<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: WarOnPrivacy</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=WarOnPrivacy</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 23:10:48 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=WarOnPrivacy" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "Who Died When Elon Musk Killed Usaid?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>USAID was determined to have saved 25 million lives. I will never be the kind of person who<p><pre><code>    longed to end saving those lives 
    traded $270M for access to USA's most sensitive data
        in an effort to end that life saving 
    and is overtly proud to have restored death tolls where they could.</code></pre></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:48:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241447</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241447</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241447</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "LimeWire re-emerges in rush to share pulled 60 Minutes segment"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The 60min clip has been on torrent sites for 4 months but that might be a low quality phone cap.<p>This site (from article->reddit) has it embedded in broadcast quality <a href="https://www.thereset.news/p/breaking-heres-the-60-minutes-segment" rel="nofollow">https://www.thereset.news/p/breaking-heres-the-60-minutes-se...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:39:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241338</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241338</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "The memory shortage is causing a repricing of consumer electronics"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm a newborn shill for Ulefone. They come unlocked and the manufacturer supports rooting. The devices are rugged, heavy on features and are (still) reasonably priced.<p>Pics:<a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?ia=images&origin=funnel_home_website&t=h_&q=ulefone&chip-select=search&iax=images" rel="nofollow">https://duckduckgo.com/?ia=images&origin=funnel_home_website...</a><p>Two other underappreciated handset brands are Doogee and Blackview. Gorgeous devices and solidly built. From what I recall they're friendly to root.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:59:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48230690</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48230690</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48230690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "Lost Images from the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test Restored"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> If people are comfortable, they will reproduce<p>I will assume this is true and plug it into our falling birthrates.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:59:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229350</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229350</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "Lost Images from the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test Restored"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>>COVID was a relatively minor example of this, not even close to an extinction event - how pleasant was existence during that time?<p>For me it was mostly terrific. We had increased streams of revenue and were food secure for the first time in a decade. Meetings I dreaded due to crowds were streamed online.<p>And the roads were blessedly, amazingly, wonderfully travelable.<p>The housing crisis in 2021 was another matter entirely. Our long term rental was sold and what few listings there were got 400 hundred applications - every day.<p>2020 was excellent for us. 2021 was a slow moving, panic-strewn nightmare.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:52:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229291</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229291</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "US–Iran deal reportedly finalised, announcement expected within hours"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've been using this site to evaluate rumors about the Iran war: <a href="https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil" rel="nofollow">https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:12:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48228296</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48228296</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48228296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "Smart Earbuds with built-in camera and AI"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Folks might enjoy details about the design and manufacturing process.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 03:17:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217430</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217430</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "Androids Are All Dying, Except Google Pixel [video]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Ulefone(.com) handsets are not only not-dying, they're awesome. I adore mine.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 03:12:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217404</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217404</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "Trump Executive Order Expands Bank Secrecy Act"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Seems like example #4,998,402 of an EO usurping congressional authority to bring harm to vulnerable people until expensive lawsuits are filed and ruled on.<p>From the article<p><pre><code>    The EO ends the extension of credit to high-risk borrowers 
    [ed: the poor] that American citizens are forced to subsidize. 

    This activity includes extending mortgages, credit cards, and
    auto loans to illegal aliens.
