Hacker News: KoftaBob

New comment by KoftaBob in "Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions"

KoftaBob — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:42:53 +0000

> we never had free unlimited texts. Internet was cheaper than calling/texting

I always found this peculiar, you would think it would be the other way around. I wonder why that is?

New comment by KoftaBob in "Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier"

KoftaBob — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:33:50 +0000

This is a huge detail that further complicates the picture, ASML's lithography technology heavily benefitted from United States DOE research:

> In 1997, ASML began studying a shift to using extreme ultraviolet. Two years later, it joined a consortium, which included Intel and two other U.S. chipmakers, in order to exploit fundamental research conducted by the US Department of Energy. Because the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) it operates under is funded by the US government, licensing must be approved by Congress.

The humiliation of finding secret Israeli bases in Iraq

KoftaBob — Fri, 22 May 2026 07:04:44 +0000

Article URL: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israeli-bases-iraq/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48232899

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

The heartland's revenge: how AI is reindustrializing the American interior

KoftaBob — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:53:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-heartlands-revenge-how-ai-is-reindustrializing-the-american-interior

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48014069

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Spirit Airlines Is Winding Down All Operations

KoftaBob — Sat, 02 May 2026 09:11:44 +0000

Article URL: https://spiritrestructuring.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47984758

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by KoftaBob in "LinkedIn is scanning browser extensions"

KoftaBob — Fri, 01 May 2026 00:32:09 +0000

There have been several spywares developed in Israel and that have been used by them and other governments against civilians, below are just a few examples. Why wouldn't you lump Israel in?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragon_Solutions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytrox#Predator

New comment by KoftaBob in "GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing"

KoftaBob — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:05:42 +0000

It’s technically true that the plan prices haven’t changed, it’s just the value you get from those plans has plummeted. It’s classic deceptive sales language.

Think the Iran war is a disaster? Blame these DC think tanks first

KoftaBob — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:18:52 +0000

Article URL: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-war-think-tanks/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47762799

Points: 12

# Comments: 5

New comment by KoftaBob in "Mexican surveillance company Grupo Seguritech watches the U.S. border"

KoftaBob — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:16:33 +0000

> Mexico’s government was also the first purchaser of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware

> Grupo Seguritech was founded in Mexico City in 1995 by father-son duo Shimon and Ariel Picker as a small company selling alarm systems for homes.

It's remarkable that even in a country where Jewish people make up no more than 0.05% of the population, they excel in this cybersecurity/surveillance arena. The talented ability of Jewish moms to always know the gossip of the community seems to pass down to their entrepreneurial kids!

New comment by KoftaBob in "AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel"

KoftaBob — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:28:54 +0000

It's just a form of sanctimonious virtue-signaling that's trendy right now.

New comment by KoftaBob in "Electrical transformer manufacturing is throttling the electrified future"

KoftaBob — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:36:14 +0000

> This would be a great opportunity for the government to get involved

They have been:

https://www.energy.gov/oe/transformer-resilience-and-advance...

Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz

KoftaBob — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:30:43 +0000

Article URL: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-strait-of-hormuz/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47584795

Points: 467

# Comments: 1450

New comment by KoftaBob in "Laws Suppressing Boycotts of Israel Violate Civil Liberties"

KoftaBob — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:57:56 +0000

I like how you think

RCS Universal Profile 4.0 announced, will enable native support for video calls

KoftaBob — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:40:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/article/from-rich-text-to-video-rcs-universal-profile-4-0-has-arrived/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47528797

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Laws Suppressing Boycotts of Israel Violate Civil Liberties

KoftaBob — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:28:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/laws-suppressing-boycotts-israel-dont-prevent-discrimination-they-violate-civil

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47524697

Points: 84

# Comments: 13

New comment by KoftaBob in "Tell HN: Litellm 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 on PyPI are compromised"

KoftaBob — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:43:03 +0000

What in the world are “the dangerous insights”?

New comment by KoftaBob in "FCC updates covered list to include foreign-made consumer routers"

KoftaBob — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:01:08 +0000

To clarify (since the headlines of many articles about this aren't clear about it), this states that it prohibits approval of new Models, so any models that already cleared FCC certification can still be sold in the US, even if they're made overseas.

This is for newly released models that still need to get FCC certification.

New comment by KoftaBob in "FCC updates covered list to include foreign-made consumer routers"

KoftaBob — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:38:33 +0000

The only one I know of: https://www.islandrouter.com/

> In conjunction with original software development, Island is designed and assembled in the USA to improve security and enable tighter quality control throughout the entire production process. The code for Island routers has only been loaded internally at Island HQ in the U.S; customer support is also managed directly in our U.S. Headquarters.

New comment by KoftaBob in "How the Sriracha guys screwed over their supplier"

KoftaBob — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:14:02 +0000

Big difference between

"barred from holding jobs"

versus

"make it known to the public that they've shown they're not trustworthy enough to be given large sums of investment money"

New comment by KoftaBob in "Grandparents are glued to their phones [video]"

KoftaBob — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:41:54 +0000

Iran's a sideshow compared to Tel Aviv's Hasbara spin factory.