly an American artist of the time.
Show threadtptacekOct 18
He's 79 and covered by Medicare.
Show threadyndoendoOct 18

There was a Standford professor that was wondering why he had void of cancer patients around 63 and 64. Turns out people wait to get on Medicare for treatment because they cannot afford it with their standard health insurance.

USA would save money in the long run with Universal health care. Since people in the US wait until it gets bad before seeking treatment. This means fights cancer at stage 3 and 4 instead of 1 and 2. Latter the stage the more it costs and less likely for success.

This is one reason foreign doctors come to the US to study and train. Modern countries with Universal Health Care treat at stage 1 and 2 with 3 and 4 being rare ... except for the USA. Need to study advance cancer and aggressive, this USA is a great place.

[0] https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/03/Cancer-diagno...

Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for Medicare, according to Stanford study

Analyzing a national cancer database, researchers find a bump in diagnoses at 65, suggesting that many wait for Medicare to kick in before they seek care.

News Center
Show threadtptacekOct 18
This doesn't have anything to do with the thread, and hashing this out would tilt a story about Kryptos sharply towards a story on health policy. He's 79, he's very covered by Medicare.
Show threadwahnfriedenOct 18
Where is the rule that comments must stay on topic and avoid diversion? It was a more interesting and informative comment than yours that you've restated here (particularly given that being "very covered by Medicare" does not even counter what you originally replied to, as it will not cover all or perhaps even most costs)
Show threadtptacekOct 18
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Show threadaspenmayerOct 18
I found their aside relevant to my interests as a fellow HN reader. The guidelines also advise against fulminating; you made your point, and I think it’s fair that theirs also stands.
Show threadtptacek
That's fine, I'm just always going to respond to something on HN worded as "where is the [HN] rule that". :)
Oct 18 at 11:01pmWeb