Hacker News: cdot2

New comment by cdot2 in "US Government releases first batch of UAP documents and videos"

cdot2 — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:01:11 +0000

They all have to be manually cleared for release

New comment by cdot2 in "To my students"

cdot2 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:07:00 +0000

What technology has been invented and abandoned due to moral reasons?

New comment by cdot2 in "To my students"

cdot2 — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:48:02 +0000

"where technology is used to distract, extract, surveil, and kill"

The first general purpose, programmable computer was designed in 1945 to calculate artillery firing tables for the US Army and was immediately used to help design nuclear weapons. Computers and all technology has always been, and will always be, used as a weapon (either directly or indirectly).

New comment by cdot2 in "Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price"

cdot2 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:21:37 +0000

A modern John Deere tractor with a robust right-to-repair would still be a pain to do maintenance on. A big part of the reason people want old tractors is because they don't have these additional computer controlled systems which break and require time and effort to fix.

New comment by cdot2 in "Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in the same photo (2010)"

cdot2 — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:10:18 +0000

The grandfather who's house they were in.

New comment by cdot2 in "Artemis II Launch Day Updates"

cdot2 — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:53:12 +0000

There have always been lame people like this and for all of human history we have continued to explore and expand. I think at this point those people can safely be ignored.

New comment by cdot2 in "Researchers using the same data and hypothesis arrive at different conclusions (2022)"

cdot2 — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:04:29 +0000

Considering sociology and similar field's complete lack of correlation between data and conclusion, I don't believe they should be considered "science". They're more similar to astrology and phrenology.

New comment by cdot2 in "Ship Carrying EVs Abandoned in Pacific After Catching Fire"

cdot2 — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:29:57 +0000

I don't know about Bentley but Porsche makes hybrid electric drivetrains which would include lithium electric batteries

New comment by cdot2 in "Ship Carrying EVs Abandoned in Pacific After Catching Fire"

cdot2 — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:27:03 +0000

Unless someone was negligent in causing the fire that is likely the end of it.

New comment by cdot2 in "Industry groups are not happy about the imminent demise of Energy Star"

cdot2 — Sat, 10 May 2025 14:04:22 +0000

What liberties are being given up by using a commercial washing machine?

New comment by cdot2 in "Doge Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data"

cdot2 — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:30:03 +0000

If this was done two years ago HN would be talking about how great it is.

New comment by cdot2 in "Schools reviving shop class"

cdot2 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:03:13 +0000

What changed between when shop class was common and now to cause those issues?

New comment by cdot2 in "NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with executive orders"

cdot2 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:41:06 +0000

Yes, being opposed to discrimination is an ideological conformity test.

New comment by cdot2 in "Celestial Navigation for Drones"

cdot2 — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:56:43 +0000

If I remember correctly, a lack of recognize able terrain features is what caused the drone's crash on mars

New comment by cdot2 in "Celestial Navigation for Drones"

cdot2 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:27:29 +0000

The drone on mars uses visual navigation based on known imagery of the terrain. I suspect that would be easier on this planet.

New comment by cdot2 in "Celestial Navigation for Drones"

cdot2 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:26:06 +0000

I dislike the incorrect usage of "prehistoric". The Roman-era is not prehistoric.

New comment by cdot2 in "89% of 2024 sexual offences in England went unsolve"

cdot2 — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:05:18 +0000

I was under the impression that this has been verifiably true for years now.

New comment by cdot2 in "US Supreme Court curbed public scrutiny as it boosted security before Roe ruling"

cdot2 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:54:20 +0000

Or that they're aware that there are threats against their safety.

New comment by cdot2 in "US Supreme Court curbed public scrutiny as it boosted security before Roe ruling"

cdot2 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:37:25 +0000

So they don't want the public to have details regarding their security processes. Why is it in the public interest to know when the shift change is for the guards at the supreme court?

New comment by cdot2 in "Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs"

cdot2 — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:38:59 +0000

That doesn't feel very "positive" if you're not in those groups