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Cipateron Musk-Trump dispute includes threats to SpaceX contracts

Surely this is untrue?

Isn't it the opposite? What are you basing this on?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/01/billionaires...

https://americansfortaxfairness.org/billionaires-buying-elec...

Billionaire spending heavily favored Republicans. Over two-thirds (70%) of billionaire-family contributions went in support of GOP candidates and conservative causes. Less than a quarter (23%) backed Democratic hopefuls and progressive causes. (The remainder went to committees without a clear partisan or ideological identity.

Cipateron Musk-Trump dispute includes threats to SpaceX contracts

>there was dissatisfaction about how Musk monopolized NASA contracts on the promise, that he would deliver more efficient and cheaper solution, while in reality the result is that NASA is currently paying more for Musks private solutions, than when it had to do it by itself

SLS, NASA's rocket, costs $2.5 billion, PER LAUNCH.

Cipateron Trump administration halts Harvard's ability to enroll international students

What about voting for a candidate that says America should let Israel "finish the job" while campaigning?

Cipateron John Carmack talk at Upper Bound 2025

https://x.com/unixpickle/status/1925795730150527191

Cipateron What makes a good engineer also makes a good engineering organization (2024)

Would something lie Pocket work for you?

https://getpocket.com/home

Cipateron Dilbert creator Scott Adams says he will die soon from same cancer as Joe Biden

You know EXACTLY what they meant by "culture war nonsense" but decided to pretend not to.

Why?

Cipateron The White House, LLC

I think the current president is also a fading grandpa who is showing signs of mental decline.

Do you think he is healthy, brilliant and sharp?

Cipateron The White House, LLC

A United Arab Emirates fund has agreed to invest $2 billion in a stablecoin (a cryptocurrency pegged to the dollar) at World Liberty Financial, the crypto firm the president owns with his sons Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Barron Trump, among other partners. The deal, which the then-candidate unveiled in September from his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, represents tens of millions of dollars in profits for the firm.

Over the past year, Trump-branded residential towers have opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, through a Saudi partner with state ties. In April, a real estate developer unveiled a Trump-branded luxury residential and golf resort at a $5.5 billion state-owned megaproject in Doha, Qatar, at an event attended by Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, and a Qatari minister. The Trump administration and family’s company has plans for new towers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Abu Dhabi.

In addition, sovereign wealth funds from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have pledged more than $3.5 billion to a venture capital fund led by Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law.

In addition, the Trump administration is in talks with the government of Qatar to accept a Boeing 747 valued at around $400 million to serve as a temporary replacement for the United States’ current Air Force One presidential aircraft, which are more than 40 years old, given the delays in Boeing’s contract to build two new presidential planes.

Cipateron What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know nothing about? (2015)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-origin-of-love...

Cipateron Thoughts on thinking

Do you do every single thing that you are capable of doing yourself?

Cipateron Game preservationists say Switch2 GameKey Cards are disheartening but inevitable

It's only available in 40 out of 195 countries in the world and they have zero plans to expand it. They must not care much about it.

Cipateron Judge rules Apple executive lied under oath, makes criminal contempt referral

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/companies-should-f...

Cipateron Retailers will soon have only about 7 weeks of full inventories left

He hasn't just done that that, he is saying that NEXT quarter is also Biden's fault.

Cipateron Retailers will soon have only about 7 weeks of full inventories left

>for every trite issue

This speaks volumes

Cipateron Andrew Tate and brother leave Romania for US after travel ban lifted

Their flight to the US comes after the Financial Times reported that Trump’s special envoy, Richard Grenell, had spoken to the Romanian foreign minister, Emil Hurezeanu, about the Tate brothers at this month’s Munich Security Conference.

Cipateron DOGE puts $1 spending limit on government employee credit cards

Travel Expenses - Airfare, hotels, meals, transportation, conference fees

Goods & Services Purchases - Office supplies, equipment, and materials. Contractor payments (for purchases below the micro-purchase threshold). Software licenses and IT-related purchases. Repairs and maintenance services for government property. Training and educational materials for employees.

