Hacker News: buzzert

New comment by buzzert in "Apple Just Lost Me"

buzzert — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:30:21 +0000

I thought it was amusing that you said Apple was a "stupid American company with American values", even though you're actually complaining about a UK law. You do know this isn't a thing in the US, right? Just your country?

New comment by buzzert in "Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues"

buzzert — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:38:06 +0000

Is there a way to resize windows with this gesture as well?

New comment by buzzert in "Ireland rolls out basic income scheme for artists"

buzzert — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:55:14 +0000

> we use taxes as a process to crowdsource funding more effectively

Effectively? It doesn't seem to me like most western governments allocate this funding "effectively" at all. How do we increase the accountability?

New comment by buzzert in "Unseen Footage of Atari Battlezone Arcade Cabinet Production"

buzzert — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:17:55 +0000

Actually, the description of that video says the production line was in Hungary.

But there was still a lot of electronics manufacturing and assembly in the US during the early 2000's as well, including iPods and iMacs.

New comment by buzzert in "In a U.S. First, New Mexico Opens Doors to Free Child Care for All"

buzzert — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:37:02 +0000

Since when did public (government) schools become run for profit?

New comment by buzzert in "In a U.S. First, New Mexico Opens Doors to Free Child Care for All"

buzzert — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:25:06 +0000

$300 USD per month sounds insanely expensive

New comment by buzzert in "Europe is scaling back GDPR and relaxing AI laws"

buzzert — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:12:34 +0000

You don’t need politicians to help you keep your personal data to yourself.

New comment by buzzert in "Europe is scaling back GDPR and relaxing AI laws"

buzzert — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:06:29 +0000

Why do European government websites do the same thing then? They’re also spreading propaganda?

New comment by buzzert in "Atlassian is acquiring The Browser Company"

buzzert — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:20:02 +0000

Probably a Swift wrapper for the Chromium Embedded Framework.

New comment by buzzert in "Dow plunges 2,200 points, Nasdaq enters bear market"

buzzert — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 18:00:47 +0000

This is the opposite of a steelman.

New comment by buzzert in "US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU"

buzzert — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:50:48 +0000

You do realize it still needs to be transported from a port to customers inland, right?

New comment by buzzert in "US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU"

buzzert — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:56:53 +0000

It just seems like the only things we should be importing from across the globe are things that absolutely cannot be produced domestically. For example, I've heard that coffee beans only grow in certain climates, so that would be a commodity that makes sense to import.

Pretty much everything else, including this supposed Tunisian olive oil, just sound like luxury goods to me, and should be priced accordingly.

New comment by buzzert in "US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU"

buzzert — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:03:42 +0000

Why do you think it's a good idea to buy olive oil from Tunisia instead of from California? Are you aware of how much CO2 is released to ship a trivial commodity across the atlantic ocean?

New comment by buzzert in "'A hostile state': Why some travellers are avoiding the US"

buzzert — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 01:01:42 +0000

> The current descent into a quasi-fascist state isn't enticing either.

> In the meantime, I guess I'll learn some basic Mandarin and spend more time in China.

Uhhh....

New comment by buzzert in "xAI has acquired X, xAI now valued at $80B"

buzzert — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:29:31 +0000

Who is stealing from whom in this scenario?

New comment by buzzert in "Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it"

buzzert — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:17:31 +0000

> Formal education just works better for some of us than video tutorials or self-paced learning

I don’t agree with this at all. Anecdotally, the autodidacts I’ve met are way more knowledgeable about subjects they’re passionate about compared to those who received a formal education for it. This applies to both computer science, but also psychology majors who I’ve met who can’t even tell me the difference between Freud and Jung.

New comment by buzzert in "TSMC expected to announce $100B investment in U.S."

buzzert — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 01:43:23 +0000

You should consider getting a hobby.

New comment by buzzert in "The Demoralization is just Beginning"

buzzert — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 01:30:04 +0000

This is such a deranged take, I can't even tell if it's satire or not.

New comment by buzzert in "TSMC expected to announce $100B investment in U.S."

buzzert — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:24:42 +0000

> When it came to the vote, Ukraine’s version passed by 93 votes to 18. The US voted against, alongside Russia, marking a major shift of its position on the conflict and previous votes.

> The US version was also adopted (93 in favour, eight against and 73 abstentions), but Member States also voted to add the European Union amendments with 60 in favour, 18 against and 81 abstentions.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160456

New comment by buzzert in "TSMC expected to announce $100B investment in U.S."

buzzert — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:55:24 +0000

I don't understand what makes the US "The Bad Guys" in the same sentence that mentions North Korea and China?