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New comment by throwaway902984 in "Interview with Mitchell Hashimoto about Ghostty and Zig"

throwaway902984 — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:23:52 +0000

https://nitter.net/mitchellh/status/2075261972061594106?s=20

New comment by throwaway902984 in "Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say"

throwaway902984 — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:53:54 +0000

He has CIA experience but his word shouldn't just be taken at face value. The man has unsettling views on buying pardons and excuses some other things away as well. Kiriakou shouldn't be trusted, IMO.

That said, he probably isn't wrong at all about this particular thing.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "WH proposes rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants"

throwaway902984 — Sat, 30 May 2026 18:22:18 +0000

Thanks for commenting with your experience - that helps frame it somewhat, that a skilled worker may qualify their family. The proof of funds requirement seems like the term used, referred to here [1]. Still a lot of money but less than I was directly told recently, so it is possible word of mouth may have exaggerated this a tad.

If you don't my asking, was your wife's profession, rather than her income directly, taken into account significantly? Thanks again

[1] https://prepareforcanada.com/blog/managing-money/financial-f...

New comment by throwaway902984 in "WH proposes rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants"

throwaway902984 — Sat, 30 May 2026 17:21:31 +0000

Canada has a fairly tough points system around their immigration doesn't it? Lone, high income developers are what it seems the system is made to attract, but a whole family?

New comment by throwaway902984 in "Tulip mania: when a single flower was worth more than a house (2025)"

throwaway902984 — Fri, 29 May 2026 16:52:09 +0000

When you say NFTs in your wallet, what do you mean? Links that click through to images are real but their endpoint is mutable and philosophically has the same artistic value as temporary graffiti, not as a store of value like oil paintings.

How did you think about the links themselves vs the destination? That is the rub I feel like. Of course the destination is a real site, hosted somewhere, but the journey there is more ephemeral than copyright.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "Texas woman arrested for Facebook post about town water quality"

throwaway902984 — Sat, 23 May 2026 21:26:36 +0000

Didn't greg abbot spend a lot of time trying to make political hay out of persecuting a Muslim charity? Not from the state, so correct me if I am wrong.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids"

throwaway902984 — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:05:30 +0000

"letters to the editor" curated by employees would become a part of their business model and regular contributions would go away? Why would that assumption be incorrect? I wouldn't run a website where a casual user having a moment could result in my imprisonment. I would only allow non-lbtq content that didn't mention race or immigration, as the chilling effect there is real. A DA would for sure come after me if my site became influential.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids"

throwaway902984 — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:58:46 +0000

I don't think there are enough dangs to effectively curate much of the internet, and scaling it back by how much would be the result? 95%? That is before settling on definitions of effectively curate I suppose.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids"

throwaway902984 — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:52:07 +0000

Yeah for sure, I see what you were saying. Changing that part might not achieve the desired effect though is what I was saying. Context dependent on the site here of course, but in a general sense I could see meta et al. being nonplussed by this to a significant extent.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids"

throwaway902984 — Tue, 12 May 2026 16:43:30 +0000

Which would lead to everyone having their own personalized front page? Not controlled by dang so much but still.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "Nuclear receptor 4A1 linked to health effects of coffee: study"

throwaway902984 — Sun, 03 May 2026 16:55:19 +0000

There are multiple methods that James hoffman breaks down in this video iirc, if anyone is curious.

https://youtu.be/yYTSdlOdkn0?si=uAo3pipjBA91OV5V

New comment by throwaway902984 in "Traders placed over $1B in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war"

throwaway902984 — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:09:43 +0000

If that reached the supreme court however, precedent sadly might not matter too much.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "EFF is leaving X"

throwaway902984 — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:52:39 +0000

Really seems like western europe is sandwiched between fascist trends that have taken hold, diverting their own via brexit's failure - maybe something to do with how yellow vests were received in france too? Sure seems like Europe dipped its toes in the water for awhile and is changing its mind.

Defending my own shared identity, I have to repeatedly mention how bifurcated our society is. We are still trying to get out of the water.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "EFF is leaving X"

throwaway902984 — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:44:59 +0000

You're denying the existence of a marginalized group and claiming, "there is no bigotry here!" You see that that is risible, right?

New comment by throwaway902984 in "GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash"

throwaway902984 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:06:51 +0000

> OAI is doing fine on its own

This isn't my understanding of their current state of affairs, especially regardless their finances?

New comment by throwaway902984 in "Oregon school cell phone ban: 'Engaged students, joyful teachers'"

throwaway902984 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:57:33 +0000

Hundreds of comments and not one seems to think this is misguided - unusual for this community. Save the children I guess.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "Afroman found not liable in defamation case"

throwaway902984 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:09:00 +0000

Counting from the dawns of the various police forces in the country maybe? Impossible to know, but even then...

Hyperbole illustrates the point pretty well though

New comment by throwaway902984 in "How the Sriracha guys screwed over their supplier"

throwaway902984 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:39:14 +0000

Rainbow tabasco required nothing but water, ime - if you have decent sun or a grow light.

These things: https://seedsbeeblooming.com/shop/ols/products/rainbow-tabas...

Can't vouch for that merchant though

New comment by throwaway902984 in "Alexander Dugin on the implosion of Western legitimacy"

throwaway902984 — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:26:18 +0000

That is an ironic hope coming from the one who started the Ukrainian war.

New comment by throwaway902984 in "Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native"

throwaway902984 — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:44 +0000

I was asking for the other commenters, to clear that up.