Hacker News: petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=petermcneeleyHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:00:18 +0000<![CDATA[Mark Carney secures majority government in Canada after special election win]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/canada-special-election-results-pm-mark-carney-majority-government

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47761041

Points: 5

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]]>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:51:02 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/canada-special-election-results-pm-mark-carney-majority-governmentpetermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47761041https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47761041<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Rockstar hackers set to release GTA 6 data breach as 'demands not met'"]]>I dont see how this can be morally justified.

]]>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:59:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47754005petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47754005https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47754005<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Bitcoin miners are losing on every coin produced as difficulty drops"]]>which is?

]]>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:19:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731811petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731811https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731811<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "The future of everything is lies, I guess – Part 5: Annoyances"]]>> Since LLMs are unpredictable and vulnerable to injection attacks, customer service machines must also have limited power

Haha yes. I interacted with a bank one. It was like press 5 for mortgages but with a text to speech front end.

At the end of the day the LLM can be tricked into doing anything.

]]>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:06:56 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731724petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731724https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731724<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Microsoft hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold"]]>Talk about UI without pictures!

]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:56:27 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47664443petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47664443https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47664443<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Ball Pit"]]>Nice! I raise https://www.shadertoy.com/view/3tcGD2

]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:55:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47524386petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47524386https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47524386<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "The EU still wants to scan your private messages and photos"]]>You know that those pieces of paper mean nothing.

]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:55:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47523114petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47523114https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47523114<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Passengers who refuse to use headphones can now be kicked off United flights"]]>Obligatory Spock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr82dZpCr48

]]>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:41:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47470518petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47470518https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47470518<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Show HN: Robotics runtime in the browser (flight controller, WebAssembly)"]]>Flagged for not loading. Looks to be vibed without love.

]]>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:55:53 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47373194petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47373194https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47373194<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans."]]>There are ways to test for AI but sadly it would probably result in violation of other hn guidelines.

]]>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:49:56 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47340358petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47340358https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47340358<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent"]]>Can you imagine asking someone to define corruption?

]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:53:12 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318926petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318926https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47318926<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent"]]>Corruption comes in many forms. Sending 25 billion to the most corrupt country in Europe is to me more significant (than other scandals) due to scale.

> I'm a Canadian living in Canada

I am not intending a personal attack. I see something different happening in this country than maybe others. Every aspect of the country has significant corruption. Most of it will not fall under normal (criminal) corruption.

I can leave you with two important highlights to help understand Canada:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/13/canada...

https://companiesmarketcap.com/cad/canada/largest-companies-...

]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:34:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47317261petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47317261https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47317261<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent"]]>I do not.

]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:06:48 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307986petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307986https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307986<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent"]]>I am aware of couching statements in the report but the conclusion was so definitive that the government immediately tried to appeal it and failed.

"The Federal Court of Appeal confirms that the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act was unreasonable and ultra vires [beyond their legal authority], and that it infringed paragraph 2(b) and section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms." [0]

I am also aware that parliament is supreme. This is because the structure of Canada is that of a British colony. However that doesnt change the conclusion of the courts.

Ironically the exit of the Cabinet members highlights further corruption. Canada has transferred ~25 Billion to Ukraine. The minister responsible for the debanking of Canadians has left Canada and taken an official post in the Ukrainian government for the distribution of this money.[1]

In short you have completely no understanding of the level of corruption in this country.

[0] https://www.fca-caf.ca/en/pages/decisions/plain-language-dec...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrystia_Freeland

]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:56:13 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307892petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307892https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307892<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent"]]>The Canadian gov debanked people during a legitimate protest using the emergency act (among other violations). This was later ruled to be an illegitimate use of this act. Nobody has faced any consequences for this and none are expected.

I dont see that listed in this wiki entry. Perhaps this wiki is incomplete.

]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:18:15 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304510petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304510https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304510<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent"]]>Canada isnt liberal; it is corrupt. These are not the same things.

]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:01:23 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47303539petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47303539https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47303539<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "CT Scans of Health Wearables"]]>I dont want CT scans of wearables. I want wearables that can do CT scans.

]]>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:38:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47277267petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47277267https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47277267<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "This system can go fuck itself and burn in hell"]]>The author probably does not understand how radicalizing this text is.

]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:25:16 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47211343petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47211343https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47211343<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died"]]>RIP with the calculators.

]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:47:45 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184712petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184712https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184712<![CDATA[New comment by petermcneeley in "Micropayments as a reality check for news sites"]]>Sounds centralized.

]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:48:19 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47082153petermcneeleyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47082153https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47082153