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tc313··on Britain's spies-for-hire are running wild
HN is a place where you typically post links to sources that support your claim. We could all Google it (or ChatGPT it), but we may not come out with the same results. Why not post your sources so that we can discuss a common set of evidence?
tc313··on Personal aviation is about to get interesting (2023)
Yep. The flight training is the same as for a PPL, except there’s no VOR navigation, less instrument time, no night flights, and no (intentional) spin training.
tc313··on Personal aviation is about to get interesting (2023)
I think it’s more likely that the FAA drops the requirement for a third-class medical certificate to get a PPL than that they significantly loosen the diagnosis restrictions. At least they have discussed dropping the requirement in the past.
tc313··on Personal aviation is about to get interesting (2023)
I’m a sport pilot with a controlled airspace endorsement. It took just two lessons for my instructor to give me the endorsement. I don’t know why anyone would skip it.
tc313··on Man 'refused entry into US' as border control catch him with bald JD Vance meme
> it is the traveller's responsibility to have valid documents and be familiar with the current entry regulations

This response from the Norwegian foreign office makes it seem like the man lacked proper documentation, which led to the search. However, it’s unclear to me whether the comment is specific to this case or just a general statement.

tc313··on Debunking Cloudflare’s recent performance tests (2021)
(2021)
tc313··on Pricing Money: A beginner's guide to money, bonds, futures and swaps
It’s hard to put a date on it, but surely it’s no more recent than (2021).
tc313··on An Introduction to Forest Carbon
Judging by its subsequent comments, this is almost certainly AI-produced.
tc313··on The Fed smothers capitalism in an attempt to save it
Because interest rates are the overwhelming determinant of general asset prices and bad news for the economy usually leads the Fed to lower/slow the hike in interest rates.
tc313··on The Fed smothers capitalism in an attempt to save it
Well, if we’re being nitpicky, balance sheet items such as a large net cash position (a derivative of past success or failure) are also relevant factors in the value of a company.
tc313··on MIRC ended its lifetime license agreement with all who purchased it 10 years out
Call it mIRC 2
tc313··on TIFU by using Stripe as a payment processor for my small business
Just as a counter-anecdote, my one-person SAAS has used Stripe since 2017 and I’ve had an excellent experience with them, including personal customer support. Of course, YMMV.
tc313··on US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North Korea blockchain presentation
That’s what he’s saying. Sanctions are war without bullets.
tc313··on AMD is now worth more than Intel
“In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run it is a weighing machine.”
tc313··on Delta CEO wants U.S. to put unruly passengers on 'no-fly' list
An important element of civil discourse is in limiting conversation to the content of the argument rather than attacking the person making the argument.
tc313··on Bob Saget has died
It’s called cognitive dissonance.

> According to this theory, when two actions or ideas are not psychologically consistent with each other, people do all in their power to change them until they become consistent. [0]

In this case, OP didn’t like Saget but admired Macdonald — who DID like Saget. OP resolved this conflict by admiring Saget as well.

[0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

tc313··on Number of journalists in jail reaches global high
Not to notpick, but while Khashoggi was a US resident, he was not a US citizen.
tc313··on FB seals off some internal message boards to prevent leaking, immediately leaked
The title suggests an irony that isn't present. The change in policy was immediately leaked, but the policy was designed to keep the discussions on those boards from leaking (rather than the policy itself).
tc313··on The truth behind the Amazon mystery seeds
The article actually casts doubt on the idea that it could be both, calling it “improbable.”
tc313··on Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated
It matters whose insurance company pays, though.
tc313··on EA to buy Dirt Rally-maker Codemasters for £1B
Codemasters also makes the F1 video game, which got a huge boost in attention this year due to the COVID-shortened season and F1 drivers participating in sim races. I can't find any definitive numbers, but I'd imagine that F1 2020 is the biggest revenue generator for Codemasters this year (if you look at Steam, it appears to have outsold Madden 21).
tc313··on Airbnb’s Stunning IPO
Surely they don’t care about it all the time — only when they wish to sell it. One would think that managers who make decisions based on business value — rather than stock “narratives” — would create the most value for long-term owners of the company.
tc313··on Airbnb’s Stunning IPO
> The narrative between those two scenarios is drastically different.

Who cares about the narrative unless you need to raise capital again soon? The money you get in an IPO actually goes into the business, while the trading price of the stock has no impact on the business.

tc313··on Ask HN: Make the black bar on top clickable, so that we know who is there for
Tony Hsieh. Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25235490
tc313··on Ian Fleming Explains How to Write a Thriller (2018)
It might have meant that had it not been included alongside his being bullied and described as a harrowing experience.
tc313··on GM recalling nearly 69,000 Bolt EVs for fire risks
Nerf the noun did, but not nerf the verb.
tc313··on Historical Thesaurus of English
I remember learning that “nothing” was slang for a woman’s downstairs privates, which made Much Ado About Nothing seem like a really clever title.
tc313··on America's True Unemployment Rate
> the true unemployment rate in the U.S. is a stunning 26.1%

A look at the chart in the article contradicts the "stunning" element: It seems that this measure has been in the mid-to-high 20%s for at least two decades. So, while this number might inform certain policy decisions, it doesn't appear to be far outside the norm.

tc313··on Matt Levine makes sense of Wall Street like none other
An easy way to do this on iOS Safari is to “Show Reader View” after clicking on any Bloomberg article.
tc313··on Judge Orders Twitter to Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set Off Seth Rich Conspiracy
It's also true that you can respond to the substance of ZeroHedge's analysis in the article in question rather than deferring to a third party who made an assessment of ZeroHedge's general trustworthiness.
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