Hacker News: zero_deg_kevin

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Quad9 and Sony Music: German Injunction Status"

zero_deg_kevin — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:47:09 +0000

I’m not accepting your assertion as fact. There are currently multiple civil rights movements facing organized conservative resistance.

You can invent whatever moralizing obligation you want, but I don’t think it’s reasonable expect an organized effort from the {$outgroup} community to defend the rights rights of the people who designated them the outgroup.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Stop using your work laptop or phone for personal stuff, because I know you are"

zero_deg_kevin — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:26:32 +0000

It’s pretty common practice to capture system images from returned employee equipment when they’re fired for cause (at least in the US). But it’s also pretty common for technicians to be forbidden from browsing those files without a very good reason.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Quad9 and Sony Music: German Injunction Status"

zero_deg_kevin — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:59:38 +0000

The problem with opposing civil rights movements is that reciprocity matters in the real world. People are disinclined to support your rights if they see you as advocating against theirs.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "TSMC’s dominance poses risks to the global economy"

zero_deg_kevin — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:05:38 +0000

I suspect China is overestimating the strength of their hand. Their economy is dependent on foreign corporations voluntarily choosing to manufacture there. If they start acting like a third-world kleptostate, they'll be branded as unreliable business partners and have to go back to sorting trash.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "US ranks last among 46 countries in trust in media"

zero_deg_kevin — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:03:26 +0000

If he'd said that for-profit news media is the enemy of Democracy, I'd have probably bought a hat.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:08:01 +0000

I’ll leave the semantic arguments to the Latin majors. Russia may see some legitimacy to its claim to Crimean territory, but it’s a self-asserted claim and it should be treated with as much respect as any other self-asserted claim.

Again, I assert that I am mayor of Moscow.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:54:19 +0000

Who on earth is Russia going to sanction that would actually experience a negative outcome from those sanctions?

What is Vlad gonna do, form a coalition with Belarus and Iran to…inconvenience Europe?

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:34:52 +0000

I think there’s an assumption in there that one shouldn’t condone bombing a nation for invading and illegally occupying one of its neighbors. I’m for that 100%.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:00:52 +0000

Using nukes invites nuclear war. As pessimistic as I am about humanity, I do not wish for a global nuclear war.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:56:32 +0000

No. Crimea does not belong to Russia. That’s nonsense.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:54:55 +0000

It doesn’t matter what Russia thinks about the property it stole.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:36:13 +0000

Russia's opinion on others' borders is relevant only to Russia.

I think Moscow is part of my estate and that I'm entitled to take as much money as I can from any Russian national I encounter as compensation for Russia's illegal occupation of my house. I don't think that's a crime, so it's not a crime. Is that how this works?

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:57:48 +0000

In Ukraine.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:56:02 +0000

Russia is clearly the aggressor here. Why are they firing on UK ships from Ukrainian waters? Sounds like a good way to start a non-nuclear war.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:54:21 +0000

What even happened? The ship wasn't in Russian water, so Russia claiming to have fired on it would be admitting to a Crime(a).

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Russian jets and ships target British warship"

zero_deg_kevin — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:51:54 +0000

In line of sight to whose military base? This ship was operating in Ukrainian waters off Ukrainian territory.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Types of propaganda, propaganda techniques, and propaganda strategies (2017)"

zero_deg_kevin — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:14:11 +0000

Is it dishonest for reporters to report factually-accurate on sensational crimes if the reporting leads people to believe sensational crimes happen often? Which circle of hell do I end up in for posting about Shark Week on social media?

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Positions of Two NATO Ships Were Falsified Near Russian Black Sea Naval Base"

zero_deg_kevin — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:19:52 +0000

Where does the article suggest that the AIS data was spoofed by the Russian side? I see a suggestion that it was spoofed, but not by who.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Upgrade Your SSH Key to Ed25519 (2018)"

zero_deg_kevin — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:46:25 +0000

I regret following this advice in 2018. I have way too many SaaS applications that, 3 years later, still don’t support Ed25519 keys. The errors are never helpful, and each time I’ve had to troubleshoot the issue, it’s cost me at least half a day.

New comment by zero_deg_kevin in "Ask HN: I was hit with a patent troll lawsuit, how do I deal with it?"

zero_deg_kevin — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:14:11 +0000

Lawyer up and prepare for an unsatisfying result. Unless you’ve got deep pockets and a lot of time, they’ve already won.