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Lightning is just better overall.

Yes, in principle, this (limited ground invasion to protect the straight) can be done. The cost - both in lives, money and political capital - will be enormous. One comment though.…

In other words, betting on wind (or sun) where there is little wind (and sun) is not an optimal choice. But folks on HN were telling otherwise. Who might’ve known…

IRGC is also 10x more advanced than whatever forces were in Afganistan.

This is all fine and well, but misses one little detail: drones. In the past conflicts US troops were more or less unreachable for the enemy unless they were advancing on the groun…

And it is more than likely. US and Iran probably can’t defeat each other militarily (us obviously can, but it requires full scale ground invasion which is not even contemplated at …

> Which is fine by me The issue with car industry at least in Europe is not price. This is the last branch that is more or less alive, employs a lot of people and generates added v…

EV cars is not a mature industry.

Really? Cost of extraction in Russia is about $30/barrel, sanctions introduced discount of about $20/barrel in 2025 which means 70% profit drop at market price of $60. Sounds prett…

> Even if everyone has been 10x’ed, the math still strongly favours not making mistakes in the first place The math depends on importance of the software. A mistake in a typical CR…

Oh yeah. Bug 12309 was reported now what, 20 years ago? It’s fair to say that at this point arrival of GNU Mach will happen sooner than Linux will be able to properly work under me…

Or not living in US?

In countries with functional democracy it actually is happening. In Sweden anti-immigration sentiments allowed for right party to gain significant share in the parliament and now i…

V 1.02: Everybody knows you didn't win, and everybody knows the sentiment is universal... But everyone maintains the same outward facade that you won, because they believe that the…

Robot vacuum with a mop, washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher reduce housework to like an hour per week, ie 30 min/person/week. This can be higher if you live in a big hous…

Euro?

And yet the battery in your Linux laptop dies 2x faster...

> Does my uncle having an argument with his doctor over needing more painkillers, combine with an anecdote about my sister disagreeing with a midwife over how big her baby would be…

> Best path forward is to let in competition To compete with China in the ”open market” now, Canada will need: - 25 years of investments in infrastructure and education in STEM and…

> But politicians are - in general - neither evil, nor do they have any real incentive to ”control citizens’ thoughts”. As someone coming from authoritarian state, this is such an …

> The only valid argument Really? The only one?

What exactly did those people taste that it got them upset so much and who exactly those "people" are? Last time I checked these laws are pushed through as covertly and sneaky as p…

Can someone explain me this: the article is basically about the dedicated employees who now feel betrayed by the company. But why would anyone be emotionally involved with a for-pr…

This is not "hot" take, this is correct take in itself. The problem is the execution: how do you ensure that development is of enough quality and efficiency? How do you ensure that…

> The issue in the real world is that's not how the software industry actually works, 99% of the time. What would be a more appropriate model from accounting perspective?