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istjohn commented on Electricity prices are climbing more than twice as fast as inflation   npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-... · Posted by u/geox
bongodongobob · 7 days ago
It's good when you are talking about tulips or ice cream or something. Not necessities like electricity/water/food etc.
istjohn · 7 days ago
An effective price signal is all the more essential for necessities. The problem in my state of Ohio is that the corrupt politicians have been bought off by the utilities that enjoy a state-sanctioned monopoly and alow them to raise rates with abandon.
istjohn commented on Justice Dept. Settles with Greystar to End Participation in Algorithmic Pricing   justice.gov/opa/pr/justic... · Posted by u/impish9208
supportengineer · 13 days ago
I don’t understand which part of this is illegal. They are landlords and so they can set the rent. Why does it matter if they use an algorithm or a random number generator? If the price is too high people simply won’t pay it. I don’t think it’s really possible to charge more than the market will bear. Because they simply won’t pay it then.
istjohn · 13 days ago
RealPage's algorithms facilitate collusion among landlords to set prices. Whether or not you agree, price-fixing is illegal [0].

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_fixing

istjohn commented on How AI conquered the US economy: A visual FAQ   derekthompson.org/p/how-a... · Posted by u/rbanffy
camgunz · 16 days ago
This metric has obvious problems, but 120/134 of YC's S25 batch are AI-based [0]. 90% is, I guess, better than 98%, but woof. So, depends on what you mean by "thriving", but if diversity factors in there at all then at least YC is proving you wrong.

[0]: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?batch=Summer%202025 (search for "AI" and it gives 120)

istjohn · 15 days ago
If you are still using sleds after the invention of the wheel, you are making a mistake. If you are innovating with pencil and paper after the development of the computer, you're making a grave error. There was no virtue in still sending faxes in 2010.
istjohn commented on How AI conquered the US economy: A visual FAQ   derekthompson.org/p/how-a... · Posted by u/rbanffy
camgunz · 17 days ago
I think it's more likely the assumption is you'd expect a far more diversified market. If we're really in a situation where the rational, good reasons move is to effectively ignore 98% of companies, that doesn't say good things about our economy (verging on some kind of technostate). You get into weird effects like "why invest in other companies" leading to "why start a company that will just get ignored" leading to even more consolidation and less dynamism.
istjohn · 17 days ago
But startups are thriving. That doesn't suggest decreasing dynamism to me. It suggests that there are abundant gains to be had by exploiting technological progress, and the legacy economy is not availing itself of these opportunities. A thriving tech startup sector is surely key to dynamism.
istjohn commented on ‘No Other Land’ consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler   latimes.com/entertainment... · Posted by u/_shadi
JumpCrisscross · 25 days ago
> UN partition plan was a plan to take a huge chunk of Palestine and hand it to foreign settlers. Of course, Palestinians did not love it

Any party loving a deal has never been a precondition of international relations or, frankly, negotiations as a whole.

istjohn · 23 days ago
Correct.
istjohn commented on ‘No Other Land’ consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler   latimes.com/entertainment... · Posted by u/_shadi
halflife · 25 days ago
Jews were kicked out of all the Arab nations they lived in, were persecuted in Europe, and you think that they shouldn’t get a sovereign country for themselves? Should the Kurds get one? Tibetans? Catalonias? Scottish?
istjohn · 25 days ago
No one is entitled to displace people from their homes or deny people equal rights on the basis of their race, religion, or ethnicity for any reason. There is no exception for people seeking refuge from oppression.

Jews have and had the right to seek refuge from oppression. No one has the right to perpetuate oppression.

And no, I don't believe ethnonationalism is a panacea for anyone. The world would not be a better place if we could only subdivide into a multitude of homogenous little nations. I am grateful for the cultural diversity of my country. Countries like Japan that strive to protect their racial homogeneity will pay a steep cost.

istjohn commented on ‘No Other Land’ consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler   latimes.com/entertainment... · Posted by u/_shadi
tguvot · 25 days ago
and who represents palestinian interests those days ?
istjohn · 25 days ago
If Israel allowed elections, I could answer you, and Israel would have a negotiating partner. But I don't think Israel has any interest in negotiating.
istjohn commented on ‘No Other Land’ consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler   latimes.com/entertainment... · Posted by u/_shadi
mysterEFrank · 25 days ago
I believe Israel is committing war crimes but yours is the same argument that Israelis make. That genocide is about intent, which isn't there.
istjohn · 25 days ago
If you read the section of South Africa's Application Instituting Proceedings in the International Court of Justice entitled Expressions of Genocidal Intent against the Palestinian People by Israeli State Officials and Others, you'll find a compelling case that genocidal intent was clearly expressed. There are over seven pages of quotes and citations of Israeli leaders expressing that intent.

The section begins halfway down page 59.

0. https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192...

Edit: The application was submitted on December 28, 2023.

istjohn commented on ‘No Other Land’ consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler   latimes.com/entertainment... · Posted by u/_shadi
tguvot · 25 days ago
so, when israel on pa requests going to mop up hamas, because otherwise it about to be overthrown, and IDF kills 999 hamas/pij/lions of whatever members, it's essentially "settler violence". do i get it right ?

and about "puppet". the very funny part is that people that demand for PA to have controls over west bank/gaza as sovereign, don't realize that it physically unable to do so without Israeli support. And Israeli support makes local population regards PA as Israeli puppet. The was major reason for Israel refusing to get into 2007 gaza purge of PA

istjohn · 25 days ago
I would put it this way: in my eyes, the violent subjugation of Palestinians is brutal colonialism whether conducted by loosely organized vigilantes or officially state-sanctioned actors.

Of course the PA could not maintain power without Israeli support. They don't represent Palestinian interests.

istjohn commented on ‘No Other Land’ consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler   latimes.com/entertainment... · Posted by u/_shadi
hersko · 25 days ago
Notice the "experiments" only go one way. Where is the story of the NY Times viral starving child photo retraction on the front page?
istjohn · 25 days ago
By NY Times "retraction," I assume you are referring to this statement:

> Children in Gaza are malnourished and starving, as New York Times reporters and others have documented. We recently ran a story about Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians, including Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, who is about 18 months old and suffers from severe malnutrition. We have since learned new information, including from the hospital that treated him and his medical records, and have updated our story to add context about his pre-existing health problems. This additional detail gives readers a greater understanding of his situation. Our reporters and photographers continue to report from Gaza, bravely, sensitively, and at personal risk, so that readers can see firsthand the consequences of the war.

I hardly think that constitutes a retraction, nor do "pre-existing conditions" make the image of a starving child any less chilling, for me, personally.

The picture, for anyone curious: https://x.com/CallumHoare_/status/1947770415092314506

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