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New comment by goldfishgold in "Show HN: Every MUNI, BART and Caltrain in SF on a Live Map"

goldfishgold — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:18:26 +0000

Fun idea, but it'd be nice to host the page somewhere instead of asking people to set up the stack locally.

New comment by goldfishgold in "Yes, Code Review Is Still Necessary"

goldfishgold — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:38:03 +0000

This statement vastly understates the difficulty of putting together a coherent written text at length, but nevertheless its central message is true. There is still a big difference between any text generated by a human vs. an LLM.

Google Turns on Gemini A.I. For Students Using Its Classroom App

goldfishgold — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:18:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/google-gemini-ai-schools.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49307266

Points: 2

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New comment by goldfishgold in "Israel is building a miles-long barrier in Gaza, entrenching its division"

goldfishgold — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:38:34 +0000

Second Intifada was more than 20 years ago. Violence in the West Bank these days is overwhelmingly Israelis attacking Palestinians, not vice versa.

New comment by goldfishgold in "Supersonic flight returning to US after half-century ban"

goldfishgold — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:57:59 +0000

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New comment by goldfishgold in "Long Island's decommissioned nuclear power plant"

goldfishgold — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:08:15 +0000

(2014)

from the article: "Originally published February 26, 2014."

New comment by goldfishgold in "Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide, UN inquiry says"

goldfishgold — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:43:32 +0000

Palestinians in Israel are not permitted to convert to Judaism, so no there is no path to assimilate and join the majority. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/palestinian-requ...

New comment by goldfishgold in "U.S. science is in chaos"

goldfishgold — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:57:28 +0000

No I don’t support any kind of assistance for the descendants of Holocaust victims. Yes, of course the Holocaust was a vile disgrace, but it was almost a century ago. At some point you have to draw a line under it and allow the descendants — who in many cases never knew the relevant ancestors — to live their own lives.

The Israeli Ultra-Hawks Who Feel Betrayed by Trump's Iran Deal

goldfishgold — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:54:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-israeli-ultra-hawks-who-feel-betrayed-by-trumps-iran-deal

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48580138

Points: 8

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New comment by goldfishgold in "Show HN: I am building a map of people who lived in the Roman Empire"

goldfishgold — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:52:58 +0000

On the Greek side this has been done, the Greek Lexicon of Personal Names is an effort to find all Greek names down to 600 CE. https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/. You might want to try using that as the basis of your map.

In general the word 'prosopography' might be helpful for you. There's been lots of work over the centuries on analyzing large groups of people in antiquity.

New comment by goldfishgold in "No-One Is Going to Buy Your Videogame"

goldfishgold — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:29:45 +0000

100% disagree.

I mean, probably not wrong that nobody will buy your video game. And if you want to make a video game that’s just for you, go for it.

But there’s also nothing wrong with trying to make games that other people will enjoy and want to play.

New comment by goldfishgold in "A dumpster arrived behind my university's library"

goldfishgold — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:14:30 +0000

Utah Valley University?

New comment by goldfishgold in "A dumpster arrived behind my university's library"

goldfishgold — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:10:34 +0000

Do you keep track of what was deaccessioned and compare that against ILL requests? Otherwise how would you know, unless you happen to remember all the books that have been disposed of?

New comment by goldfishgold in "Judge bars Kars4Kids from broadcasting 'misleading' ads in California"

goldfishgold — Sat, 16 May 2026 04:32:50 +0000

I disagree that even on their website they’re forthright about what they do with the money. Look at it.

https://www.kars4kidsprograms.org/

=== We empower kids to be great. Kars4Kids provides the foundation kids need for successful, happy and meaningful lives.

…

We’re a national Jewish nonprofit providing mentorship, educational support and nurturing year-round environments together with our sister charity Oorah. Whether it’s tailored care from staff in summer camp, the safe haven of afterschool groups, or a mentor's listening ear, we provide the support youth need to thrive. ===

Sure, they use the word Jewish, but they carefully chose language that suggests a) the money goes to a wide range of underprivileged children, not just Jewish children and b) that their programs are traditional support programs, not trips to Israel.

New comment by goldfishgold in "The Real Story of Troy"

goldfishgold — Wed, 13 May 2026 03:38:48 +0000

I agree in broad strokes, but who is Aurora and what about the athletic games among the Phaeacians?

Taxpayers May Be Eligible for Significant Tax Refunds – If They Act by July 10

goldfishgold — Sun, 10 May 2026 14:37:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/news/nta-blog/tens-of-millions-of-taxpayers-may-be-eligible-for-significant-tax-refunds/2026/04/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48084350

Points: 62

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New comment by goldfishgold in "Scores decline again for 13-year-old students in reading and mathematics"

goldfishgold — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:52:05 +0000

The standards in New York for first grade are adding and subtracting within 20. Which state are you thinking of with higher standards?

https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/curriculu...

New comment by goldfishgold in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"

goldfishgold — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:03:48 +0000

I just opened maps and took a look. Kinda shocking to me that there doesn’t appear to be an obvious or easy way to add POI data. Google Maps is huge on promoting users to supply UGC.

New comment by goldfishgold in "Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly 'quadruple tap'"

goldfishgold — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:14:36 +0000

I don't know Arabic, but I read the English differently. I see "fight against those who X, and those who B, and those who C" as different groups, all of whom one is supposed to fight against.

I find it quite hard to read this passage like you do and see this as evidence of equality of treatment between Muslims and non-Muslims. Even the translator interprets 'religion of truth' to mean Islam.

Plus I think in general you're ignoring the pretty hostile tone of this passage. The jizyah is explicitly intended to be a humiliation ("humbling"). I was skeptical, but I think this passages is strong evidence that the jizyah was intended to "discriminate and oppress" non-Muslims.

New comment by goldfishgold in "Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly 'quadruple tap'"

goldfishgold — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:35:31 +0000

“Fight against those who do not believe in Allāh or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allāh and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth [i.e., Islām] from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.“

https://quran.com/9/29?translations=131%2C20