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New comment by learingsci in "US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February"

learingsci — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:22:31 +0000

Desk jobs like programming are nearly as bad as smoking based on some of the research I’ve seen. We could just make smokers and programmers pay higher taxes. I guess smokers already do; learned recently that cigarettes are like $10 a pack, a few thousand per year for the average smoker. Not sure how best to tax programmers though.

New comment by learingsci in "Tell HN: I'm 60 years old. Claude Code has re-ignited a passion"

learingsci — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:08:25 +0000

This whole thread feels like an Iranian cyber attack.

New comment by learingsci in "Ask HN: Anyone else feel this community has changed recently?"

learingsci — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:40:49 +0000

4. No.

Also, it’s the h1b’ification. That and boomers there either all in on Trump or TDS’d beyond reason. And probably people like me who have mostly given up. Ymmv

New comment by learingsci in "Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays"

learingsci — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:20:19 +0000

“Christian fundamentalists are influencing US policy to a noticeable degree.”

Prove it. Cults that use Jesus’ name are not representative of Christianity. The Waco cult, Theosophy, etc.

Israel influences our policy and I can provide copious evidence of that by naming Israeli affiliated zionists in the cabinets of the past 3 or 4 presidents and by the activity of groups like AIPAC which happen to fund some of the cults that endorse Christian Zionism. The numbers and facts are quite clear.

New comment by learingsci in "US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February"

learingsci — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:12:18 +0000

Ok, only tarrifs.

New comment by learingsci in "Where things stand with the Department of War"

learingsci — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:11:51 +0000

Anthropic: totally cool if you use our tech to kill women and children if you do it the right way, but not totally cool if you use it for certain types of surveillance.

The public: Anthropic are so noble, we should give them ever more praise and money.

Is that the synopsis? (Not really paying attention.)

New comment by learingsci in "US economy unexpectedly sheds 92,000 jobs in February"

learingsci — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:03:22 +0000

Definitely not AI. We all know about Jeeves paradox. It must be the taxes on corporations (tarrifs). Taxes on business are always bad.

New comment by learingsci in "Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays"

learingsci — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:25:08 +0000

Absurd. There are very few Christian zionists amongst Christians, and a dwindling number of Christians overall, most especially in the suburbs. Christian zionists are almost entirely poor uneducated (hence their misreading of scripture) rural southerners who have effectively zero political power outside very small regional elections where international politics have no relevance.

New comment by learingsci in "Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays"

learingsci — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:52:33 +0000

There are not many Christian zionists in decision making positions in the US. You’ve named 1 person and how much power does Cruz actually have. The powerful are non Christian zionists. That much is blatantly obvious. Kushner, Witkoff, Lutnick, the entourage around Epstein, most of the cabinet of the current (non Christian president), most of the cabinet of the prior (catholic so non dispensationalist) former president. The media itself, which is used to manufacture consent is filled with, owned by and answers to non Christian zionists. Get a clue.

New comment by learingsci in "Medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are fiction"

learingsci — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:40:49 +0000

“Pics or it didn’t happen,” goes a long way in my book.

New comment by learingsci in "Ask HN: How are you all staying sane?"

learingsci — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:35:26 +0000

Dorritomaxxing

New comment by learingsci in "Iran War Cost Tracker"

learingsci — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:01:59 +0000

How is it in comparison to Ukraine, that’s what interests most people. I recall the last admin spending like no tomorrow on Ukraine but obviously Russia is a bigger opponent than Iran.

New comment by learingsci in "Daily Driving GrapheneOS"

learingsci — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:16:58 +0000

And it’s very hard to actually steal a cellphone since it’s always with you, whereas houses get broken into all the time.

New comment by learingsci in "The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran"

learingsci — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:36:08 +0000

Thanks for pointing this out. I hear people say this over and over, if Iran only had nukes it would be safe to continue propagating terrorism as it has been doing. It’s obviously wrong, as you point out. Russia has nukes. India has nukes. Having nuclear weapons doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want, if anything it brings a higher level of scrutiny. A nuclear Iran would be a serious problem for many and that’s why it’s so critical to make sure that doesn’t happen, not just for Israel but the entire planet.

New comment by learingsci in "[dead]"

learingsci — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:49:36 +0000

What are you insinuating?

New comment by learingsci in "The Pentagon is making a mistake by threatening Anthropic"

learingsci — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:36:40 +0000

Is over $50,000, all arguments are invalid.

New comment by learingsci in "Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War"

learingsci — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:01:33 +0000

I remember when people said the exact same thing about Google. Youth is wasted on the young.

New comment by learingsci in "Kansas invalidates driver's licenses, birth certificates for ~1k transgender"

learingsci — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:26:09 +0000

If only they were migrants, this wouldn’t have happened. Vote with your feet people.

New comment by learingsci in "Why isn't LA repaving streets?"

learingsci — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:19:34 +0000

> California cities could trivially fix their budget problems by satisfying the demand for housing by adding density

I just wonder if that isn’t a totally naive, laughably unthinking remark to be making?

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

learingsci — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:14:19 +0000

Or treaties or accords. All basically the same if squint. Sign something like the Paris Accord, you’re basically taxing consumers.