Hacker News: theoldlove

New comment by theoldlove in "ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes"

theoldlove — Wed, 22 May 2024 00:10:02 +0000

What military tech has the US gotten from Israel?

What concrete, specific advantages from having an allied country in a distant region?

New comment by theoldlove in "ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes"

theoldlove — Tue, 21 May 2024 04:52:24 +0000

I think young Americans have learned all their lives that ethnostates are bad, especially those based on religion. I think they (we) want a one state solution where Palestinians are full Israeli citizens who can move, work, and vote freely.

New comment by theoldlove in "ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes"

theoldlove — Tue, 21 May 2024 04:39:49 +0000

It’s hard to believe those numbers when (according to anonymous Israeli military officers) the Israelis are willing to routinely accept civilian casualties of 20 to 1. https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/

New comment by theoldlove in "ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes"

theoldlove — Tue, 21 May 2024 04:32:42 +0000

Honest question: why does the US need Israel? Or, to put it another way, what concrete help or advantages has Israel given the US over the last few decades?

Even in the (ill-conceived and disastrous) Iraq and Afghanistan wars other ME nations produced a lot more help than Israel did.

New comment by theoldlove in "Commuter train window cleaning conundrum in NJ"

theoldlove — Mon, 20 May 2024 01:44:34 +0000

You can see just fine out of Metro North windows, which are apparently the same half-inch of polycarbonate glazing. So what’s the difference? Does Metro North replace the windows more frequently?

New comment by theoldlove in "Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesn't Get the Basics Right"

theoldlove — Wed, 15 May 2024 01:53:16 +0000

I think Microsoft assumes you’ll use Adobe Acrobat Pro

New comment by theoldlove in "The Antisocial Network: How the 90s Internet Died Like Diaryland (2014)"

theoldlove — Thu, 09 May 2024 03:02:49 +0000

To be clear, you’re talking about it’s instead of the correct its, right?

New comment by theoldlove in "Alternative clouds are booming as companies seek cheaper access to GPUs"

theoldlove — Wed, 08 May 2024 02:51:32 +0000

Too bad DoorDash is exempt

New comment by theoldlove in "AstraZeneca withdrawing Covid vaccine, months after admitting rare side effect"

theoldlove — Wed, 08 May 2024 02:34:58 +0000

Something is off here. Vaccines in summer 2019 (before covid)? Pfizer available in August 2020? Timeline is wonky.

Vaccines in my memory only become broadly available April 2021 (in the US), and at that time I knew people who got Pfizer and people who got Moderna.

New comment by theoldlove in "MIT abandons requirement of DEI statements for hiring and promotions"

theoldlove — Sun, 05 May 2024 22:07:33 +0000

Not a lot of actual details in the piece. Anyone have links to academic job ads before and after this alleged change in policy?

New comment by theoldlove in "Brutalist Churches"

theoldlove — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:34:52 +0000

Wow that google street view image is unspeakably grim. Looks better flipping through photos on google maps. Looks like the other side has some big windows.

Apple cuts 2024 and 2025 Vision Pro shipment forecasts

theoldlove — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 03:22:44 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/@mingchikuo/apple-cuts-2024-2025-vision-pro-shipment-forecasts-unfavorable-to-mr-headset-pancake-and-micro-38796834f930

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40176846

Points: 29

# Comments: 15

New comment by theoldlove in "How Not to Release Historic Source Code"

theoldlove — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 02:11:48 +0000

Seems weird to remove the names of former employees. What’s sensitive about that information? In lots of other industries people insist on proper credits acknowledging their work.

New comment by theoldlove in "Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight"

theoldlove — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 02:27:17 +0000

The US federal government is already pretty weak compared to other countries. The federal government looks pretty bad at the moment, but I’m not sure further weakening it will help the country.

New comment by theoldlove in "Google fires 28 employees involved in sit-in protest over $1.2B Israel contract"

theoldlove — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:41:37 +0000

I don’t see any signs in those photos that are explicitly pro Hamas. Which sign are you referring to?

New comment by theoldlove in "Bay Area workers charged for building secret apartments inside train stations"

theoldlove — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 03:05:08 +0000

Can you provide a link to the Daily Journal piece with photos of the apartment? I can’t find it.

New comment by theoldlove in "Poor Predictors: Job Interviews Are Useless and Unfair"

theoldlove — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:28:33 +0000

Lots of the big tech companies do interviews with randos first and then do a “team match” round if the candidate passes. I don’t see how it helps with disabilities.

New comment by theoldlove in "How Hertz’s bet on Teslas went sideways"

theoldlove — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 02:49:00 +0000

Yes, the article discusses slow, expensive repairs and Tesla’s price drops

New comment by theoldlove in "'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza"

theoldlove — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:02:49 +0000

What was the point of finding the actual list you asked for if you weren’t even going to look at it?

New comment by theoldlove in "'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza"

theoldlove — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 02:36:55 +0000

For an explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Directive#2023_Israel...