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mrala··on Houthis 'take control' of key island in global shipping route
This is also mentioned in the article that you linked:

> In April 2016, during UN-brokered peace talks in Kuwait, Houthi representatives gave the United States a "sincere apology" for the "Death to America" slogan, claiming that the slogan was used for "domestic consumption as a means to attract support in the streets and create a common cause between their supporters to keep them united."

> During the Red Sea crisis, Houthi supporters waved the flag of Palestine every Friday during anti-Gaza genocide and anti-western attacks on Yemen demonstrations, alongside the slogan and flag of Yemen. A new Houthi slogan appeared after the group's re-designation as a terrorist organisation: "America is the mother of terrorism" set on a red background.

mrala··on New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra
It would be interesting to compare the costs of a top of the line machine every decade or so. Costs were steadily decreasing until recently.
mrala··on IDF struggles to curb endless feed of soldiers posting misdeeds on social media
Interestingly, from the article you linked:

> The quote "For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law." (Spanish: Para mis amigos, todo; para mis enemigos, la ley) is often attributed to Benavides, although other sources also attribute it to other Latin American heads of state, such as Benito Juárez, Juan Perón, Getulio Vargas, or Juscelino Kubitschek.

mrala··on When Is "Next Friday"?
> Is all of this arbitrary?

You’re describing language.

mrala··on Pro-Iran crew turns DDoS into shakedown as Ubuntu.com stays down
> It was also perplexing when Iran was shooting missiles at their allies, until you realize they aren't rational humans.

Ah yes, the classic “my enemies are ontologically evil” gambit.

mrala··on Police Have Used License Plate Readers at Least 14x to Stalk Romantic Interests
What is your definition of speech? It seems like you are defining it literally.
mrala··on NemoClaw – Nvidia's upcoming open-source AI agent platform
> NemoClaw is expected to be officially unveiled at NVIDIA's annual developer conference, GTC 2026, scheduled for mid-March 2026. NVIDIA has been actively presenting the platform to enterprise software companies ahead of the public announcement.

Guess we will find out.

mrala··on Someone needs to go to jail
> But this rant's "solution", which seems to be "let's empower the police state to do more excesses" - yeah, no.

What led you to believe this is the solution presented in the article? Much less try to pass those statements off as quoting or paraphrasing.

> Maybe let's just ensure that everyone gets the same due process?

That is the actual solution presented in the last two sections of the article.

mrala··on Ask HN: How are you all staying sane?
Have a link to your blog?
mrala··on Man, 83, tricked by scammers, gets 21 years to life for killing Uber driver
It sounds objective to claim a reasonable person would not kill a person because they felt scared. Based on the video footage[0], a reasonable person would be able to tell that woman presented no threat. Even if you argue shooting her in the leg because he was scared, it is nearly impossible to claim he was still scared and he has stalked her around her car and then shot her five more times. That is objectively, an unreasonable response to being scared when it’s apparent the woman was not endangering his life.

[0]: https://youtu.be/RSlOY39ynaY

mrala··on The feds want to make it illegal to even possess an anarchist zine
The article continues to argue the point:

> Sanchez was charged following a search that ICE proclaimed on social media turned up “literal insurrectionist propaganda” he had allegedly transported from his home to an apartment, noting that “insurrectionary anarchism is regarded as the most serious form of domestic (non-jihadi) terrorist threat.” The tweet also said that Sanchez is a green card holder granted legal status through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

> The indictment claims Sanchez was transporting those materials to conceal them because they incriminated his wife. But how can possession of literature incriminate anyone, let alone someone who isn’t even accused of anything but being present when someone else allegedly fired a gun? Zines aren’t contraband; it’s not illegal to be an anarchist or read about anarchism. I don’t know why Sanchez allegedly moved the box of documents, but if it was because he (apparently correctly) feared prosecutors would try to use them against his wife, that’s a commentary on prosecutors’ lawlessness, not Sanchez’s.

mrala··on A recent chess controversy
The title is “Did a US Chess Champion Cheat?” and the text of the article uses statistical analysis to show that the person most likely did not cheat. What would you consider to be misleading between the title and the article?
mrala··on The Color of the Future: A history of blue
> Far away galaxies appear both older and redder the further away they are, so red is the past.

