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WarOnPrivacy

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A surveillance state is the largest possible government
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WarOnPrivacy··on I would like the value of my home to rise, while my property taxes fall
Millions of us: We would like to be housed please. We're still recovering from the 2021 rental markets that forced people with jobs and savings into homelessness.

Regime in charge: Enjoy these property tax reforms that will lead to higher housing costs and (further) transfer of wealth towards people who already own homes. Let us know what else we can do to keep people in lower classes trapped and vulnerable to exploitation.

WarOnPrivacy··on Platforms' Violent Content Rules Are About to Meet The Pentagon's Firing Squad
We engage with fictional violence of many types but are repelled by actual, unneeded violence. This seems like we're processing things properly.

    Old Guy Thoughts: In my experience, intellectual
    calculations of worthiness aren't intrinsically
    valuable. What is harmful are those things
    that turn out to be harmful. And that's it.

    For our calculations of what is harmful - those 
    fail all the time.
WarOnPrivacy··on Tell HN: I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years
Could a group of donors be dedicated to financing an individual - with group members connected to each other? Communications could happen on one of the federated platforms, maybe coordinated by a temporary group head.
WarOnPrivacy··on Margaret Hamilton has died
Dang. She was a remarkable stand-out, in fields full of remarkable people.

The pic here is often people's first intro to her https://news.mit.edu/2016/scene-at-mit-margaret-hamilton-apo...

WarOnPrivacy··on Amazon's 'About You' section guesses oddly specific details about shoppers
Mine says I maintain enterprise networks and I sometimes work on stuff around the house.

The only thing it got wrong is Household = 1 Adult. I live with my 5 adult sons.

WarOnPrivacy··on $2599 Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra
Not shown, price. It is expected to start out at $3k and top out over $7k.

    Thank you hyperscalar platforms for brutalizing
    the consumer ram/nvme market.
ref:https://us.smartprix.com/laptops/microsoft-surface-laptop-ul...

ref:https://www.tweaktown.com/news/113957/microsofts-rtx-spark-s...

WarOnPrivacy··on Emergence of pan-drug resistant Candidozyma auris in Kenya
I'm more whigged out by fungal infections than by a bacterial one (eg:plague). But for this creepy fungus, there's a ray of hope.

    A deadly hospital fungus that resists nearly every antifungal drug may
    have an unexpected weakness. Researchers discovered that Candida auris
    activates specific genes during infection to hunt for nutrients it 
    needs to survive. 
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251223043934.h...
WarOnPrivacy··on Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years
https://archive.li/pdswy
WarOnPrivacy··on FTC Action Against MLM Operator Amway for Unfair and Deceptive Business Practice
> That was fast.

I was thinking the same. I ran into Amwaynes repeatedly during the 80s and 90s. But now it's a step too far?

WarOnPrivacy··on Microsoft, Google took down $66M marketplace selling VMs with pirated software
The takedown happened this past January. ref: https://therecord.media/microsoft-redvds-cybercrime-scam
WarOnPrivacy··on Suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption for imports $800 or less
> Congress appears to have ceded their oversight role

If there is one most-bipartisan-thing-ever, ceding oversight is it. ex:FastTrack Trade

WarOnPrivacy··on What happened to the Snowden archive
> a very skeptical eye on anyone who comes out of the woodwork

It wasn't one. It was eight women who put themselves in the firing line of (mostly) men, who craft no end of reasons to not believe them.

I believe them.

WarOnPrivacy··on What happened to the Snowden archive
A longish life has taught me to believe vulerable women who open themselves to ridicule, mistreatment and attack for outing more-powerful men who harmed them.

The women who outed Jason Applebaum knowingly opened themselves to some harsh treatment. I believe them.

WarOnPrivacy··on What happened to the Snowden archive
Besides the undisclosed portions of the Snowden archives, I was also disappointed that the Assange/Wikileaks insurance files were never decrypted.

ref: https://kagi.com/search?q=wikileaks+insurance+torrent

WarOnPrivacy··on UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970
> The opening credits theme music and editing are just brilliant.

