Hacker News: jamincan

New comment by jamincan in "81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone"

jamincan — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:15:53 +0000

Then he can't buy the tickets. People aren't born with a god-given right to get seasons tickets to Dodger's games. There are businesses that choose not to handle cash and only accept credit or debit payments. I need to agree to a credit card companies terms and conditions for that too. Is that unreasonable?

New comment by jamincan in "LaGuardia pilots raised safety alarms months before deadly runway crash"

jamincan — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:40:02 +0000

I wonder if they thought that since they were responding to an emergency, and they were given clearance to cross by ATC, that that would override normal procedures. Kind of like how emergency vehicles cross a red light all the time when responding to an emergency.

New comment by jamincan in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

jamincan — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:37:24 +0000

Should I give you a pass for only pulling a ten from my wallet when you mug me? Or do I defend myself knowing that next time you'll be taking more?

New comment by jamincan in "Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act: Dangerous backdoor surveillance risks remain"

jamincan — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:19:10 +0000

I think one major difference is that MPs are far less beholden to their party for reelection and it is not uncommon for them to cross the floor when they feel the interests of their constituents are not being represented by the governing (or opposing) party.

Yes, a PM with a whipped majority is tremendously powerful, but getting that whipped majority is not an easy task and requires significant politicking and negotiating within the party precisely because individual MPs are proportionately more powerful than legislators in the US.

New comment by jamincan in "Hegseth declares no quarter will be given"

jamincan — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:36:28 +0000

Why would you assume that? This administration has trumpeted their intents continuously from the rooftop and delivered on their promises every time. Why do people continuously assume that this time, finally, reason and restraint will prevail?

New comment by jamincan in "Pentagon formally labels Anthropic supply-chain risk"

jamincan — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:21:10 +0000

Have you been paying attention? There are reports about hundreds of people going missing in ICE detention. Maybe they aren't being shoveled into mass graves, but if we don't where they are and can't reach them and ICE themselves don't know where they are because they no longer exist in their databases, is there any difference for their families?

New comment by jamincan in "Pentagon formally labels Anthropic supply-chain risk"

jamincan — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:14:24 +0000

And then don't be surprised when even more money flows to their opponents.

New comment by jamincan in "A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives"

jamincan — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:49:57 +0000

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but are you saying that banning Nazi Parties and gun regulation are the first steps toward fascism and autocracy?

New comment by jamincan in "Facebook is cooked"

jamincan — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:20:32 +0000

My reddit feed is predominately my local community subreddit and various hobbies/activities - mountain biking and cycling stuff, outdoors stuff, geology, swimming, some ttrpg stuff - and then interspersed with a few more random things that I try to keep with more of a positive tilt - todayilearned, bestof, EarthPorn - that sort of thing.

I do have a few programming subreddits, rust, sveltekit, and adventofcode, which mostly seem more newsy or avenues to help or learn about developments in that area. /r/rust does have an annoying tendency to get posts of some person new to rust telling people who are presumably already familiar with rust about what an amazing and transformative language it is, but those are pretty easy to identify and skip by.

New comment by jamincan in "Facebook is cooked"

jamincan — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:38:01 +0000

I actually mean the second kind of stuff - I don't know why it fed it to me except that the family connections I have on social media are all on FB and they tend to lean more conservative/evangelical.

New comment by jamincan in "Facebook is cooked"

jamincan — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:47:00 +0000

I find Facebook and Instagram are both completely polluted by that type of content. Facebook used to be trying to feed me right-wing rage bait and I think actively blocking finally cleared my feed of most of it and now it's all thirst-trap stuff. At least it's figured out I'm gay compared to Instagram.

New comment by jamincan in "Facebook is cooked"

jamincan — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:42:25 +0000

How do other people use reddit? I'm subscribed to a bunch of subreddits and that's the content I see. Reddit is honestly one of the more positive parts of the web for me.

New comment by jamincan in "Trump's global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court"

jamincan — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:46:43 +0000

It depends on the terms of the transaction. Most business-to-business transactions would have the importer responsible for duties, but many, maybe the majority of business-to-consumer transactions have taxes & duties covered by the exporter and included in the final price which would typically reflect the additional taxes & duties in the prices. In those case, the exporter would be the one refunded.

New comment by jamincan in "Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it"

jamincan — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:15:35 +0000

I did a two week trip through Southern Utah and northern Arizona two years ago and it was amazing. I loved it, the scenery was incredible and I would love my parents to make the same trip to share what I experienced. They recently outfitted their truck with a camper in the back and have been enjoying long roadtrips in their retirement and it would be a perfect trip for them.

But they have zero interest in going. Part of it is fear and uncertainty about the situation there currently, but another part is just the sourness that the idea of visiting the US right now gives that kind of sucks the appeal out of such a trip.

There are other places they can visit, and Canada is indeed a lovely country in its own right, but I hope there is a time again where they can find joy in the idea of visiting the US and enjoying the beauty of the southwest before they are too old to really appreciate it.

New comment by jamincan in "So you want to build a tunnel"

jamincan — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:50:35 +0000

There's a lot of value in transcripts of videos being provided next to the original content. It improves accessibility for a lot of people and helps out those of us who might be searching content or not in a place where they can watch a video but can read. Why would it be considered slop?

New comment by jamincan in "Noam Chomsky's wife responds to Epstein controversy"

jamincan — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:30:16 +0000

I don't know, it seems Bill Gates pretty quickly flushed any goodwill he had cultivated with the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation once the Epstein stuff came to light, although views of him before that point were certainly mixed still.

I think the difference with Chomsky is that he is in many ways a modern-day guru with adherents who are naturally resistant to viewing their teacher and leader in a negative light.

New comment by jamincan in "Geologists may have solved mystery of Green River's 'uphill' route"

jamincan — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:33:03 +0000

And if you manage to wade through that tome, Myron Cook's Youtube channel [1] is an excellent place to continue your exploration of geology.

1. https://www.youtube.com/@myroncook

New comment by jamincan in "ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face"

jamincan — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:39:43 +0000

I think Congress does have power, it's just chosen not to wield it to control this presidency.

New comment by jamincan in "US trade deficit widens by the most in nearly 34 years in November"

jamincan — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:50:55 +0000

I suppose at a certain point, there wouldn't be any trade at all, which would mean Trump had finally eliminated the trade deficit.

New comment by jamincan in "Tesla is committing automotive suicide"

jamincan — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:05:59 +0000

A lot of the current valuation is based on Elon drumming up investor expectations. As they start to lose their spot as market leaders in EV, Tesla's inability to deliver on what Elon promised will become more clear as their competitors level with and surpass them.

Moving to new, unproven markets is fruitful ground for someone like Elon to drum up expectation and hopefully keep distracting people from the fact that he's had very few recent successes to show for all the hype he receives.