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chasebank··on Y Combinator will let founders receive funds in stablecoins
Two of the fastest growing YC companies are crypto companies built on solana, Kalshi and Axiom. I'm pretty sure Axiom was the fastest to $100m in revenue, ever.
chasebank··on A few random notes from Claude coding quite a bit last few weeks
I don’t understand this pov. Unfortunately, id pay 10k mo for my cc sub. I wish I could invest in anthropic, they’re going to be the most profitable company on earth
chasebank··on Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability
Does it tell a thief a chipolo is following them around like the apple tag?
chasebank··on Ask HN: Is it time for HN to implement a form of captcha?
I wasn't suggesting that people wouldn't be allowed to participate without a score, (which I think everyone has a score regardless of no debt?). I was suggesting that login / auth takes place by credit score verification. This would solve a couple problems. First, and most important, we know it's a real person commenting / participating. Second, systems could be designed to filter by score. For instance, if I'm researching products on reddit, I'd sure love to know A. it's a real person, and B. to filter by some score threshold. I'd wager people with higher scores have less incentive to get paid to shill some product online.

Anyways, from the little research I've done, it's certainly illegal and not a proper mechanism for authentication. One can dream though :)

chasebank··on Ask HN: Is it time for HN to implement a form of captcha?
Pick your poison, I suppose. All I know what we have now is a race to the bottom. Reviews, comments, dating sites, all a giant fabrication.
chasebank··on Ask HN: Is it time for HN to implement a form of captcha?
We've always wanted to build a service which provides authentication through credit score verification. Whether its applied to dating apps, product review sites, HN. I'd sure love to filter by 650+ only. I'm certain it's illegal but it sure would help.
chasebank··on Oral microbiome sequencing after taking probiotics
how do you test for allergens? i did 5 years of immunotherapy shots, twice weekly at a doctors office and i had to stay 30 minutes after each shot for the anaphylaxis risk. it worked quite well but it was really inconvenient.
chasebank··on “Super secure” messaging app leaks everyone's phone number
Africans and Indians are not minorities. Sure, if they live in the US, but I'm pretty sure OP referring to people in other countries.
chasebank··on What is the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for you?
Did he find it with a helicopter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffEYqGGYXRk

chasebank··on Tested: 1981 Datsun 280ZX Turbo (1981)
There is a Swiss restoration youtube channel, my mechanics, that's restoring a 1973 Datsun 240Z. It's quite a project and worth watching if you're into that sort of thing. He's incredibly talented and loads of other restoration projects that are super interesting. Easily my favorite youtube channel!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B13vXFj37RI&list=PLN0SuqPcbL...

chasebank··on An investigation into Substrate
Steal money from rich people, you typically end up in prison.
chasebank··on Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation due to flushing fluid from brain
Not physically exhausting yourself is the real issue. It's our natural state as humans. We're not meant to be staring at screens having discussions about chronic sleep deprivation on an internet forum, we're meant to be outside moving our bodies.
chasebank··on Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation due to flushing fluid from brain
"Chronic sleep deprivation is the larger issue. And how we really don't have treatments on how to fix that"

Sure we do, however, not everyone is willing to hike 20-30 miles a day and sleep in a tent. It's not practical but it is very effective.

chasebank··on Composer: Building a fast frontier model with RL
I use cursor daily, my business partner uses CC. Without a doubt, CC is certainly better, I'm just not willing to let go of the flow I spent the last year fine tuning. I'll probably make the leap after we finish the latest release.
chasebank··on Tether is now the 17th largest holder of US debt
Yes. IIRC they made over $10B in profit last year. Easily the most successful crypto company ever.
chasebank··on Scientists create 'Superwood' that's 10 times stronger than steel
Thread from a few months ago with 400+ comments.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44020832

chasebank··on $19B Wiped Out in Crypto's Biggest Liquidation
From what I’ve read it’s because there is a massive amount of Chinese investment in US equities and crypto markets.
chasebank··on 996
For those like me who didn’t know what 996 was: it stands for working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week.
chasebank··on Windsurf employee #2: I was given a payout of only 1% what my shares where worth
I'm in Santa Barbara, CA. Good friend of mine just bought a shithole 3-2 1300sqft for $2.2m. $3M doesn't go very far considering 30 years ago it was retirement status almost anywhere.
chasebank··on Electric cars produce less brake dust pollution than combustion-engine cars
I went to get new tires on my truck last month. 3 of the 5 bays at the tire shop had teslas getting new shoes. I asked the shop owner and he said EVs eat tires. Like 9-12 months max lifespan, great for business. I couldn't believe it but I've always heard there's exponential wear on tires relative to weight.
chasebank··on Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong
Wow. Now I have to go back and watch Silicon Valley season 1. Thanks for the reminder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxsPLXX1QLI

chasebank··on Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong
"Resting allows the temperature to drop, which creates less pressure, so the juices aren't forced out of the meat nearly as strongly."

I was always under the impression that if you pull your meat at let's say 128, resting it will bring the internal temperature up, finishing at like 132-134. Is this wrong?

chasebank··on I was wrong about robots.txt
Bad actors will always exploit whatever systems are available to them. Always have, always will.
chasebank··on YouTube's new anti-adblock measures
There's an add-on called sponsor block, which works remarkably well, that will just skip sponsored ads inside videos.
chasebank··on I'm starting a social club to solve the male loneliness epidemic
Probably not, but the country clubs where I live all have men's locker rooms that have full bars, poker tables, and lounge areas with big screen tv's.
chasebank··on Ask HN: What's Everyone Using These Days for a Desktop Chat App?
Yes, we're looking for e2e. Should have mentioned. Telegram would be perfect if there was online status.
chasebank··on Ask HN: What's Everyone Using These Days for a Desktop Chat App?
We tried it for a day but the UI was extremely laggy and slow. Since we're forced to move, we'd like to move to E2E encryption as well.
chasebank··on What if we made advertising illegal?
Define advertising. Studies suggest that as much as 80% of news articles may have been placed by PR firms rather than generated through independent reporting. This forum is a classic case where blog posts are masquerading as authentic content, when in reality, they're simply another form of advertising.
chasebank··on High‑dose Vitamin D reduces disease activity in early multiple sclerosis onset
I remember reading about how the current recommended dose of Vitamin D was a statistical error in a study and has since been corrected to the tune of 10-11x higher.

"The recommended daily intake of vitamin D has a long history, originally set at 400 IU/day in the early-to-mid 20th century, including the 1970s, primarily to prevent rickets in children and bone disease in adults. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) updated the recommendation to 600 IU/day for most adults and 800 IU/day for those over 70. However, a major statistical error in the IOM’s analysis was later uncovered by researchers, who showed that the calculation underestimated the amount needed to achieve sufficient blood levels of vitamin D in 97.5% of the population. Their corrected analysis suggested a required intake closer to 7,000 IU/day, an order of magnitude higher. Despite this, most official health organizations have not revised the RDA, and the 600–800 IU/day guideline remains standard." [chatgpt summary]

https://www.grassrootshealth.net/blog/iom-miscalculated-rda-...

chasebank··on Ride into the Future with Waymo on Uber in Austin
Is it cheaper?
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