Absolutely. The Andersons knew how to craft a vibe.

WarOnPrivacy··on UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970
My kids enjoyed UFO S01E01 (the pilot?) but never got into the series. They really like Space 1999 however.

I've found it useful to use my kids as a barometer of what bits of culture have persevered (as opposed to whatever ancient thing I still like).

    Barney Miller:  Lasts
    Blazing Saddles: Didn't age as well as I thought.
I put on Magnificent Seven (1960) last night and had an audience pretty quick.
WarOnPrivacy··on New evidence for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun's tomb
> The warning needs to transcend language so you probably think a skull is pretty clear right?

I feel that adorning the skull with jewels will puree the "No! No! NO!" message, in any epoch.

WarOnPrivacy··on Show HN: Analyzed 400 routes and driving a Tesla beats flying 65% of the time
Maybe it's how I'm wired but the FSD experience feels indistinguishable from the days I rode with my driving permitted, teen kids.

I've yielded control but I still have to pay full time attention to another driver - because I can't fully trust them. It's the worst of both worlds.

When I can sleep in route, FSD will have arrived for me.

WarOnPrivacy··on Supreme Court blocks Trump's plan to restrict mail-in ballots
Ethical decisions by this SCotUS is something I no longer expect. Am I missing something critical here?
WarOnPrivacy··on Show HN: Analyzed 400 routes and driving a Tesla beats flying 65% of the time
I dunno man. Going to PA, I'm only stuck in the airplane for a couple of hours. The alternative presented here is being stuck in a Tesla for days. Personally, I'd give a lot to avoid that.
WarOnPrivacy··on Ask HN: What are some privacy/security tools you wish exist, but don't yet?
I want residential proxy IPs.
WarOnPrivacy··on Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco
Florida. 89 Dodge p/u, 92 Buick, 96 Toyota and my son daily drives a 63 Dart. We have a 61 Sunliner I drive when the weather cools down.
WarOnPrivacy··on Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco
My son bought 144 bottles of Castrol 10w40 on closeout for $110. This was 2 or 3 years ago. We drive old iron and have been steadily using them up.

What felt like a wall in our garage now feels like a security blanket.

WarOnPrivacy··on No Atlantic hurricanes by Sept. 12 breaks a 60-year record
> I thought the warming waters were supposed to increase the number of hurricanes?

That is a question. I suppose the answer is yes, you thought that.

You likely thought that because - Holy cow. Year after year after year of explosively strengthening Cat5 storms is fairly well unprecedented.

source: FL coastal resident and repeated hurricane relief worker.

Equally unprecedented is the supercharged El Nino that's been interfering with the Atlantic Basin's ability to form storms, in proportion to it's record development.

WarOnPrivacy··on How to Create a Tor Exit Node (2015)
I ran an exit node about 15y ago on a free IP. After a few weeks, I found malware files (not deployed) on the desktop. They reappeared after deletion a few times. I concluded the experiment and wiped the system.

Some time later I tried running a middle relay (VM non-persistent live distro) but Dan List (then) didn't differentiate between between exit and other node types and my public IP kept getting blacklisted. I eventually gave up.

WarOnPrivacy··on Jellyfin Loses Project Leader and Core Team Member (45 day After Leader Departs)
CoFounder Andrew Rabert had departed late Jul https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48986091
WarOnPrivacy··on Nvidia crypto mining GPUs hacked to restore locked-away VRAM

    software mod unlocks 64GB of VRAM on $250 CMP 170HX
This scenario ($250 card) no longer exists. It isn't clear what the value of reposting this article is.
WarOnPrivacy··on Get to Know Your Phone's Built-In Emergency Kit
My emergency alerts (Crisis, Earthquake) were disabled due to lack of permissions. I toggled these off here anyway for peace of mind (the peace of being free of pointless, jarring alerts).
WarOnPrivacy··on Get to Know Your Phone's Built-In Emergency Kit
https://archive.fo/p3eN9
WarOnPrivacy··on The Army just used a 20-kilowatt laser to take out three drones
English: https://www.wired.com/story/high-energy-laser-us-shoots-down...
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