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flyingkiwi44··on Study finds no evidence cannabis helps anxiety, depression, or PTSD
Amen Clinics have been covered on sciencebasedmedicine.org a few times (2008 and 2013) from the look of it.

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/spect-scans-at-the-amen-cli...

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-amens-love-affair-with-s...

Both https://sciencebasedmedicine.org and https://theness.com/neurologicablog/ are good resources for detailed research into science and medicine. With Neurologica having some good deep dives into Neuroscience topics https://theness.com/neurologicablog/category/neuroscience/ as the author is a recently retired academic clinical neurologist

flyingkiwi44··on Show HN: Off Grid – Run AI text, image gen, vision offline on your phone
Looks like the build requirements for SDK and NDK in the build instructions don't match the build.gradle.

-Android SDK (API 34)

-Android NDK r26

vs

compileSdkVersion = 36

targetSdkVersion = 36

ndkVersion = "27.1.12297006"

flyingkiwi44··on Show HN: Off Grid – Run AI text, image gen, vision offline on your phone
The repository is listed as offgrid-mobile everywhere on that page but is off-grid-mobile.

So the lastest releases is at https://github.com/alichherawalla/off-grid-mobile/releases/l...

And the clone would be: git clone https://github.com/alichherawalla/off-grid-mobile.git

flyingkiwi44··on [dead]
I didn't have to fill in any forms, just got a message telling me I had a refund as I over paid this year.
flyingkiwi44··on Cybermancy is the hottest new trend in information technology
This is the short story "Your Corporate Network and the Forces of Darkness" by Lucy A. Snyder. Also available at http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/articles/your-corpora... if you don't like audio books.

An entertaining story for SysAdmins and the like.

flyingkiwi44··on New Zealand is officially Covid-19 free, final case has recovered
Having had 1504 confirmed and probable cases across the country New Zealand now has no active cases at all. There have been 294,848 tests completed, with testing still being active both in the community and at borders. New Zealand's first case was on February 28th.
flyingkiwi44··on Ask HN: What podcasts would you recommend?
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcasts - Fun science and critical thinking podcast. Has been around for over 10 years. Worth it just for the Science or Fiction game each week.

Escape Pod - http://escapepod.org/category/podcasts/ - Weekly science fiction podcast magazine. The quality and variety of the stories is amazing. I have found lots of new authors via the stories from this podcast. (Also has Pseudopod for horror fiction, PodCastle for fantasy, and Cast of Wonders for YA fiction)

The Infinite Monkey Cage - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads - Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. From the BBC with Brian Cox and Robin Ince.

Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-daniel-and-jorge-explain-... - A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. By a CERN Physicist (Daniel) and the author of PhD Comics (Jorge).

LRC Presents: All the President's Lawyers - https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/lrc-presents-all-the-preside... - An in-depth and often humorous look at President Trump's Legal issues. I know, not quite the normal HN sort of content, but worth it.

FiveThirtyEight Politics - https://fivethirtyeight.com/tag/politics-podcast/ - A geeky look at (mostly US) politics and polling.

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria - https://www.carasantamaria.com/podcast - "conversations with interesting people about interesting topics". Cara is an great science communicator and is well worth listening to on this and the The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast.

flyingkiwi44··on Ask HN: How do you protect your parents from tech scammers?
While I don't agree with everything it recommends, the "Little Black Book of Scams" is a good starting point for having a talk with someone who you think is at risk. https://www.interest.co.nz/sites/default/files/embedded_imag... (NZ Version) https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Little%20Black%20Book%2... (AUS version)
flyingkiwi44··on One Tweet and 2300 bots to fake a stolen election
Is this what it's going to be like for elections everywhere in the future? How could it be protected against? Can it?
flyingkiwi44··on Disney+ to Launch in November $6.99 Monthly including 30 Seasons of the Simpsons
"At launch, Disney+ will include 7,500 episodes, including from 25 original series; 400 library movie titles; and 100 recent theatrical films releases, according to Agnes Chu, senior VP of content, Disney+. That includes exclusive rights to all 30 seasons of "The Simpsons," which Disney obtained through the acquisition of 21st Century Fox. In year five of Disney+, the company expects to have an annual production slate of some 50 originals, Chu said. Disney+ will be an ad-free service, supported solely by subscription fees. It's going to have a wide platform footprint, spanning game consoles, smart TVs and connected streaming devices, including Roku and PlayStation 4, said Michael Paull, president of Disney Streaming Services (formerly BAMTech)."
flyingkiwi44··on Rocket Launch in New Zealand Brings Quick, Cheap Space Access
For those asking if there is demand for small rockets that can be sent up often.

"Australian start-up Fleet Space Technologies sent up two satellites ... Fleet has spent all year waiting to hitch rides on rockets from SpaceX and the Indian government ... About six weeks ago, it found out there was room on the Rocket Lab rocket. Typically, it takes months or years to get satellites ready, installed and certified for launch, but in this new era of cheap, fast space, Fleet got its hardware on board in record time."