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ctack

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Software Developer working in international money remittance.
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ctack··on Show HN: Improve cognitive focus in 1 minute
I like it, but it overflows on my iPhone SE screen.
ctack··on Conversation with Zuckerberg, this time we talked as photorealistic avatars
It looks amazing, but the idea of FETA mining my facial data for marketing info is 100% black mirror.

It’s great looking tech but it couldn’t have come from a worse company.

ctack··on Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from science fiction to reality
So it would be like using our solar potential to capture and then turn atmospheric carbon into fuel again. Probably battery storage will be cheaper, right?

Clear to see how cynical it is if you keep pumping carbon out of the ground at the same time as trying to reclaim some bit of it from the atmosphere.

ctack··on Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from science fiction to reality
> The sad reality with carbon capture is that it's an excuse to put more carbon into the atmosphere than is actually being captured.

Surely there is a simm type game that can illustrate this super clearly?

ctack··on Ask HN: How do you not take criticism of your work personally?
Wise and well worded response here.

Only addition that I might make is that if the reviewer has taken the time to deeply understand your problem space and reply, they have given their time and energy and in a very real sense that is a gift. (Depending on their motivation of course - maybe they do it to lord it over others... but that is not your problem - it's their problem), I try to be thankful and this for me also contributes to the sense of togetherness in a 'us vs the problem' sense.

ctack··on ChatGPT Explained: A normie's guide to how it works
Today I learned that referring to people as “normies” is apparently a thing.
ctack··on Photographer Says Artist Copied Her Iconic Photo – PetaPixel
Isn’t there something about a > 30% deviation from an original image being considered sufficient for it not be eligible for copyright infringement?
ctack··on Ask HN: How do you deal with information and internet addiction?
I block Reddit access on my phone and laptop. HN is ok for me and as addictive.
ctack··on Deepfaked Tom Cruise and Paris Hilton by Metaphysic
So blockchain is not even needed,the main idea still stands though.
ctack··on Deepfaked Tom Cruise and Paris Hilton by Metaphysic
My bold prediction. Please hold me to this in 2 years /s..

Some video storage service or ‘authentication service middleman’ is going to make a mint with blockchain authenticity proofing. They’ll provide a seal of authenticity that the feed being viewed came direct from a camera. Feed will be checked during viewing as well to verify its ‘camera direct’ state.

ctack··on Ask HN: What is the weirdest or most surreal recent technology you have seen?
What is coming though?
ctack··on Valve Introduces Proton Next
It would be great to see more of this in the world.
ctack··on Ask HN: Are there no good to-do and list apps?
Workflowy.com. Has free tier and it’s simple and pretty great.

Apparently slack used it for their internal project tracking while they were getting started.

ctack··on 'Like the Moon': Astronauts flock to Spanish island to train
“It’s like the moon” was my exact answer when my wife asked how I liked the trip to this place. Found it to be exaggeratedly rough and dry. I wouldn’t choose to live there. Imagine Mars and the moon would be a lot heavier going.
ctack··on Rainwater everywhere on Earth unsafe to drink due to ‘forever chemicals’
This has been coming for a long time. How are our systems and thinking so blind this kind of thing?

If we’re lucky it’ll take years if not decades to as a society stop this contamination.

These levels are just the beginning and we’ll look back on them as the good ol days when the levels were ‘low’.

ctack··on Famous HNers and their sites
Could have a thread only title or id
ctack··on NASA Spacecraft Sent to Unexplored Orbit for Moon Outpost Goes Silent
Possibly a bit far flung, but what about mining water on the moon for refuelling?

Could be sent to low earth orbit from moon. Maybe useful for mars missions.

The research would be invaluable.

ctack··on MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts (2018)
Wonder if this would get loud if scaled up. Massive volume of air moving very quickly over the wings is going to get loud with large enough scale.
ctack··on MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts (2018)
At least ozone is less dense than air, it'd rise and eventually even bolster the ozone layer which sounds like a win.
ctack··on FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores over spying concerns
What is a consent manufacturing bot?
ctack··on Ukraine’s Vital Ally – Why Poland Matters in the Russian-Ukrainian War
This guy, Perun gets in depth on the topics he covers. Not hyped up at all. Covers interesting angles.
ctack··on One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Interesting that with something as big as football, the organisers can get away with a lot of bad taste decisions. They can host wherever they want and they will be guaranteed a sufficient turnout thanks to the absolute massiveness of the fanbase.

Woman's rights or workers rights in a faraway country? Fat load of nothing issues for many who want to see their country in the semis.

ctack··on Parents’ trauma leaves biological traces in children
I strongly agree with this comment. Based on 20 years of searching and self help patches. If I knew and had the cash I’d have gone for EMDR therapy at the first viable moment after childhood.
ctack··on Parents’ trauma leaves biological traces in children
Check out EMDR.
ctack··on Parents’ trauma leaves biological traces in children
I’m busy doing EMDR therapy. Can’t recommend it enough.
ctack··on Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?
Very cool! Interesting to hear how else it can play out. Fast and to the point like that. Terrific.
ctack··on Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?
Can do - part of the treatment is more or less about relating to the traumatic event(s) in a healthier way.

It stemmed from seeing comments here about a book called 'The Body Keeps the Score' reading the book and subsequently self identifying as suffering from trauma.

So I sought out an EMDR qualified psychologist in the city and started seeing them. It's been just over a year now.

Benefits so far have included an increase in self esteem and of quality in my relationships with my partner and my child, a promotion at work(due to increase in ability to be present without zoning out due to anxiety) - along with increased social awareness.

Am basically now less inclined to withdraw and hide from life.

The mind melter is how absent I've been for basically my whole life - and not for lack of trying either. It would be terrifying - all those years - basically a lifetime lost, but I am so glad to have some semblance of a life now. I didn't think it was possible TBH.

ctack··on Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?
EMDR trauma therapy at 42 years old. Feels like my life is only just starting.
ctack··on Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around
If you have the inclination and the cash, I really recommend a psychologist. If you think trauma might play a part .. EMDR qualified psychologist FTW.
ctack··on The story behind Beethoven's “Ode to Joy”
100%. While I can’t escape the running away sequence from that film, I could imagine a very different expression, though probably similar intensity. Someone will get round to it sooner or later.
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