Hacker News: frm88

New comment by frm88 in "Global Warming at 3 °C by 2050? What's Behind the New German Climate Warning"

frm88 — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:21:08 +0000

Reduce the efficiency of solar energy generation by 5-15%. Best build alternative energy sources before attempting geo-engineering.

New comment by frm88 in "Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act"

frm88 — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:43:07 +0000

I live in Germany, and you are completely wrong. In my state the Greens have ruled for 15 years and the economic success was pretty good with the state having a higher GDP/capita than the rest of Germny and even the EU. They also managed to reduce the state's debt. Accomplished a myriad of other things, too.

New comment by frm88 in "Ask HN: Add flag for AI-generated articles"

frm88 — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:12:45 +0000

What did you think flagging was for? (Genuine question)

Same as on other sites: Spam and/or bot, abuse and/or insults and other ad hominems and particularly the point in the guidelines where you go: Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. and Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.

Not that my flagging amounts to anything, there's so much domestic US politics articles from mainstream media on here that I often wonder whether I misunderstand the guidelines, but then, I'm just an Europoor /s

New comment by frm88 in "Late Bronze Age Collapse"

frm88 — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:36:52 +0000

Thank you.

On an unrelated note: I found this map where you can view the changes in political geography over time via scroll at the bottom. It's my goto with historical posts.

https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/history/regions#position=5/...

New comment by frm88 in "The glass backbone: Why the Army's logistics will break in the next war"

frm88 — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:02:33 +0000

Iran signed UNCLOS 1982 which most countries signed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_United_... in which Iran stated that only parties that signed are entitled to free passage through its maritime territory, except for warships etc. This was accepted by all. The US did not sign.

New comment by frm88 in "Android Developer Verification: Threat masquerading as protection"

frm88 — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:48:00 +0000

1. I will look into that.

A heads-up: the FSFE has already submitted a case for device neutrality regarding both, the ability to completely uninstall AI features and the unlimited interoperability decoupled from ADV: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260615-01.en.html

“Interoperability must be decoupled from developer verification procedures. We need clear, precise, and inclusive rules to prevent circumvention by gatekeepers and to ensure that interoperability becomes a concrete reality in practice” states Lucas Lasota, FSFE Legal Programme Manager

New comment by frm88 in "Android Developer Verification: Threat masquerading as protection"

frm88 — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:52:22 +0000

Is there something we can do to support your efforts?

New comment by frm88 in "European digital ID wallets rely on safety services of Google and Apple"

frm88 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:48:07 +0000

It's not mandatory.

Use of the wallet is voluntary and, for natural persons, free of charge.[29]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU_Digital_Identity_Wallet

New comment by frm88 in "What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance"

frm88 — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:50:42 +0000

I'm in.

New comment by frm88 in "What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance"

frm88 — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:50:11 +0000

The post you are replying to refers EUId, which implies European software, so Graphene is not an option.

New comment by frm88 in "Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger blocked from editing Wikipedia"

frm88 — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:06:03 +0000

>There is incorrect information on wikipedia.

Wikipedia has an article titled “Yahweh.” Now, as I am a Christian,[8] "Yahweh" is the name of my God.[0]

This is one of Sanger's proposed changes and this is not an undisputed fact, more like a dispute among theologicans [1] and with the confidence he wants this change implemented, I am highly sceptical, that misinformation will decrease.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Larry_Sanger/Nine_Theses#....

[1] https://christianeducatorsacademy.com/is-yahweh-the-christia...

New comment by frm88 in "Never Give Them Your Face"

frm88 — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:27 +0000

Peter Thiel's Dialog Club

Off topic but I was really astonished to find Ezra Klein on the list of permanent members.

New comment by frm88 in "Never Give Them Your Face"

frm88 — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:55:14 +0000

Yes, it is. There are other sources that trace the evolution of age-verification, with Meta quitting all lobbying groups that advertise against it and forming new ones with Spotify and Match Group as well as actively financing Digital Childhood Alliance. Meta wants the verification to happen on a non-app level (read Playstores or eveb OS level) to avoid all cost and liability: https://techoversight.org/2025/07/29/bloomberg-meta-google-l...

This one-size fits all approach is built to solve problems social media platforms have with their systems while making our members, small tech companies and app developers, collateral damage,” said App Association spokesperson Jack Fleming.

Also: article in Reuters https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48630804

UK considers forcing social media firms to prioritise trusted news

frm88 — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:35:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/uk-considers-forcing-social-media-firms-prioritise-trusted-news-2026-06-22/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48639933

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

New comment by frm88 in "Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants"

frm88 — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:42:26 +0000

It is also extremely expensive if you include the cost of decomission, waste management into the overall cost per KWh https://www.smartreability.com/nuclear-energy-price-per-kwh/

New comment by frm88 in "Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants"

frm88 — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:28:22 +0000

This is so shortsighted. We'd still have the nuclear waste problem and - more importantly - the cost. Germany alone is facing a bill of €26B to €45B for nuclear waste management, decomissioning and cleanup. All of that goes into your electricity bill, because the government pays only 25% of it: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/nuclear-clean-cos...

New comment by frm88 in "Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants"

frm88 — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:51:35 +0000

We know enough about how geology works.

We also know how a BLU-122 works. Can you be sure the US wouldn't use one on its allies in yet another moment of irrational tantrum? What about Russia?

New comment by frm88 in "Challenging the Narrative of European Decline"

frm88 — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:51:05 +0000

900 k for the EU: https://de.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/09/05/bericht-fast-90...

You third link uses different metrics than the other two.

New comment by frm88 in "US holds off blacklisting DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks"

frm88 — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:33:34 +0000

Since 2018 ~400 chinese EV producers were allowed to stop operations. An industry that exists because of subsidies and preferential loans as well as state induced trade barriers is not sustainable.

From 2020 onwards, the Chinese government began phasing out its EV subsidy program. This policy shift came just as the country entered a price war, led by aggressive pricing from giants like BYD and Tesla. The combination of reduced state support and brutal price competition proved fatal for many underfunded startups.

https://evboosters.com/ev-charging-news/400-chinese-ev-compa...

New comment by frm88 in "US holds off blacklisting DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks"

frm88 — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:15:40 +0000

3 days ago the deal was still on https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trumps-china-nvidi...