Hacker News: jamesgill

New comment by jamesgill in "US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire"

jamesgill — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:35:00 +0000

Congratulations for rediscovering Machiavelli. “The ends justify the means” is such a winning philosophy.

New comment by jamesgill in "Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general"

jamesgill — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:39:14 +0000

I forgot: the Curb-to-Bus (CtB) transit time is measured in Scaramuccis.

New comment by jamesgill in "Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general"

jamesgill — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:48:37 +0000

The bus is always idling at the curb; Trump cronies never seem to realize that eventually, everyone gets thrown under it.

New comment by jamesgill in "LinkedIn is searching your browser extensions"

jamesgill — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:43:25 +0000

https://browsergate.eu/extensions/

It seems to not scan for Privacy Badger and uBlock Origin, two extensions I rely on. That's...surprising.

New comment by jamesgill in "Microsoft: Copilot is for entertainment purposes only"

jamesgill — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:38:29 +0000

So is Windows.

After daughter's diagnosis, this dad built an app to help others manage diabetes

jamesgill — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:09:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/health/after-daughters-diagnosis-this-dad-built-app-to-manage-diabetes-spc

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47491433

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by jamesgill in "Our commitment to Windows quality"

jamesgill — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:44:54 +0000

I've never seen a more impressive effort to carry on as if the elephant is, in fact, not in the room.

Black Cube: Israeli spy firm crashes Slovenia's election

jamesgill — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:55:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.politico.eu/article/black-cube-leak-tape-corruption-israel-spy-firm-slovenia-election/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47447559

Points: 13

# Comments: 1

New comment by jamesgill in "Not so diplomatic: Witkoff, Kushner, and Trump's march to war in Iran"

jamesgill — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:36:59 +0000

For those interested in learning more about the West's operations in Iran leading up to today:

https://github.com/thinkhuman/iranwest/blob/main/exploitingi...

Not so diplomatic: Witkoff, Kushner, and Trump's march to war in Iran

jamesgill — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:54:07 +0000

Article URL: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/witkoff-iran-war/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47443265

Points: 9

# Comments: 3

New comment by jamesgill in "Low GLP1 Therapy Maintains Weight, Body Composition, & Metabolic Improvements"

jamesgill — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:42:12 +0000

I have no objections to the drug, but it’s also been well-established and well documented that you can achieve all these effects and results with a ketogenic (or similar) diet.

The State Policy Network

jamesgill — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:52:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=State_Policy_Network

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47379222

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by jamesgill in "Montana passes Right to Compute act (2025)"

jamesgill — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:08:39 +0000

"The initiative, propelled by advocacy from State Senator Daniel Zolnikov and organizations like the Frontier Institute"

Always follow the money: https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Frontier_Institute

Amazon Employees Say AI Is Just Increasing Workload

jamesgill — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:57:16 +0000

Article URL: https://gizmodo.com/amazon-employees-say-ai-is-just-increasing-workload-a-new-study-confirms-their-suspicions-2000732794

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47356223

Points: 123

# Comments: 38

The Tao of Kung Fu: The Undiscerning Mind [video]

jamesgill — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:30:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5J4nHdr134

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47355166

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Generation Jones

jamesgill — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:00:03 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47354769

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by jamesgill in "[dead]"

jamesgill — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:44:56 +0000

Fair; I don’t get the point of Andrew Tate, either.

Kung Fu: The Way of Violence Has No Mind [video]

jamesgill — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:10:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6nvqmsz9do

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47326062

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Alan Watts – Life and Music [video]

jamesgill — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:42:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I2pcIbyq-0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47325675

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by jamesgill in "Exploiting Iran: A Political Timeline"

jamesgill — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:01:59 +0000

That's me, I wrote it.

If you are genuinely interested in the history of the region, the saddest part is that it's not 'sensationalized' as you put it, but the opposite--it's incredibly well-documented. Even released CIA documents confirm the coup and other actions. I don't see much disagreement between Wikipedia and what I wrote.

And Iranians, like Americans, differ in their opinions of government. There are nearly 100 million Iranians in country (and many more outside).

And of course if you read what I wrote, it's fairly clear why many Iranians didn't want a religious nationalist government, and many left over the past decades. Many of them didn't want the Shah or his Israel-trained brutal secret police, either, and many more didn't want the country's economy sold wholesale to the West (as it was).