> If the galaxies are turning red, you are in the future.

Aren’t these statements saying the same thing?

mrala··on We Found the Hidden Cost of Data Centers. It's in Your Electric Bill [video]
You seem to be missing the point entirely.

1. The bill shown for July 2024 was for about $100, which includes $65 of supply charges.

2. The bill for July 2025 was for about $129, with supply charges of $84.

3. Despite actual usage being lower for July 2025, the total cost increased by 29%.

The point being raised is that energy costs are higher for individuals because the cost of building infrastructure to support data centers is being subsidized by individuals. Even if her bill was for $65, it is inconsequential to the main point. I don’t understand why people make comments like yours other than to muddy the waters and obfuscate the issue. Or truly failing to understand what is being communicated due to some bias or ideology. A sad microcosm of what passes for discourse in our time.

mrala··on Fairness is what the powerful 'can get away with' study shows
> He added, however, that it is important to remember the limitations of such studies: "We used point/money to represent the real-life costs associated with actions like campaigning or going on a protest march. Experiments like these are only meant to simulate aspects of the real world, not perfectly represent its complexity."

> Behavior may be different if participants had earned their points rather than simply received them, or both Proposers and Responder shared a common identity or wider goal.

> "Still," Dr. Gordon continues, "it is a reminder that we should be mindful of attempts to limit the ability to hold power to account. For example, through anti-protest, anti-strike, and voter suppression laws. In an era marked by growing global inequality, this study offers critical insights into the psychology of power, and the mechanisms that can promote more equitable societies."

mrala··on Trump Orders National Guard to Washington and Takeover of Capital’s Police
It was a metaphor. Are you taking it personally because the shoe fits?
mrala··on Google has dropped more than 50 DEI-related orgs from one of its funding lists
Conservatives have been trying to redefine equity as equality out of outcomes for some time now. It is disingenuous at best.
mrala··on Google has dropped more than 50 DEI-related orgs from one of its funding lists
You are objectively incorrect almost across the board but especially about what “MLK was looking for.” See: https://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15661878/ho...

> I'm presently in the most oppressed group -- I'm a white heterosexual male.

The group you are in is the perpetually seeking victimhood group.

> All the DEI training materials claim that I'm "inherently racist", which is a ploy to punish me unjustly.

Right, the problem is not the actual racism rather it’s pointing out things that could be racist and making racists feel bad about being racist.

mrala··on NASA loses another senior official as tension about the agency's future grows
You say that like it’s a worse option.
mrala··on When to make LODs (2021)
LOD = level of detail
mrala··on The Bitter Lessons Behind Kimi Researcher's Taste
Yes, if you have never heard of Kimi Research, it is unclear what the article is about. It seems to be referring to Moonshot AI’s product called Kimi.

https://www.moonshot.ai/ https://moonshotai.github.io/Kimi-Researcher/

mrala··on Advertising without signal: The rise of the grifter equilibrium
Since the article doesn’t mention it, CPA stands for cost per action.
mrala··on Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day
Are you seriously comparing the use of pronouns in emails to swastikas?
mrala··on Meta scrapped factcheckers because systems were 'too complex'
What evidence is there for this claim?
mrala··on Bhutan, after prioritizing happiness, now faces an existential crisis
FTA:

> Every five years, surveyors fan out across Bhutan measuring the nation's happiness. The results are analyzed and factored into public policy.

Or are you asking whether the results of the survey can be trusted?

mrala··on Bhutan, after prioritizing happiness, now faces an existential crisis
The article literally states this fact:

> Bhutan, which is about the size of Maryland, was largely isolated from the rest of the world for centuries. The kingdom was so protective of its unique Buddhist culture that it only started allowing foreign tourists to visit in the 1970s and didn't introduce television until 1999.

mrala··on And now we see what is possible
This might be a great example of epistemic trespassing.
mrala··on Cards Against Humanity Launches a Super Pac to Match Elon Musk's Super Pac
Think you might be projecting just a little?
mrala··on Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts
I suppose there could be any number of reasons. Maybe they were already using SSO prior to using a password manager and it would take more effort than an extra millimeter to switch.
mrala··on Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts
That is also my preference. However, that is not the question that is being asked.
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