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robd003··on PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program
This was a really stupid move. Isn't the Python Foundation almost exactly $1.5 million over budget?

According to their recent post they only have 6 months of runway before going broke. https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/connecting-the-dots.htm...

robd003··on Python Foundation rejects government grant with strings attached
This was a really stupid move. Isn't the Python Foundation almost exactly $1.5 million over budget?

According to their recent post they only have 6 months of runway before going broke. https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/connecting-the-dots.htm...

robd003··on Trae: AI Code Editor from ByteDance
Trae: The fastest way for the Chinese to siphon up everyone else's intellectual property.
robd003··on Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detection scripts under EU law
Google makes enough money from adwords that they can afford one public good like a free video sharing website.
robd003··on 'Not of faculty quality': How Penn mistreated Katalin Karikó
Reminder that Penn is the 2nd worst school for free speech: https://rankings.thefire.org/rank/school/university-of-penns...
robd003··on Carbon capture pipeline nixed after widespread opposition
You know what likes CO2? Plants.
robd003··on California to require firms to reveal carbon emissions in first law of its kind
Yet another reason companies are fleeing California
robd003··on The Pentagon and CIA have shaped thousands of movies into effective propaganda
Remember in the 1980s when movies were good? Can we go back to that?
robd003··on Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex cookware, files for bankruptcy
Pensions should be outlawed. If employees want retirement savings they should be given money for 401k plans, not outdated and inefficient defined benefit plans.
robd003··on Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco
When will the people of San Francisco wake up and realize that their soft-on-crime approach is wrong?

If SF took crime seriously and actually hunted down criminals and put them in jail then normal citizens could live normal lives.

robd003··on Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 EV makes its US debut
The rear seat headroom is going to suck for anyone above the age of 12
robd003··on Twitter's copyright strike system is no longer working
They've been on a tear getting rid of pedos since Elon took over; https://www.teslarati.com/twitter-taking-child-exploitation-...
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robd003··on Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard terminates service
I really wish we held large internet platforms to the same standards we do to the phone company or the power company. You shouldn't be able to decline service just because you dislike a customer.

It's getting rather scary that the internet is so centralized these days and anyone who speaks out against the Cathedral loses their ability to speak.

robd003··on H.R.2184 – End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act
The democrats are completely out of touch with the people they're supposed to serve. Let's hope the dems lose both the House & Senate in November so we can regain some normalcy.
robd003··on Microsoft Clipchamp
Are there any good open source video editors? I've been holding my breath on VLMC for over a decade now...
robd003··on What the Hell Is Up with Dilbert?
What's wrong with mocking HR? It's so easy to have a meritocracy rather than measuring the immutable characteristics of your employees...

I can't fathom how HR can justify selective racism without lawsuits galore.

robd003··on Why Germany won’t keep its nuclear plants open
If you want to be green then nuclear power is the only logical option. Wind farms kill birds and solar destroys landscapes.
robd003··on YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content
Censoring ideas just makes them more popular. If YouTube wanted to do the right thing they'd let people debate openly, instead this will just push people further into their respective echo chambers.
robd003··on YouTube removes “I Can't Believe You've Done This” video from 2007
Can we all agree that censorship sucks? I've been using Odysee/LBRY which has a P2P video platform and all of the metadata is stored on blockchain.
robd003··on Cancel Me: John Cleese to present Channel 4 show on ‘woke’ thought
I'm overjoyed that finally someone famous has the balls to combat cancel culture.
robd003··on Reading too much political news is bad for your well-being
Anyone else find it funny that this is being published just after the Joe Biden corruption was released? https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden...
robd003··on No time to read? Listen instead
I'm seeing it too in Firefox 69. Trying to debug and get this fixed as soon as possible. Thanks for the heads up!
robd003··on No time to read? Listen instead
Hey man, I'm one of the developers for VoxSnap and wanted to debug the issue you had. We didn't program anything that would affect the browser history state so I'm a little confused about the issue you saw. Could you let me know what browser you're using and the problem you experienced? Thx, robd003
robd003··on Dyson has scrapped its electric car project
You just know there's a joke about making the entire car out of plastic in here...
robd003··on Startup Playbook (2015)
Feel free to use a podcast app. The feed URL is: https://data.voxsnap.com/podcast/ycombinator.rss
robd003··on Startup Playbook (2015)
It's available as a podcast here: https://data.voxsnap.com/podcast/ycombinator.rss
robd003··on Startup Playbook (2015)
I'm the co-founder & CTO of VoxSnap. Here's a link to the podcast: https://data.voxsnap.com/podcast/ycombinator.rss

It should be in Google Play & iTunes shortly

robd003··on Listen to Sam Altman’s Startup Playbook
You can now listen to Sam Altman’s Startup Playbook just like a podcast, on the go!

We are a startup currently going through the YC Startup School and we’d love your feedback, please send us your thoughts.

robd003··on Apple is removing Alex Jones and InfoWars’ podcasts from iTunes
I wish Silicon Valley believed in free speech instead of being jackbooted thugs. Let the individual decide if they want to consume media or not. I'm getting sick and tired of the outrage mobs trying to censor everything they personally find objectionable.
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