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emchammer··on Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold from US citing 'geopolitical unrest'
Nvidia is worth many times more than the central-bank holdings of a number of sovereign countries. It's a staggering comparison.
emchammer··on President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy
But no less relevant.
emchammer··on US Military asks troops for 'creative and unconventional' ideas to punish Iran
There would be much time for breeding prodigiously, with a ratio of say 10 females to each male. Could be selected by a computer.
emchammer··on Starring the Computer
Cool, what video?
emchammer··on Ask HN: Is Consciousness Divine?
Could you provide a reference about the 40 definitions?
emchammer··on Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create 'Any Wavelength' Lasers
The Laser Tempest sounds neat but I cannot find it, could you provide a link?
emchammer··on Tactical Success, Strategic Failure? Washington Walks the Path to Defeat in Iran
Did you ever write a book or weblog?
emchammer··on Revision Demoparty 2026: Razor1911 [video]
It's a really uplifting break compared to all the other news coming out now.
emchammer··on Trump's signature will appear on US dollars
His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Donald Doctor President Trump, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the American Empire in America in General and Washington in Particular
emchammer··on What to Know About the Push to Display the Ten Commandments in Classes
If you’re referring to the Pledge of Allegiance, the original versions were a lot more neutral, the God part was a reactionary addition during the Red Scare, it even made believers uncomfortable at the time, and Jehovah’s Witnesses still don’t want to say it.
emchammer··on Obsession with growth is destroying nature, 150 countries warn
What welfare state? Do you mean the universal healthcare that they claw away at any cost, like Mitch McConnell onto the podium?
emchammer··on Jeff Bezos wants Washington Post’s newsroom budget halved, productivity doubled
Leni Riefenstahl taught me everything I know about lighting and camera angles!
emchammer··on The emergence of print-on-demand Amazon paperback books
It’s easy to tell when these books are printed by a high-volume inkjet printer. They are not as pleasurable to read. It’s a certain fuzziness, like when cinemas first went to digital, and when planetariums got rid of their optical star projectors.
emchammer··on Magnus Carlsen Beats ChatGPT in Chess Without Losing a Piece
LOL
emchammer··on Apple iWork apps send analytics data when "Share Analytics Data" is off
Apple have fuck-you money, so they do pretty much whatever they want these days. But it looks good in the sizzle reels because they had good industrial designers in the past. Tim has a vision that he “truly believes” about AI or cameras in the earphones or something, so roll the dice.
emchammer··on Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years
We literally cannot stop saying good things about him.
emchammer··on I Just Returned from China. We Are Not Winning
If we get used to vibe coding, then we had better get used to vibe salaries.
emchammer··on It's Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem
It’s easier than admitting that it’s us who have a problem.
emchammer··on Why E cores make Apple silicon fast
If open source projects like Slackware Linux can keep it stable on zero budget with a zoo of components since before we knew what SRE was, then Apple can afford to have operating system specialists who know the whole system. It’s like they gave up and welded the jukebox closed because it was making enough money.
emchammer··on Data centers in space makes no sense
Just ask this scientician.
emchammer··on Xcode 26.3 – Developers can leverage coding agents directly in Xcode
A lot of macOS needs that. There are some terrific ideas under the hood, but it’s as if people left halfway through implementing them.
emchammer··on Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability
Apple’s headphones adapter contains very high quality output and driver hardware. Their basic software usability quality problems simply shortchange everyone involved.
emchammer··on Apple, What Have You Done?
The M silicon is real, but Nokia, a company that specialized in rubber products, was doing low-power ARM 30 years ago, and the stage was set by His Jobsness with Mach binaries and Rosetta. Tim Cook was excitedly waving his hands in the last event video about some kind of evaporative cooling mechanism in the latest low-end iPhone. He has completely missed the plot.
emchammer··on Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning
I do not comprehend why all these platforms act as if they are doing a favor with the censorship.
emchammer··on You can now download Windows 7 and Vista ISO images with all the updates
It’s the same with Apple. Sure, their product is proprietary, but the producers are not the only ones with a stake in it.
emchammer··on Notes on Apple's Nano Texture (2025)
Apple doesn't even include stickers anymore?
emchammer··on The Cathedral, the Megachurch, and the Bazaar
It's a great phrase which explains how a company like Apple can take good ideas, implement the parts they like, and not give back.
emchammer··on Why China Is Suddenly Obsessed with American Poverty
It doesn’t even have to be a communist enemy narrative. ChatGPT will tell you about the same problems.
emchammer··on Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE
This link blocks the video with the messages "Sign in to confirm your age" and "This video may be inappropriate for some users.". Why is this current events video blocked when fictional broadcast television programs regularly dramatize people being shot and killed?
emchammer··on Why is the Gmail app 700 MB?
How does a web application reuse browser system-native libraries?
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