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sculper

47 karma · joined November 3, 2015

HN used to be a pretty cool place. These days, I'd advise you to go elsewhere.

In the last several years (as of updating my this text), there has been what I can only describe as a complete dereliction of duty on behalf of the moderators.

Tom has repeatedly made it clear that bigots are welcome on HN, as long as they stick to dog whistles and maintain a civil tone.

Dan has made it clear that advocating for violence on HN is also acceptable, as long as the victims of the violence are enemies of the US administration.

If you don't believe these positions are untenable, then you'll probably feel right at home here.

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sculper··on Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera
Weird, because I remember you claiming that it was a moral imperative to lick the government's boot a few months ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46747587

Has anything changed your mind since then?

sculper··on DOJ Closing Abbott Labs Case Spurs Wider Corporate Crime Retreat
Worth noting that the commenter you're replying to is only LARPing as a centrist. The comment history of his other (now-banned) accounts are directly at odds with some of the "truths" he claims to have realized.

https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=complianceowl

https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=owlcompliance

sculper··on Switzerland wil have a referendum to cap population at 10M
If you're truly curious:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_asking_questions

But judging by your other recent comments, I suspect that you are not asking this question in good faith.

sculper··on Switzerland wil have a referendum to cap population at 10M
If this were the HN of ten years ago, I might have expressed similar sentiments.

Between the comments in this thread though, and the complete lack of moderator attention, I can only come to the conclusion that xenophobia is perfectly fine on HN - provided you couch it in the appropriate rhetoric and don't use any mean words.

sculper··on Feds Try Secret Grand Jury to Unmask Reddit ICE Critic
For someone who constantly whines about political advocacy on HN, you sure do engage in a lot of political advocacy on HN.
sculper··on Trump Orders National Guard to Washington and Takeover of Capital’s Police
I've suspected that Rayiner's posts were held to a different standard of moderation than others for _quite_ some time. Thank you for explicitly confirming this.
sculper··on US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel
> The conservatives have made it clear that they support the rule, but it needs to be done right.

They have _said_ that they support the rule. In recent years, conservative judges have said a number of things that don't hold up to any amount of scrutiny.

sculper··on Brad Lander detained by masked federal agents inside immigration court
The current administration explicitly condones violence against political rivals. "They" seems fair.
sculper··on US Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade [pdf]
This is an absolutely _wild_ take. What "leftist" positions are you referring to? Be specific.
sculper··on Startups that launched today at Y Combinator’s S18 Demo Day 1
> The company wants to make debt collection, if not kinder or gentler, then certainly more efficient.

Yikes.

sculper··on Have I Been Pwned? Data breach master list with API
How do you think he is violating the law?

He's storing email addresses that have already been leaked, and providing a free service for those who are concerned they may have been compromised.