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New comment by whyage in "Salesforce to Acquire Fin (formerly Intercom) for $3.6B"

whyage — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:49:55 +0000

AWS has zero value because you can just buy a bunch of servers and rack them. And on and on.

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

whyage — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:47:46 +0000

> The US is neither a vassal of Israel nor simply doing its bidding.

This is propaganda as well, only more agreeable to you.

New comment by whyage in "How LLMs work"

whyage — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:13:18 +0000

Style nit: the transitions between dark-mode text and large diagrams with a snow white background are jarring.

New comment by whyage in "Internet traffic in Iran increasing"

whyage — Wed, 27 May 2026 23:12:15 +0000

You might be right; most of the traffic is bot-driven

Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I

whyage — Wed, 20 May 2026 06:29:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/media/future-of-truth-ai-quotes.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48203855

Points: 11

# Comments: 1

New comment by whyage in "100 Best Novels of All Time"

whyage — Sun, 17 May 2026 19:43:39 +0000

I beg to differ. Bob Dylan's poetry impacted me much more. He totally deserved the prize.

New comment by whyage in "The Vatican's Website in Latin"

whyage — Thu, 07 May 2026 05:40:52 +0000

Professor Dave Explains has a great series for those interested in learning Latin: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLybg94GvOJ9EcIVsQMJOj...

New comment by whyage in "Can you stop beans from making you gassy?"

whyage — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:20:48 +0000

As a vegan who consumes plenty of legumes, I researched the topic and found this useful patent: https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/88/c7/d6/daddb53...

I boiled it down to the following steps (pun intended): 1. Rinse the beans. 2. Soak for several hours in room-temperature water, replacing the water 2-3 times. 3. Soak for several hours in ~130°F water, replacing the water 2-3 times (I use Yogurt mode on my Instant Pot, as it lets you set a temperature and hold it for hours). 4. Cook'em as you normally would.

Cooked beans freeze well, so I usually make large batches and freeze them in Ziplock bags for later use.

New comment by whyage in "Iran attack wipes out 17% of Qatar's LNG capacity for up to five years"

whyage — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:58:28 +0000

I wonder what the overall effect of this war will be on global warming. If you put together the awful pollution caused by the battle itself and the reduced oil and gas production that follows, it could be a net benefit. Sure, it's a sarcastic pov, but I'm trying to cling to the positive here so be nice.

New comment by whyage in "Google closes deal to acquire Wiz"

whyage — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:24:11 +0000

What's wrong with the name Wiz?

New comment by whyage in "Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year rule"

whyage — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:59:50 +0000

Oh, so the Iranian government didn't shoot its own citizens en masse? It's just Zionist propaganda? Interesting

New comment by whyage in "Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year rule"

whyage — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:14:30 +0000

So Israel is at fault of the Iranian government slaughtering 30,000 of its citizens just last month?

New comment by whyage in "Claude becomes number one app on the U.S. App Store"

whyage — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:17:10 +0000

Why is Dick's Sporting Goods in the top 3?

New comment by whyage in "Show HN: Holy Mess – Israeli–Palestinian conflict from an atheist angle"

whyage — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:02:44 +0000

OP here. I'd appreciate feedback on the book I posted about, if anyone feels like reading or skimming through it.

Show HN: Holy Mess – Israeli–Palestinian conflict from an atheist angle

whyage — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:59:23 +0000

Hi HN — This book is free to read or listen. I’m genuinely interested in critique on this attempt to analyze the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through an atheist lens. If you’re familiar with the region or with how ideology and identity shape long-running conflicts, I’d love your toughest feedback.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46837766

Points: 3

# Comments: 25

New comment by whyage in "Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local Health Officials"

whyage — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:35:45 +0000

It doesn't erase Israel's genocide, but the question is still valid: why don't these crimes against Iran's own citizens evoke international outrage?

New comment by whyage in "Kilauea erupts, destroying webcam [video]"

whyage — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:12:48 +0000

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is absolutely stunning (and safe, away from the closed area). It's like being on a different planet. If you haven't been to the Big Island and the park, you should add it to your bucket list.

New comment by whyage in "University of the People Is the First TuitionFree American-Accredited Online Uni"

whyage — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:38:55 +0000

Answering my own question (should have checked first): they have exam fees if you want to get a credit.

New comment by whyage in "University of the People Is the First TuitionFree American-Accredited Online Uni"

whyage — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:35:47 +0000

How does this school pay the bills without charging any tuition?

New comment by whyage in "California enacts law enabling people to universally opt out of data sharing"

whyage — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:38:13 +0000

Many thanks, CA lawmakers. Now let's hope it works as intended and that the inevitable loopholes are plugged as soon as they're found.