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Re: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley

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Post by amiga386 »

gghhzzgghhzz wrote: post #284
flumpcakes wrote: post #239

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> these days anyone who says "I support Palestine Action" They have a video of people from this group attacking police with sledgehammers. It is strange how much of this 'direction action' is harming Ukraine support and not Israel. If people wanted to support Palestine they can do it without attacking their own countries' military - which is not operating in Israel at all. > "she was murdered by ICE" They have a vide…

"They have a video of people from this group attacking police with sledgehammers" Do you have the name or names of the person accused of 'attacking police with sledgehammers'? I've heard a lot about this, but it's difficult to get to actual sources about exactly what is alleged. Even if this did happen as you say. attachking police with sledgehammers is assault, potentially even attempted murder. There's plenty of la…

> Do you have the name or names of the person accused of 'attacking police with sledgehammers'?

You should be less flippant.

The accused's name is Samuel Corner. He and his friends are still on trial for their actions.

Here's the bodycam footage where you see Samuel Corner attack police seargent Kate Evans with a sledgehammer while she was on the ground, fracturing her spine. Watch from 3m05s to 3m10s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6P7p_5D4hw

The police seargent is now disabled:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g54g1r15eo

> It's not terrorism.

The group's stated aim is to stop the UK or any UK companies giving Israel any military support. They target companies who they think supply Israel. They break in and smash them, and as you've hopefully just seen with your own eyes, they are not afraid to attack people with sledgehammers. They use violence to achieve their political aim. They are terrorists and belong in prison.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dzq41n4l9o

> Samuel Corner, 23, [...] Oxford University graduate from Devon [...] when asked why he struck Sgt Evans with the sledgehammer, he replied: "It was me not really knowing what I was doing

Thanks Samuel. That Oxford degree really shows, doesn't it?

Re: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley

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Post by kolektiv »

amiga386 wrote: post #326
reliabilityguy wrote: post #310

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> these days anyone who says "I support Palestine Action" You mean the group that sneaked in and damaged a bunch of UK Military’s planes on a military base? Was this the action that put them into the terrorist category?

Yes. They're a bunch of violent criminals. But that's not the point. There are lots of violent criminals who harm businesses and injure, or even kill people. They should be prosecuted and imprisoned. It's not illegal to say "I support ", even if people strongly disagree with you. However, by showing they could break into an RAF base and spraypaint the planes - that says to me that the RAF are completely shit at their…

I'm not sure they've been shown to be violent (unless you consider damage to property as violence- I know some do, but personally my "things are just things" stance limits violence to actions which impact people, who matter.

Broadly speaking though, I agree. What they did was criminal damage, undoubtedly, I have no problem arresting and prosecuting people for that. But I don't believe that it's terrorism, nor that it would have been so unpopular had it not been bloody embarrassing for the armed forces. Honestly, bolt cutters and some paint should not be grounding some of your air defence.

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Post by incrudible »

siltcakes wrote: post #80
incrudible wrote: post #76

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Remember when Germany lost the second world war, lost a third of its territory, had millions ethnically cleansed from said territory and then proceeded to not maintain a goal to wipe Poland off the map (again)?

Re: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley

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Post by incrudible »

mattfrommars wrote: post #84
incrudible wrote: post #76

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Jews left Arab stats on their own accord because of rise of Zionism. Arab were the only folks who accepted Jews in the first place as they sought refuge from Nazi Europe

I don't know where you got this narrative from, but it doesn't align with historical accounts at all.

Re: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley

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Post by wulfstan »

sd9 wrote: post #280
terespuwash wrote: post #278

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Your comment fails to mention that the accusations of sympathy for terrorism are lies.

I am not equipped to give an opinion on that either way. I’m just saying that building a successful business is independent of the accuracy of your ideology.

I think this is partly true. Raising the necessary funds, hiring enough of the right people and become sufficiently visible to get "mindshare" are all important factors in building a successful business. It is a lot harder to do these things if your ideology is out of step with what is considered mainstream.

Re: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley

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Post by giraffe_lady »

reliabilityguy wrote: post #310
internet_points wrote: post #233

well, it's not a high bar – these days anyone who says "I support Palestine Action" or "she was murdered by ICE" is called a terrorist sympathizer

> these days anyone who says "I support Palestine Action" You mean the group that sneaked in and damaged a bunch of UK Military’s planes on a military base? Was this the action that put them into the terrorist category?

Damaging military equipment is the farthest thing from terrorism. That's literally the one thing that can never be terrorism.

