Hacker News: itshossein

New comment by itshossein in "LineageOS 23"

itshossein — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 01:13:14 +0000

for some certain models it offers updated android versions (while the company doesn't)

New comment by itshossein in "Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s"

itshossein — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 09:20:44 +0000

gambling is a little bit different, as you have to pay and receive money (easily enforceable bans). But here we are talking about a free service which is also offered by many foreign alternatives (which of course are not going to cooperate.)

New comment by itshossein in "Why I still blog after 15 years"

itshossein — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:07:13 +0000

"Writing is thinking. The clearer your thoughts, the better the output. It's kind of the main reason why writing is an essential part of the learning process (especially in schools)."

New comment by itshossein in "Indian startup 3D prints rocket engine in 72 hours"

itshossein — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:40:44 +0000

Or perhaps probes to the Mars?

New comment by itshossein in "Mapping almost every law, regulation and case in Australia"

itshossein — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:37:30 +0000

Great job! There is a form to report typos. Anywhere for duplicates and more complicated errors?

New comment by itshossein in "Matryoshka Diffusion Models"

itshossein — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:15:27 +0000

It seems even more suprising when you realize that the then almost magical Siri was released 12-13 years ago! What a wasted head start...

New comment by itshossein in "Feynman Lectures on Physics (1964)"

itshossein — Sun, 21 May 2023 04:41:25 +0000

"However, we want to be clear that this edition is only free to read, look at and listen to online, and this posting does not transfer any right to download all or any portion of the book The Feynman Lectures on Physics, its photos or tape recordings, for any purpose."

New comment by itshossein in "Lemon-derived nanoparticles block the progression of kidney stones"

itshossein — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 05:01:08 +0000

Though kidney stones are the most horrible experience of my life time (worse than being shot), you should take care of your bones as well.

Some studies linked high consumption of apple vinegar with early osteoporosis.

New comment by itshossein in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2023)"

itshossein — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:20:42 +0000

SEEKING WORK / EXPERIENCE | REMOTE

Location: Iran

Technologies: Junior / Python (NumPy, Pandas, Plotly, Django)

Résumé/CV: http://monicka.ir/CV.pdf

Email: hossein@duck.com

New comment by itshossein in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2023)"

itshossein — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:11:10 +0000

Seeking Experience/Work | Machine Learning/Data Analysis | Junior/Entry-level

Location: Iran

Remote: Preferred

Willing to relocate: Yes, if sponsored

Technologies: Python (NumPy, Pandas, Plotly, Django), SQL, basic JS, Linux/GNU

Résumé/CV: http://monicka.ir/CV.pdf

Email: hossein@duck.com

New comment by itshossein in "Tesla Semi, a Deep Dive"

itshossein — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:16:32 +0000

"But the onus would be on the German government to build the overhead cables, which cost an estimated 2.5 million euros per kilometer, or about $5 million per mile."

“Numerous studies have come to the conclusion that overhead cable trucks, despite the high infrastructure costs, are the most cost-effective option,” the ministry said.

New comment by itshossein in "Iran abolishes morality police"

itshossein — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:34:42 +0000

I doubt that. I mean, I see a very little difference. We even had a harsh anti-hijab dress code then. And we still have elections. Perhaps the oil industry made the real difference.

As Daron Acemolgu stated beautifully, in a country with an absolute economic power (a family, a corporation, a foreign country, etc) which controls the Army at the same time, there is no hope for a real change. Even a gradual one. It all starts from the moment when a king or a government starts to 'need' their people and give them some real power in return.

https://scholar.harvard.edu/jrobinson/publications/economic-...

New comment by itshossein in "Iran abolishes morality police"

itshossein — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:18:23 +0000

No doubt. In fact the current speaker of the parliament clearly stated this some days ago:

[in Persian:] https://www.entekhab.ir/fa/news/701903/%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%DB...

New comment by itshossein in "Iran to disband 'morality police,' says Attorney General"

itshossein — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 18:54:27 +0000

Not exactly 'true'. Check this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33852383

New comment by itshossein in "Iran abolishes morality police"

itshossein — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 14:14:40 +0000

It's way far more complicated than simply a coup. Though it defenitly was a terrible thing to happen.

Iran has never had an effective justice system (religous reasons / kings' economic monopolies). Without one, nothing like a democracy is possible. It was democratic just on the paper.

New comment by itshossein in "Iran abolishes morality police"

itshossein — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:47:56 +0000

The morality police is here to stay (and it's not only about hijab!). They just renamed the department to "public safety police". It's said that the hijab patrols (gasht-e ershad) is gone. Not officialy yet. They are about to decriminalize having no hijab. No further arrests, but there will be a fine for those who have no hijab (believed to start from around $15. The minimun wage is $1/h here. The median is ~$2/h).

There was no hijab law for the first 5yrs of the regime. The normal police officers were to enforce the hijab law afterwards. It wasn't effective enough so they came up with the idea of having "hijab patrols" by the so-called morality police.

New comment by itshossein in "The free YouTube tier is about to become unbearable with even more ads"

itshossein — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:50:11 +0000

Also:

Brave is a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software, Inc. based on the Chromium web browser. The browser blocks ads (including YouTube ads) and website trackers. It supports offline and background palyback on all conventional devices.

https://www.brave.com

New comment by itshossein in "De-AMP: Cutting out Google and enhancing privacy"

itshossein — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 05:05:09 +0000

I’m not a fan of Google, and you might hate to hear this:

Sometimes here in Iran AMP is a lifesaver for us. Almost every single useful website/service is banned here due to government’s mass censorship (unbelievably, including tech news websites, some wikis, some regular Linux repos, tweeter, FB, YouTube, and even DuckDuckGo!) and AMPs might help you visiting a webpage in case your VPN doesn’t work properly.

PS: Google services are not filtered here.