Hacker News: onlypassingthru

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Golden eagles' return to English skies"

onlypassingthru — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:47:04 +0000

Wasn't the eradication of wolves just the natural consequence of destroying the food source and way of life of the natives? Gotta get those people dead or moved if you're going to steal their land, amirite!

New comment by onlypassingthru in "No Taco: This Is Complete US Strategic Failure"

onlypassingthru — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:20:18 +0000

The stupidest US foreign policy blunder... so far. Invading Cuba, invading Greenland and dropping out of NATO are all on deck, so let's not pick a winner just yet.

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Iran demands Bitcoin fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire"

onlypassingthru — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:18:30 +0000

Because ship displacement is really hard to disguise? It's probably like trying to sneak your friend in to the movies under your overcoat.

New comment by onlypassingthru in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"

onlypassingthru — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:19:57 +0000

... & sells drone parts to any and all participants. You need drones? You know who to call!

New comment by onlypassingthru in "A forecast of the fair market value of SpaceX's businesses"

onlypassingthru — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:06:13 +0000

It's the only ISP that reliably works globally but especially in war zones with zero competitors. How much is your life/sovereignty worth to you?

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

onlypassingthru — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:06:44 +0000

Look at who's buying the oil for the answer to your question.

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

onlypassingthru — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:58:26 +0000

Days? If a laundry fire can take out a carrier for weeks, how long do you think a flight deck repair takes?

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Neanderthals survived on a knife's edge for 350k years"

onlypassingthru — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:35:10 +0000

That is a gem of the old internet; concise, informative, well articulated, it's got it all. Tell your pa thanks for keeping it up for me!

New comment by onlypassingthru in "America Is Now a Rogue Superpower"

onlypassingthru — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:45:44 +0000

Hesitation from whom? The eastern Han CCP? Take a look at Russia for an idea of what using a war for internal ethnic cleansing looks like.

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing"

onlypassingthru — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:57:51 +0000

>Ukraine is running out of men to serve in the Army.

Ukraine has made some remarkable achievements lately in doing more with less while Russia seems to be perfecting how to do less with more.

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Operation Epic Fury Explained: Riches and Domination Drive This War"

onlypassingthru — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:30:30 +0000

Luxury resort destination? Isn't the Persian gulf expected to be one of the first uninhabitable places on Earth within this century?

https://news.mit.edu/2015/study-persian-gulf-deadly-heat-102...

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Marc Andreessen is a philosophical zombie"

onlypassingthru — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:45:25 +0000

Maybe he was a fan of the Dr. Demento show which played the song quite a bit?

https://www.discogs.com/release/7897134-Randy-Hanzlick-MD-Dr...

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Rack-mount hydroponics"

onlypassingthru — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:40:27 +0000

Removing door frames is easy. Putting it back together without looking like crap is the hard part.

The $500B Disruption: From LNG to Jet Fuel and the Cost of Hormuz

onlypassingthru — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 05:37:54 +0000

Article URL: https://fvr07.substack.com/p/the-500b-disruption-from-lng-to-jet

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47373683

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Elon Musk pushes out more xAI founders as AI coding effort falters"

onlypassingthru — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:54:05 +0000

If you're in the market for a new X, S or Cybertruck, you're one of dozen(s)!

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them"

onlypassingthru — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:41:58 +0000

No doubt the utilities are concerned about safety, the safety of their revenue stream.

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Oil hits $100 a barrel despite deal to release record amount of reserves"

onlypassingthru — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:05:04 +0000

> Israel and the US completely control their airspace

Maybe the soldiers sending shaheds and missiles hitting other countries every day haven't gotten the memo? Did somebody forget to put a cover sheet on it?

New comment by onlypassingthru in "5,200 holes carved into a Peruvian mountain left by an ancient economy"

onlypassingthru — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:41:20 +0000

Your hypothesis is probably correct. The Incas were experts at using their mountainous topography to freeze dry things. In fact the word 'jerky' comes from Quechua.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/jerky

New comment by onlypassingthru in "Lego's 0.002mm specification and its implications for manufacturing (2025)"

onlypassingthru — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:13:14 +0000

Wow, childhood memory unlocked. I had set 497. And, yes, it was a very expensive toy in its day.

New comment by onlypassingthru in "The Government Told Courts It Could Easily Refund Tariffs. Now It Says It Can't"

onlypassingthru — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:56:11 +0000

The importers are the beneficiaries of any refunds. Those of us that paid the higher prices because of tariffs will just enjoy the camaraderie of being screwed over as a collective group, twice.