<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: frm88</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=frm88</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:13:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=frm88" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by frm88 in "I resigned from Anthropic today"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>But why wait? We can has global financial crash now:)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:42:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49623291</link><dc:creator>frm88</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49623291</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49623291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by frm88 in "I resigned from Anthropic today"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Example 8: like in this comment <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49619884">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49619884</a> but isolate synchronised megahack on banking that adds one more zero to the US debt and all dependent systems and banking during runtime. Let the world's financial system take it from there.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:21:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49621939</link><dc:creator>frm88</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49621939</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49621939</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by frm88 in "The far right's win in Germany is sending a chill through Europe's establishment"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There has been a big problem with migrants in the syrian civil war, most of which are gone again.<p>Without immigrants the ageing German population has no chance to keep their social safety net and as we see in the US, even when the social safety net is significantly reduced, the immigrant scarecrow will still have the desired effect for the populists because the immigrants are not the problem, they make, however a phenomenal scapegoat and will always appeal to the general populace.  In consequence, focussing solely on immigration won't solve the fundamental problems and certainly won't help when the first waves of hungry climate refugees march north.<p>The consequences are border tightening and rearming and repopulating the military and marching confidently in the completely wrong direction. Dialog is dead and so is diplomacy.<p>Re-establish communication, not twitter. Collaborate on a wide front, analyse the data, compile potential solutions, discuss them, etablish them.  Talk to Russia, talk to Ukraine, Defang NATO or abolish it. Talk to Iran. Stop the US propagating pseudo diplomacy via Kushner and send real diplomats. Look to invest in R&D for recycling techniques, carbon sequestering, substitutes for plastics, redirect military funding to massively expand renewable energy. Close all European borders the next time the US starts a war. There is so much to do.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:22:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49620957</link><dc:creator>frm88</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49620957</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49620957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by frm88 in "Why the AfD Wins"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><i>They want to deport undocumented migrants and remigrate certain refugee groups, such as Ukrainians.</i><p>No. They want an ethnical homogeneous country, hence their remigration institute. Feel free to educate yourself on the institutes own website: <a href="https://www.remigration-institute.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.remigration-institute.com/</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:12:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49606114</link><dc:creator>frm88</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49606114</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49606114</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by frm88 in "The many mysteries and lessons of the Bayeux tapestry"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><i>Conservators use a precise tracking system to ensure that the total amount of light the artefact receives does not exceed a safe annual threshold. These limits are essential for ensuring that the tapestry remains in a condition suitable for future generations to study and admire.</i><p>Still, a private viewing and light exposure for Peter Thiel, who isn't even a patron of the British Museum, doesn't seem to be a problem.<p><a href="https://www.londondaily.news/british-museum-faces-questions-over-peter-thiels-private-bayeux-tapestry-viewing/" rel="nofollow">https://www.londondaily.news/british-museum-faces-questions-...</a></p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.londondaily.news/__sentry/balanced/british-museum-faces-questions-over-peter-thiels-private-bayeux-tapestry-viewing/">https://www.londondaily.news/__sentry/balanced/british-museum-faces-questions-over-peter-thiels-private-bayeux-tapestry-viewing/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49593762">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49593762</a></p>
<p>Points: 23</p>
<p># Comments: 3</p>
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<p><i>If you guys didn't support Soviet union in 40s... </i><p>You can go even farther back in time. If the US hadn't massively relieved the famine in Russia in 1920/21 there might have been a chance, Lenin and the Bolshevik regime wouldn't have survived.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_famine_of_1921%E2%80%931922" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_famine_of_1921%E2%80%9...</a></p>
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<p>I had to shorten the title from: Elon Musk Says AI Could Add Up To $30 Trillion A Year To Global Economy – Predicts ‘Stockfish-Level’ Capabilities Within 12 To 18 Months</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:46:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49545705</link><dc:creator>frm88</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49545705</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49545705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by frm88 in "Rakuten Kobo returns to U.S. retail as sales double"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I have a Poke since 2022 because amazon deleted my library from my Paperwhite. Same functions, better format and I can buy my books directly via browser from Kobo. No more perpetual airplane mode. Also, tons of formats, not limited to awz or epub.</p>
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<p>More dark triad because pure narcissicm misses the transactional behaviour and the psychopathy where a clear perception of reality is sometimes muddled.<p><pre><code>    All three dark triad traits are believed to be conceptually distinct, although empirical evidence shows them to be overlapping. They are associated with a callous–manipulative interpersonal style.[8]

