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Re:UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted on Monday January 20, 2025 @06:42AM (#42767650)
The UK government did, for all intents and purposes, choose austerity after the pandemic: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_government_au....
It might be helpful to back up your perspective with data, or better frame your argument. As it stands, your comment doesn’t add much to the conversation.

A few things in particular: - Crime is a problem in India. The Wikipedia article has a decent overview (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_India). But so is police and government corruption. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_India) - To call a criminal organization a shadow government is hyperbolic. Similarly calling the romanticizing of crime — a common entertainment trope — a conspiracy, seems a bit much. - The actor you use as an example was convicted for acquiring weapons from people involved with the Bombay Bombings. He was never accused of being involved in the bombings himself (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Dutt). I’m not sure I follow the accusation of serving the mafia by acting as a criminal in a movie.

Re:Vangelis has died on Thursday May 19, 2022 @07:10PM (#31441376)
I’ve found the opposite with some of the soundtracks of his I’ve paid attention to:

- True Romance: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BA7WTbzqp2o

- Interstellar: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zE-qxNVoUSo

- Little Prince: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PKG_EVEs0Ck

- The Dark Night: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zyhQjJ5UgY

- Dune: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BdtiYwSP9ko

He’s very prolific (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer_discography). Is it possible that you recognize just one style of soundtracks that he composes?

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2022) on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @07:45PM (#30522139)
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Our mission at Wealthsimple is to help people achieve financial freedom. Today, we're focused on Canada and we've been growing quickly, and will continue to do so this year. More here: https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/about/work-with-us.

I'm on a platform team that's working on some of the foundational services required to build and grow financial/fintech products (we use Kotlin, Ruby, Postgres, Kafka, and Flink), and we're looking for people to join the team.

I am happy to answer questions (see my profile for my personal email address or email me at [email protected]).

Re:The Radical Woman Behind “Goodnight Moon” on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @05:40AM (#30512411)
That’s correct. It’s an image from “The Runaway Bunny”. The story has the baby rabbit changing shape to get away from the mother, and the mother changing shape to attract/get the baby rabbit. It sounds a bit violent in description, but it’s not when you read it.

So for example the baby turns to a fish, and the mother starts fishing; or —- and this captures the spirit better —- the baby to a climber and the mother to a mountain.