Hacker News: snomad

New comment by snomad in "The Twitter Files, Part Six"

snomad — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 06:00:25 +0000

> How is this constant? This is just 1 request every 7 days

That is only 1 VIP twitter recipient, not the total received by Twitter.

New comment by snomad in "California pulls the plug on rooftop solar"

snomad — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 05:55:21 +0000

It wasn't even a topic in the governor race, despite the numerous well documented connections between the governor and PG&E

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/abc10-originals/pge...

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/investigations/gavin-news...

A meta-analysis of the effects of trigger warnings and content notes

snomad — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 18:21:00 +0000

Article URL: https://osf.io/qav9m/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33745267

Points: 81

# Comments: 140

Meta, US hospitals sued for using healthcare data to target ads

snomad — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 13:16:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-us-hospitals-sued-for-using-healthcare-data-to-target-ads/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32295289

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by snomad in "Twitter data breach exposes contact details for 5.4M accounts; on sale for $30k"

snomad — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:44:23 +0000

Why did he buy 10% of twitter stick? That wasn't a momentary lapse of judgement.

New comment by snomad in "A clean start for the web (2020)"

snomad — Sat, 14 May 2022 12:04:34 +0000

Since all the clients have to do the work, doesn't that result in a net increase in electricity consumption? Since most electricity comes from fossil fuels doesn't that in net hurt our battle against climate change?

New comment by snomad in "Hacker News Guidelines"

snomad — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 07:48:24 +0000

There is a school of thought, primarily from critical theorists and their derivatives, that proposes constant agitation, there is no neutral. E.g. Kendi's anti-racist. As this school of thought has taken root in schools and media, political discussion has expanded to encompass more and more of life. It is the intended result. Fair to say they have been wildly successful.

New comment by snomad in "My take on Elon's offer for Twitter"

snomad — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 13:34:44 +0000

> This comes up all the time that "you can't make edgy jokes anymore", but it isn't true.

What would be your explanation for Nimesh Patel being removed from stage at Columbia?

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/former-snl-writer-nimesh...

YouTube suspends The Hill for playing clip of Trump denying election results

snomad — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:42:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tampafp.com/youtube-suspends-the-hills-channel-for-playing-clip-of-donald-trump-denying-election-results/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30562131

Points: 515

# Comments: 813

New comment by snomad in "Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack"

snomad — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:40:18 +0000

Is Spengler the only person describing cyclical history? Probably not since someone above your post mentioned

> Ibn Khaldun, 14th century Muslim scholar from Tunisia

Twitter blocks multiple OSINTs covering Ukraine

snomad — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:58:53 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/OAlexanderDK/status/1496450598769680394

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30445588

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

New comment by snomad in "Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)"

snomad — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:53:46 +0000

No reason ad tech companies should have freedom to associate real world data with online data. This seems like the perfect candidate for a US state proposition.. no company engaged in online ad tech may combine or allow any other entity to marry online identities with real life.

New comment by snomad in "There Is a Much Larger Problem Than the Great Resignation"

snomad — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:42:34 +0000

> It would be good to analyze what happened between 1965 and 2022, what has changed that instead of progress we see some kind of downward spiral.

Whether you agree with him or not, this video highlights how the 70s changed everything (in the US at least)

The Cardboard Box Reform - Nixon's Ghost Bill & A Crucial Flaw in Democracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gEz__sMVaY

New comment by snomad in "Police in tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘black hole’"

snomad — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:36:31 +0000

Its a Motte and Bailey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte-and-bailey_castle

New comment by snomad in "More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest numbers in 50 years"

snomad — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 19:26:29 +0000

> without that community college plus a cheap state school isn’t expensive.

UCLA is 13k per year, *if* you are from California. Classes are likely impacted (even upper division) so even if a person goes to UCLA just for the last 2.5 - 3 years they could easily owe > 30k

The real cost

- rampant corruption (in california, if they ever opened the books on the non-profit entities it would be a major stunner and awakening for many people). Last I saw there was ~100 non-profits serving ~20 campuses . You can read more https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/auxiliary-organizations/.... But what they don't tell you, those books are private and not shared with the public. Rest assured, they are money laundering machines.

- rent seekers like Pearson and Mcgraw Hill (fun fact, did you know the 2 joined forces to run a company called Follets that runs most campus bookstores (how is that allowed?)

- administration bloat

New comment by snomad in "Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but feared debate could hurt"

snomad — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:58:20 +0000

> We were warned - time and again - and each time that warning was ignored.

And at least in the US, their are 1000s of people receiving good money to take that warning seriously. And they still failed.

New comment by snomad in "Steam has been banned in China"

snomad — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 14:23:41 +0000

remind me, what happened in 2013?

Swiss tech company boss accused of selling mobile network access for spying

snomad — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 12:57:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-12-06/swiss-tech-company-boss-accused-of-selling-mobile-network-access-for-spying

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29471913

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

New comment by snomad in "Fe – An emerging smart contract language for the Ethereum blockchain"

snomad — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 16:41:33 +0000

A great use case would be data collected in the process of complying with general govt regulations.

Why this is better than central DB: Allows govt to outsource IT Public interest in the data will result in 3rd party clients being developed It makes that govt data more accesible for all parties - no gatekeeping

Use case examples All modern houses have a ton of compliance docs - window installers, insulation installers, HVAC, etc. Recording that data on the public blockchain provides a universal storage mechanism and API to that data. There is no reason for that data to be private / behind gatekeepers and a whole range of stakeholders - home builders, academics, environmentalist - want access.

Tracking highway per mile marker. Similar to the home building example - the govt collects a whole bunch of data (accidents, pollution run off and constituents, expenses). Many entities could use that data and relying on all govts worldwide to provide it seems cumbersome to unlikely.

Canada school board cancels book club event with Yazidi Nobel laureate

snomad — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:25:49 +0000

Article URL: https://theprint.in/world/could-offend-students-canada-school-board-cancels-book-club-event-with-nadia-murad/769802/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29330232

Points: 4

# Comments: 0