Re: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley

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Post by infecto »

jokethrowaway wrote: post #300
paglaghoda wrote: post #187

replit is actually quite popular among teenagers and basically third world youngsters trying to spin off a service or a "product" of their own. - i mean yes u cannot make money out of teenagers but damn replit's Vibe coding tool is fucking good. Better than Lovable or Bolt any day. just to give u a perspective from a 20year old kid from a 3rd world county

Why don't you just use Claude? I don't get all these vibe coding tools when Claude is better than any of them

Third world country could be region blocked.

Not sure why this is controversial. I know it’s an issue with Cursor as they have to limit availability of models based on region. OpenAI specifically blocks India and Pakistan for example, among a long list of other countries.

Re: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley

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Post by amiga386 »

kolektiv wrote: post #332
amiga386 wrote: post #326

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes. They're a bunch of violent criminals. But that's not the point. There are lots of violent criminals who harm businesses and injure, or even kill people. They should be prosecuted and imprisoned. It's not illegal to say "I support ", even if people strongly disagree with you. However, by showing they could break into an RAF base and spraypaint the planes - that says to me that the RAF are completely shit at their…

I'm not sure they've been shown to be violent (unless you consider damage to property as violence- I know some do, but personally my "things are just things" stance limits violence to actions which impact people, who matter. Broadly speaking though, I agree. What they did was criminal damage, undoubtedly, I have no problem arresting and prosecuting people for that. But I don't believe that it's terrorism, nor that it…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dzq41n4l9o

> Giving evidence earlier, he said the group's only intention was to "break in, cause as much damage to the factory as possible, destroy weapons and prevent the factory from reopening".

I count "causing as much damage as possible" to be violent.

While I think graffiti taggers "damage property" but are non-violent. But in many places, rival gangs blow up/set alight/demolish their rivals' homes/businesses/vehicles, etc. That counts as pretty strong violence to me, even if no people are injured.

Anyway, talking of people being injured, watch a member of Palestine Action (Samuel Corner, 23, Oxford University graduate) drive a sledgehammer into a police seargent while she's trying to arrest his comrade:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g54g1r15eo

Full video, sledgehammer attack at 3m05s to 3m10s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6P7p_5D4hw

I'd designate them as a terrorist group for destroying factories, not so much for spraypainting planes. But I'd still support your right to say you support them, even though I'd disagree.

Re: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley

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Post by quietbritishjim »

kolektiv wrote: post #332
amiga386 wrote: post #326

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes. They're a bunch of violent criminals. But that's not the point. There are lots of violent criminals who harm businesses and injure, or even kill people. They should be prosecuted and imprisoned. It's not illegal to say "I support ", even if people strongly disagree with you. However, by showing they could break into an RAF base and spraypaint the planes - that says to me that the RAF are completely shit at their…

I'm not sure they've been shown to be violent (unless you consider damage to property as violence- I know some do, but personally my "things are just things" stance limits violence to actions which impact people, who matter. Broadly speaking though, I agree. What they did was criminal damage, undoubtedly, I have no problem arresting and prosecuting people for that. But I don't believe that it's terrorism, nor that it…

One member did very violently attack a police officer:

> A police sergeant was left unable to drive, shower or dress herself after a Palestine Action activist allegedly hit her with a sledgehammer during a break-in at an Israeli defence firm's UK site, a trial has heard.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g54g1r15eo

Of course, one violent member does not make an organisation into a terrorist organisation. But, just as a matter of fact, there has been some actual violence against a person.

Re: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley

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Post by quietbritishjim »

amiga386 wrote: post #338
kolektiv wrote: post #332

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure they've been shown to be violent (unless you consider damage to property as violence- I know some do, but personally my "things are just things" stance limits violence to actions which impact people, who matter. Broadly speaking though, I agree. What they did was criminal damage, undoubtedly, I have no problem arresting and prosecuting people for that. But I don't believe that it's terrorism, nor that it…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dzq41n4l9o > Giving evidence earlier, he said the group's only intention was to "break in, cause as much damage to the factory as possible, destroy weapons and prevent the factory from reopening". I count "causing as much damage as possible" to be violent. While I think graffiti taggers "damage property" but are non-violent. But in many places, rival gangs blow up/set alight/demo…

> I count "causing as much damage as possible" to be violent.

That is just not what the word violent means (unless used figuratively but I don't think that's what you mean). It means hurting, or attempting to hurt, a person (or maybe an animal). Setting fire or blowing up a home which might have people still in it is certainly violent, but destroying property for the sake or property destruction is not.

Of course, deliberately attacking someone with a sledgehammer certainly is.

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