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samudrijan··on Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half
50% of your federal tax bill funds foreign wars and military weapons that are then turned on civilian populations including our own.
samudrijan··on Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half
Winter gas bills soar to $200+/mo for a small house.
samudrijan··on The oldest ice disappears and the Stone Age emerges from it
The establishment O&G cartel is actively working against the transition. See Trump, et. al.
samudrijan··on Cisco gives engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite legacy code
Pythonista
samudrijan··on ICE wants its mask back, and hired a company to ask
Registrars that unconditional comply with malicious takedown orders should be boycotted outright.

“By mid-morning, icepi.cx no longer resolved. Its registrar, CentralNic, had placed the domain on serverHold.”

Especially relevant for the HN audience.

samudrijan··on US Reps Lead Democratic Resolution Opposing A.I. Bubble Bailout for Big Tech
And perpetuated the system. Iceland meanwhile let their banks fail,sent bankers to jail, took the medicine and came out stronger.
samudrijan··on The importance of communities around software
Which music hardware is open these days? Thought I saw some oktatrak updates.
samudrijan··on SS United States to be sunk as largest artificial reef
Ain’t that symbolic.
samudrijan··on Nvidia and Micron Make Up 34% of America's Earnings Boom
Hospitals and health insurers aren’t really operating in a free market.
samudrijan··on US Government is hiding a secret court ruling about how it spies on Americans
Yeah but I don’t use my real name online. /s
samudrijan··on US Government is hiding a secret court ruling about how it spies on Americans
From warrantless wiretapping to extra judicial renditions, the US government has been a rogue state for sometime. Now they just have low-grade criminals and racists running the show, buddied up with media owners, O&G and the mic.
samudrijan··on AI promised less work. I've never worked more
There’s a flaw in your logic. The value of software doesn’t derive from how much you spend on developers. It’s a function of what customers are willing to pay for the service/product.

If there is no market fit, 100 man-years is worth $0.

On the other hand, if 10K customers are willing to pay $15/month for a tool that took 30 man-months to build you have a handy $150K/month revenue stream.

samudrijan··on Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforce
Just holler
samudrijan··on YousefAbdulHusain – The Dune Movies Erase Islam [video]
What a small minded view.
samudrijan··on Elon Musk Just Gave Europe a Reason to Replace American Technology
Musk could be tried under espionage acts, Logan act and foreign agents act. Trump presumably is immune thanks to Roberts.
samudrijan··on Pentagon grants DHS permission to test heat ray weapon for use at border
The “border” extends 100 miles in-land from the actual border and encompasses 2/3 of the US population. DHS needs to be dismantled stat.
samudrijan··on Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for electricity than public providers
Disrupt natural monopolies. Have government provide a common good.
samudrijan··on Every AI model has the same "controversial" take on humans
Dumb rat.
samudrijan··on Google cleared 300 hectares of Finnish forest
Deforestation in general is bad. See Brasil for beef, soya and Indonesia for palm oil and now data centers.
samudrijan··on What shall I teach my son?
What a zero-brain statement.
samudrijan··on What shall I teach my son?
Self-expression is a fundamental human need. Ignore to your own detriment.
samudrijan··on Microsoft and CMU team up to train early career software engineers
The way Claude writes code comments there will be no shortage of data.
samudrijan··on Gold is now the top U.S. export
So not actually productive exports. Just draining the coffers as the criminals in charge loot the commons.
samudrijan··on Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
Got worried there for a second about the mokka pot I got through Amazon instead of Bialetti.
samudrijan··on Hittite royal archive found in Turkey
Where do you think we get the expression clay pigeon? Earliest form of airmail…
samudrijan··on China Overtakes U.S. For First Time as Top Spender on R&D in 2024
The Biden admin passed the chips act along w the infrastructure bill. Too bad about their support for genocide and endless military spending.

Hard to say what good the Trump admin is doing except exposing the rot in right wing “governance.”

samudrijan··on 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished
Hijacking the top comment to plug Discogs. Amazing DB of music and used record shop.

https://www.discogs.com/

samudrijan··on 'Jonathan' is the oldest land animal on Earth
In the Leftovers people think living in Jarden is why they were left. Maybe St Helena is the new Jarden.
samudrijan··on Paramount Skydance has completed its $111B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery
You can count on the corporate Dems to gnash their teeth and wring their hands and collect their paycheck.
samudrijan··on Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage
I like clean water to drink and air to breathe and a climate that isn’t on an increasingly hotter trajectory. Government should police corporations.
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