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New comment by velik_m in "The dead economy theory"

velik_m — Sat, 30 May 2026 11:09:46 +0000

I can easily see a two tiered justice: a human judge for those who can afford it, and AI judge for rest of us plebs.

SpaceX's IPO Filing Shows Elon's Twitter 'Business Genius' Was a Fantasy

velik_m — Mon, 25 May 2026 19:50:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/22/spacexs-ipo-filing-shows-elons-twitter-business-genius-was-a-fantasy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48270880

Points: 12

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New comment by velik_m in "How many products does Microsoft have named 'Copilot'?"

velik_m — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:30:28 +0000

It's called Microsoft 365 Copilot now. Maybe that will help.

New comment by velik_m in "Oracle may slash up to 30k jobs to fund AI data-centers as US banks retreat"

velik_m — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:43:03 +0000

It's already happening: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kuwait-cuts-oil-refining-outp...

New comment by velik_m in "Ships are sailing with fake insurance from the Norwegian Ro Marine"

velik_m — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 05:19:31 +0000

The federal entity Yugoslavia ceased to exists, but the borders are actually the same as they were in socialist Yugoslavia.

Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC's Tech Scene Is Not

velik_m — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:37:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/tech-executives-new-york-zohran-mamdani/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44954771

Points: 45

# Comments: 79

The Coming Economic Nightmare

velik_m — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:10:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/06/trump-economy-tariffs-stagflation/682572/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43810298

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy call remote work a 'Covid-era privilege.'

velik_m — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:05:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/02/musk-ramaswamy-call-remote-work-a-covid-era-privilege-some-economists-disagree.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42584278

Points: 4

# Comments: 9

New comment by velik_m in "Could the Soviet Union have survived?"

velik_m — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:39:07 +0000

It was not bloodless and Gorbachev did send tanks and army into breakaway republics [1][2][3], the soviet union was simply too weak to do anything to stop the movements to break away from Russia. Russia even lost the war with Chechnya in early 90s, which shows just how weak they were. It wasn't until the west helped rebuild Russian economy (mostly based on fossil fuels) that they were able to revive their imperialistic ways under Putin.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Events#January_13 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_January [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barricades

Meta's Threads is now available in Europe

velik_m — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:11:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/14/tech/metas-threads-eu-launch/index.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38640939

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Elon Musk Becomes First Person Ever to Lose $200B

velik_m — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 07:32:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-30/elon-musk-becomes-first-person-ever-to-lose-200-billion

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34194435

Points: 28

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Sweden's leave of absence system helps workers launch their own business

velik_m — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 07:02:54 +0000

Article URL: http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190206-swedens-surprising-rule-for-time-off

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19103557

Points: 143

# Comments: 107

New comment by velik_m in "Gym Class Is So Bad, Kids Are Skipping School to Avoid It"

velik_m — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 07:07:54 +0000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Labs

New comment by velik_m in "Paradise Lost: How Tourists Are Destroying the Places They Love"

velik_m — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 09:06:50 +0000

> Is this sarcasm? The existence of guidebooks, in itself, ensures that multiple people will do what the guide says. A "better" guidebook will just ruin those "better" experiences too.

That assumes the guidebook is the same for everyone. In today's world of smartphone apps it's not hard to imagine a "personalized" guidebook for each tourist. You could even take it a step forward and make it fully dynamic and "re-route" tourists based on site congestion - sort of like Waze for tourists.

New comment by velik_m in "The stupidity of crowds"

velik_m — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 16:57:03 +0000

https://democraticpeace.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/what-hitler...

New comment by velik_m in "$99 Mineserver: The Devil Is in the Details"

velik_m — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 10:54:34 +0000

Maybe he wanted his kids to learn the lesson first hand?

At Hertz IT, sheriffs, shock and tough choices

velik_m — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 06:43:57 +0000

Article URL: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3042902/it-careers/at-hertz-it-sheriffs-shock-and-tough-choices.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11276537

Points: 2

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New comment by velik_m in "Big Oil Companies Should Adopt a Self-Liquidation Strategy"

velik_m — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 12:55:50 +0000

Maybe because most countries are running deficits - they would have to take out additional loans. I guess it's the same reason poor people buy crappy shoes instead of investing into quality long-term footwear - too many current problems to think of long-term solutions far in the future.

New comment by velik_m in "North Korea's computer operating system mirrors its political one"

velik_m — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 07:45:28 +0000

Costa Rica?

New comment by velik_m in "Mark Zuckerberg's plan for the future of Facebook"

velik_m — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:31:42 +0000

It means a world where privacy is reserved only for the rich and the powerful.