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techlover14159··on The Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2B into the Midterms
How does that dynamic work if the tax that is collected is used to publicly fund all candidates equally? There can be reasonable rules around parties/candidates having a basic threshold of nominations/support etc.
techlover14159··on Trump Demands a Cut of Alina Habba's $50M Pardon Deal
Honor among thieves!

Hey, there are rules to split the loot honorably. This is totally unacceptable!

techlover14159··on AI isn't replacing SREs, it's deskilling them
Digging a well using manual tools is a skill. Using a machine to dig is also a skill. They are distinct skills. So if people change the way work is done, skills themselves shift.

Using AI appropriately and efficiently and safely is a skill. Similar to using a mechanized excavator. It can do the work 10x faster but it can also do a lot of damage quickly as well.

Those who don't realize this and not adapt to the new skill set required by the industry will lose their jobs. It will cause a loss/atrophy of prior skills and development of new skills but that is inevitable.

Those who have the prior set of skills do have an advantage over those who don't have them. But the new set of required skills can be developed without having the earlier ones too. The most proficient in the new set of skills may or may not be the ones that were most proficient in the old skills.

techlover14159··on AI isn't replacing SREs, it's deskilling them
I am in a similar situation but I have a different take. Skills themselves are shifting. Where the world is going, professional skills will be closer to what you are doing now. In my view, the valuable part will be to become the person who is responsible. How you do your work, in terms of how much AI you use, will likely become less and less material (in the sense that it will not be an issue if you use a lot of AI to achieve your goals).

Obviously, those who use little or no AI will not be able to deliver as much as those who do. But as long as you become the person who is responsible and show a track record off mitigating things quickly and professionally and able to take responsibility, it will accelerate career progression really fast.

There will be exceptions, of course, like in systems/software where lives are dependent on it or laws are super strict on the software working exactly as expected, but those are going to be exceptions that prove the general rule.

techlover14159··on DOJ says presidents should be able to sell secrets on eBay
Only when one party does it. See how quickly this will be ruled/interpreted the other way if a Dem admin does it next time.
techlover14159··on DOJ says presidents should be able to sell secrets on eBay
You say this as if Trump cares about a law passed by the congress. If congress had passed this law, Trump would still face no consequences. Courts will take many years to process it and then the Supreme court will dismiss it anyway as some sort of official action etc. Note that the Supreme Court will rule in a way that it can be reversed in case a similar case arises for a Dem admin.
techlover14159··on Victory! Court Rules OPM Data Disclosure to DOGE Is Unlawful
Everyone important/rich/connected will be pardoned. Peons will be left holding the bag, as always.
techlover14159··on Spending on AI is becoming almost impossible for businesses to budget
Are any forward thinking companies allowing employees to use their own money for tokens? e.g. there is a budget of $500 per month but the employee can choose to pay another $1000 for that month from their own funds. In many industries where there is high bonus incentive, at least some employees will choose to do that so they can get more bonus based on additional work/results they can get.

I would do it myself if given a chance. I would spend a sizable chunk, say up to $2000 per month if this is allowed. I do value my time way more than that and if I can save time using AI that the company is not willing to pay for, I will gladly do that.

techlover14159··on Top Pentagon Official Contracted Personal Lawyer to Handle Minerals Deal
Supreme court is the ultimate layer of protection and these criminals know it.
techlover14159··on Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
You are forgetting the trump card of Supreme Court. They will block any change or effort by Democrats no matter how many seats dems win.
techlover14159··on More than 10 firms pay up to $100k a month for access to Truth Social posts
Impeachment doesn't accomplish much anyway. Conviction in the senate requires 75% votes and that is not happening even if this admin starts concentration camps for opposition.
techlover14159··on More than 10 firms pay up to $100k a month for access to Truth Social posts
One way to think about it is that visible corruption is a constant fraction of invisible corruption in the system. Like a fixed fraction of an iceberg that is visible. One can estimate total corruption in the system by what is visible/flagrant. Based on this, the order of magnitude of corruption being done by this admin is orders of magnitude more than prior ones.

Given that about a third of the voters are fully in support of this, and likely about similar numbers are oblivious, I expect that nothing will be done about it once this admin goes out of power.

Maybe a few people will be made scapegoats to pacify the third that want justice (likely low level/weak ones), but the top level of perpetrators will be untouched and keep most of the loot.

techlover14159··on Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll
You forgot the /s?
techlover14159··on Google plans to invest up to $40B in Anthropic
I believe these tools change the value of different skill sets in a very profound ways. Being good with rules of a programming language and syntax is no longer as valuable as it used to be.

