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

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Post by gghhzzgghhzz » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC

amiga386 wrote: post #331

gghhzzgghhzz wrote: post #284

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"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.yo…

> 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.

Yet none of them are being prosecuted under the terrorism act, or on any charge related to terrorism.

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

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Post by quietbritishjim » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC

amiga386 wrote: post #346

quietbritishjim wrote: post #340

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> 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, de…

There are a lot of definitions for violence, but most would include "destruction" along with "harm", "pain", "suffering" and so on. If I intentionally wreck your home, like I properly ransack the place, smash it all up, I'd say I had been violent to you. Wouldn't you? You wouldn't walk in to find your home and your life ruined and say "oh it's just property damage", would you? If my nation was at war with yours, and…

> If I intentionally wreck your home, like I properly ransack the place, smash it all up, I'd say I had been violent to you. Wouldn't you? You wouldn't walk in to find your home and your life ruined and say "oh it's just property damage", would you?

There's certainly implied violence. Like, if you done that once, maybe you'll be back tomorrow when I happen to be in, and actually be violent to me. And even if that weren't the case, I'd still obviously be very distressed about the situation.

But, having said all that, no I wouldn't say you had been violent, if you hadn't actually tried to hurt anyone.

If you dropped a bomb on an abandoned or fully automated factory, that you could be 100% sure doesn't have any people in it - then I still wouldn't count that as "violent" (except maybe figuratively), no matter how destructive.

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

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Post by ramon156 » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC

I know this isn't very on the topic, but these articles make me cringe physically.

> “You should compete,” I suggested.

> He smirked. “I always compete.”

Feels like a vocal jerk-off. Just tell me the details, idc how tuff the interview was.

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

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Post by ImPostingOnHN » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC

RugnirViking wrote: post #352

amiga386 wrote: post #331

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> 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.yo…

The quote from the article continues. You cut it off. "It was me not really knowing what I was doing, I was trying to protect Leona, or Zoe. I couldn't tell who was screaming." "My friends were in danger and they [the police] were getting quite hands-on. "I remember just feeling like I had to help somehow. I would never think to do that to someone, I was just trying to help," he said. I don't have any opinion on this…

Wow, thanks. It was really shameful for amiga386 to intentionally hide that critical context. They even omitted the comma showing that there was additional context (and replaced it with inappropriate snark).

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

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Post by toss1 » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC

nephihaha wrote: post #298

pamcake wrote: post #272

Are we still doing these kinds of lionizing puff pieces after SBF, Holmes, Musk and all the others? By now, I consider being featured in one a negative signal.

You've got to admit Holmes is an interesting character though.

Seriously? She was a fake in every sense of the word, copying everything down to Steve Jobs' mannerisms, photo-ops, and black turtleneck sweater.

The only interesting bit is how so many investors were unable to see through the obvious act and also failed to do the due diligence which is the One Job of VC firms (i.e., if I'm an investor, I'm trusting the VC to do real due diligence, otherwise why wouldn't I just invest directly in the companies).

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

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC

ramon156 wrote: post #363

I know this isn't very on the topic, but these articles make me cringe physically. > “You should compete,” I suggested. > He smirked. “I always compete.” Feels like a vocal jerk-off. Just tell me the details, idc how tuff the interview was.

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

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Post by 15155 » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC

flumpcakes wrote: post #239

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" 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 her being shot

Why was her vehicle in gear, engine running?

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

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Post by ImPostingOnHN » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC

wtcactus wrote: post #213

blks wrote: post #212

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“Terrorist sympathiser” doesn’t mean much these days. People call Ms. Rachel a “terrorist sympathiser” and “antisemite of the year” for not wanting kids to die or become amputees

> “Terrorist sympathiser” doesn’t mean much these days. I guess it means almost as little as "fascist" then.

> I guess it means almost as little as "fascist" then.

Which I guess means almost as little as "antisemite" then.

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

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Post by 15155 » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC

lazyasciiart wrote: post #281

mschuster91 wrote: post #203

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Pareto principle in action - smartphones are good enough for 80% of use cases. And so is AI for a lot of junior-level work. The problem is, when there are no trainee and junior positions (and, increasingly, intermediate) being filled any more... there is no way for people to rise to senior levels. And that is going to screw up many industries hard .

Many industries have hit this without AI. One example is surveying: it used to be that you’d have a crew of survey techs moving around equipment and measuring reference points, a crew chief, and a licensed surveyor directing and signing off on them. Those techs and crew chief were the future surveyors, as licensed surveyor requires x years working under supervision. Now there’s one or two guys out there with a total…

They still teach surveyors how to throw chains in schools.

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

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Post by FunnyUsername » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC

Cyph0n wrote: post #297

FunnyUsername wrote: post #178

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I'm not sure what you're getting at. Universally, modern militaries don't like journalists wandering around near their assets. > and Russia enforced press restrictions across all of Ukrainian territory Your analogy isn't very different from reality. Russia does enforce press restrictions near military assets, including in occupied parts of Ukraine. > However, in this theoretical USSR, Ukrainians did not get Soviet ci…

Alright, your good faith arguments have convinced me! To summarize: On one side, two sovereign nations setting press restrictions in areas they control. Standard stuff. On the other side, a genocidal state blockading a tiny strip of land for 20 years waging a campaign that has killed & maimed so many children that we have lost count unilaterally enforcing a total international media blackout. Also standard stuff. Sil…

You're just changing the topic with unrelated accusations. How nice or mean you think a military is irrelevant to the fact that they don't like random journalists tweeting photos of their military assets.