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MrRiddle··on North Korea – teenagers executed for distributing South Korean movies
Maybe it’s fine for you to be ok with lying but it’s generally frowned upon.
MrRiddle··on What to do if a nuclear disaster is imminent [pdf]
Everyone now admits it’s Ukrainian, but all media initially reported it was stray Russian missile.
MrRiddle··on Ask HN: Help me pick a front-end framework
There is not reason whatsoever to use JS over TS for UI. None of the things you said are true.
MrRiddle··on Ask HN: Should I be panicking about jobs in Europe?
That doesn’t count, that was a mistake /s
MrRiddle··on As Britain awaits a new prime minister, its cost-of-living crisis mounts
Sure buddy.
MrRiddle··on As Britain awaits a new prime minister, its cost-of-living crisis mounts
Not sure what experts you are talking about, Russia itself said Ukraine is no more if it continues to pursue NATO membership. They were saying that since orange revolution in 2004.

Also, looks like your neighbors don’t share your opinion.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-prague-european-un...

MrRiddle··on As Britain awaits a new prime minister, its cost-of-living crisis mounts
If he didn’t want to prolong the war, why he sent only a fraction of his army? Why they’re attacking only southern and eastern parts and not from Belorus?

Looking at last 2 decades you think Putin is incompetent? You can say many things about him but that’s the last fucking thing on the list.

MrRiddle··on As Britain awaits a new prime minister, its cost-of-living crisis mounts
Yet people didn’t oppose when their own governments were slaughtering people. Countries ruined for decades if not centuries. Whataboutism would be if I justified Russian actions, but I’m not doing that. I’m looking at the western butchers pointing fingers at Russian butchers. Hypocrite.
MrRiddle··on As Britain awaits a new prime minister, its cost-of-living crisis mounts
Interesting how people care about Ukraine where Russian actions are arguably very localized to military targets but no one is concerned for over 500k dead in Iraq and their current civil war, all caused by certain NATO countries. Half of the ME is on fire, but no one care. Just a bunch of hypocrites.
MrRiddle··on As Britain awaits a new prime minister, its cost-of-living crisis mounts
They are trying to quickly end the war, it’s Russia who’s prolonging it on purpose. Russia attacked with 1 against 4 in manpower, and is completely fine with the war lasting for a long time.

We now see how western powers are forcing Ukraine to do devastating counter offensives that will lead to quicker defeat. And even then I think Russia will take its time.

We’re approaching a 10 year long business cycle where cheap energy is everything, and Russian’s know that. There is no way out without huge money printing to replace Russian energy, all the while we finished biggest money printing cycle in our lifetimes.

Russia waited since 2014 and chose a best time. Europe will fold sooner or later.

MrRiddle··on Why are Pakistan’s floods so extreme this year?
Maybe the increase of population was mostly in affected areas, not 5 times worse.
MrRiddle··on What’s a Fair Price? Or: You’re Not Underpaid
Can't have more first world statement than this one.
MrRiddle··on EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines out of the water
But is it completely green? I live fairly close to a huge lithium deposit, and while people from western world are enjoying the benefits of EVs, people around here might get their habitat destroyed.

In my book it’s not green if it’s not completely green. And EVs are certainly not.

MrRiddle··on The gathering crisis in the UK
Eh, we have something similar, the problem seems to be we’re not putting those who deserve it in them.
MrRiddle··on Why is rent skyrocketing?
> but at the end of the day the corps doing this are taking crappy properties and renovating them. They want to fix it up and resell it or charge higher rents than the current owners.

Could it be the reason that those properties are too expensive for a regular Joe to fix up because of investors in the first place.

MrRiddle··on US Mortgage Lenders Are Starting to Go Broke
08 shook the whole world, 01 not even close.
MrRiddle··on Why aren't smart people happier?
If we take outliers into the account, then any statement ever regarding human behavior would be false.
MrRiddle··on Fishing gear accounts for an alarming amount of plastic in oceans (2021)
Let’s not forget brake dust which is a lot worse than microplastics, EVs create a ton of that.

I bet all things considered, ICE Toyota Yaris is less bad for the environment than some Tesla.

MrRiddle··on Obesity Is Now the Top Modifiable Dementia Risk Factor in the US
Exactly how I feel about gender revolution. Mental illness is not something to be proud about and is dangerous to public health.
MrRiddle··on Apple warns suppliers to follow China rules on 'Taiwan' labeling
> Provoked by an old lady flying in and giving a few speeches?

This statement is just ridiculous.

MrRiddle··on Ask HN: What's up with these DoorDash dark patterns?
Then they should just give up takeout?
MrRiddle··on Solar Car Will Soon Hit Production
> Isn't that the opposite of what you want? Like... crumple zones?

Well, no. You have those zones + extremely strong cell. [0]

https://youtu.be/TJzZ7-Od6KY

MrRiddle··on Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected
Housing was/is directly affected by Covid supply shortage.

Cars, chips, energy, supply shocks etc are what’s causing all this increase in CPI. I would even say there’s not much (monetary) inflation, on the contrary, deflation of the USD might break the system.

MrRiddle··on Russian gas flows to Europe
You should compare Ukraine to Cuba, not Vietnam. You know, when US almost nuked Cuba and USSR just because Cuba is too close for comfort? Sort of like Ukraine is for Russia?
MrRiddle··on Ask HN: What's your experience with working M1 and M2 Macs?
I have MBP 16 with M1 Pro for six months now. I’m yet to experience the sound of fans running, it’s incredible. Battery life is so great it’s not something I think about anymore aside from checking whether it’s charged.
MrRiddle··on Absurd Trolley Problems
Congrats, you saved Hitler, Stalin etc and killed Tesla.
MrRiddle··on Bitcoin slumps below key $20k threshold
Depending on the county, you can walk into a bank and get cash for your gold coins. In other words, governments are behind it. Good luck doing that with crypto.
MrRiddle··on Does the Tank Have a Future?
There is absolutely no chance Russia lost 700 tanks. Ukrainian sources are pure garbage.
MrRiddle··on Federal Reserve raises rates by 0.75%
You mean SA not playing ball?
MrRiddle··on US quietly urges more use of Russia fertilizer to ease food crisis
People don’t realize Donbas is Ukraine’s last real line of defense and their only stronghold. After it falls, and it will soon, it’s a matter of siege and patience. Ability to counterattack will be completely removed.
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