Hacker News: smnthermes

Trump Expands Glyphosate, and Now the MAHA Moms Who Elected Him Are Done

smnthermes — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:39:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-glyphosate-order-backlash-1801442

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48468137

Points: 12

# Comments: 2

Europe regulated itself into American vassalage

smnthermes — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:35:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/04/22/how-europe-regulated-itself-into-american-vassalage

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47923002

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Trump chickens out – Magnitsky Act edition

smnthermes — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-removes-brazilian-supreme-court-judge-alexandre-de-moraes-sanctions-list/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46255347

Points: 6

# Comments: 2

Google Antigravity vibe-codes user's drive out of existence

smnthermes — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:00:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/01/google_antigravity_wipes_d_drive/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46116462

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by smnthermes in "X's new country-of-origin feature reveals many 'US' accounts to be foreign-run"

smnthermes — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:47:46 +0000

If Putin was that stupid, he'd already have been ousted.

The Demise of the Flynn Effect

smnthermes — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:21:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cremieux.xyz/p/the-demise-of-the-flynn-effect

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45647273

Points: 15

# Comments: 1

Nutrition Beliefs Are Just-So Stories

smnthermes — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:19:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cremieux.xyz/p/nutrition-beliefs-are-just-so-stories

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45631874

Points: 8

# Comments: 1

New comment by smnthermes in "Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration"

smnthermes — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:50:53 +0000

Non-US countries should block Google AdSense to punish Google without affecting users.

New comment by smnthermes in "YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caused by ad blockers"

smnthermes — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:30:58 +0000

Or they just don't want to support a dodgy advertising company.

US Faces Global Free Speech Showdown with Brazil

smnthermes — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:23:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newsweek.com/us-free-speech-showdown-brazil-2130732

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45283258

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

New comment by smnthermes in "Living with Williams Syndrome, the 'opposite of autism' (2014)"

smnthermes — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:14:54 +0000

Autism is a common comorbidity of Williams syndrome.

New comment by smnthermes in "Women dating safety app 'Tea' breached, users' IDs posted to 4chan"

smnthermes — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:14:38 +0000

You can report it to Google Play. The category is Restricted Content -> User Generated Content, and the app ID is "com.tea.tea". https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/cont...

USTR to investigate restrictions on personal data transfers outside Brazil

smnthermes — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:50:25 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/USTradeRep/status/1945260821509996867

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44582971

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by smnthermes in "TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale"

smnthermes — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:12:43 +0000

IQ is 80% heritable.

New comment by smnthermes in "TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale"

smnthermes — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:02:29 +0000

People like you are the cause of the problems described in the article, not TikTok.

New comment by smnthermes in "TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale"

smnthermes — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:41:51 +0000

Cherrypicking? What about all the TikTok content promoting body positivity, etc?

New comment by smnthermes in "DOJ: Google must sell Chrome, Android could be next"

smnthermes — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:14:25 +0000

> Browsers won't suddenly flourish when Google cannot finance browsers anymore, they'll just turn to shit.

Great! Let's go back to actual applications.

New comment by smnthermes in "DOJ: Google must sell Chrome, Android could be next"

smnthermes — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:08:31 +0000

It would make more sense that Google be forced to sell Google Play + Services, not Android.

New comment by smnthermes in "High IQs are associated with mental and physical disorders"

smnthermes — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 01:23:15 +0000

There's a theory that says that the factors that increase IQ are the same that, at very high levels, suppress species' innate characteristics, which can cause autism: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271507751_A_Theory_...

New comment by smnthermes in "The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuality (2019)"

smnthermes — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:26:42 +0000

There's a theory* that says things like autism, creative genius and homosexuality are caused by suppression of innate characteristics of our species. If so, then it makes sense why there isn't a "gay gene", since there aren't also specific genes for more than 90% of autistics.

* https://archive.is/BsxMm