Hacker News: LeChuck

New comment by LeChuck in "Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London"

LeChuck — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:56:44 +0000

Jeez dude. If you have a point to make, just make it. This weird sarcasm is borderline unreadable. Anyway, everyone agrees with you that FIFA is a corrupt cesspool. The fact that Trump found a corrupt counterparty does not make his open and blatant corruption any less, well, corrupt. The point here is that if he’s openly abusing his power for something so trivial, what is he doing behind closed doors?

New comment by LeChuck in "Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Study About Procrastination"

LeChuck — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:56:26 +0000

It's shocking to me how badly the data was falsified. You'd think a researcher who is A. well versed in statistics and B. has seen a lot of actual research data would be able to produce more believable data. Does this mean we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg? how many papers are based on hard to detect falsifications?

New comment by LeChuck in "Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'"

LeChuck — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:33:05 +0000

Oldie but a goodie. Still relevant: https://exiledonline.com/we-the-spiteful/index.html

New comment by LeChuck in "Forestiere Underground Gardens"

LeChuck — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:31:13 +0000

Reminds me a little bit of Ferdinand Cheval and his Palais idéal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Cheval#Palais_id%C3%...

Well worth a visit, oddly touching in a way.

New comment by LeChuck in "Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity"

LeChuck — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:35:17 +0000

This is a great way to put it. Also, confusing having the most powerful army with having an all powerful army.

New comment by LeChuck in "Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed"

LeChuck — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:20:11 +0000

Sure, maybe, arguably. Does it matter though? A world without smoking is still better than a world with smoking, right?

New comment by LeChuck in "Europe has "maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left""

LeChuck — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:11:27 +0000

Due to cost, not shortage.

New comment by LeChuck in "Europe has "maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left""

LeChuck — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:09:33 +0000

KLM is citing fuel price, not shortage. They’re cutting under utilized flights which they cannot perform profitably at current prices. They’ve explicitly said it’s not because of a shortage.

https://nieuws.klm.com/statement-situatie-midden-oosten/

New comment by LeChuck in "Gold overtakes U.S. Treasuries as the largest foreign reserve asset"

LeChuck — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:28:36 +0000

Also, never explicitly stating their point. Only asking leading questions.

New comment by LeChuck in "Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution"

LeChuck — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:01:13 +0000

Has been the case for decades:

http://exiledonline.com/we-the-spiteful/

>The left won’t accept this awful truth about the American soul, a beast that they believe they can fix “if only the people knew the Truth.”

>But what if the Truth is that Americans don’t want to know the Truth? What if Americans consciously choose lies over truth when given the chance–and not even very interesting lies, but rather the blandest, dumbest and meanest lies? What if Americans are not a likeable people? The left’s wires short-circuit when confronted with this terrible possibility; the right, on the other hand, warmly embraces Middle America’s rank soul and exploits it to their full advantage. The Republicans know Americans better than the left. They know that it’s not so much Goering’s famous “bigger lie” that works here, but the dumber and meaner the lie, the more the public wants to hear it repeated.

New comment by LeChuck in "Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution"

LeChuck — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:51:22 +0000

Ports did indeed have very little security before 2001 (compared to now). See ISPS code: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ship_and_Port_Fa...

New comment by LeChuck in "Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output language"

LeChuck — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:44:18 +0000

"Forward, the Light Brigade!"

Leadership isn't about avoiding mistakes—it's about unwavering commitment to the mission.

Was there a team member dismayed? Even when the data suggested a pivot was needed, the team stayed aligned.

In today’s fast-paced corporate landscape: It’s not about questioning the "why." It’s about execution and results.

They didn't just "show up"—they leaned in and gave 110% until the very end.

Into the valley of Death rode the six hundred.

Are you building a culture of radical accountability? Let’s discuss in the comments!

#Leadership #Execution #Teamwork #Resilience #MissionDriven #Agile

New comment by LeChuck in "Porsche sold more electrified cars in Europe in 2025 than pure gas-powered cars"

LeChuck — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:28:23 +0000

Indeed. I cannot charge my car at home so I drive a PHEV. I use public chargers when one is available on my street. If not, no problem. I’d say about 80% of my daily driving is done on the battery, which is a lot better than 0!

New comment by LeChuck in "Denmark sends military reinforcements to Greenland"

LeChuck — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:44:39 +0000

Congress can, Trump cannot.

New comment by LeChuck in "Denmark sends military reinforcements to Greenland"

LeChuck — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:31:38 +0000

> I think the best outcome would really be the US' current allies are just waiting until trump goes and he doesn't break too much and the new person goes back to a more stable posture.

I’m afraid that ship has sailed. This was the general feeling during Bidens’ presidency. After Trump’s reelection, it’s clear that the USA is permanently one swing state away from electing a tyrant. I think the rest of the world will need to see a widely held conviction of never again and fundamental changes to America’s democratic system, before trust can be rebuilt.

New comment by LeChuck in "Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15"

LeChuck — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:51:13 +0000

No, I’m saying you’re right. A pickup is much more usefull for that.

New comment by LeChuck in "Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15"

LeChuck — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 07:22:34 +0000

Indeed. When is was remodeling my house, I bought an old van for €2000,- (the successor to the C15, actually) *

I had no compunction to fill it with debris, earth, sand etc. but that’s not something your European tradesman does. He uses a separate trailer.

* https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/2005_Cit...

New comment by LeChuck in "Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15"

LeChuck — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 07:06:22 +0000

Yes, lane keeping can be quite annoying. I regularly drive a road with side markings but no center marking. The car interprets this as a single lane and constantly tugs my steering wheel into oncoming traffic.

New comment by LeChuck in "US threatens EU digital services market access"

LeChuck — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:36:52 +0000

A bit of a tangent here. I'm not a native English speaker but is it me or is this text badly written?

> The European Union and certain EU Member States have persisted in a continuing course of discriminatory and harassing lawsuits, taxes, fines, and directives against U.S. service providers.

Persisted in a continuing course, saying the same thing twice.

> In stark contrast, EU service providers have been able to operate freely in the United States for decades, benefitting from access to our market and consumers on a level playing field.

"Benefiting" is spelled with one t.

> If the EU and EU Member States insist on continuing to restrict, limit, and deter the competitiveness of U.S. service providers through discriminatory means...

Again, restricting and limiting mean the same thing. Also, can you deter competitiveness?

New comment by LeChuck in "The Gorman Paradox: Where Are All the AI-Generated Apps?"

LeChuck — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:44:54 +0000

Theory of Constraints right there. Producing faster than the slowest resource in the chain is detrimental to the entire process. You waste resources and create difficulties upstream.

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