Hacker News: marshmallow_12

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Iran begins cloud seeding operations as drought bites"

marshmallow_12 — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:42:18 +0000

Discussion from last week https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45871043

Iran is in a bad predicament. Largely self inflicted but that in no way diminishes from the horror of a looming humanitarian disaster.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Freud as Talmudist"

marshmallow_12 — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:53:30 +0000

In the words of Gimli the dwarf; 'You speak evil of that which is fair beyond the reach of your thought, and only little wit can excuse you.'

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Car Connectivity Consortium"

marshmallow_12 — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:14:55 +0000

will it merely be a generic initial 'i agree to terms and conditions' or a fully transparent, ongoing process of transferring data, with the user having ultimate control. If the latter is true, i salute you and wish you luck.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018-20)"

marshmallow_12 — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:10:27 +0000

just out of interest, how many active users are on hn?

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "“It's Not Cancel Culture – It's a Platform Failure.”"

marshmallow_12 — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:25:47 +0000

Have they accomplished anything else? Does that justify BLM as a political organisation? How transparent are they, and who runs it? Assumptions aren't always good. BLM is not new, and i've been disturbed by the attitudes of some supporters going back a few years.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "FCC finally starts tackling America's robocall scourge"

marshmallow_12 — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:14:51 +0000

i don't get too many here in uk. And most of them are the 'guys themselves' phoning.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "We Are Living in a Climate Emergency, and We’re Going to Say So"

marshmallow_12 — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 23:40:32 +0000

I wouldn't be such a prophet of doom; there is still plenty of happiness in humanity, and i'm not certain its declining as badly as you are making out.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "We Are Living in a Climate Emergency, and We’re Going to Say So"

marshmallow_12 — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 23:35:07 +0000

agreed, but that's the inevitable conclusion of any inquiry into solving climate change. Should we therefore do nothing? Probably not. But again, i won't elaborate.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "We Are Living in a Climate Emergency, and We’re Going to Say So"

marshmallow_12 — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 23:22:23 +0000

Probably the worst possible damage a person can do to the enviroment is to have children. Everything else is basically just a drop (of pollution) in the ocean. I have my own opinions here, which i won't say, but i'm just addressing the elephant in the news.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Is content moderation a dead end?"

marshmallow_12 — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:42:04 +0000

it would become an echo chamber.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Is content moderation a dead end?"

marshmallow_12 — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:39:15 +0000

I think a clever mod will realize that they are not the Supreme Court. They are certainly not the best judge out there. Just clicking accounts and comments out of existence wont solve misinformation - it will just make the mod a tyrant. I know for a fact if i were moderating, there would be few safe users.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Let us now praise tiny ants"

marshmallow_12 — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 03:41:10 +0000

I was wondering who would bring it up first! I really enjoy watching it, the videos are stunning and generally high quality content. And the ants are just really interesting to watch. (i like the fire ants the best)

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Adobe charges subscription cancellation fee"

marshmallow_12 — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 01:27:16 +0000

Justified or not, I personally take a dim view of cancellation fees in general. Evidently i'm not alone either.

The Fall of the Symbian OS: A Case Study (2014)

marshmallow_12 — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:25:19 +0000

Article URL: https://teks.co.in/site/blog/fall-symbian-os-case-study/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26785402

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Yuri Gagarin: Sixty years since the first man went into space [video]"

marshmallow_12 — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:20:15 +0000

I once saw something (probably a space capsule) in the Science Museum, London.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Yuri Gagarin: Sixty years since the first man went into space [video]"

marshmallow_12 — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:18:24 +0000

Give me a choice and i know what i'll choose (hint; space is big, inhospitable and quite boring).

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Yuri Gagarin: Sixty years since the first man went into space [video]"

marshmallow_12 — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:16:18 +0000

I always felt bad for Yuri. The Americans made a huge deal about John Glenn, yet his record is basically worthless. Yuri had done it all before, but it seems some people refused to acknowledge it. This was one of the first things that opened my eyes that propaganda still exists.

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Ask HN: What under-the-radar technology are you excited about?"

marshmallow_12 — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:06:43 +0000

www.store-dot.com perhaps.

Iran Blames Israel for Attack on Natanz

marshmallow_12 — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:59:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56715520

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26780934

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by marshmallow_12 in "Cyber Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facility"

marshmallow_12 — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:33:56 +0000

>8000 km away from USA, how is Iran a thread to the United States exactly?

I'm confused. He is quantifiably one of the most evil people on the planet, with a long list of human right abuses. Yet, what business is it of the United States to kill him?

He's responsible for the death of thousands but you want America to turn the other way. And then America kills one person, suddenly you are calling them out?

(yes, i am making a moral argument. No it's not the strongest answer. But it's a) the most compelling b) i'm not a general, but i'm sure there are plenty of strategic reasons too).