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New comment by iamnothere in "'Fuck you, Bambu': How one private message could change the face of 3D printing"

iamnothere — Sun, 24 May 2026 12:59:44 +0000

While this is true, increasingly we no longer live in a democracy, but rather a bureaucratic technocracy.

New comment by iamnothere in "Spanish court declines to fine NordVPN over LaLiga piracy blocking order"

iamnothere — Sat, 23 May 2026 17:10:15 +0000

You seem to be in this thread downplaying the seriousness of the problem using the common trope I quoted above. The thing is, even if someone isn’t personally affected, it’s still a bad situation that a football league has this kind of power over internet infrastructure, and it’s ok for them to oppose that situation!

New comment by iamnothere in "Spanish court declines to fine NordVPN over LaLiga piracy blocking order"

iamnothere — Sat, 23 May 2026 16:50:41 +0000

“But how does it affect you PERSONALLY?”

New comment by iamnothere in "It is time to build a new internet"

iamnothere — Fri, 22 May 2026 13:11:28 +0000

Lobste.rs tracks who vouched for who, and can (and does) ban users at the root of bot farms as well as the entire tree below.

New comment by iamnothere in "News outlets are limiting the Internet Archive’s access to their journalism"

iamnothere — Fri, 22 May 2026 00:29:01 +0000

All privacy is an illusion, the government can read your thoughts, your neighbors are secretly informants, etc etc.

Tor is fine especially for onion sites. You just have to understand the limitations.

(I2P is also good.)

New comment by iamnothere in "Google Declaring War on the Web"

iamnothere — Wed, 20 May 2026 23:13:30 +0000

There is, YaCy, it just isn’t very good as it suffers from lack of attention/interest.

New comment by iamnothere in "Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment"

iamnothere — Wed, 20 May 2026 22:43:27 +0000

This one, apparently, based on how the CC duopoly keeps freezing out legitimate businesses based on the concern du jour. Payment providers should be dumb pipes with other services bolted on top as needed.

New comment by iamnothere in "FiveThirtyEight articles on the Internet Archive"

iamnothere — Wed, 20 May 2026 12:34:34 +0000

He may also finally shake off the comment trolls who piled onto him after 2016, seemingly blaming him for the election results (absurd but people are absurd).

After that election, a certain group would tirelessly work to discredit him any time his election predictions were not entirely one-sided.

Anna's Archive hit with $19.5M default judgment and global domain takedown order

iamnothere — Wed, 20 May 2026 12:30:58 +0000

Article URL: https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-hit-with-19-5m-default-judgment-and-global-domain-takedown-order/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48206640

Points: 279

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New comment by iamnothere in "Architect of the UK Online Safety Act Calls for Its Complete Repeal"

iamnothere — Wed, 20 May 2026 12:24:08 +0000

Of note is that the author of this piece is the attorney defending 4chan et al against Ofcom, hence the slant and the general attitude.

Architect of the UK Online Safety Act Calls for Its Complete Repeal

iamnothere — Wed, 20 May 2026 02:17:57 +0000

Article URL: https://prestonbyrne.com/2026/05/19/architect-of-the-uk-online-safety-act-calls-for-its-complete-repeal/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48202304

Points: 45

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New comment by iamnothere in "Meta deletes popular 1M follower account after Kuwaiti request"

iamnothere — Mon, 18 May 2026 03:32:45 +0000

Freedom of speech also prevents the government using jawboning or implied threats to bully private companies into doing their will. Government doesn’t always need the cover of law to accomplish something.

New comment by iamnothere in "Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone"

iamnothere — Sun, 17 May 2026 22:11:41 +0000

I know this was a joke, but if you’re having trouble meeting someone who shares your values, maybe try looking in different places than you would expect (they don’t have to share your interests, that’s less important than you would think as long as you can bend to each other) or reevaluating what you think your “type” is. Many people chase a certain type of person, and only after they end up with someone totally different do they realize that their attraction to that type was some kind of pathology, perhaps replaying trauma from childhood.

New comment by iamnothere in "Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools"

iamnothere — Sun, 17 May 2026 22:05:04 +0000

It sounds like you should exercise your right as a parent to choose a different school that is more in line with your values, instead of attempting to force your values on everyone.

Fortunately many states are experimenting with school vouchers and other programs to help parents choose alternatives. It has some downsides (some public schools are having trouble adapting and special ed is an issue) but it may help with situations like yours.

New comment by iamnothere in "Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools"

iamnothere — Sun, 17 May 2026 12:05:03 +0000

Exactly, the effective purpose of overcriminalization is to provide a tool for selective use against “bad” people (those who get in the way). This includes recidivist criminals—though often only those who do damage to someone important—but it also includes counter-establishment activists, influencers, and supporters.

New comment by iamnothere in "Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools"

iamnothere — Sun, 17 May 2026 11:59:55 +0000

Yes but you see, my views are the correct ones and should be the only allowable views. Other people who want this are controlling and their evil views are simply wrong. If you don’t agree with me you’re a bad person.

New comment by iamnothere in "Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools"

iamnothere — Sun, 17 May 2026 11:56:33 +0000

“Properly” is the choice of the parent, except in some narrow cases we’ve defined culturally.

The last thing we need is society deciding in detail how children should be raised. CPS horror stories are bad enough as it is.

New comment by iamnothere in "Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone"

iamnothere — Sun, 17 May 2026 11:52:46 +0000

As someone with a long term partner who shares my use of cash, at least for some things, you don’t want to date people who look down on you for your choice of payment. Red flag. Waste of time.

Have some self respect. Don’t date people who aren’t mostly aligned with your values.

New comment by iamnothere in "Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone"

iamnothere — Sun, 17 May 2026 03:09:10 +0000

That is strange, because Oregon has required cash to be allowed as a form of payment statewide since 2022 (SB 1565). There are a few exceptions but most public facing businesses are covered. Maybe they will do cash if asked but they don’t make it obvious?

New comment by iamnothere in "Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone"

iamnothere — Sun, 17 May 2026 02:00:12 +0000

Hasn’t seen progress? Portland has a fantastic transit system and all the amenities you could want from a modern city. Yet cash is common, a few of the best places are even cash only.