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Erkan Saka
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Erkan Saka writes Erkan's Field Diary, a personal blog at erkansaka.net about politics and culture. Since 2013, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times, most often “For AI leaders Doom is a form of hype”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-01, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link Erkan Saka's posts on AI doom rhetoric and safety hype, and cite the blog in threads on Starlink's direct-to-cell service and on Turkey. None of the comments judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Since 2004, A blog from Turkey on Turkey, Europe, Digital Cultures...
Most-linked posts?
- For AI leaders Doom is a form of hype2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-09-14
What Hacker News says?
The satellite side isn't nearly as power constrained as a cell phone so they don't have to get it that precise. But every dB counts. They hit multiple subscribers at once with the sat side footprint but if an area is nearly empty I don't see why they couldn't keep a particular phone in the centroid (such as in emergency services to uninhabited areas). Likely they will differentiate between populated and less populat…
Comment linking /2023/10/03/a-video-how-does-starlink-satellite-internet-work/
on “Starlink Successfully Tests Space Direct to Cell Mobile Service”Submitted For AI leaders Doom is a form of hype as a story · 132 points
HN discussionhttps://erkansaka.net/2026/09/10/ai-doom-rhetoric-safety-hyp...
Comment linking /2026/09/10/ai-doom-rhetoric-safety-hype/
on “Teleoperated Humans”http://vimeo.com/68207051 To paraphrase Vaclav Havel, when we occupy: “We are stepping out of living within the lie. We reject the ritual and break the rules of the game. We discover once more our suppressed identity and dignity. This gives our freedom a concrete significance. Our disobedience is an attempt to live within the truth”. I found this video of lawyers being dragged from court disturbing: http://erkansaka…
Comment linking /archives/23464
on “Sensible commentary on Turkey”