    Narcissism is characterized by grandiosity, pride, egotism, and a lack of empathy.[9]

    Machiavellianism is characterized by manipulativeness, indifference to morality, lack of empathy, and a calculated focus on self-interest.[10][11]

    Psychopathy is characterized by continuous antisocial behavior, impulsivity, selfishness, callous and unemotional traits (CU),[12] and remorselessness.[13]
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_triad" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_triad</a></p>
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<p><i>This was done for mostly ideological reasons, "green transition" and such.</i><p>The area is sinking. Literally:<p>"<i>The pressure decline in the field causes compaction in the reservoir which is observed as subsidence at the surface.</i>"<p><a href="https://piahs.copernicus.org/articles/372/367/2015/piahs-372-367-2015.pdf*" rel="nofollow">https://piahs.copernicus.org/articles/372/367/2015/piahs-372...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:44:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49462639</link><dc:creator>frm88</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49462639</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49462639</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by frm88 in "'The Nerd Reich' tracks the 'unmasking of Silicon Valley's true politics'"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><i>The “nurture” explanation that I’m more inclined to, which is more optimistic, is that our culture changed, that people became risk-averse; science became feminized, bureaucratic, and regulated</i><p><i>... The Boomer kids were weaned off violent childhood literature like Tintin and the Hardy Boys and fed a diet of Dr. Seuss.</i><p><a href="https://www.harvardsalient.com/p/interview-with-peter-thiel" rel="nofollow">https://www.harvardsalient.com/p/interview-with-peter-thiel</a><p><i>One specific change that would accelerate drug development would be getting rid of the need for double-blind studies. If a drug is safe, you would just let people use it and not slow things down massively with a double-blind study.</i><p>Same link. Theres another interview with him - I can't remember which - where he proposes to test new Alzheimer drugs directly on patients because (paraphrased) they die anyway.<p>This does not sound like science.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:52:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49415652</link><dc:creator>frm88</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49415652</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49415652</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by frm88 in "AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><i>But we don't necessarily know what we might find valuable in the future.</i><p>1. This is not the 404 media story you quoted as source<p>2. Maiberg's answer is <i>most likely a book</i> that has no emotional value. Translation: they do not know</p>
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<p>Last I read North Korea seems to be doing amazing of late: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/north-korea-economy-success-e80f7062" rel="nofollow">https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/north-korea-economy-success-e...</a></p>
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<p>Alphabet is issuing Euro bonds in big tranches. Euro, not dollar. They diversify away from the dollar: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/alphabet-taps-euro-bond-market-with-six-tranche-offering-2026-05-05/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/business/alphabet-taps-euro-bond-mar...</a></p>
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<p>And even that was a betrayal of European allies since the US sold Euros without notifyong the ECB. Lagarde will see to it that such a thing never happens again. The trust, though, is gone.<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d9922d0b-51a0-48be-811b-42e08f90985a?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.ft.com/content/d9922d0b-51a0-48be-811b-42e08f909...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:06:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49406186</link><dc:creator>frm88</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49406186</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49406186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by frm88 in "AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's not. The 404 article states (paraphrase): we're not going to disclose any titles, so where does your information come from. Please provide a link.</p>
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<p><i>You're trying to imagine rare valuable books and then fantasizing about AI companies destroying them, but what's actually happening here is that AI companies are acquiring, digitizing, and then pulping the instruction manuals to 1983-vintage copy machines.</i><p>Source? You state that in a tone that implies you have verifiable knowlege of this. All the information I found says that the exact number, titles and authors are under NDA.</p>
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<p>Off topic:<p><i>The dead comment below by AnthonyMouse already pointed out that even in your scenario there's no difference with the status quo anyway. It's insane that it's dead and reeks of astroturfing, as nothing about it is worth flagging.</i><p>If you see such a comment, you can vouch for it (small menu point next to flag) and revive it. I did that now because I agree with your assessment - of late I do this very often because even comments which quote articles/laws etc. verbatim and with a link are flagged/voted to death.</p>
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<p>There is an expansion to the surveillance. The cameras now get additional phone tracking abilities:
<a href="https://archive.is/Tkwc3" rel="nofollow">https://archive.is/Tkwc3</a></p>
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