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New comment by b0rtb0rt in "Pentagon used Elon Musk's Grok AI to fire 2k missiles at Iran, official says"

b0rtb0rt — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:02:49 +0000

they already are

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity"

b0rtb0rt — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:48:54 +0000

what “basic human rights” do women not have in texas?

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "India's surprise baby bust"

b0rtb0rt — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:39:35 +0000

maybe it’s not propaganda if it’s been around for the entire human existence until the last 50 years

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "India's surprise baby bust"

b0rtb0rt — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:36:11 +0000

there’s a lot less to lose when your native population is a bunch of criminals and convicts

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "India's surprise baby bust"

b0rtb0rt — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:31:22 +0000

most people find great fulfillment in having children

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "India's surprise baby bust"

b0rtb0rt — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:02:07 +0000

because they are on a medication that makes their body think they are pregnant already

women have sex drives too, if they arent on birth control they are more likely to engage in behavior that can get them pregnant

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "India's surprise baby bust"

b0rtb0rt — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:45:26 +0000

it’s funny how much mental gymnastics people will do to avoid this obvious answer

birth control and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race

in addition to the obvious birth rate effects, i think there are a lot of other sociological effects from everyone being on hormonal birth control that people don’t want to admit

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse"

b0rtb0rt — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:42:12 +0000

whatever random factoid you and your PI are investigating in order to get funding is probably less useful than the F35s

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "Tesla Cybertruck resale value plunges amid sales slump"

b0rtb0rt — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:13:20 +0000

most kids love cyber trucks and get excited when they see one

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "Roughly a quarter of American professionals hit a wall in their careers"

b0rtb0rt — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:38:09 +0000

at my “unlimited PTO” company i just put time off on the calendar when im planning to be out and management deals with it, i don’t ask for permission. i try to be fairly reasonable about the time im taking and no one has ever questioned it or pushed back

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "Ask HN: When and why did you start believing in God?"

b0rtb0rt — Thu, 28 May 2026 20:35:54 +0000

what’s the difference between “god did it” and “it just happened”? you’re just hand waving over the question of “how did it just happen?”. matter just magically appeared?

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care"

b0rtb0rt — Wed, 27 May 2026 16:57:05 +0000

having kids is not a purchase

it’s more like getting into a cold swimming pool, you’ll never be fully prepared you just need to jump in

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "Ask HN: When and why did you start believing in God?"

b0rtb0rt — Wed, 27 May 2026 06:31:13 +0000

how does religion being wrong disprove the existence of god?

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care"

b0rtb0rt — Wed, 27 May 2026 06:26:02 +0000

waiting to be “financially ready for children” before having them is objectively a poor decision

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "Ask HN: When and why did you start believing in God?"

b0rtb0rt — Wed, 27 May 2026 01:47:02 +0000

what created the universe?

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again: 314 npm Packages Compromised"

b0rtb0rt — Tue, 19 May 2026 15:12:18 +0000

after running the original version of this into the ground we can run this one into the ground too

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "I want to live like Costco people"

b0rtb0rt — Sat, 09 May 2026 16:04:41 +0000

i can’t imagine any situation where 100 miles of towing would be useful

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "I want to live like Costco people"

b0rtb0rt — Fri, 08 May 2026 02:19:38 +0000

yes, those aren’t selling either

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "I want to live like Costco people"

b0rtb0rt — Fri, 08 May 2026 02:03:04 +0000

it’s pretty much useless for anything you would actually use a truck for

New comment by b0rtb0rt in "I want to live like Costco people"

b0rtb0rt — Fri, 08 May 2026 01:54:35 +0000

this article is pretentious garbage and makes me glad i no longer live in the pacific northwest