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roumenguha··on US oil reserves are so low, the caverns holding them could be damaged
People have both personal and social interests; the latter can overcome the former in a system that people can trust. (Not saying that we have that right now, or ever have)
roumenguha··on Georgia police officers fired after Flock camera misuse
I get that this comment is meant to warn about the creeping government overreach and a curtailment of free speech, by comparing the US against a society where government surveillance is already commonplace.

I wonder if it does a disservice to readers to not make that same comparison against more similar countries instead (UK, Germany, Australia to name a few examples)?

roumenguha··on It's official: Utah is the U.S. state closest to banning VPNs
People make tradeoffs when it comes to where to live. You can surely move, but that assumes you have the financial means (if finding a new job is possible for you and your partner, and your children aren't at a point in their lives where moving would be detrimental), the support system, the friend circles, the third spaces and accompanying social systems, the kind of nature and access to that nature that you've grown used to.

Yes, there are 50 states. But besides some superficial differences, they tend to cluster in terms of policy. So, as a state slides further towards one extreme, it's not easy to decide which straw will break the camel's back. Because it could always be worse elsewhere, and is it really worth the trouble?

roumenguha··on Internet outage in Iran reaches 1,008 hours
Unless you have the backing of a much larger economic power with virtually guaranteed funding and equipment.
roumenguha··on Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly
Thank you for trying. I appreciate your efforts.
roumenguha··on Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with US escalate
Do you mean Batista?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgencio_Batista

roumenguha··on FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE
Obviously there may be people who disagree about the facts of these cases. Trends, however, may bear more weight:

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/us-border-agents-i...

roumenguha··on Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?
Citations Needed: https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/
roumenguha··on Meta Replaced the Native WhatsApp for Windows 11 with a Shitty Web App
Mostly FB Messenger, or SMS/MMS
roumenguha··on PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program
Not that this is a wholesale defense of DEI initiatives, but what you're describing was exactly the state of affairs before DEI policies.

If I misunderstood your comment as being critical of DEI policies on the basis of being discriminatory along protected characteristics, I apologize in advance.

roumenguha··on Microsoft has urged its employees on H-1B and H-4 visas to return immediately
Name and shame?
roumenguha··on ReMarkable Paper Pro Move
Ratta's Supernote is an option. The second hand market isn't as good, though, for buyers.
roumenguha··on Show HN: Walk-through of rocket landing optimization paper [pdf]
Thank you! I'm excited to dig in
roumenguha··on Zoom bias: The social costs of having a 'tinny' sound during video conferences
Samson Q2U
roumenguha··on Department of Government Efficiency
I guess this is where the savings from the shutdown of https://reproductiverights.gov/ went
roumenguha··on Stremio OS Is Now Available for Raspberry Pi 5 and 4
The ideal setup takes advantage of Real-Debrid or other seedbox services.
roumenguha··on Plant-based substitute leather developed from pineapple leaf fiber and rubber
I don't believe it is.
roumenguha··on SpaceX douments show company forbids employees sell stock if they've misbehaved
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1443015/why-do-we-s...
roumenguha··on SpaceX douments show company forbids employees sell stock if they've misbehaved
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1443015/why-do-we-s...
roumenguha··on Ask HN: Programming Courses for Experienced Coders?
On a similar note, does anyone have any resources for traditional computer vision, SLAM, and computational geometry?
roumenguha··on In California, Car Buyers Are Choosing Electric over Gasoline in Record Numbers
There's at least one automaker (Nio) with battery swaps as part of their regularly offered services.
roumenguha··on Nitter is working again
Did you mean invidious?
roumenguha··on Ask HN: Stock Android phone free of bloatware?
It depends. Are there any apps you want to know about specifically? I'm running CalyxOS right now and can try.

My banking apps work fine, surprisingly. And some Google (Gmail, Phone, and Fi) apps too, surprisingly, but not all (eg Meet, Messages, and Fit)

roumenguha··on The US Hasn’t Noticed That China-Made Cars Are Taking over the World
https://ev-riders.com/news/the-president-of-toyota-will-be-r...
roumenguha··on On ‘Plant-Based’
More fun factoids:

https://imgur.com/a/d9m4VWU

roumenguha··on Ask HN: What is the best podcast you listened to in 2022?
5-4: a wonderful podcast about the supreme court of the United States: https://pca.st/podcast/e14f0f00-2e7f-0138-96e0-0acc26574db2

They've covered a few of the decisions in their episodes. It's an excellent listen

roumenguha··on Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed]
Not all of them.
roumenguha··on Understanding Convolutions in Probability
https://betterexplained.com/articles/intuitive-convolution/
roumenguha··on Understanding Convolutions in Probability
I loved this article, it helped me understand: https://betterexplained.com/articles/intuitive-convolution/
roumenguha··on I’m taking some time away from Comma
If expense is the only drawback, there's knockoff you can find on AliExpress. Browse /r/Comma_AI for more info.
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