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Re:ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Ops in US ...
on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @12:08PM (#50275970)
Only if they have a deportation order. There are scenarios where people are in an in between state or have the ability to challenge a deportation order
Re:The US Government Is Hiding Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies ...
on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:56PM (#50262084)
Nah, mostly republicans
Re:The US Government Is Hiding Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies ...
on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:54PM (#50262057)
What? The guy who was killed was actively committing violence and had done so multiple times before. Continuing to evade capture isn’t a get out of jail free card to keep evading the US and keep making bombs.
The guy got more chances than the average US resident who would get shot by the cops for less
Re:Why Were Victorian Elites So Effective?
on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @12:11PM (#49994811)
Its rent seeking because they’re using the government role to bring in the dough for themselves after they get the role. It just takes a bit of money upfront similar to a landlord buying a house.
That’s also how you restrict government roles to the rich who only use it for personal gain. Similar to people who believe that Trump is generously by “donating” his salary back but not realizing that he and his family are earning far more in bribes and kickbacks using his position.
Re:Remove and Disable Apple Macos27 AI Models Tool
on Monday October 05, 2026 @04:04AM (#49961975)
Mandatory if you don’t want to see ads in your start menu and search
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2026)
on Friday October 02, 2026 @03:51AM (#49930945)
Don’t forget about those of us who want 2DWW /s
Re:The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites
on Thursday October 01, 2026 @01:57AM (#49918201)
The Air Force does launching and flying over land as well as land based missiles. Flying over water is the navy’s business.
Re:The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites
on Thursday October 01, 2026 @01:55AM (#49918190)
The space force doesn’t even go to space
Re:The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites
on Thursday October 01, 2026 @01:55AM (#49918187)
The current U.S. administration doesn’t know what they want in Iran. It’s not a capability issue.
Re:The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites
on Thursday October 01, 2026 @01:51AM (#49918173)
Most veterans don’t have security clearances after getting out of the military if their next job doesn’t need it
Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah
on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @01:32AM (#49888677)
It’s more efficient to spend your ammo on housing and city buildings.
Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah
on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @01:29AM (#49888663)
I wouldn’t call that necessarily a good thing. Stable societies can have a decrease in population after peaking.
Re:Driver Ticketed for No Insurance Just Because Flock (YC 2017) Said ...
on Monday September 28, 2026 @01:49PM (#49881725)
Those aren’t counter examples, that shows that flock is useless
Re:Classified Estimates Show the NSA Is Paying Billions to Test AI Models
on Friday September 25, 2026 @01:30PM (#49847519)
Flock is a private company and not run by government employees
Re:U.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain...
on Friday September 25, 2026 @01:29PM (#49847500)
Found the person who got blamed by Claude
Re:U.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain...
on Friday September 25, 2026 @01:20PM (#49847371)
More like the opposite in practice
Re:Shopify moves back to Native from React Native
on Friday September 11, 2026 @12:24AM (#49653539)
Probably both
Re:Political meddling at the Census Bureau damages the US statistical ...
on Sunday September 06, 2026 @08:07PM (#49592280)
Yes, the government shouldn’t be run on emotions or like a for profit company
Re:A/I shuts down – Stay human
on Sunday September 06, 2026 @12:56PM (#49588412)
Sounds like they vet the users request before giving them access. After that the usage is anonymous. It’s not that deep
Re:A/I shuts down – Stay human
on Sunday September 06, 2026 @12:53PM (#49588373)
I’d like to see you resist a government ordered shutdown of your accounts for more than a few hours
Re:A/I shuts down – Stay human
on Sunday September 06, 2026 @12:50PM (#49588346)
The traitors in power in the U.S. use signal and no one cheers for signal to be shut down
Re:A/I shuts down – Stay human
on Sunday September 06, 2026 @12:47PM (#49588310)
Not wanting to provide free services to someone isn’t the same as not supporting free speech
Re:Whistleblower warns Postal Service mail ballot system has catastrop...
on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @11:56PM (#49545764)
The republicans, they keep claiming that voter fraud is always in favor for democrats but most of the discovered cases are republican voters.
Re:How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been?
on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @09:18AM (#49535778)
You can compare the subscription cost to the API per token cost for similar queries.
Re:Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1
on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @12:05AM (#49531595)
What is a half day? Is this referencing wasted time in a hang? I’ve seen it in agent output from time to time and it’s not clear if it’s referring to a hang or a code name it’s given some meaning to.
Re:9th Circuit sides with states in Kalshi gambling fight
on Saturday August 29, 2026 @12:15AM (#49486821)
Now they’re getting out of jail with a few donations
Re:EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws
on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:52AM (#49479431)
They’ll be dead by the time it gets worse again
Re:"It works better in the app "
on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:26AM (#49478988)
Just let the app that’s clearly a web app pretending to be an app be accessible from the web
Re:"It works better in the app "
on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:24AM (#49478962)
Yes, because visiting a website is much easier to do even unintentionally. The last thing I want is my phone to vibrate as I scroll past an ad
Re:A joke domain purchase turned in geopolitical warfare
on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @07:17PM (#49368425)
I don’t think the US DOD needs western ballon data for targeting purposes like Russia.