Hacker News: RestlessMind

New York City Halts Construction at Another Office-to-Residential Conversion

RestlessMind — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:16:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/new-york-city-halts-construction-at-another-office-to-residential-conversion-aad0daaa

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49077552

Points: 3

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New comment by RestlessMind in "Reflections on the Guillotine (1957)"

RestlessMind — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:30:08 +0000

> The point is that a crowd doesn't always have a right answer... > popular opinion can be wrong

By that logic, all the laws, regulations and norms would possibly be meaningless. So if we were to ignore those, we all would descend into anarchy.

> A morality by plurality is arbitrary and non-universal

In fact, a majority of popular support is a necessary (may not be sufficient) condition for morality of a society. Something is not considered moral if it is not supported by most of the members.

> society A vs society B

irrelevant. Morality based laws in a society generally consider morality only of that society. That's why we have the notion of sovereignty.

OpenAI is breaking Silicon Valley unwritten code. That's why Apple is so angry

RestlessMind — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:23:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-breaking-silicon-valley-unspoken-rule-apple-talent-2026-7

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48969975

Points: 12

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New comment by RestlessMind in "Reflections on the Guillotine (1957)"

RestlessMind — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:23:37 +0000

> What criteria would allow for someone to "deserve" death?

As a framework - death penalty should be legalized when a majority members of the society support that as a punishment.

When applying that framework - it should be applied for the cases beyond any reasonable doubt.

Once you agree on these principles, all other details can be easily negotiated.

New comment by RestlessMind in "A record 242 US cities now have starter homes that cost $1M"

RestlessMind — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:38:41 +0000

> move to a cheaper city or country for retirement if your house goes up in price

What kind of life experience would lead to such a conclusion? It's almost like you have no idea what a community is - with one's friends, neighbors, familiar shops, clubs, church etc. Money is not everything in life. Any policy which forces people in their late 60's to uproot and go somewhere else to rebuild their lives is bound to face a very angry backlash. A mindset like yours is why we got prop 13 here in California.

New comment by RestlessMind in "Profile of Tilly Norwood, an AI 'Actress' (Gift Link)"

RestlessMind — Sun, 31 May 2026 18:02:45 +0000

"If you can't tell the difference, does it matter?" - Westworld

The Academy Rethinks the SAT

RestlessMind — Fri, 29 May 2026 06:33:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/university-of-california-sat-act-math-stem-professors-06dd0f6d

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48319786

Points: 2

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Dubious Chinese Carbon Projects Expose Depth of European Market's Flaws

RestlessMind — Wed, 27 May 2026 02:04:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-europe-china-dubious-carbon-credits/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48288564

Points: 5

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New comment by RestlessMind in "Spirit Airlines Is Winding Down All Operations"

RestlessMind — Tue, 05 May 2026 01:51:38 +0000

> those will fail upwards to other cushy roles

I see this trope often. Citation needed!

> If the board is unable to bring their house in order, the state should fire them, not let their incompetence ruin the lives of the working class.

Oh no please! Last thing I want is letting Donald Trump (or AOC if you are a right-winger) decide which board to fire based on their whims about a company.

> I disagree with the assessment of that being a good thing.

What you are suggesting is much worse.

The Only Thing Worse Than Spirit Airlines Is a World Without Spirit Airlines

RestlessMind — Tue, 05 May 2026 01:48:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/spirit-airlines-cancellation-closure/687047/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48017152

Points: 4

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New comment by RestlessMind in "Spirit Airlines Is Winding Down All Operations"

RestlessMind — Sat, 02 May 2026 15:27:27 +0000

Management is also fired in this instance. What you are probably suggesting is that management should have been fired sooner and replaced with competent ones. That is the job of the board, who is the proxy for shareholders. Since the board didn't do its job properly, their shares are also going to zero.

Again, working as intended. There should be no free lunch or bailouts for incompetent work.

The Case for Returning the Koh-I-Noor Diamond Has a New Backer: Mamdani

RestlessMind — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:42:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/nyregion/kohinoor-diamond-india-history-mamdani-king-charles.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47963311

Points: 2

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New comment by RestlessMind in "How Europe regulated itself into American vassalage"

RestlessMind — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:41:20 +0000

> if it's working as intended

It doesn't seem to be working as intended. Look at the reports published by European leaders, like Draghi for instance.

New comment by RestlessMind in "US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400k on Maduro raid"

RestlessMind — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:39:56 +0000

> affirmative action being destroyed by the Trump administration.

Affirmative action was gutted by SCOTUS when Biden was president. Not that it was popular before. California of all places rejected it by 56-44 margin in 2020.

New comment by RestlessMind in "How Europe regulated itself into American vassalage"

RestlessMind — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:33:39 +0000

https://archive.is/PPhqe

How Europe regulated itself into American vassalage

RestlessMind — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:33:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/04/22/how-europe-regulated-itself-into-american-vassalage

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47885975

Points: 4

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New comment by RestlessMind in "SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B"

RestlessMind — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:40:55 +0000

(non-chinese) asian equivalent of whatsapp is still whatsapp, it completely dominates in some of the biggest asian countries like india, indonesia or pakistan along with a bunch of other smaller places

How and Why $150 NJ Transit World Cup Train Tickets Became Reality

RestlessMind — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:06:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianquillen/2026/04/18/the-perfect-storm-that-led-to-150-nj-transit-world-cup-train-tickets/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47822357

Points: 3

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New comment by RestlessMind in "VC Money and Israel Outrage Derailed a Hot Hollywood Startup"

RestlessMind — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:57:06 +0000

https://archive.is/nGEKn

VC Money and Israel Outrage Derailed a Hot Hollywood Startup

RestlessMind — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:51:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/business/media/how-vc-money-and-israel-outrage-derailed-a-hot-hollywood-startup-3d6f46ff

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47728137

Points: 4

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