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New comment by moviet in "Costco is the anti-Amazon"

moviet — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:54:10 +0000

Has Amazon ever tried a curated, low-SKU section of the website? I guess that’s just the “Overall Pick.”

For that is a large appeal of Costco. If I need a blanket, I can visit a Costco and buy their softest blanket with no hesitation. It will be around $20. If it’s bad, they have the most generous return policy.

Habits for Americans in an Age of Disruption

moviet — Sun, 24 May 2026 15:45:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.city-journal.org/article/ben-sasse-manhattan-institute-americans-habits

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48258217

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

One Battle After Another Review

moviet — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:39:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tanishsmoviereviews.com/reviews/one_battle_after_another_2025.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47394584

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

New comment by moviet in "I'm Kenyan. I don't write like ChatGPT, ChatGPT writes like me"

moviet — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:11:37 +0000

We shouldn't need to have people bearing false witness. Anyone who uses AI tools to produce published works should offer a clear disclaimer to their audience. I share the same concerns as the author: "Will my written work be used to say that I plagiarize off ChatGPT?"

All the toil of word-smithing to receive such an ugly reward, convincing new readers that you are lazy. What a world we live in.

New comment by moviet in "TikTok goes dark in the US"

moviet — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:56:58 +0000

Lol. I lurk on Hacker News. I am not a U.S. government employee.

I just felt compelled to state what I thought was missing from the conversation.

New comment by moviet in "TikTok goes dark in the US"

moviet — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:54:19 +0000

As an American, support for democracy and (small-l) liberal values is the best type of government.

These liberties are built into the U.S. Constitution. And, while the U.S. government makes mistakes, this is the ideal we strive towards.

New comment by moviet in "TikTok goes dark in the US"

moviet — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:47:03 +0000

The U.S. makes mistakes. Everyone is free talk about them and try to correct them.

Sometimes, we overcorrect or under-correct - or are slow to address things.

But we admit them. I think that counts for a lot.

I think it is unfair to point to military mistakes as undermining all of U.S. credibility.

New comment by moviet in "TikTok goes dark in the US"

moviet — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:23:42 +0000

(Perspective from an American)

Information is the gold of the 21st century. Whoever controls the flow of information has all the wealth and all the power. Therefore, data is the greatest currency in the world.

This outcome was never intended to happen, but ByteDance is taking a chance that the American government will relent. We’ll see in a few months who wins the stalemate.

TikTok has an immense amount of cultural power. The concentration of power scares me, no matter who holds it. But China ultimately having that power scares me more than an American company having it.

Again, this outcome was preventable, but ByteDance is hoping Americans let them continue with the status-quo. We didn’t and we shouldn’t.

New comment by moviet in "Show HN: I made an app that helps you find where to stream movies and TV shows"

moviet — Wed, 01 May 2024 10:26:08 +0000

The first film that pops up for me, “Oppenheimer,” is shown as available on Netflix in the United States. I believe it is exclusive to the Peacock streaming service in the U.S.

How did this happen? Do you have a mixture of manually maintained data and data pulled from APIs like The Movie Database (TMDB) or IMDB?

New comment by moviet in "PFAS 'forever chemicals' to officially be removed from food packaging, FDA says"

moviet — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 02:38:03 +0000

I think the comment is referring to the Court’s precedent of “chevron deference,” which is the idea that courts should defer to government agencies to decide how to apply laws whose meaning may be unclear.

More info here: https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/supreme-court-likely-to-d...