</code></pre>
No evidence of Americans forced being "forced to subsidize" loans to poor people was asked for or provided.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 03:05:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217349</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217349</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217349</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "House Passes Housing Bill, Uniting on a Measure to Bring Down Costs"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The <i>21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644)</i> bill isn't named nor attached to the article.  <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6644" rel="nofollow">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6644</a><p>The Senate version is H.R. 2945: Housing for All Act of 2025. <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr2945" rel="nofollow">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr2945</a><p>The article also seems light on details on what is in the bills. I'm curious what the feds could do that would broadly help the housing crisis - particularly for folks who most need the help.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 02:56:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217282</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217282</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "Declining America"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> I think this belongs on hacker news (and unflagged) mainly because of who Tim Bray is.<p>A vouch option for Flagged submissions would be appreciated. I wonder if it used to be there but was removed.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:36:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48216281</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48216281</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48216281</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "Declining America"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>>  I won’t vote republican for a whole host of reasons, not the least of which is that it rhymes with the worst parts of the political parties we destroyed in world wars.<p>As a former right winger, now recovering conservative, I'm inclined to agree. The greater issue for me is the right became every single thing they <i>accused</i> the left of (being easily hurt, mandated viewpoints, group think).<p>It's all the natural progression of the animosity campaigns Newt Gingrich launched a generation ago. ref: <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/662/where-there-is-a-will/act-one-6" rel="nofollow">https://www.thisamericanlife.org/662/where-there-is-a-will/a...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:41:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48214550</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48214550</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48214550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "We let AIs run radio stations"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>They trained on ClearChannel programming methods.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:59:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48189347</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48189347</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48189347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cybersecurity Agency Leaves Its Digital Keys Out in Public on GitHub]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-worst-leak-that-ive-witnessed-u-s-cybersecurity-agency-leaves-its-digital-keys-out-in-public-on-github-2000760330">https://gizmodo.com/the-worst-leak-that-ive-witnessed-u-s-cybersecurity-agency-leaves-its-digital-keys-out-in-public-on-github-2000760330</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188911">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188911</a></p>
<p>Points: 13</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 03:38:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://gizmodo.com/the-worst-leak-that-ive-witnessed-u-s-cybersecurity-agency-leaves-its-digital-keys-out-in-public-on-github-2000760330</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188911</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48188911</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "The History of ThinkPad: From IBM’s Bento Box to Lenovo’s AI Workstations"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I bought a P50 for my mother in law some years back to replace her desktop. It sits out of the way, lid closed, with a monitor mouse and keyboard attached. She still uses it and takes it with her when she travels.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:42:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48186812</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48186812</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48186812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "The History of ThinkPad: From IBM’s Bento Box to Lenovo’s AI Workstations"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Some lines are better than others. I avoid ideapads and yogas. I buy T series and on rare occasion an E series (if the price is too good).<p>For desktops, it's ThinkCentre Tiny all the way.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 03:59:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175427</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175427</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175427</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "The History of ThinkPad: From IBM’s Bento Box to Lenovo’s AI Workstations"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I buy a thinkpad every month or so off ebay (for clients). I just bought a T16 Gen 3 Core Ultra 5 32GB/512GB NPU for $575 delivered w/ zero charge cycles, in orig packaging. Technically not new but it had never been used.<p>I'm typing this on a T14 Gen 2 Ryzen 7 Pro 32GB/512GB I picked up last year for $220. For my work bag I just bought a T14 Gen 3 i5-1250P 32GB/512GB WWAN for $370 that looks new.<p>I'm pushing folks to buy now - anything they'll need in the next 2 years. I'm convinced Ramageddon is trickling down into the (>3yo) used market. Ebay prices already seem up a bit from a few months ago.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 03:52:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175378</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175378</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "US is starting to see heavy job losses in roles exposed to AI"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If we're going to play the Either Or game, here's my play.<p>The 2008 crisis is on a long list of examples of how corporate efficiency harms me.<p>Governments have a mandate to benefit the public. Conversely, shareholder models encourage exploiting everything they possibly can (for shareholder benefit), corrupting government processes, harming the public and harming the corporation itself.<p>Instead of the Either Or fallacy, I suggest good-faith examination of actual harms and good. Governments (inc LEO) and corporations famously improve outcomes, when meaningful transparency is mandated, corrupt processes aren't hidden and ethical+competent overseers can pull the needed levers.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 21:13:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48173248</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48173248</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48173248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by WarOnPrivacy in "Making the news available at no cost is a victory"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> Many people think you should avoid having bias.<p>What we should be demanding is increased competence from our news suppliers. That's the way forward to getting more accurate, critical coverage of interests we dislike.<p>We've complained about bias for a generation and all we've gotten for it is less accountability and more mistrust.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:21:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48127776</link><dc:creator>WarOnPrivacy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48127776</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48127776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Call A Republican" San Francisco public phone lets you call a Texas Republican]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/01/26/sf-texas-phone-call-experiment-political-division-empathy">https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/01/26/sf-texas-phone-call-experiment-political-division-empathy</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48127615">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48127615</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 4</p>
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