TheAlchemist

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by TheAlchemist 6mo ago
"Mens sana in corpore sano" People knew that for ages ! I too neglected my health when in my early 30s, luckily at 35 I started exercising and running again. I got in the best shape of my life around 40 and it was the best decisio
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Refrigeration 101 [video](youtube.com)
1 points by TheAlchemist 6mo ago|0 comments
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Golden Dome, ships and missiles top Trump's $1.5T 2027 defense wish list(reuters.com)
14 points by TheAlchemist 6mo ago|2 comments
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by TheAlchemist 6mo ago
I really wish more people were aware of this. It's a major scandal and definitely not being talked enough about. Nevermind SpaceX, which at least have some importance for US defense industry, but xAI ? We will be investing in Elon&#x27
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by TheAlchemist 6mo ago
"Commited capital" - is this the same commited as the $500B for the Stargate project ? Not gonna lie, I hate those announcements lately. It's full bullshit mode, worse than the Dot-com bubble. Numbers don't make any sens
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Traders placed $580M in oil bets ahead of Trump's social media post on Iran(ft.com)
21 points by TheAlchemist 6mo ago|1 comments
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by TheAlchemist 6mo ago
The way this war is shown to us (West) is very loopsided - Iran was never going to be able to stop the bombing and they knew it. But they still retain most of their ability to blow up anything they want around their country, which is most o
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by TheAlchemist 6mo ago
I know. I'm just saying that the way we talk about 'precision strikes' in the west, make one feel like only the target is eliminated, while in reality we usually blow half of the building the target was in, along with all the
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by TheAlchemist 6mo ago
While I somewhat agree, you should also look at the results of those precision strikes. Usually, when they kill a senior Iranian officer sleeping in his appartment, they level the building or at lest blow up several adjacent units, probably
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by TheAlchemist 6mo ago
Is this a serious question ? Read this first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_... Recently, the U.S. decided that Cuba can no longer import any oil, and they are enforcing that. Is this a su
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
Similar indeed. It's an interesting situation though, since many people believe that now with Twitter and other social medias, they have real time reports from each war, while in reality we mostly see what we're allowed to see - a
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British tourist among 20 charged in Dubai over videos of Iranian missile strikes(theguardian.com)
4 points by TheAlchemist 7mo ago|4 comments
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
Of course it was. That can happen in a ... war. Unfortunately, and as said as it is, it's ... normal during a war. What's not normal is that US is supposedly not at war with Iran. What's not normal is that there isn't ev
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
I will just leave it here: https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2030051395294941427 PS. This thread will be marked as dead very soon.
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
Hope all Americans are proud.
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Iran Strikes U.S. Military Communication Infrastructure in Mideast(nytimes.com)
14 points by TheAlchemist 7mo ago|7 comments
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
What is the optimal strategy for Iran, if they assume that the regime can withstand the intensive bombardments and people won't take it to the streets like US / Israel are assuming ? Wouldn't it be to only launch cheap missil
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
The big difference with previous campaign is that now, the Iranian regime is facing existential threat. While the previous war was more a of a show for respective domestic publics, this one feels like there is no coming back. Of course Russ
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
While it's possible, it's unlikely. Iranian regime is in a corner - they have no choice anymore but to escalate, and escalate quickly.
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
They actually do. And I say it as a European and I think the Iranian regime is as bad as it gets, and won't shed a tear if they all get executed. What recent months show us, is that it's a rough world - there are no friends. I&#x2
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
Regardless of how it ends, and it can go both ways, we're witnessing history here. This feels like a much bigger development than Russia-Ukraine. Iran is a major partner for Russia and China, mostly for military technology and oil. Hop
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
Don't worry, they will be seized by the government soon. Sounds crazy right. Not that far from the headline though, that would sound insane a mere 18 months ago.
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
I know that, that's why I'm asking the question. But if cost and complexity grow drastically with scale, my question is even more relevant, isn't it ? If it's easy to spin up a competitor, we should rather see more smal
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Ask HN: Could you create a competitor to your company at 10% of the cost?
9 points by TheAlchemist 7mo ago|14 comments
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
Unfortunately, we will only find out once the house of cards collapses.
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
Agree, the word crime was too strong. It's more of a grey zone.
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
Exactly this. The country's progress and management is extremely good, however it's enabled mostly by exploitation of migrant workers and various kind of white collar crimes (ie, facilitating business for illegal or sanctionned en
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by TheAlchemist 7mo ago
So, are we at 50% of US population, without the safety drivers, before end of 2025 yet ? The sheer scale and financial consequences (once it implodes) of Tesla scam are unprecedented. While the word 'crash' seem a bit strong here,
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by TheAlchemist 8mo ago
Is that surprising ? The merger doesn't make any sense at all. Everybody knows it's a bailout and Musk's empire is running out of money - it's almost the last attempt to save it. He still has 2 more jokers left - SpaceX
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by TheAlchemist 8mo ago
I don't qualify as young anymore, but I'm attempting to follow a somewhat similar path - doing and learning things that have no immediate benefit. But strange as it is, I feel very confident that somehow the dots will connect down

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