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aetch··on Evidence of a spying operation by ICE against left-wing social movements
Only if they have a deportation order. There are scenarios where people are in an in between state or have the ability to challenge a deportation order
aetch··on US Government is hiding a secret court ruling about how it spies on Americans
Nah, mostly republicans
aetch··on US Government is hiding a secret court ruling about how it spies on Americans
What? The guy who was killed was actively committing violence and had done so multiple times before. Continuing to evade capture isn’t a get out of jail free card to keep evading the US and keep making bombs.

The guy got more chances than the average US resident who would get shot by the cops for less

aetch··on Why were Victorian elites so effective?
Its rent seeking because they’re using the government role to bring in the dough for themselves after they get the role. It just takes a bit of money upfront similar to a landlord buying a house. That’s also how you restrict government roles to the rich who only use it for personal gain. Similar to people who believe that Trump is generously by “donating” his salary back but not realizing that he and his family are earning far more in bribes and kickbacks using his position.
aetch··on Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back
Mandatory if you don’t want to see ads in your start menu and search
aetch··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2026)
Don’t forget about those of us who want 2DWW /s
aetch··on The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites (2025)
The Air Force does launching and flying over land as well as land based missiles. Flying over water is the navy’s business.
aetch··on The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites (2025)
The space force doesn’t even go to space
aetch··on The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites (2025)
The current U.S. administration doesn’t know what they want in Iran. It’s not a capability issue.
aetch··on The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites (2025)
Most veterans don’t have security clearances after getting out of the military if their next job doesn’t need it
aetch··on Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah
It’s more efficient to spend your ammo on housing and city buildings.
aetch··on Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah
I wouldn’t call that necessarily a good thing. Stable societies can have a decrease in population after peaking.
aetch··on Driver Ticketed for No Insurance Just Because Flock (YC 2017) Said She Didn't
Those aren’t counter examples, that shows that flock is useless
aetch··on Classified estimates show the NSA is paying billions to test AI models
Flock is a private company and not run by government employees
aetch··on U.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk
Found the person who got blamed by Claude
aetch··on U.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk
More like the opposite in practice
aetch··on Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin
Probably both
aetch··on Political meddling at the Census Bureau damages the US statistical system
Yes, the government shouldn’t be run on emotions or like a for profit company
aetch··on A/I shuts down
Sounds like they vet the users request before giving them access. After that the usage is anonymous. It’s not that deep
aetch··on A/I shuts down
I’d like to see you resist a government ordered shutdown of your accounts for more than a few hours
aetch··on A/I shuts down
The traitors in power in the U.S. use signal and no one cheers for signal to be shut down
aetch··on A/I shuts down
Not wanting to provide free services to someone isn’t the same as not supporting free speech
aetch··on Whistleblower warns Postal Service mail ballot system has catastrophic problems
The republicans, they keep claiming that voter fraud is always in favor for democrats but most of the discovered cases are republican voters.
aetch··on How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been?
You can compare the subscription cost to the API per token cost for similar queries.
aetch··on Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1
What is a half day? Is this referencing wasted time in a hang? I’ve seen it in agent output from time to time and it’s not clear if it’s referring to a hang or a code name it’s given some meaning to.
aetch··on 9th Circuit sides with states in Kalshi gambling fight
Now they’re getting out of jail with a few donations
aetch··on EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws
They’ll be dead by the time it gets worse again
aetch··on "IT WoRKs BeTter in the App "
Just let the app that’s clearly a web app pretending to be an app be accessible from the web
aetch··on "IT WoRKs BeTter in the App "
Yes, because visiting a website is much easier to do even unintentionally. The last thing I want is my phone to vibrate as I scroll past an ad
aetch··on A joke domain purchase turned in geopolitical warfare
I don’t think the US DOD needs western ballon data for targeting purposes like Russia.
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