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elephant81··on US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'
What on earth is centre-right about the ALP? Its essentally Fabian at this point.
elephant81··on India has paved the way for charging merchants a fee on UPI transactions
This is the reality.
elephant81··on The privacy problems hidden in your period tracker
What is the privacy concern vs a weight loss tracker?
elephant81··on How to earn a billion dollars
I think you'll find its not billionaires stopping that, its elected officials.
elephant81··on Iran hit more U.S. military targets than has been reported, satellite images
I cant recall a war in my lifetime (45 years) where is has been impossible to have any idea of damage. Very little coming out of Iran, very little out of the US.

The whole conspiracy around the downed airman https://www.afr.com/world/middle-east/a-ruse-to-snatch-urani... only adds to it.

elephant81··on Artist who “paints” portraits on glass by hitting it with a hammer
In terms of artistic merit, it reminds me of https://gillieandmarc.com/collections/sesame-street-drop

Technique is undoubtedly interesting, but content....

elephant81··on UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16
How would you argue that more than one arrest is fair in a modern democracy? Can you even point to an arrest where it passes the pub test?
elephant81··on Visible from space, Sudan's bloodied sands expose a massacre of thousands
Yes, the ISS as a sadistic Christof
elephant81··on Cormac McCarthy's personal library
Babies in the tree?
elephant81··on Cormac McCarthy's personal library
I've read it twice. Once as a naive 16-year-old. Once, as a young father. Profoundly upsetting the second time.
elephant81··on Quicksort explained IKEA-style
I've tried to have AI generate these types of visual instructions from text without luck. Perhaps it was the IKEA-style guide I needed.
elephant81··on Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
I dont see how you couldn't structure this with an offshore licensing deal. Ie Irish company picks up 99% of billing, German company sends Irish company license fees etc and reduce profit of German company to zero for three years.
elephant81··on Every satellite orbiting earth and who owns them (2023)
I would have to suspect there are more US NRO ones that aren't listed. Misty and her descendants would like a word.
elephant81··on Panjandrum: The ‘giant firework’ built to break Hitler's Atlantic Wall
https://www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/the-confluence?utm_medium=ios Tyler Cowen posted this last week, I was completely shocked by it. Worth reading on the state of the UK in general.
elephant81··on PrintedLabs – 3D printable optical experiment equipment
what is the best plastic to print these lenses from? I've found over time all of the clear prints I've don't suffer from UV degradation.
elephant81··on Show HN: Wireless video streaming on POV bike display
You should sell this as a kit, really impressive!
elephant81··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Thanks Peter. With an American wife, and an Australian Passport, what would you recommend as the best path to move to the US?
elephant81··on The Eleven Laws of Showrunning [pdf]
Link seems dead?
elephant81··on We created a fake delivery company to get a job
What are they actually selling? Their website, https://www.outstandly.com/, is a single landing page with "Creative solutions for boring problems."

Here is a boring problem, creatively show me your work.

elephant81··on Ask HN: Stickers and Barcodes for Hardware?
Thanks, I guess I was wondering if there was a specific best in class for the nylon stickers? Same with tracking software?
elephant81··on The Vicuñas and the $9k Sweater
I toured the Loro Piana mill in Roccapietra a few years back. Highlights include the cashmere carpets they make for gulfstream, the Scottish nettles they brush fabrics with and the five story storage bins that run an automated elevator call back system.

It was very impressive.

Sure it is even more so since it was purchased by LVMH.

elephant81··on Flight-Testing of Otto Lilienthal's Monoplane Design from 1893
Could you model this and fly it in Microsoft Flight Sim?
elephant81··on Satellite takes image of another satellite
I think its hard to beat Misty for best looking satellite. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty_(satellite_program) an eavesdropping Paul McCarthy tree in Paris.
elephant81··on The collapse of companies like SVB is triggering demand for corporate merch
The sun logo was one of the all time best
elephant81··on Modeling Starlink Capacity
Look at Brilliant Pebbles. Starlink is just V.20 under the cover of Musk.