Hacker News: rpjt

New comment by rpjt in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)"

rpjt — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:22:20 +0000

I've got a mobile app.

It allows you to get a wake up call from someone friendly, somewhere out there in the world.

It's got a handful of regular users and it's mostly me making the calls, but it's great fun to wake people up!

No phone number required - these are VoIP calls via the app.

Built it because I think it's cool.

New comment by rpjt in "The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis"

rpjt — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:37:04 +0000

But why, in recent years, has the US not taken border control seriously?

New comment by rpjt in "Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?"

rpjt — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:58:57 +0000

I built a mobile app that allows you to get a morning wake up call from a real person. Part of my motivation here was to help add a little human interaction to what is a lonely experience for some people.

New comment by rpjt in "The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis"

rpjt — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:34:23 +0000

Nope. You cannot.

New comment by rpjt in "alpr.watch"

rpjt — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:05:03 +0000

There is also no legal "reasonable expectation of privacy" for a license plate displayed on a public road.

New comment by rpjt in "alpr.watch"

rpjt — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:57:21 +0000

You have to be careful with stats. There's an incentive to manipulate crime stats. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/12/dc-police...

New comment by rpjt in "Is Sora the beginning of the end for OpenAI?"

rpjt — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:58:46 +0000

I have no FOMO when it comes to Sora. None whatsoever. Authenticity is becoming more important day by day.

New comment by rpjt in "ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team"

rpjt — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:22:47 +0000

You can feel free to ignore. I hope you have a nice rest of your weekend.

New comment by rpjt in "ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team"

rpjt — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 22:00:38 +0000

Hey, more power to you! Fight for the change you want to see. I would like all people, of all political persuasions, to fight for the change they want to see.

New comment by rpjt in "ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team"

rpjt — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:49:10 +0000

Who would want to live in a cesspool?

New comment by rpjt in "ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team"

rpjt — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:47:50 +0000

Many people are upset, many people aren't. My point is: what are you going to do about it?

New comment by rpjt in "ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team"

rpjt — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:43:49 +0000

Yes, and has continued to spin over millions of years as various atrocities have occurred. The question for everyone: what are you going to do about it?

New comment by rpjt in "ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team"

rpjt — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:34:23 +0000

It doesn't matter what I think. The reality is most people who voted, voted for this or something like this. This will only change at the ballot box, assuming you believe in fair elections.

New comment by rpjt in "ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team"

rpjt — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:19:26 +0000

Certainly depends on who you ask

New comment by rpjt in "ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team"

rpjt — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:18:31 +0000

Nobody really knows the true number.

New comment by rpjt in "ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team"

rpjt — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:17:01 +0000

Some people: "Great, this will help them get criminals and other bad people off the street."

Some other people: "More fascism. This is Trump's version of the SS. It's absolutely horrible and we are doomed if this continues."

The world continues to spin.

New comment by rpjt in "Reasons to Not Use ChatGPT"

rpjt — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:12:12 +0000

It's true that lots of people don't seem to recognize objective truth, or just don't want to admit it. Perception is reality.

New comment by rpjt in "CVC acquires majority stake in Namecheap for $1.5B"

rpjt — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 21:59:43 +0000

Efficiency?

New comment by rpjt in "Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own?"

rpjt — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:03:56 +0000

Haha that's great

New comment by rpjt in "Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own?"

rpjt — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:17:20 +0000

How might we influence those powers to do something about this? I can't imagine anyone in opposition except for those who make a living off of squatting.