fifilura's comments

On: Tyler Cowen: 'Buying' Greenland Is Not an Option

[fifilura]

> pay the Greenlanders each a million dollars, and have them vote to join the US

That is not really how these things work. "Pay the Minnesotans 1 dollar each and let them vote if they want to join Canada".

[jfengel → fifilura]

I'd be for that, too. Let people self determine. Maybe if we stopped trying to forcing enemies to be a nation both sides would be better off.

Yes, I know what that implies about the Civil War.

[fifilura → jfengel]

Yeah let's start with the countries who think it is a good idea in that case, not forcing it on other countries.

On: The mineral riches hiding under Greenland's ice

[fifilura]

Ok, so there are hardly any mines on Greenland today. Why would that change? There are easier places to put a mine and make it profitable.

Look at Svalbard. There used to be mines but they closed down.

And those rare earth metals. They are called that because they are heavily diluted. Not because they are rare to find.

On: One Formula That Demystifies 3D Graphics

[fifilura]

Once, an angry guy tried to explain that the world does not revolve around me.

I had to walk him away.

On: BYD Sells 4.6M Vehicles in 2025, Meets Revised Sales Goal

[fifilura]

The only reason to get a car in Singapore is to give the tired father an air-conditioned place outside the crammed apartment to go and have a nap :).

[eru → fifilura]

Well, it's also quite useful when you have to ferry multiple kids and their crap around.

And jokes aside, many people also need a car for work. Eg if you are a real estate agent, and always flitting around between different showings.

On: Ask HN: Is the World Moving Towards World War 3

[fifilura]

> Why plural? Belarus and Ukraine

Whoa there is a whole lot more!

Chechnya to begin with. And South Ossetia i Georgia. And Transnistria In Moldavia.

They take what is possible and need to be stopped.

[maximinus_thrax → fifilura]

Of course. I forgot, when discussing Russian imperial ambitions you need to be specific about which stage you're referring to. I was referring to the latest (late) stage.

On: Now That He Has No Power, Mitt Romney Says "Tax the Rich"

[fifilura]

Unfortunately probably closer to the truth. If you can not adhere you are not there.

On: If you don't design your career, someone else will (2014)

[fifilura]

I don't think the random sailor analogy is a perfect fit.

If you guide your own direction too strictly you will both risk moving yourself into a dead end, but also miss out on unexpected opportunities.

[A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 → fifilura]

But your opportunities depend partially on what you can actually do. In other words, optmize for your strengths, refine what works, remove what doesn't. Opportunities will come, but if you are not prepared based on your own predispositions, they are wasted on you anyway. Direction of the sailor of the sailor is but one factor in this.

On: If you don't design your career, someone else will (2014)

[fifilura]

What workplace is not?

On: Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files

[fifilura]

> after years of trials, one of our former President finally went to jail for a few weeks. And now, they're invited by media all over the country so they can complain about how unfair it was, they published a book about it, sold in the tens of thousands, their son is the new TV's favorite..

Yeah this is insightful. Another dictator went to jail in 1920s for staging a coup and used that time for writing his manifesto and getting sympathy from his followers. Some times (often these days) politics just lives on a plane outside the justice system. And it is really creepy.

On: Modern Walkmans

[fifilura]

I had this one, black

https://walkman.land/panasonic/rq-s55

The design was amazing, Apple designs of that time. Extremely slim and I can still recollect the tactile feeling of closing the lid.

I felt like a king owning one.

[jwr → fifilura]

Oh, that's a great website! I found the model I last used: https://walkman.land/panasonic/rq-sx55