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New comment by cosmicgadget in "Show HN: Another Blog Search Engine"

cosmicgadget — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:13:41 +0000

That was somewhere near the top of the backlog but this is as good a reason as any to start it tonight. Should be live in a day or two.

Show HN: Another Blog Search Engine

cosmicgadget — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:27:33 +0000

Traditional search was not on the original roadmap for our blogosphere/indieweb discovery project. But with the framework and data in place, it was easy enough to add a no-frills search function.

In addition to the normal search result info, each post has a link to the Outer Web graph where you can see that page's web neighbors.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50166987

Points: 11

# Comments: 2

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Hegseth Wants Public to Watch First Firing Squad Execution Since WWII"

cosmicgadget — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:16:18 +0000

Maybe in an arena where the executioner drives a monster truck?

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Trump says anyone who uses the phrase "artificial intelligence" is "the enemy""

cosmicgadget — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:09:22 +0000

Have they rebranded or do we just have an Elon promise?

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Trump says anyone who uses the phrase "artificial intelligence" is "the enemy""

cosmicgadget — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:20:28 +0000

Well, this North Korea stuff is at least somewhat entertaining. Which will be the first tech company to fully rebrand?

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Trump says anyone who uses the phrase "artificial intelligence" is "the enemy""

cosmicgadget — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:12:18 +0000

Florida absolutely bursting with excitement.

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program"

cosmicgadget — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:34:18 +0000

Unfortunately due to the corruptness and incompetence, you're almost certainly getting nothing beyond this headline.

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program"

cosmicgadget — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:31:21 +0000

What is the 22nd Amendment even?

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program"

cosmicgadget — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:21:22 +0000

Based on its track record, I don't think the administration is "going after" anyone in good faith. This is just a way to compel Microsoft to do something beneficial to the guy in charge.

Or he's trading off of it.

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Huawei and Qualcomm announce broad patent license agreement"

cosmicgadget — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:48:27 +0000

It's become more widespread.

New comment by cosmicgadget in "What is going on with ceiling fans"

cosmicgadget — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:06:52 +0000

Just make sure your fan is on the latest firmware!

Bewitched sleep: Russians' views on Ukraine and the world

cosmicgadget — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:28:28 +0000

Article URL: https://ecfr.eu/publication/bewitched-sleep-russians-views-on-ukraine-and-the-world/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49945131

Points: 2

# Comments: 5

New comment by cosmicgadget in "US Forces Exit Iraq"

cosmicgadget — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:50:35 +0000

Yes, the bases (and stationary targets on both sides) are absolutely in danger. One thing they do is act as military infrastructure up until the start of the conflict (and in a reduced capacity after).

From what I've read, there are two likely Taiwan scenarios:

1. China targets US bases and ships before sending transport craft across the strait. Sending transports without that first strike would be suicide. Unless this reporting is wildly inaccurate, it is a very clear acknowledgment of the impact of the US military presence abroad.

2. China blockades the island. This opens the door to a Crimea-like soft invasion whose outcome depends on the international response.

In both cases, bases in theatre play a huge role. You talk about "day one" - in either scenario above it's not a one-sided first strike where the plarf wrecks US bases and ships and the pla dances into Taipei. Recall how much advance warning the US publicly gave of the Russian invasion?

When you are deciding on your takeways from the Iran conflict, remember that it's a bombing campaign and not reflective of a full near-peer war.

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women 'Pestilence' Who Will End Civilization"

cosmicgadget — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:01:40 +0000

This seems fairly on-brand with the Paul brothers, testosterone check, bomb-Iran-and-then-effect-regime-change-with-vibes Department of War.

It is what Rogan listeners voted for, putting the Chad back in Americhad.

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women 'Pestilence' Who Will End Civilization"

cosmicgadget — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:57:48 +0000

This reads like the cancel culture panic that quite obviously was just a propaganda tool.

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women 'Pestilence' Who Will End Civilization"

cosmicgadget — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:54:45 +0000

Someone submitted the link.

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Tesla takes on $30B in credit as it approaches unprofitability"

cosmicgadget — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:48:34 +0000

Some other robotics company will have competent killbots while Elon's are continually "only two years away".

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Tesla takes on $30B in credit as it approaches unprofitability"

cosmicgadget — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:41:47 +0000

Which might have been a good thing except that he decided instead of delegating the car company he'd use it to make robots.

New comment by cosmicgadget in "Tesla takes on $30B in credit as it approaches unprofitability"

cosmicgadget — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:39:38 +0000

This is a strangly specific thing to want so badly.

New comment by cosmicgadget in "US Forces Exit Iraq"

cosmicgadget — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:04:16 +0000

> US could not protect its allies in the gulf

If the goalpost is "being an impervious shield". I think a more reasonable expectation would be to prevent or respond to a Kuwait situation and keep shipping open. Obviously that second one is a huge failure.

But we have only seen bombings and angry tweets. The US military is capable of quite a bit more. It's a terrible path to go down (and we may do so in about a month), but we haven't seen the full capability of the military because the orange guy in charge only wants to do bombings and threaten genocide.

It wouldn't be worth disputing the semantics of what kind of black mark this is for the US as a global power, except that you use it to conclude there is no point to maintaining bases in the far east. If you think they don't matter, just look up any discussion of Chinese warplanning.