Understanding the problem space is becoming more valuable. Strength in architecture of a solution is another skill that is becoming very valuable.

We are close to getting to a point where someone with overall general (and perhaps not very detailed) understanding of arch and design and a good understanding of the problem space and having a good taste in usability will be able to create awesome solutinos.

I can't wait to see these solutions being created by one or two person teams.

techlover14159··on Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning
Can ICE agents be prosecuted three years later if the party in Federal power changes?
techlover14159··on The group behind Project 2025 wants a 'Manhattan Project' for more babies
https://archive.md/CvLaS
techlover14159··on The group behind Project 2025 wants a 'Manhattan Project' for more babies
This feels like from the Onion but it is real. So much for small government from these guys.
techlover14159··on 'Ice,' 'Ogle' and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump
Those are properly recorded as to who paid, correct?
techlover14159··on 'Ice,' 'Ogle' and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump
How is this not straight up bribing?
techlover14159··on Trump reportedly prepared to accept 'palace in the sky' as gift from Qatar
How is this allowed?
techlover14159··on Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The Doge Plan to Reform Government
What do you think about this efficiency, cost cutting and deregulation push
techlover14159··on Ask HN: Any Alternatives to Twilio/Plivo?
Thank you. I appreciate the detailed response.
techlover14159··on Tell HN: Twillio immediately closes accounts with the word Palestine in them?
These type of actions will only lead to an outcome that will be extreme.

Eventually, it will lead to a genocide. Once it is all done, there will be a large body of research into how this happened. The primary purpose of it will be to feel good and pat ourselves on the back with how civilized we are.

Then we in the West will move on and try to find another group that we will like to hate.

The more things change, the more they remain the same.

techlover14159··on U.S. federal price tag for the post-9/11 wars is over $8T
What are the second and third level ramifications of ignoring that promise on our part?

If the current world order is reconfigured, America has the most to lose.

I know that no world order is forever, the US has a vested interest in the stability of the current world order and keep it as long as possible.

techlover14159··on U.S. federal price tag for the post-9/11 wars is over $8T
Every business will price their services to the maximum profit point that the market will bear. This is always the case in a capitalistic society.

What changed with the "free" money handouts is that the price point that market can bear increased resulting in higher profit margins than before. Supply limitations and shortages played a part as well as increased cash and hence demand from people.

As this excess savings and money dries out, the equilibrium price point will move the profit margins back to long term averages although it is a slow process.

techlover14159··on First Republic Bank files 8-K – Tech only 4% of total deposits; no sector >9%
Bank insolvency is not handled by courts. FDIC has sole and complete control of bank insolvencies. FDIC is the receiver or conservator for handling bank insolvencies by law.

FDIC doesn't claw back bank transactions that have "settled". So if you wire cleared, you are good for the money.

Search for "FDIC Discretion Without Ongoing Judicial Oversight" in the document below

No ongoing judicial oversight Pursuant to Section 11(d)(13)(D) of the FDI Act, except as otherwise provided, no court has primary jurisdiction over any claims or action for payment from, or actions seeking a determination with regards to, an institution for which the FDIC has become a receiver. Further this provision also limits courts’ ability to engage in a review of any claims relating to acts or omissions of the institution or the FDIC as receiver. Under Section 11(d)(13)(C) of the FDI Act, no court may issue an attachment or execution over the assets that are in the possession of the FDIC as receiver.

https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/0...

techlover14159··on US annual inflation declines to 7.7% in October vs. 7.9% expected
Is the pricing data for inflation swaps publicly available?
techlover14159··on The IRS Is About to Go Beast Mode
https://archive.ph/OQTUV#selection-129.5-129.38
techlover14159··on Larry Summers Says US Needs 5% Jobless Rate for Five Years to Ease Inflation
https://archive.ph/ERPaW#selection-3339.0-3339.76
techlover14159··on How Trustpilot Extorts Businesses
This is a hard business problem. I believe the only way is to have this business inside of another business entity where reviews are not the profit driver but contributes to value of the entire business.

That's why I see only Google Reviews to be in the best position in this category. It is not perfect but way way better in terms of incentives etc. compared to Yelp and its ilk.

It's primary value for Google is the huge moat that it provides against Apple maps where Apple is dependent on the crappy Yelp reviews. I say crappy in the sense of terrible incentives as mentioned in the OP I am replying to. This poisons the whole review system of Yelp and Apple maps by association.

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