Hacker News: cto_of_antifa

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Legalizing sports gambling was a mistake"

cto_of_antifa — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:23:22 +0000

there's nothing inherently wrong with recreational drug use

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "TikTok says it's not the algorithm, teens are just pro-Palestine"

cto_of_antifa — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:17:22 +0000

Terrible example, since the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were also extremely unethical

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Any sufficiently advanced uninstaller is indistinguishable from malware"

cto_of_antifa — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:58:08 +0000

they probably don't do it because it's a bad solution.

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Joint statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC"

cto_of_antifa — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:27:56 +0000

Or, said anorher way, it becomes more difficult for them to profit off of the labor of others.

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Ofcom letter on restrictions on internet services for “designated persons” [pdf]"

cto_of_antifa — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 18:25:43 +0000

I just want to say that I read this whole thread and while I'm not entirely sure i agree with you politically I think this statement is amazing and very well said.

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff"

cto_of_antifa — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 12:06:31 +0000

That specific example seems sorta yikes opinion for somebody with hiring power. Aren't people who get targeted by MLMs victims? More importantly, what does that say about how hard they work? Or being a mom?

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Why are glasses so expensive? The industry prefers to keep that blurry (2019)"

cto_of_antifa — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:36:47 +0000

Pretty messed up they wouldn't let you endanger them at their own workplace

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "A looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it"

cto_of_antifa — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:22:22 +0000

The other option would be brazing with jewelry silver at like $60/oz. Yikes.

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Pollution causing more deaths than Covid, action needed, U.N. expert says"

cto_of_antifa — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:22:45 +0000

Maybe you shouldn't do it, then?

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Vim prank: alias vim='vim -y'"

cto_of_antifa — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:29:18 +0000

Wouldn't it add another ten Ms every time you opened a new terminal session?

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Amazon is bypassing supply chain chaos with chartered ships and long-haul planes"

cto_of_antifa — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:10:22 +0000

Not the parent, but my thought is, and their comment seems to suggest, that the sheer density of exciting, new, and groundbreaking CS work is an absolutely energizing thing to read about.

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters"

cto_of_antifa — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 19:20:31 +0000

That's your ethical call to make, at the end of the day - but I think putting property above human life shows a distinct lack of empathy.

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "After the pandemic, we can’t go back to sleep (2020)"

cto_of_antifa — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:26:01 +0000

Citation needed. Plus, even if it is natural, that's not an argument about it being a good thing

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Amazon warehouse employee in Poland dies at work"

cto_of_antifa — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:43:03 +0000

Even if that was true, though, does that make it okay? Does that reduce the need to fight against it?

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Belgian ISP under 250 Gbps DDoS for days on end"

cto_of_antifa — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 07:30:32 +0000

Hard to be the smuggest dude in the valley at 1% opacity. Gotta keep the points up

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Intuit to Acquire Mailchimp for $12B"

cto_of_antifa — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:05:14 +0000

if we return to the original test case, then, who is lobbying to make taxes not require turbotax?

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "White House Launches US Digital Corps"

cto_of_antifa — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:18:55 +0000

Why is that bad? Do you think it's worth reflecting on why it bothers you?

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "White House Launches US Digital Corps"

cto_of_antifa — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:13:13 +0000

I love this.

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Show HN: Visualizing a Codebase"

cto_of_antifa — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:57:53 +0000

It’s generally considered polite to refer To people the way they want to be referred to. It’s relevant.

New comment by cto_of_antifa in "Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B in revenue"

cto_of_antifa — Thu, 13 May 2021 05:08:22 +0000

By that logic, isn't taxing lower-income people taking even more money out of the economy, since poorer people spend a much higher percentage of their earnings?