<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: themafia</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=themafia</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:54:13 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=themafia" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by themafia in "How NASA built Artemis II’s fault-tolerant computer"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The GNC loop runs several times per second.  The desired output will consequently be increased by the working computers to achieve the target.  The computer does not "dead reckon" anything.<p>Travelling through Max-Q in Earth atmosphere on ascent is far more dangerous.</p>
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<p>Onedrive:  "How would you like your files sorted?"<p>Me: "Can I do alphabetical and perhaps by creation time?"<p>Onedrive:  "NO!  Absolutely not!  I will sort everything based on the last time you opened the document."<p>:|</p>
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<p>One of the things I loved about the Shuttle is that all five computers were mounted not only in different locations but in different orientations in the shuttle.  Providing some additional hardening against radiation by providing different cross sections to any incident event.</p>
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<p>In the Shuttle they would use command averaging.  All four computers would get access to an actuator which would tie into a manifold which delivered power to the flight control surface.  If one disagreed then you'd get 25% less command authority to that element.</p>
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<p>you're thinking of Laissez-faire capitalism.  The very existence of this term suggests that "capitalism" is a very broad term.</p>
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<p>> For people who support this kind of ban<p>I support the ability of local jurisdictions to create laws that are intended to benefit it's citizens.  If that means banning a particular new and pernicious development in their borders,  then yes,  of course I support that.<p>> would support a similar ban on new factories for, say, car parts.<p>Has anyone actually done that?<p>Do you support a ban on tobacco?  If yes,  then what's different about your desire for this type of ban?</p>
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<p>>  fundamentally capitalism demands<p>Wall Street makes those demands.  Those demands are backed up by court cases and precedent.  Nothing about this is synonymous with "capitalism."<p>> It’s a CIA wet dream.<p>And they spend a significant amount of money.  Is this "capitalism" still?  Or are there more specific terms that would apply more directly to this arrangement?<p>> Social media is evil<p>The US is the largest manufacturer and seller of weapons in the world.</p>
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<p>So all your competitors can do exactly as good of a job as you.  What's to differentiate your offerings from literally anything?<p>Do you think customers are _eager_ to do business with a CEO less entity?</p>
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<p>> Cameras move crime around.<p>Yea,  so the the next layer is,  why are people committing crimes?  I've made it clear I don't think you can just "turn on safety."<p>> Wealth inequality raises crime risk<p>So would we have that big of a problem with cameras everywhere if they recorded locally and we had UBI?<p>> but community cohesion partially buffers that effect.<p>How do you measure "community cohesion?"</p>
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<p>So easy it should disqualify you if you fail this:  Knowing your own name.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:56:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47707036</link><dc:creator>themafia</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47707036</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47707036</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by themafia in "US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>>  40,990 [2] innocent people died in the US in 2023, without significant outcry - that is, on the road, in car accidents.<p>1/6 of those were pedestrians.  1/6 of those were motorcyclists.  1/2 of those were people driving drunk.  1/2 of those were single vehicle accidents.  Young men with high horsepower cars are a significant factor in many of these.<p>You shouldn't use the statistic to infer "innocence."  The picture of what type of accidents lead to fatalities of often more complicated than people would like to assume.<p>If you die of a heart attack while driving;  then yep,  you're in that statistic as well.  It's _every_ fatality on the road.<p>A better statistic might be 222,000 people in 2023 died due to "unintentional accidents."  We could save 20% of those people by simply outlawing ladders or being more than 6' off the ground without appropriate safety equipment.</p>
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<p>Safety is best achieved by layering several systems on top of one another.<p>Would we have such a problem with cameras if the videos were stored locally and not in the cloud?</p>
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<p>It's consumer fraud.  It's shareholder fraud.  It's environmental fraud.<p>Products like this simply shouldn't be allowed on the market.  As if we need to destroy the planet so my Mother can enjoy looking at her 401k balance in the morning.</p>
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<p>Why?  You've expressed no more meaningful of a position than I have.  Perhaps you're confused as to the purpose of a "forum?"</p>
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<p>I don't.  It's a tool used by modern "journalism" to distract and detract from a story.  If you have something reliable to report,  then by all means,  report it.  If all you have is a "compelling narrative" then put it on the shelf and do NOT waste my time with it.<p>If you can't manage that then publish fiction books.</p>
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<p>Every couple of years they convince some "intrepid" reporters to go make up a story about /the/ creator of bitcoin.<p>Which I find highly suggestive about the true nature of the creator(s) of bitcoin.</p>
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<p>I use a wildcard proxy.  Like msg-BUSINESS@example.com.  Each business gets it's own alias.  I can just generate them at the point of sale without any prior configuration.<p>If a particular business annoys me it's quite easy to start managing their emails separately.<p>Incredibly useful for when a company gets acquired and their old transactional email database is turned into a marketing database.</p>
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<p>Sure.  It just fails to be atomic.  Which is a property I really like.</p>
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<p>> $4 billion per launch lol<p>$1.3 billion for the mission hardware.<p>$2.2 billion for the single use SLS.<p>$0.5 billion for the launch pad.<p>> watching people go back around the Moon<p>Two of the missions were actually meant to land.  One of them still may.</p>
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<p>The price doubled in 6 years.</p>
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