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New comment by drstewart in "ChatGPT Images 2.0"

drstewart — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:20:57 +0000

>If we had a functioning congress, I wonder if we might end up with legislation that these things need to be watermarked or otherwise made identifiable as AI generated..

Can you name any countries that you think are functioning, and what their laws are on watermarked AI images?

New comment by drstewart in "In the UK, EVs are cheaper than petrol cars, thanks to Chinese competition"

drstewart — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:22:14 +0000

Meanwhile China does hide the fact that they block superior competition of various foreign services via the Great Firewall

New comment by drstewart in "Swiss authorities want to reduce dependency on Microsoft"

drstewart — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:43:02 +0000

Maybe the same reason you or OP post anti-American stuff in every thread

New comment by drstewart in "Swiss authorities want to reduce dependency on Microsoft"

drstewart — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:05:49 +0000

I think you might be the one with trouble conflating the EU and Europe. You do know they're not the same thing, right?

New comment by drstewart in "Swiss authorities want to reduce dependency on Microsoft"

drstewart — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:58:09 +0000

Considering I didn't mention the EU once, I'm quite aware of that. I like how you try shoehorn in it on your own to try gotcha me though. Not a great attempt.

Are you aware of the crashing population of Europe though?

New comment by drstewart in "Notion leaks email addresses of all editors of any public page"

drstewart — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:26:56 +0000

This. Severe harsh consequences are the best way to prevent crime.

If we also make the penalty for every crime the death penalty we'll have no more crime. Very simple solution no one has thought of.

New comment by drstewart in "NASA Force"

drstewart — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:13:25 +0000

> I am actually skeptical of people who step up to work for the government at this moment in time.

I'm sure this wounds them deeply.

Given what we're facing worldwide, I'd say more people are skeptical of anyone that works in tech at this moment in time.

>There's a lot of nationalist language on this site.

Incredibly the US government isn't anti-US. This may come as a surprise to some in certain online bubbles.

>do we really want to give any assistance to the goals of this administration?

The goals of going to the moon? You're right, it's a giant waste of money when there are problems to be solved on earth. Something many people have been saying for a long time. Glad you're coming around.

New comment by drstewart in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

drstewart — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:27:19 +0000

No, now is the time, considering there's been an active war in Europe for many years now that they've been begging the US to get involved with.

New comment by drstewart in "NASA Force"

drstewart — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:49:45 +0000

Can you point me to the ongoing strike by NASA employees?

New comment by drstewart in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

drstewart — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:06:45 +0000

>ok dude, can I give you a list of things I want to change about your country’s policies? reply

of course, non Americans never comment on American policies

New comment by drstewart in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

drstewart — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:59:10 +0000

Funny that's how I feel when Europeans lecture about wars and imperialism

New comment by drstewart in "France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk"

drstewart — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:22:51 +0000

I have more evidence of European xenophobia if that isn't sufficient for you

New comment by drstewart in "France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk"

drstewart — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:18:02 +0000

I've never met a real human that was passionate about what OS a government worker in some local French commune uses, but it's the hottest topic on HN behind AI

New comment by drstewart in "France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk"

drstewart — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:15:32 +0000

If Japanese internment worried you, you should see Europe's treatment of perceived outsiders [0] and get reallyyyy worried about the ongoing attacks [1] and rhetoric [2]. I would urge extreme caution to anyone in Europe that is at risk.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_Jews_from_Spain

[1] https://www.ein.org.uk/news/home-office-remove-euss-pre-sett...

[2] https://www.ft.com/content/0e29224f-9d06-4315-a89f-e334ffbc6...

Also, what nationality do you say Elon Musk is, out of curiosity? Let's test your consistency :)

New comment by drstewart in "France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk"

drstewart — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:07:02 +0000

Is this the daily thread on this topic?

Astroturfing around this is getting suspicious.

New comment by drstewart in "France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech"

drstewart — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:17:32 +0000

>As an Englishman, I don't need lectures on my language.

An Englishman? You mean Englandian. English is a language, you can't lump everyone who speaks it into one category.

>English isn't controlled by a central authority

Exactly. And the Englandian usage has no superiority over any other.

>The USA does not own the continent as much as the CIA tries.

Maybe not, but we do own the UK (:

New comment by drstewart in "France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech"

drstewart — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:10:50 +0000

>USAians

The word you're looking for is Americans, despite whatever preconceived notion you think the word "Americans" actually should mean in English. I know nothing will ever change European minds, but at least understand what the correct form is.

>everything is less popular in Europe simply because it is inferior and fails purely on its technical merits

So everything is less popular in Europe because it fails on many other points? Big applause to you, I guess. Are you looking for a participation award?

New comment by drstewart in "81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone"

drstewart — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:10:35 +0000

This! I want to read HN but it's unfair that I have to do it on an electronic device. Ycombinator should be required to offer me a print service that delivers the top articles and a phone in service to make comments through

New comment by drstewart in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"

drstewart — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:32:55 +0000

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New comment by drstewart in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"

drstewart — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:31:18 +0000

Don't know, ask Iran. But you can't since they've silenced everyone by turning off the Internet for all their citizens