Hacker News: DLA

New comment by DLA in "[dead]"

DLA — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:25:36 +0000

Wow. What an absolutely stupid policy! So TSA thinks a cursory visual glance is somehow increasing security when every single carry bag is already digitally imaged. Pure security theater. I cannot believe this is real.

New comment by DLA in "U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot"

DLA — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:39:28 +0000

You are kidding right? "Right not carpet bombing exactly but multiple days now of bombing a country that has never attacked us with their military." Iran conducted thousands of attack against US and coalition forces in Iraq with IEDs made in Iran.

New comment by DLA in "U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot"

DLA — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:01:15 +0000

Nobody is carpet bombing. Baseless claim.

And what is your association to speak about US MIL morale may ask?

New comment by DLA in "Tailwind Components"

DLA — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:04:07 +0000

Love DaisyUI & Tailwind. Building 5 systems with it now at work. We are using Ho for the backend with mostly SSR views with some HTMx interactive islands.

New comment by DLA in "Scaling PostgreSQL to power 800M ChatGPT users"

DLA — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:30:00 +0000

And the same for Linux boxes on Azure - they dominate Windows servers by a huge margin.

New comment by DLA in "JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet"

DLA — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:00:25 +0000

Threats are not to civilian aircraft. If conflict occurs areas would become restricted.

New comment by DLA in "JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet"

DLA — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:58:48 +0000

The FAA did warn about military ops in the area. Good question; not sure they issued a NOTAM.

New comment by DLA in "JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet"

DLA — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:50:16 +0000

Not sure I’d call crossing traffic “within a few miles” a near-miss. Even at full cruising speed of 500-600MPH (less because the JetBlue was still on a climb) the civilian aircraft would cover a mile in 6-7 seconds, so we are talking 18 to 24 seconds to close 3-4 miles.

Also, it a common for military aircraft to not have a transponder on, especially in the vicinity of threats. Without a transponder the civilian aircraft TCAS/ACAS would not warn about traffic.

Not sure how far off the coast of Venezuela this occurred, but there are some very real SAM threats the Air Force aircraft would need to worry about.

(edited typos)

New comment by DLA in "Pete Hegseth Needs to Go–Now"

DLA — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:18:14 +0000

ABC News now reporting:

New details emerged Wednesday about the second strike by the U.S. military on an alleged boat on Sept. 2 that killed two survivors, according to a source familiar with the incident.

The two survivors climbed back onto the boat after the initial strike, the source said.

They were believed to be potentially in communication with others in the vicinity and were salvaging some of the drugs that had been the boat’s cargo, the source said, and because of these actions were determined to be "still in the fight" and considered to be valid targets.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/new-details-emerge-controver...

New comment by DLA in "Pete Hegseth Needs to Go–Now"

DLA — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:21:06 +0000

God no I am not saying people floating are fleeing; not even the slightest. I was, however, pointing out events from the past and how post-strike targets were often finished in counterterrorism strikes from land wars. This was not a matter of giving no quarter but one of eliminating threats. The cartels have been designated as terrorist organizations, which does open additional operational options. Not passing judgment; trying to consider the complex nuances here.

Media is quoted because The Atlantic tends to be very biased to one side—-they are not objective; they have an agenda.

New comment by DLA in "Pete Hegseth Needs to Go–Now"

DLA — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:20:15 +0000

This is a good faith debate. Notice asking questions and being transparent about what I do not know.

New comment by DLA in "Pete Hegseth Needs to Go–Now"

DLA — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:58:15 +0000

[Not a JAG] I think there are legal interpretations here that I am not qualified to make. However, countless times in Irag, Afghanistan, and elsewhere target vehicles or compounds were struck, killing some and causing others to flee. Fleeing is NOT surrender. So this gets nuanced really quickly.

New comment by DLA in "Pete Hegseth Needs to Go–Now"

DLA — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:51:51 +0000

So what is the illegal order, specifically? Lots of people repeating talking points but not one cites the illegal order. And, The Atlantic is anything but a fair “media” outlet, so consider the source. (21 years in the military).

New comment by DLA in "The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here"

DLA — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 02:00:15 +0000

This is such unserious “reporting” - typical biased, agenda-driven hysteria from The Atlantic. Sixty-day security operations with National Guard to protect Federal officers doing legal deportation operations is not an authoritarian takeover.

I’d like to see a little concern over the lawlessness and crime that’s occurring because certain big cities don’t enforce laws and fail to protect the citizens. Yes by all means protest, 1A rights all day, but attacking police and Federal officers is a crime. This must stop.

And regarding, “extrajudicial killings of random Venezuelan people” - How many ‘random’ people (and a few US citizens) did Obama drone with zero due process?

New comment by DLA in "The Cybersecurity Psychology Framework: A Pre-Cognitive Vulnerability Assessment"

DLA — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:24:22 +0000

I think this work is great and well overdue in defensive ops. Great work!

New comment by DLA in "Ask HN: What's the current state of ethical hacking culture?"

DLA — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 01:00:35 +0000

Lots of good content on reddit.

New comment by DLA in "Trump team reportedly pushes Texas Republicans to rig voting map 2026 election"

DLA — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 02:05:07 +0000

Oh much better

https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/49552-trust-in-me...

New comment by DLA in "Trump team reportedly pushes Texas Republicans to rig voting map 2026 election"

DLA — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:42:58 +0000

Why are we polluting HN with blatant trash from MSNBC, who is not a reputable news outlet? Just why.

New comment by DLA in "Office is too slow, so Microsoft is making it load at Windows startup"

DLA — Thu, 01 May 2025 20:15:52 +0000

Pages, Keynote, Numbers on Mac load in seconds. Thanks I’m good.

New comment by DLA in "US deports Venezuelans despite court order"

DLA — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:52:44 +0000

That is NOT what the SCOTUS decision said at all. This is a hysterical comment that’s not cool on HN.

Here’s the ruling which talks about what Presidential actions carry executive immunity and when they do not (Syllabus (2), when authority is shared by Congress). https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf