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New comment by malshe in "Show HN: Pardonned.com – A searchable database of US Pardons"

malshe — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:58:22 +0000

"Time to move on" is used only when someone in power is guilty. Happened with Nixon. Mitch McConnell basically said the same thing about Trump after J6 insurrection. And I think Garland believed the same thing when he did not move fast enough to investigate Trump. People believe in law and order when rich and powerful face the same consequences as the common man for their crimes committed and not when they are let off the hook.

The US has many such instances unfortunately.

New comment by malshe in "The Little Book of Deep Learning"

malshe — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:40:06 +0000

From the website:

This book is a short introduction to deep learning for readers with a STEM background, originally designed to be read on a phone screen. This is the v1.2 updated on May 19th, 2024.

It is distributed under a non-commercial Creative Commons license and was downloaded 600,000 times in a bit more than a year.

Interestingly, you can download it as a phone-formatted pdf

The Little Book of Deep Learning

malshe — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:40:06 +0000

Article URL: https://fleuret.org/francois/lbdl.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47733374

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by malshe in "US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock"

malshe — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:49:29 +0000

He should have sold it the day he took that position. Selling it after a massive bump in the stock value for which he was responsible to a great extent is immensely problematic.

From the article:

Richard Painter, a former ethics lawyer at the White House under President George W Bush, said that in general it was a criminal violation for government officials to participate in any government actions that would benefit their own financial interests.

I have put together the relevant parts from the article that show the corruption.

- Michael declared in March 2025 that he had a position in xAI valued between $500,000 and $1m.

- During the period that Michael owned the xAI stock the Pentagon announced two separate agreements with the firm. In July 2025 the Pentagon chose Grok as one of four commercial providers that would help the department utilize artificial intelligence.

- On 18 December, seven months into running the Pentagon’s research and engineering efforts, Michael received a divestiture certificate from the OGE that said he would sell his xAI stock to comply with conflict of interest laws.

- Four days later, on 22 December, the defense department, which now refers to itself as the Department of War, announced a new agreement with xAI.

- Michael did not ultimately sell his position in xAI until 9 January, disclosures show.

New comment by malshe in "US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock"

malshe — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:38:43 +0000

I never thought I would ever see this level of corruption in the US.

New comment by malshe in "US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock"

malshe — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:14:23 +0000

Original title: US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after Pentagon entered agreement with company

US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock

malshe — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:14:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/pentagon-ai-xai-emil-michael

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47709197

Points: 58

# Comments: 11

Artemis II's last test: Will its heat shield work?

malshe — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:50:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/artemis-ii-heat-shield-nasa

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47703761

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Color Generator

malshe — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:05:19 +0000

Article URL: https://kigen.design/color

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47663673

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by malshe in "Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac"

malshe — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:54:09 +0000

That's a great idea. I would be very interested in using it of someone builds it.

New comment by malshe in "Qwen3.6-Plus: Towards real world agents"

malshe — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:50:33 +0000

> China isn't going to arrest me for my opinions on Netanyahu, my own government could

I don't know whether you really believe this or it was an off the cuff remark. China is not going to tell you why they plan to arrest you. China is not a benevolent dictatorship.

New comment by malshe in "Ghostmoon.app – A Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

malshe — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:11:53 +0000

I think your information is very much outdated. You apply for DUNS number with Apple. I didn't have to go to D&B's website nor I had to pay anything to anyone for it.

New comment by malshe in "Ghostmoon.app – A Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

malshe — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:10:19 +0000

I just recently did all of this but the experience was not as bad as you are describing here. I got my DUNS number in 10 minutes. The only challenging part was using a Google Voice number for the account because there was an issue with the way I had created the business Apple account.

New comment by malshe in "False claims in a widely-cited paper"

malshe — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:51:37 +0000

That paper wasn’t even peer reviewed. If I remember it correctly it was published in the AER Papers and Proceedings.

New comment by malshe in "March, 19-21: God is a comedian"

malshe — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:10:13 +0000

Reminds me of this GOP Jesus video - https://youtu.be/SZ2L-R8NgrA

New comment by malshe in "March, 19-21: God is a comedian"

malshe — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:07:13 +0000

If the US history tells us anything, there are never any serious consequences to any terrible things the people in power do. And thanks to the John Robert's SCOTUS, presidents now enjoy total immunity. Who in their right mind is going to impeach Trump when he has total immunity?

New comment by malshe in "Ask HN: Is using AI tooling for a PhD literature review dishonest?"

malshe — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:36:18 +0000

I don't think what you are doing is dishonest. But my opinion hardly matters.

My advice is to talk to your dissertation committee chair to understand whether they think it is dishonest. Furthermore, read your university's AI usage policies. If they don't consider what you are doing a permissible use of AI, no amount of assurance on HN or any online forum is gonna help you.

New comment by malshe in "Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents"

malshe — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:04:36 +0000

> (a) shortage of skilled laborers; (b) high cost of labor; and (c) exorbitantly much red tape

Does the red tape also stop the Syrian refugees from working in construction? It's a genuine question and I am not trying to be disingenuous.

The last time I was in Germany, I aw several constructions projects in Cologne and Frankfurt. However, I rarely noticed any non-white construction workers. This was quite unusual for a Texan like me because Mexican laborers drive all the construction in Texas if not most of the US.

New comment by malshe in "Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents"

malshe — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:42:05 +0000

100%. I see more and more young people appreciating Carlin’s “it’s a big club and you ain’t in it” quote because they have come to terms with the rigged game. I think the GFC was the starkest exemplar of this.

New comment by malshe in "Urea prices"

malshe — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:26:08 +0000

Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast did an episode on this today.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/odd-lots/id1056200096?...