As a native Chinese, the recent years of US politics definitely made me more unsympathetic for people like Jimmy Lai and the (for lack of better words) campaigns related to them, and, at least from my personal experience, my sentiment (that such people and campaigns are inconsequential at best) is shared amongst a significant portion of Chinese.
Readit NewsGathering6678 commented on Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom reason.com/2025/12/19/jim... · Posted by u/mooreds
Gathering6678 commented on China's BEV trucks and the end of diesel's dominance cleantechnica.com/2025/11... · Posted by u/xbmcuser
I live in China, and even I am surprised to see completely electric heavy trucks that are eerily quiet compared to diesel ones and carrying building materials, just cruising by on public roads. No idea how well or expensive they run, though.
Gathering6678 commented on FAA to restrict commercial rocket launches to overnight hours space.com/space-explorati... · Posted by u/bookmtn
I really want this to be the thing that pushes the industry into automated air traffic control.
It's not even technically difficult - we only allow error-prone humans to do the job because of inertia.
Build the system now, and then next time there is a government shutdown or shortage of air traffic controllers, we can say 'only planes equipped with an ipad with automatic air traffic control are allowed to fly'. Within 24h every plane in the nation will be equipped.
More automation while keeping trained professionals in the loop is definitely going to help with safety.
But the money comes from ... ?
For a country built on dead bodies of independent natives, the last sentence seems disingenuous at best.
Gathering6678 commented on PlanetScale Offering $5 Databases planetscale.com/blog/5-do... · Posted by u/ryanvogel
I remember. It was a very painful moment for everyone involved. I still miss the people who aren't here anymore. I am not happy that it happened but I am also I am very glad to be at a profitable company. I get to work at a company that is growing sustainably surrounded by people I admire. I love our customers and I think in the long run people will root for a company that isn't just lighting money on fire at the alter of fake growth.
Either way I don't care what you remember or think.
I honestly don't even know about your company before and the only thing I remember now about PlanetScale is the CEO telling HN readers to f off...
Gathering6678 commented on The cryptography behind electronic passports blog.trailofbits.com/2025... · Posted by u/tatersolid
Cryptography is a tool that turns arbitrary problems into key management problems. It doesn't solve problems, but it constrains them in useful ways.
This is an interesting statement I've never thought of before. Makes a lot of sense to me.
Where this current administration is leading, the US does not need an enemy to "lose".
Gathering6678 commented on Crypto Sees More Than $6B in Liquidations bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/clanky
I say it again and again. China owns a big chunk of US equities and an even bigger chunk of Bitcoin holdings. The first sign of any conflict between US and China interests is always a dump in those.
Not sure about the true/false of your premise, but a potential conflict between US and China will adversely affect all risk assets, which include US equity and crypto (unless you are one of those who equate crypto to gold). However, I don't think you could reverse the thinking and try to associate US-China conflict with a market disturbance solely based on the previous observation.
I wonder if there's a comparison between level of (a) pollution from satellites burning, and (b) pollution from other sources. If (a) is only a tiny amount compared to (b), I think this is not a significant issue.
Seeing recent US politics makes me reconsider: if this is democracy, or at least what it could very well turn out to be, is it really something I would want in my own country? I know my answer would be no.
Honestly, nowadays, if given the choice of "one person one vote" for the head of state tomorrow, I would strongly oppose such an idea and prefer the status quo.
Given such sentiment, I really don't care about these people and their campaigns anymore.