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New comment by furytrader in "Unknown number of Texas voter registrations went unprocessed due to DPS error"

furytrader — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:37:58 +0000

"The only weapon we the people have against these tactics is regulation"

That's not true. If it's a company doing it, you have the choice to not be a customer of the company. Don't give them any of your money if you don't like how they do business.

The same can't be said of government. If you don't give your money, in the form of taxes, you go to jail.

New comment by furytrader in "The darker side of being a doctor"

furytrader — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:37:22 +0000

But it doesn't solve the problem. Does it sound like the nationalized healthcare in Australia is going well? How about Canada? The NHS in Great Britain?

Why would it be any different here?

New comment by furytrader in "The darker side of being a doctor"

furytrader — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:30:31 +0000

Er, do you mean miles? Like they use in Great Britain?

New comment by furytrader in "Bill to Ban Private Equity from Owning Medical Practices"

furytrader — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:12:46 +0000

"We’ve allowed Amazon and Ticketmaster and Walmart to exist and they shouldn’t exist in their present form."

Do you realize that when Walmart moves into a community, prices charged for everyday things overall drop significantly, both at Walmart and their competition, which means that poor families are able to buy more with every dollar.

What do you have against poor people?

New comment by furytrader in "Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's"

furytrader — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:41:57 +0000

Breakfast cereal boxes have gotten so small, it's ridiculous. They might as well label the package "Fun Size" since it's clearly not "Full Size".

New comment by furytrader in "Citadel Buys Situational Awareness's Stock Portfolio After Big Losses in AI"

furytrader — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:48:49 +0000

The irony is that the WSJ had profiled Situational Awareness with a glowing story just 1-2 months ago. It reminds me of my old adage: "You don't want to read about your positions in a newspaper" - it paints a large target on your back.

New comment by furytrader in "A 77-year-old Republican man is staging a solo protest against Flock cameras"

furytrader — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:27:49 +0000

You don't seem to realize that a cornerstone of American conservatism is limited government and the promotion of human freedom. His antipathy towards unnecessary state surveillance of individuals who have committed no wrongs seems entirely appropriate for a Republican.

New comment by furytrader in "No President Has Embarrassed This Country the Way Trump Did Last Night"

furytrader — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:20:48 +0000

Surely, an unbiased news source, right?

Roger Summit, Early Search Pioneer, Dies at 95

furytrader — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:05:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/technology/roger-summit-dead.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48962920

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New comment by furytrader in "Costco is the anti-Amazon"

furytrader — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:26:47 +0000

I find the experience of shopping at Costco very uncomfortable. The parking lots are jammed packed, everyone is darting around with large shopping carts, the lines for the cashier are long, sales people are trying to pitch me on travel deals as I walk by - it almost feels like going through a busy airport. I am a Costco member, but I only go to the store when I really need to. The fact that I can shop Costco via Instacart was a gamechanger for me.

New comment by furytrader in "Harvard Museums Releases Online Catalogue of 32,000 Bauhaus Works"

furytrader — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 03:04:45 +0000

I don't see "Bela Lugosi's Dead" anywhere ...

New comment by furytrader in "Why Do We Admire Mobsters?"

furytrader — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:20:43 +0000

By influential interest groups, do you mean Social Security, Welfare, Medicare and Medicaid? Because that's roughly 60% of Federal spending.