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New comment by Noaidi in "50K Tahoe residents need power as utility eyes redirecting lines to data centers"

Noaidi — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:02:51 +0000

I agree. But is it a false statement?

New comment by Noaidi in "50K Tahoe residents need power as utility eyes redirecting lines to data centers"

Noaidi — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:01:50 +0000

> Haiti is in Anarchy

This is what people say when they have no idea what people mean by the POLITICAL system of Anarchism (Libertarian Socialism).

Anarchism, the political system, is not "chaos". That is propaganda that started during the 1930's. If you want to learn about it, real the Anarchist FAQ.

(I have a degrees in American History and Economics if that matters).

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/the-anarchist-faq-ed...

New comment by Noaidi in "50K Tahoe residents need power as utility eyes redirecting lines to data centers"

Noaidi — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:14:39 +0000

1) Boycott the products and share the idea with others. 2) Show up to town meetings BEFORE these data centers come. 3) Organize! This is the most important. Yes, voting does not matter, but being a loud constituency does.

New comment by Noaidi in "50K Tahoe residents need power as utility eyes redirecting lines to data centers"

Noaidi — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:11:15 +0000

> without invoking the AI bogeyman

If AI is the cause of these data centers, why is it not the bogey man? This sounds like you personally want to use AI with out acknowledging the externalities and the burden your use of AI puts on your fellow citizens.

New comment by Noaidi in "50K Tahoe residents need power as utility eyes redirecting lines to data centers"

Noaidi — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:08:28 +0000

The idea that capitalism off loads the cost of externalities onto the unwitting public is nothing new. This is just the most recent and obvious version. Air anbd water pollution are the old ones. They make the pollution and the public pays for it with superfund sites or increased health care costs.

The solution is having the consumer pay for the externalities when they use the product. But this would make AI so much more expensive. When you use AI you are exploiting other people. Just keep that in mind.

New comment by Noaidi in "Brain scans reveal a difference between psychopaths and other people"

Noaidi — Sun, 10 May 2026 12:40:58 +0000

"Scientists have uncovered a striking brain difference linked to psychopathy: people with psychopathic traits were found to have a striatum — a brain region tied to reward, motivation, and decision-making — that was about 10% larger on average than those without such traits. Using MRI scans and psychological assessments on 120 participants, researchers connected this enlarged brain region to thrill-seeking, impulsive behavior, and a stronger drive for stimulation."

Original Paper:

Larger striatal volume is associated with increased adult psychopathy

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00223...

Brain scans reveal a difference between psychopaths and other people

Noaidi — Sun, 10 May 2026 12:40:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260510030946.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48083522

Points: 8

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82nd Airborne Division Using AI to Support 'Project Freedom'

Noaidi — Wed, 06 May 2026 00:18:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wral.com/news/local/82nd-airborne-division-ready-support-project-freedom-iran-war-may-2026/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48030561

Points: 4

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New comment by Noaidi in "FDA approves first gene therapy for treatment of genetic hearing loss"

Noaidi — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:02:49 +0000

It’s not, and if you don’t understand this, you’ve never been around the deaf community before. My college language agreement was filled through sign language. Learning about the deaf community was fascinating.

New comment by Noaidi in "Tim Cook Is Leaving. Good"

Noaidi — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:16:24 +0000

I like Apple's products. I just purchased an iPhone 17 Pro. It does not mean I cannot still criticize them because of their monopolistic practices.

I was doing Apple support since 1995, I saw how they changed.

I mean, they certainly would never have given Trump a gold bar to forgive this case now, would they?

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/21/tech/apple-sued-antitrust-doj...

New comment by Noaidi in "Tim Cook Is Leaving. Good"

Noaidi — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:06:31 +0000

> And Steve Job's Apple was an ethical company because...

Did I say that?

New comment by Noaidi in "FDA approves first gene therapy for treatment of genetic hearing loss"

Noaidi — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:04:33 +0000

This is good news, but I still have concerns.

Otoferlin [1] uses calcium as a cofactor. These mutations happen for a reason. The enzyme is not only located in the ear, but also in the brain and bone marrow [2].

Will there be repercussions if the virus leaves the local area when the therapy is injected?

These OTOF mutation have their highest expression in the Turkish population. Many people with other variations of this gene only experience deafness when they have a fever[3]. So in my opinion, I would like to see ten year outcomes before celebrating.

[1] https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q9HC10/entry

[2] https://www.proteinatlas.org/ENSG00000115155-OTOF/tissue

[3] https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cell-and-developmental-...

New comment by Noaidi in "Tim Cook Is Leaving. Good"

Noaidi — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:45:17 +0000

> and to Cook that was grow the company.

If you do not see this as teh problem with Tim Cook then I have a gold bar to give you.

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/07/tim-cook-gift-to-trump/

I want ethical companies that grow because of good products, not because of market capture and bribes.

New comment by Noaidi in "The Mushroom That Makes People Have the Exact Same Hallucination"

Noaidi — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:30:11 +0000

When you realize that everything "we" see is common hallucination, then it will all make sense. The human mind creates the image of a tree, the eye just takes in the light. Change the eye or the mind and our hallucination changes.

So these mushrooms change the mind in a very specific way, but no more strange than putting on red tinted glasses.

Speaking as someone who has involuntary hallucinations, this is a reality taken for granted by most people. I have very different hallucinations when I am dep[ressed vs when I am manic. And you are on the right track in my opinion that "the drug induces the same reaction in a human body, no matter its location."

New comment by Noaidi in "Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race"

Noaidi — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:12:51 +0000

Yes. That is what I meant. Sports records are nonsensical.

New comment by Noaidi in "Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race"

Noaidi — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:12:55 +0000

It’s either scientific or it’s not.

Don’t forget that two people actually ran under the two hour mark.

New comment by Noaidi in "Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race"

Noaidi — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:51:44 +0000

> Better weather has, to the best of my knowledge, never been part of marathon record keeping.

It should be.

New comment by Noaidi in "Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race"

Noaidi — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:51:06 +0000

Yes. If sports does not happen in a vacuum then comparisons are unfair. If I go to the moon and break the record for long jumping should I be applauded?

I thought there were scientists on here...

New comment by Noaidi in "Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race"

Noaidi — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:48:34 +0000

I am surprised at the push back on this. It is just science and it mentioned it in the article.

https://marathonhandbook.com/large-scale-marathon-study-iden...

I just said it needs an asterisk, not withholding anything. What if someone runs one second slower in higher humidity and temperature. Now that I would applaud.

New comment by Noaidi in "Why has there been so little progress on Alzheimer's disease?"

Noaidi — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:34:14 +0000

Grand Unified Theory:

Low intracellular ATP/GTP.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adq6077