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New comment by breppp in "The A.I. In Google's New Pixel 11 Is Not Helpful"

breppp — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:59:38 +0000

It's just a rehash of the good Google+ days. This time instead of get your money for stamping social on everything, it's AI

New comment by breppp in "Google has acquired the data of failed US airline Spirit"

breppp — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:23:43 +0000

You probably should have taken the kid to small claims, that was extortion

Early Influences of Photography on Art – Part 1

breppp — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:55:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.artinsociety.com/pt-1-initial-impacts.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49314679

Points: 3

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The Gestalt Principles

breppp — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:25:14 +0000

Article URL: https://ixdf.org/literature/topics/gestalt-principles

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49310348

Points: 1

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New comment by breppp in "In 1962, Egypt's Missile Program Lost Its Key Scientist Without a Trace"

breppp — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:16:26 +0000

Not sure what's the historical validity for that one source saying it was fraudulent, but this sure reads like anachronism. As someone that tries to defend him being part of selling ballistic missiles to Iran a very short time before it turning into a theocracy.

I am not completely inclined to believe Bergman because of me personally knowing one case where he published something completely wrong, and also this doesn't align with the cooperation Israel had with pre-revolution Iran.

In any case, it's theoretically possible, I guess

New comment by breppp in "In 1962, Egypt's Missile Program Lost Its Key Scientist Without a Trace"

breppp — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:04:40 +0000

Where's the part about deceiving in the link? Aren't you conflating Iran-Contra that happened after the revolution?

New comment by breppp in "Pixel Watch 5"

breppp — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:36:01 +0000

Not tracking every minute of REM sleep isn't going to change either, the unimportance of the data is not what they are selling though

New comment by breppp in "Pixel Watch 5"

breppp — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:01:18 +0000

> I don't get the people that need to wear it 24/7 for days at a time.

I think that's kinda expected when the device itself is supposed to give you the illusion it is always there tracking your health (even when sleeping)

New comment by breppp in "US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide"

breppp — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:50:42 +0000

I have to say that just like the poster you are replying to, I am inclined to believe what you are saying because of Russia's past actions, and this modus operandi you described being successful elsewhere

However, he is right that I would want a bit more information about the multiple assassinations in NATO part, because I want to believe we are not there yet, and that this would have implications, even in today's Europe

New comment by breppp in "US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide"

breppp — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:20:50 +0000

I'm not sure how is that related to the original topic.

The events I am describing are a decade to two before the ones you are describing. Back in the early 2000s Qatar was already financing Hamas as well as Al Qaeda (including involvement in 9/11 financing) and Hezbollah in some extent.

Saying Qatar needed Israel's request to start financing ideologically close Islamist terror organizations is certainly the Qatar government line for their involvement, but it's a very shallow analysis of what happened

New comment by breppp in "US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide"

breppp — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:59:52 +0000

> Now this sounds like a joke.

OP alluded to the Euromaiden protests being an orchestrated Obama-led coup. I still don't see how this is the case. There's some difference between diplomatic reactions to proactive overthrow

New comment by breppp in "US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide"

breppp — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:01:16 +0000

> Hamas has the influence it has because the US wants it to have it

I doubt this is backed by US intentions and actions historically

> Similarly, Obama supported the Muslim Brotherhood because he did

That seems like a tautology to me, care to expand? I vividly remember Obama throwing his autocrat ally under the bus

> in Ukraine for instance the same admin supported a coup

The protests in Ukraine hardly seem like a US coup and were organic according to my understanding, but maybe you can point exactly to the US involvement

New comment by breppp in "US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide"

breppp — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:30:34 +0000

It is a very weak ideological motivation for people who would never enlist in the first place.

However, I think people are generally too cynical towards a very real belief system. There are multiple examples of US pushing for democracy against its own interest. Bush with the Hamas Gaza elections, Obama with the Egypt Muslim Brotherhood government and Carter with pre-revolution Iran are such examples

New comment by breppp in "US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide"

breppp — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:06:47 +0000

https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/make-a-molotov-cockta...

That's a better source I found, does not call the phenomenon lucky strike though

New comment by breppp in "US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide"

breppp — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:27:39 +0000

Sounds like a good tip if someone wants to find themselves in jail

New comment by breppp in "US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide"

breppp — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:18:16 +0000

That's probably false as you can see historically that ideological armies have far better morale and better effectiveness

New comment by breppp in "US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide"

breppp — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:07:33 +0000

Haven't found a lot about it online, other than https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7786/artykul/3438674,russian...

Do you have any references about it?

This is very reminiscent of Iranian intelligence modus operandi in Israel and world wide lately, currently with not a lot to show for

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/06/how-iran-sough...

New comment by breppp in "US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide"

breppp — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:58:24 +0000

That's an interesting theory and I am not saying you are entirely incorrect, but I'd imagine that the vast personnel of cyber-adjacent roles in the US Military have better civilian prospects in tech than a Air Force pilot with an eye problem.

New comment by breppp in "Mythos social engineering AISI INC-2026-07-28-01"

breppp — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:51:45 +0000

It's nice it is able to write non-slop in the PR comment when social engineering.

Any chance I can ask it to social engineer to get a normal style?

New comment by breppp in "Anthropic CEO reportedly worried new hires only care about money"

breppp — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:06:07 +0000

He is right, when a startup becomes successful the hiring pool becomes different. For example, you won't see people who came for politics-sake before real money is on the table.

This can kill the culture and make the actual people that were shipping unhappy