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New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "ChatGPT Images 2.0"

thesmtsolver2 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:09:18 +0000

Don’t blame the tools. Stalin, Mao and Hitler didn’t need AI.

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "The tech jobs bust is real. Don't blame AI (yet)"

thesmtsolver2 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:46:32 +0000

FYI, these jobs pay the highest in the world. If these jobs are exploitative, then so are other non tech jobs that employ citizens and pay lower wages.

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "The tech jobs bust is real. Don't blame AI (yet)"

thesmtsolver2 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:44:05 +0000

Do you share the same thoughts for blue collar immigrants?

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Why Switzerland has 25 Gbit internet and America doesn't"

thesmtsolver2 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:36:04 +0000

Totally, tons of govt. regulation and interference is what defines a free market. /s

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]"

thesmtsolver2 — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:08:22 +0000

If our ancestors had listened to arguments like this, we might all be still in a small zone in Africa.

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Oracle files H-1B visa petitions amid mass layoffs"

thesmtsolver2 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:58:14 +0000

So, there is no data. Understood.

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Oracle files H-1B visa petitions amid mass layoffs"

thesmtsolver2 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:10:29 +0000

You can apply the same argument for illegal immigration and import from countries like China which flout labor and environmental standards.

But people who oppose H1B don’t seem opposed to that.

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Oracle files H-1B visa petitions amid mass layoffs"

thesmtsolver2 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:06:29 +0000

The AI world is moving incredibly fast. A lot of SaaS company valuations are down. You can’t honestly say Oracle is operating in the same conditions as last year.

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Oracle files H-1B visa petitions amid mass layoffs"

thesmtsolver2 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:58:22 +0000

Is there any data on this at all?

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "The Claude Code Source Leak: fake tools, frustration regexes, undercover mode"

thesmtsolver2 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:18:09 +0000

Amazing that people on HN can't distinguish between training a model on open source data vs distilling a model's outputs.

Trader Joe's Tote Bag Became a Global Status Symbol

thesmtsolver2 — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:41:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kianbakhtiari/2026/01/20/how-trader-joes-tote-bag-became-a-global-status-symbol/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47531047

Points: 3

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New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Migrating to the EU"

thesmtsolver2 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:29:55 +0000

> 552 people over the last 100 years

What a disingenuous comment. Do we really think that is the case?

You ignored my other link. Imagine the outrage EU would have had if US seized immigrants jewelry. Yet, Denmark gleefully does that.

Funnily, I had friends from Europe participate in the No Kings protest here, while coming from countries that have literal kings.

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Study finds no evidence cannabis helps anxiety, depression, or PTSD"

thesmtsolver2 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:45:11 +0000

Just like how Hydrogen peroxide is chemically no different than a low dose of dihydrogen monoxide?

Can quantum hints in the brain revive a consciousness theory?

thesmtsolver2 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:33:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134740-800-can-quantum-hints-in-the-brain-revive-a-radical-consciousness-theory/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47469869

Points: 4

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New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "A pig's brain has been frozen with its cellular activity locked in place"

thesmtsolver2 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:57:05 +0000

> Can anyone guarantee those things?

No one can guarantee those things.

No one can guarantee anything in this world.

You are free to choose non existence but others are equally free to be brave enough to wake up in a worse world.

They may even feel responsible enough to try and fix it rather than requiring a "guarantee".

> The assumption being that, this "new world" is a better place than where you are now.

No one is assuming that. At least, I am not assuming that. Even if the world gets worse, I think it is rational to want to live longer and try and fix that.

Even if it is provably 100% unfixable and worse, any existence is better than non existence (certain forms of Hindu/Buddhist meditation teach you how to get into a state where that is obvious).

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "A pig's brain has been frozen with its cellular activity locked in place"

thesmtsolver2 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:55:37 +0000

If a large number of people get reanimated, I don't think this will be their fate.

I can imagine "educators" who can get them up speed. In a future where people get reanimated, I would think this shouldn't be a problem long term.

Any existence may be better than non existence.

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "A pig's brain has been frozen with its cellular activity locked in place"

thesmtsolver2 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:24:25 +0000

Why do you assume that everyone you know will be dead? Won't some of them also be preserved.

As for "everything you knew is history", who wouldn't want to witness and be a part of a new world?

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents"

thesmtsolver2 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:37:59 +0000

You should read again. The reforms made the market more free.

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents"

thesmtsolver2 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:34:57 +0000

You need Econ 301 and stats 101 to see Econ 201 is wrong.

New comment by thesmtsolver2 in "Agentic Software Engineering Book"

thesmtsolver2 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:26:44 +0000

So much water and resources being wasted by "thought leaders" posting performative BS on LinkedIn (just count "It is not X, it is Y" style posts).