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grajaganDev··on China Will Field a Sixth Generation Fighter Before America Can
I fail to see what role fighter aircraft play in 2025.

Do we just keep building them out of habit?

grajaganDev··on The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End
Whose speech exactly?
grajaganDev··on You vs. a Billionaire: An Interactive Perspective on Wealth
Right - Musk could end world hunger.
grajaganDev··on You vs. a Billionaire: An Interactive Perspective on Wealth
Your statement is true but misses (deliberately?) the greater point.
grajaganDev··on You vs. a Billionaire: An Interactive Perspective on Wealth
LA fires destroyed 17000 houses. Roughly average value: $3 million each.

That is $51 billion by my calculation.

Musk is worth $400 billion.

grajaganDev··on [dead]
What crime would he be prosecuted for?
grajaganDev··on [dead]
It is shameful that a dedicated doctor with a lifetime of service must have head of state level security around him at all times.

He is 84 years old.

grajaganDev··on [dead]
Nixon was pardoned by Ford without a conviction.

And challenging presidential pardons is not a thing as pardons are a Constitutional power of the president.

grajaganDev··on No Trump, didn't make $50B from his memecoin
I am disgusted by this deplorable memecoin fraud but the reporting on this is terrible.

A more real market cap is around $6 billion - still outrageous and there is no need to mis-calculate it.

grajaganDev··on Do any languages specify package requirements in import / include statements?
It would be great to eliminate manifest files but Dependency Confusion, supply chain attacks and malicious project takeovers are a huge security challenge right now.
grajaganDev··on Pneumatic Tube mail system in NYC
"Networks of pneumatic tubes speeded mail along under city streets beginning in the 1890s. Mail was enclosed in pneumatic tube canisters that could hold up to 600 letters. The canisters traveled at an average of 35 miles per hour."

Classic steam-punk stuff.

grajaganDev··on Google has no faith in its ability to launch new products
Silicon Valley in general appears to be out of ideas.
grajaganDev··on Ask HN: Who is a first generation immigrant here?
Maybe not a good time to dox yourself as an immigrant.
grajaganDev··on The second order effects of banning TikTok will be interesting
"TikTok has so much content that any perspective on any topic will have real organic authentic content representing that point of view. The company can then selectively promote or suppress the reach of these views as they see fit."
grajaganDev··on Donald Trump wants to buy TikTok
The provision for a 90-day extension expires today.
grajaganDev··on Donald Trump wants to buy TikTok
"It benefits society."
grajaganDev··on What happened to the tech industry's 'perk culture?'
They literally won't even send us a t-shirt.
grajaganDev··on What happened to the tech industry's 'perk culture?'
If that doesn't respond, https://archive.is/alzTA
grajaganDev··on Show HN: AI check-in app for people living alone
I think this is pretty awesome.

I like the multiple attempts it you miss the first call. Maybe add the option to check in manually. Sometimes I am in locations without cell service, in meetings all day, etc.

Also voice recognition to prevent a different party from answering/confirming in the case of a kidnapping or domestic abuse.

grajaganDev··on Show HN: AI check-in app for people living alone
Can the AI be disabled?

https://x.com/AndrewSchmidtFC/status/1849947375873425889?lan...

grajaganDev··on Apple lists all apps it removed alongside TikTok in the U.S.
My concern is non-technical users sideloading backdoored versions from hackers.

How is a supply chain attack mitigated by the mechanisms you suggest?

grajaganDev··on Apple lists all apps it removed alongside TikTok in the U.S.
>installing apps outside the app store

How does this work? Any TikToc apk files from outside the app store must been considered compromised at this point.

grajaganDev··on The Fuzzing Book
Agreed - the authors are the top fuzzing experts.
grajaganDev··on Apple lists all apps it removed alongside TikTok in the U.S.
“Apple is obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates. Pursuant to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, apps developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its subsidiaries — including TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8, and others — will no longer be available for download or updates on the App Store for users in the United States starting January 19, 2025,” the company said.

Google and Apple face a $5000 fine for each user downloading the app.

This could mean multiple hundred billion dollar fines.

grajaganDev··on TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
Right. The Legal teams at Apple and Google will follow the existing law as written.

No EO from Trump will change that.

grajaganDev··on Ask HN: Why is too much power accumulated in the president?
Agreed that too much power accumulated in the president.

The advent of nuclear weapons is one reason.

You need someone to push the button.

Another reason is Nixon, Dick Cheney and many other right of center "intellectuals" have been successfully arguing for decades that the president needs more power.

grajaganDev··on TikTok goes dark in the US
>Why not call for the dismantling of the global advertising networks in the US

Yes, we should do this also.

grajaganDev··on When America's Top Spies Were Academics and Librarians
>In this scenario, all this shit about spies (movies estabilishing their personas, tall tales, especulations) is nothing but misdirection.

Not if you are arrested for espionage.

Of course I cannot disclose my sources and methods - I concede the argument.

grajaganDev··on Ask HN: What Are Your Best Tips for Household Chores?
They are rectangles, not squares so it is possible (and very annoying) to try to fit it side to side when it should be end to end.
grajaganDev··on TikTok goes dark in the US
It is very difficult - social media giants have very powerful lobbies.
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