Fleet and Transportation - Fuel and maintenance expenses for government-owned vehicles.

Cipateron DOGE puts $1 spending limit on government employee credit cards

>Still, affordable ACA passed with -- I might add -- 'bipartisan' support

This is completely false. There was no bipartisan support. Literally the opposite.

Initial House Vote (H.R. 3962) Democrats: 219 Yes, 39 No Republicans: 1 Yes, 176 No

Final House Vote (H.R. 3590) Democrats: 219 Yes, 34 No Republicans: 0 Yes, 178 No

Senate Vote (H.R. 3590) Democrats: 58 Yes, 0 No Independents (Caucusing with Democrats): 2 Yes Republicans: 0 Yes, 39 No

Cipateron X blocks links to Signal

So why are you on a platform OWNED by a "state actor"?

Cipateron Goodbye, Slopify

New music as in "new to me" not "newly released".

Cipateron Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s

>If they then also understood that 90% - 95% of the population effectively has natural immunity, they would seriously question the ethics of vaccination.

Your premise is flawed as this is a misinterpretation of what the data actually states. The statistic refers to the fact that most infections do not cause active disease. This is not the same as having "immunity." Rather, it indicates that the immune system in most individuals can contain the bacteria without eradicating it, resulting in a latent infection. Latent TB can become active under certain conditions, such as immunosuppression or aging.

Vaccination does not reduce natural immunity but aims to prevent the most severe manifestations of TB which can be fatal.

Your wider point re: the ethical argument against vaccination presumes that exposing populations to preventable diseases is acceptable to preserve a theoretical "natural immunity." However, ethics in public health prioritize the reduction of preventable harm. Sacrificing lives and health for a purist notion of "natural selection" disregards the suffering of individuals and the societal costs of disease.

If anything, the ethical failure lies in allowing preventable diseases to cause harm when safe, effective interventions exist. Future generations will inherit a world shaped by the decisions we make today. A world with widespread vaccination is one where fewer children die, fewer families suffer, and societies thrive.

Cipateron Google Fiber is coming to Las Vegas

Google Fiber has been in existence since 2012.

Cipateron Starship Flight 7

He just means MORE checking for leaks.

They already implemented a whole host of changes to the vehicles after the first test back in 2023. There's a list of corrective actions here.

https://imgur.com/a/Y9dd43o

Cipateron Dragonfly's extreme loop-the-loops

Found a second usage.

https://www.science.org/content/article/how-oil-plume-change...

Cipateron Apple squandered the Holy Grail

Apple is not a private company.

Cipateron Europe's new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, made its inaugural flight

>True, but the EU has tight rules about government subsidies (TFEU art. 107-109) which don't have equivalent in the US.

ESA member states contributed €2.815 billion for the development of Ariane 6. Industry contributed €400 million.

Additionally, the member states have agreed to subsidize the Ariane 6 to the tune of €340 million annually.

Cipateron Europe's new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, made its inaugural flight

>SpaceX benefits from massive taxpayer support

Ariane 6 was funded by European taxpayers to the tune of €2.815 billion.

>and uses facilities built by the military and NASA.

Ariane is launched from the Guiana Space Centre which is owned and operated by the ESA. Since you haven't familiarised yourself with the topic, ESA is the European Space Agency and is owned by 22 European governments.

In addition, the member states of the ESA will subsidize the rocket for up to €340 million annually in return for an 11% discount on launches.

Cipateron Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads

My experience with Newpipe has been disappointing.

It freezes about 1/3 of the way into every video

It fails to display comments.

It crashes constantly.

Cipateron Claude 3 beats GPT-4 on Aider's code editing benchmark

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You have comments in your history that would count as low value. Why didn't you take them elsewhere?

Cipateron Rogue editors started a competing Wikipedia that's only about roads

I agree that people contributing to Wikipedia should take it seriously.

I also believe that Wikipedia is important and the work contributers do there matters.

Your comment makes it sound like you disagree.

Cipateron Ask HN: PG's 'Do Things That Don't Scale' manual examples?

Thank you.