Irreducible
Irreducible by Federico Fagginby Federico Faggin
Shares rank 129 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended by a couple of commenters who say it discusses the limits of classical computing and who agree with its argument that consciousness is not computation.
Recommended by a couple of commenters who say it discusses the limits of classical computing and who agree with its argument that consciousness is not computation.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Discusses limits of classical computing
“discusses limitations of classical computing”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “No, Artificial Intelligence is not Conscious - Ted Chiang” Argument seen as right
“honestly I think he's right”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “Z80 – The 1970s Microprocessor Still Alive (2021)”
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The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Cuckoo's Eggby Clifford Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Irreducibleby Federico FagginThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“honestly I think he's right”
“discusses limitations of classical computing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.