Hacker News: handfuloflight

New comment by handfuloflight in "Kiki – a tiny homepage construction kit with a small footprint"

handfuloflight — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:49:43 +0000

Whitespace is for breathing.

New comment by handfuloflight in "Kiki – a tiny homepage construction kit with a small footprint"

handfuloflight — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:34:32 +0000

Why does my eye need to move more than it needs to?

Deck Gallery

handfuloflight — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:13:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.deck.gallery

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48390847

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by handfuloflight in "Iran starts Bitcoin-backed ship insurance for Hormuz strait"

handfuloflight — Tue, 19 May 2026 19:51:47 +0000

"There is certainly no genocide in Gaza" -- you are directly contradicting a formal UN Commission of Inquiry finding from September 2025. This is not an opinion piece or a fringe report. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory concluded after a two-year investigation that Israel committed four of the five genocidal acts defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention, and that genocidal intent was established through direct statements from Israeli leadership including the Prime Minister, President, and Defence Minister. Your claim that Israel lacks genocidal intent is directly contradicted by the Commission's finding that genocidal intent was "the only reasonable inference" from both the statements of Israeli leadership and the pattern of conduct of Israeli forces. [0]

You said there is no universally accepted definition of terrorism. So let me use the official definition from the United States government.

The US State Department definition under 22 USC 2656f(d) defines terrorism as "premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents." [1]

The US domestic terrorism statute under 18 USC 2331(5) defines it as activities that "appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population." [2]

You say there is no universally accepted definition of terrorism, then said nothing to explain how you applied the term with such confidence to the Iranian government in your original post. By your own admission, you invoked a contested label selectively against one state while exempting another. That is a political preference dressed up as a principled argument, not anything of rigorous analysis.

Now apply that to Gaza. The same UN Commission found that Israel deliberately targeted civilians, deliberately destroyed healthcare and education infrastructure, imposed starvation conditions, and directly targeted children. That is premeditated. It is politically motivated. It is violence against noncombatants. By the U.S. government's definition, it fits.

On Greater Israel, calling it "vague" does not explain away the fact that sitting members of the current Israeli government have explicitly stated their intent to annex Palestinian territory.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said at a Jerusalem Day rally four days ago: "The time has come to finally erase the lines that separate Areas A, B, and C. The entire Land of Israel is ours." He also declared the war "must end with the expansion of the borders of the State of Israel" and called on Netanyahu to order the IDF to prepare for "full occupation of the Gaza Strip" and establish Israeli settlements there. [3]

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stated from the Temple Mount: "Conquer all of Gaza, declare sovereignty over the entire Strip, eliminate every Hamas member, and encourage voluntary emigration. This is the only way." [4]

These are not fringe backbenchers. These are cabinet ministers in the current Israeli government. This is declared policy, not a vague expression.

You still have not answered why Israel is allowed to have nuclear weapons.

[0] https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/09/israel-has-c... [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/2656f [2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-11... [3] https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-896309 [4] https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/on-temple-mount...

New comment by handfuloflight in "Iran starts Bitcoin-backed ship insurance for Hormuz strait"

handfuloflight — Tue, 19 May 2026 17:18:15 +0000

What is the definition of a terrorist and why does the destruction and genocide in Gaza not fall under that term? Cite your sources when you define terrorism, please.

Also, are you just patently unaware? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel

Also you didn't state why Israel is allowed to have nuclear weapons.

New comment by handfuloflight in "Iran starts Bitcoin-backed ship insurance for Hormuz strait"

handfuloflight — Tue, 19 May 2026 16:45:50 +0000

After you say why you don't have a problem with the Israeli terrorists having them already.

Vivid Velvia

handfuloflight — Mon, 11 May 2026 11:45:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.macfilos.com/2022/12/02/vivid-velvia-ten-fujifilm-landscape-photographs-scanned-after-a-quarter-century-and-just-ready-for-the-wall/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48093760

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Swival: A coding agent for any model

handfuloflight — Wed, 06 May 2026 20:13:16 +0000

Article URL: https://swival.dev/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48041124

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Neomd: A minimal terminal email client for people who write in Markdown

handfuloflight — Sat, 02 May 2026 09:37:57 +0000

Article URL: https://neomd.ssp.sh/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47984881

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by handfuloflight in "Show HN: Agent-desktop – Native desktop automation CLI for AI agents"

handfuloflight — Sat, 02 May 2026 06:50:31 +0000

https://github.com/callstackincubator/agent-device

New comment by handfuloflight in "I built the Playwright for desktop apps. 80% token savings"

handfuloflight — Sat, 02 May 2026 06:48:15 +0000

Why is Claude always pointing out or assuming what is done quietly?

New comment by handfuloflight in "Eka’s robotic claw feels like we're approaching a ChatGPT moment"

handfuloflight — Sat, 02 May 2026 06:08:30 +0000

Masterpiece.

Blueprint: AI Hardware Design

handfuloflight — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:49:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.blueprint.am/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47907988

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Context Viewer: Observability for Contexts

handfuloflight — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:06:07 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/nilenso/context-viewer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47875301

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by handfuloflight in "SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B"

handfuloflight — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:48:22 +0000

Unpacking the legal framework someone is operating in isn't the same as endorsing it morally, those are two separate questions worth keeping distinct.

New comment by handfuloflight in "SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B"

handfuloflight — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:18:27 +0000

No, but one should definitely do it for those services where one is investing their time and resources into in a significant manner such that any disruption would be painful.