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Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

ndsipa_pomu — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:02:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/critical-atlantic-current-significantly-more-likely-to-collapse-than-thought

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47782844

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New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Tell HN: Fiverr left customer files public and searchable"

ndsipa_pomu — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:55:46 +0000

I'm confused about what you're saying - are you saying that your parents risked getting a court summons though they weren't at fault?

Surely the entire point of the court system is to determine who, if anyone, is at fault.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their domestic spying program"

ndsipa_pomu — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:32:55 +0000

You may be confused, but the owner of a vehicle is not necessarily the same as the driver of a vehicle. Recording a vehicle's license plate does not necessarily identify the driver unless they also happen to be the owner. (c.f. vehicle hiring companies)

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "40% of lost calories globally are from beef, needing 33 cal of feed per 1 cal"

ndsipa_pomu — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:13:10 +0000

I'm not convinced by some of those. I'm a pescetarian, so I still eat cheese, but I enjoy unusual foods.

I don't find tahini to taste anything like yeast/cheese, though to be fair I mainly use tahini in hummus.

I'm not familiar with lactic acid fermented Tofu - does that go by a different name?

Tempeh seems more nutty than cheese-like to me, though I rarely eat it as my wife doesn't like the flavour or texture of it.

Personally, I'd recommend Japanese Natto if you're after a cheesy flavour - it's soy beans fermented in straw/hay and ends up becoming somewhat slimy/stringy, so it's a bit of an acquired taste.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Anna's Archive loses $322M Spotify piracy case without a fight"

ndsipa_pomu — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:30:01 +0000

Water isn't wet, but it does "wet" other things. Wetness is the degree to which a liquid contacts and adheres to a solid surface, so it's makes no sense to say that water is wet.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Anna's Archive loses $322M Spotify piracy case without a fight"

ndsipa_pomu — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:23:26 +0000

Receiving illegitimate DMCA notices is not the same as hosting criminal services.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Tell HN: Fiverr left customer files public and searchable"

ndsipa_pomu — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:45:19 +0000

How is it unauthorised if it's freely available via a search without having to bypass any login?

It'd be like putting up an advert and then trying to sue anyone who sees it.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Tell HN: Fiverr left customer files public and searchable"

ndsipa_pomu — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:40:58 +0000

Meanwhile, I hope they get sent to prison for being so cavalier with other people's PII.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "US – Iran negotiations end with no deal reached"

ndsipa_pomu — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:16:50 +0000

I don't see how that happens. What's to stop Iranians placing more mines in the water or launching drones to attack oil tankers?

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "US – Iran negotiations end with no deal reached"

ndsipa_pomu — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:12:19 +0000

I really can't see how the US can fully reopen the strait without a major land invasion. They'd need to occupy pretty much all the coastal regions to be able to prevent drones (air and sea) being launched to attack ships trying to pass through. The thing is that ships are going to be vulnerable for all of their journey through the Strait, so it's not like the US can just defend one part. They could try using escort ships, but that'll work out very expensive as they'll be destroyed by cheap drones sooner or later.

Even if the US manages to occupy all the coastal areas, then those areas become the new targets rather than the ships, so it'll end up being extremely costly to the US in terms of people and resources.

It's such a huge strategic mistake to attack Iran just to keep Israel happy.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "AI Will Be Met with Violence, and Nothing Good Will Come of It"

ndsipa_pomu — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:14:59 +0000

The problem with billionaires is that they are able to hoard so much money by exploiting others. We would be much better off if billionaires weren't given so much advantage by Capitalism as those resources would be much more useful if distributed.

The biggest problem we currently have with billionaires is that they are now so rich that the world becomes like a game to them and some of them are deliberately pushing us to a dystopia where non-billionaires become functional slaves (c.f. Amazon workers).

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "AI Will Be Met with Violence, and Nothing Good Will Come of It"

ndsipa_pomu — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:10:31 +0000

I eagerly await the Butlerian Jihad

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Molotov cocktail is hurled at home of Sam Altman"

ndsipa_pomu — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:59:11 +0000

I don't think you should be opening yourself up to accusations of libel like that. It's foolish if you don't have any proof to incur the possible threat of being sued without any upside, apart from appearing "edgy".

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk"

ndsipa_pomu — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:01:59 +0000

I don't believe we've met, but I've long been convinced that governments should not be reliant on commercial software and proprietary formats and protocols. It just seems obvious that relying on Microsoft this and that is a blinkered, short-term view.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Molotov cocktail is hurled at home of Sam Altman"

ndsipa_pomu — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:32:54 +0000

More thoughtful? How about we don't integrate AI with everything as we seem to be polluting and burning down the planet just to keep AI running. There's also the rampant copyright infringing just to train the models, so I think we need to figure out how to correctly punish the AI executives first for breaking laws on such a large scale.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Molotov cocktail is hurled at home of Sam Altman"

ndsipa_pomu — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:13:41 +0000

I think the problem is that no-one is seeing justice being done.

The Epstein survivors had their names released in the publication of the Epstein files whereas the perpetrators had their names redacted.

Without any serious attempt at carrying out justice, I think it's perfectly reasonable to assume that anyone associated with Epstein was part of the criminal conspiracy.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Molotov cocktail is hurled at home of Sam Altman"

ndsipa_pomu — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:10:08 +0000

Do you have any evidence that Luigi carried out any violence whatsoever? He's been accused of a murder, but there seems to be no appreciation that people are innocent until proven guilty.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Molotov cocktail is hurled at home of Sam Altman"

ndsipa_pomu — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:07:46 +0000

Nowadays, it seems common for genocidal regimes to be supported by other countries, so it looks like abhorrent violence is just part of the world order.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "Molotov cocktail is hurled at home of Sam Altman"

ndsipa_pomu — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:51:52 +0000

Surely that's a libellous thing to say, or is there no rule of law in the USA these days?

Luigi has been accused of the shooting, but there's discrepancies with the possibly illegal search of his backpack and the body cameras of the police were turned off for 11 minutes which raises suspicions of planted evidence.

New comment by ndsipa_pomu in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

ndsipa_pomu — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:30:35 +0000

There's a big difference between the Christian ideals and the practices of organised Christian churches. The acquisition of wealth and power seemed to be a major goal for organised Christianity through to the Middle Ages. My opinion is that Christianity held back human civilisation for maybe a thousand years with their doctrine (c.f. Copernicus).

As an atheist, I find it grating to hear people talking about only the idealistic side of Christianity and ignoring all the wars, torture and denigration of people that it caused. Of course, other religions are also responsible for a lot of the same sins.

That said, I do have respect for the teachings of Jesus - he seemed to be very much into socialism and very anti-Captialist.