Is there a possibility this whole project is in jest? It's called "Make Linux Fast Again", and it deliberately disables reasonable security measures to achieve its goal. Could be a political statement in the negative!

I don't, know the website went away really fast. :-)

I could see legitimate use for un-networked computers.

The crisis has changed people's online behavior, and the shallow culture of other sites is becoming normalized on HN. Please flag where appropriate.

Please take the time to read this over:

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

There isn't a high bar of 'deepness' required here, but thinly veiled political insults with zero substance don't meet it.

Ill pull something out of the guidelines jshrevek posted for those who don't want to read through the whole thing

> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys the curiosity this site exists for.

I'll add that using the term 'gross idiocy' also violates these guidelines.

Thank you for responding politely and meaningfully to the snarky, partisan flamebait.

The quality of comments on hacker news is due to the high bar for thoughtfulness and respect. Not from a restriction blocking any "political" discussion.

The linked content (disable security features to improve performance) is very clearly a relevant topic for hacker news and the apparent association between the linked domain and Trump's infamous catch-phrase seems like an intentional choice that is worth discussing.

>linked content (disable security features to improve performance) is very clearly a relevant topic for hacker

True, but not relevant to issues of partisanship and ideological battle.

>domain and Trump's infamous catch-phrase seems like an intentional choice that is worth discussing.

Theoretically, maybe. In practice, well take a look at the actual quality of the comments being made.

There is a restriction actually. This is pulled from the guidelines-

> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys the curiosity this site exists for.

It is possible to discuss a political topic without the discussion becoming a "political or ideological battle".

It's definitely challenging, but it is possible.

I think it is a real problem that someone should try to solve. I visit a good number of expert communities and they all tend to be highly on topic. This is a good thing without question but I've often noticed the community is completely oblivious to what happens outside their bubble. I suspect most of the accidental battles are from being years behind on the discussion with the people they've talked with every day for the last decade or so.

I don't claim to have a solution. Programming philosophy or Programming politics do not seem very attractive but I do suspect there to be a big adventure behind those curtains. It's not like code is not political, lacks a philosophy or ideology. But the best we could do was "stop spying on me!"? hah

It is certainly very possible to do that, and it almost always requires sharing new information that relates to the context of the discussion.