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How Israel's AI surveillance breakthrough in Iran is reshaping global intel

myth_drannon — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:59:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h17rby8bge

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48520312

Points: 7

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New comment by myth_drannon in "Israeli firm BlackCore suspected of meddling in New York and Scotland votes"

myth_drannon — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:54:13 +0000

From https://www.opensecrets.org/

Totals since 2016 Country Total Spending China $562,676,323 Japan $504,111,211 Liberia $432,968,270 Saudi Arabia $421,890,448 Marshall Islands $382,012,024 South Korea $363,237,700 Bahamas $293,205,139 United Arab Emirates $269,529,107 Qatar $269,260,794 Israel $215,168,616

So for small countries UAE and Qatar(no surprise here, they just gifted 1 billion airplane to Trump)

New comment by myth_drannon in "Petition to Withdraw Canada's Bill C-22"

myth_drannon — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:38:28 +0000

Canadian tech was thriving 10-20 years ago, there is a reason it was called Silicon Valley North. RIM, Nortel, Celestica, QNX... I can't explain what exactly happened. A simple explanation would be Liberals prioritized real estate growth, unlimited immigration to artificially boost GDP but I suspect the problem is more complex.

New comment by myth_drannon in "Ask HN: Are most corporate SWE jobs performative?"

myth_drannon — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:49:14 +0000

Yeah, there is a famous book on that called "Bullshit Jobs: A Theory" by David Graeber

New comment by myth_drannon in "Vitamin D3 During Pregnancy and Cognitive Performance at 10 Years"

myth_drannon — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:17:17 +0000

That's not recent knowledge worker problem. It started with industrial revolution and working 16 hours work days on a dark factory floor. What about Bedouins and other desert dwelling people? They had been trying to reduce sun exposure with complete body skin cover for millenias, it must have been some benefit for that. And what about skin cancer rates, it is probably reduced due to low sun exposure.

New comment by myth_drannon in "India's surprise baby bust"

myth_drannon — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:48:18 +0000

[*] All parts of the Israeli population have high birth rates, even the secular Jews. I find it misleading to single out Orthodox Jews as the main contributor. You don't do that to Evangelical Christians or Mormons, or some other groups in US.

I don't think the religion is the driver here.

Israel's tech paradox:$1.1B raised in a week as layoffs sweep industry

myth_drannon — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:53:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s1glpz1wge

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48413344

Points: 3

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New comment by myth_drannon in "Shopify outage [resolved]"

myth_drannon — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:11:24 +0000

That's a pretty normal reaction to market forces. One of the few level-headed, down-to-earth CEOs.

Wikipedia editors plot strike and banner sabotage after Wikimedia layoffs

myth_drannon — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:39:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/30/wikipedia-editors-plot-strike-and-banner-sabotage-after-wikimedia-layoffs/5248491

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48360872

Points: 6

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New comment by myth_drannon in "About LLMs at Zig Days"

myth_drannon — Thu, 28 May 2026 19:20:50 +0000

LLMs are just pushed by everyone at us, people just can't stand hearing about it anymore even if they use it and find it helpful. It's like at PyCon2026 the keynote was about LLM, and people were just leaving in the middle, including GvR.

New comment by myth_drannon in "Dispatches from the possibly last days of human relevance"

myth_drannon — Thu, 28 May 2026 15:42:04 +0000

I think that's temporarily. The trend is to reduce the population, see Europe and China.

Connectix RAM Doubler

myth_drannon — Thu, 28 May 2026 01:35:27 +0000

Article URL: https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/connectix-ram-doubler

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48303226

Points: 1

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New comment by myth_drannon in "Internet traffic in Iran increasing"

myth_drannon — Wed, 27 May 2026 23:55:11 +0000

Why is the bot traffic in Iran is so high -75%? I checked Argentina - 16%, Netherlands - 65%.

When Knowledge Is Cheap, Insight Is Everything: Jevons Paradox

myth_drannon — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:57:06 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/ZoharAtkins/status/2054168204658815070

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48154434

Points: 2

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New comment by myth_drannon in "US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Iran war"

myth_drannon — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:13:52 +0000

China is even worse than Russia on that matter. Before the invasion to Ukraine, Russia was heavily involved in Syria, Chechnia and other conflicts and with that experience it failed miserably. China, with all its posturing, military wise is even worse than Russia. That's why all it can do is propaganda war on social media to weaken American society.

New comment by myth_drannon in "Poland is now among the 20 largest economies"

myth_drannon — Fri, 08 May 2026 19:25:25 +0000

Spain is often given as an example of a failed economy ruined by socialists. GDP per capita is basically flat over the last 2 decades, $30K. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/esp/spa... vs Poland that tripled or let's say Israel that had the same GDP as Spain and now has double.

New comment by myth_drannon in "US will start revoking passports for parents who owe child support"

myth_drannon — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:37:04 +0000

Israel doesn't stamp your passport if you ask.

Jan Koum, WhatsApp founder donates record $200M to Shaare Zedek Hospital

myth_drannon — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:46:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/whatsapp-founder-donates-record-200-million-to-shaare-zedek

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48064014

Points: 6

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GameStop CEO says eBay shut his account after buyout funding stunt

myth_drannon — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:27:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/gamestop-ceo-says-ebay-shut-his-account-after-buyout-funding-stunt

Hacker News: myth_drannon

How Israel's AI surveillance breakthrough in Iran is reshaping global intel

New comment by myth_drannon in "Israeli firm BlackCore suspected of meddling in New York and Scotland votes"

New comment by myth_drannon in "Petition to Withdraw Canada's Bill C-22"

New comment by myth_drannon in "Ask HN: Are most corporate SWE jobs performative?"

New comment by myth_drannon in "Vitamin D3 During Pregnancy and Cognitive Performance at 10 Years"

New comment by myth_drannon in "India's surprise baby bust"

Israel's tech paradox:$1.1B raised in a week as layoffs sweep industry

New comment by myth_drannon in "Shopify outage [resolved]"

Wikipedia editors plot strike and banner sabotage after Wikimedia layoffs

New comment by myth_drannon in "About LLMs at Zig Days"

New comment by myth_drannon in "Dispatches from the possibly last days of human relevance"

Connectix RAM Doubler

New comment by myth_drannon in "Internet traffic in Iran increasing"

When Knowledge Is Cheap, Insight Is Everything: Jevons Paradox

New comment by myth_drannon in "US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Iran war"

New comment by myth_drannon in "Poland is now among the 20 largest economies"

New comment by myth_drannon in "US will start revoking passports for parents who owe child support"

Jan Koum, WhatsApp founder donates record $200M to Shaare Zedek Hospital

GameStop CEO says eBay shut his account after buyout funding stunt

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