<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: GJim</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=GJim</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:46:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=GJim" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GJim in "Declassified CIA Cartography Maps from the 1980s"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> They were in some cases more accurate than the British OS maps of the era which did not print some features around military bases,<p>Not so much more accurate ('classified' features aside), as more detailed: The soviet maps included such things as bridge weight limits...... After all, if trying to invade you need to know if the local bridges can support a T-62 tank.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:28:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48295799</link><dc:creator>GJim</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48295799</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48295799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GJim in "The worst job interview I ever had"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> I was asked if I had a family and when I replied that I didn't, I was asked why.<p>In Blighty, that would surely have garnered a response along the lines of 'they were all lost in an industrial accident involving a steamroller and a packet of Lurpak'.</p>
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<p>Personally, I don't say 'please' to vending machines and 'thankyou' to automatic doors :-P</p>
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<p>Ummmmm<p>Interviews are a two-way thing. Don't forget that.<p>Frankly, far from being your worst interview, this was one of your most successful ones.</p>
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<p>To be fair, there are a number of different manuals, and they don't tend to agree with each other.</p>
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<p>Frankly, I'm not in the least surprised.</p>
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<p>> Same project, same goals<p>Many on here beg to differ.</p>
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<p>Aside from the fact you would have to be nuts to buy kids toys (or anything that must meet a safety standard) from Amazon.<p>... yet some people still do.</p>
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<p>> If anybody gets to decide what we will call Freenet, it’s him.<p>Perhaps.<p>Though reusing the name for an entirely different project with a different codebase is disingenuous to say the least.<p>That won't do his reputation any good, especially in a field where reputation <i>matters</i>.</p>
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<p>> Apparently the operator didn't have a way of knowing the number you were asking to make a call to was a phone booth,<p>They did.<p>In the UK, when a payphone _answered_ a call, the payphone played a "cuckoo" tone (beep-boop) for about ten seconds. This alerted the operator not to allow reverse charge calls. Of course in more recent yeas an operator probably hasn't a clue what the payphone cuckoo means, hence you getting away with it.</p>
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<p>With that money going to Russia.<p>Just sayin'.<p>EDIT: The above is a perfectly factual statement about the Flipper. The downvotes are presumably coming from the pro-Russia bots and shills.</p>
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<p>> But still be bothered to leave a generic complain on HN<p>Is 'whataboutism' your counter argument? Really?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:25:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48222243</link><dc:creator>GJim</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48222243</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48222243</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by GJim in "Declining America"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If 'WhatAboutism' is your best defence, then you are in a desperate place.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism</a></p>
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<p>> Just remove anything from your phone or computer if you think it might be an issue,<p>Read this line back to yourself a few times.<p>Now tell me where your democracy went.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, flagging is heavily abused here on HN. Criticism of adtech and attempts to defend privacy laws will bring out flagging in droves; almost as if some HN'ers salaries are dependent on opposing such laws!<p>Some sort of meta-moderation system to prevent abuse of flagging would be welcome.</p>
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<p>> As just one example of the failures of “america-style free speech”<p>Here are some more. Frankly, the USA isn't doing very well on free speech lately.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index</a><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index</a></p>
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<p>> Imagine if Trump could outright ban criticism of him or his policies<p>Ummmmmm.  He is.<p>That is to say, anybody _in power_ or any in any position of authority is significantly curtailing their criticism of Trump. If you haven't noticed this by now, then I despair. Frankly it's unimportant what the little guy says about Trump. The little guys speech is 'free', but the moment the little guy is in a position of power, watch the US administration silence him.<p>EDIT: For the uninitiated, being 'silenced' doesn't mean being carted off to prison. It means the Trump taking away your authority, reputation, career and/or livelihood. That is all that is required.</p>
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<p>> select all fire hydrants" (which are extremely obvious)<p>Speak for yourself!<p><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fire+hydrant+uk&tbs=imgo:1&udm=2" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fire+hydrant+uk&tbs=imgo:1...</a></p>
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<p>> Does that even matter?<p>Yes.<p>800 Patriot missiles were used within the first 3 days in the Iran war. This is greater than the total number of Patriot missiles received by Ukraine during the <i>entire</i> war with Russia.<p>The USA is rapidly depleting it's missile stocks, and the Orange president is displaying some funny priorities.</p>
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<p>Harsh. But fair.</p>
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