Hacker News: aretologyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=aretologyHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:12:36 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by aretology in "Meta Blocks President Lula's Facebook Page, Campaign Ads 2 Weeks from Election"]]>The problem is that US needs subservient explorable countries for its resources, and that's exactly what the other candidate will drliver.

]]>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:08:03 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49866385aretologyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49866385https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49866385<![CDATA[New comment by aretology in "Brazil's Pix payment system faces pressure from Visa and Mastercard"]]>I have a credit card from BB, and I also use pix from time to time but not as much as a credit card. When Uncle Sam started bullying PIX I did what I never thought I would actually do. Since I can't stop using credit card (because it's helpful in my life) I canceled my Visa card with BB and requested ELO cc, created in 2011 by Bradesco, Banco do Brasil, and Caixa, not regretting anything. Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter.

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