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mythobit··on Replacing grass lawns with native plants
I live in a neighborhood full of families and the number that actually use their yards for anything other than mowing is minimal. As for my own kids they seemed to have much more fun in the nearby woods than the yards.
mythobit··on Ask HN: Inspired by the 90 day Fin program, are there others or DIY options?
Hmm now I'm thinking if it doesn't exist maybe that could be a startup, "Foreign exchange family".
mythobit··on Memers are making deepfakes, and things are getting weird
It seems like as soon as it confirms their bias they are willing to ignore if something is real or not.
mythobit··on Memers are making deepfakes, and things are getting weird
You say that "People are not that stupid" but have you looked at all the obvious fake/false information being passed around on facebook. I think that shows that people really are that stupid.
mythobit··on South Korea reports recovered Covid-19 patients testing positive again
I'm not certain if you are talking specific to coronavirus, but it is not unheard of with viruses. For example, chickenpox/shingles or herpes.
mythobit··on Improvisational theater can reduce anxiety in teens who struggle socially
I wonder if this is limited to improvisational theater or if something like a roleplaying game, where the person has to act out a role with no script, can help as well. I would think that they get to perform the same sort of social interactions and while still being "low cost".
mythobit··on As Amazon Pushes Forward with Robots, Workers Find New Roles
Some people really do just want to be drones and are perfectly happy going in and doing a simple mundane task over and over.

If anything, this last election should have exposed this. There is a whole cohort of people out there that feel they've been slighted and left behind because of the shift in manufacturing. They feel like they should still be able to go in and be a drone and get paid well enough to raise a family.

mythobit··on Ask HN: How to answer properly “Why we should hire you” question?
I wonder if you wouldn't be justified in following up their question with your own of "Why should I choose to work for you?". Seems only fair that they should try and sell you on being part of their team as well.
mythobit··on Making a Physical Product
You don't even need a paper score card. The Munchkin card game suggests using pennies to keep track of your hp. You could just suggest that, everyone should have something they can use as "counters" and you don't need to sink the costs into a score pad.
mythobit··on Zombie bees leave the hive at night
It appears to be a parasite taking control of the host.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocephalus_borealis

http://news.discovery.com/animals/parasite-bees-zombies-0105...

mythobit··on Humans hot, sweaty, natural-born runners
No, running doesn't ruin your knees. Rather than rewrite the wheel RW Daily does a fine job including links to research. http://rwdaily.runnersworld.com/2012/02/no-running-does-not-...
mythobit··on Ask HN: Please Review My Startup: What Do You Really Think About Me?
Let me preface this with saying that I only read the about and the faq of the page.

I don't see this really as a personal use application.

That said I think it has potential in the business sector. Getting feedback from people that you work with and for is very valuable for your career. How often do you really want to provide candid feedback to your manager? But how much would that candid feedback help a manager that is learning and trying to get better and advance? The same would happen in teams as well.

I think this would work well for a business to provide that positive feedback loop to help their employees target their weaknesses and improve their career chances.

mythobit··on Ask HN: Apart from Hacker News, what else you read?
I've got to +1 Hyperbole and a Half, very funny.
mythobit··on New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web search results
I created a site on app engine that essentially does the same thing via Google Custom search engine. Granted mine isn't as integrated or user friendly but still. The site is: http://blacklist-search.appspot.com/

Why can't Google offer something like this rather than only allowing it via a Chrome extension?

mythobit··on How Organized Spam is Taking Control of Google's Search Results
I know this isn't a perfect solution. But I made this site that uses Google's Custom search to allow you to maintain your own blacklist so that you can filter out sites you don't want displayed. Here's the link: http://blacklist-search.appspot.com/
mythobit··on Google algorithm change launched
I created a site that uses Google CSE to do just this. The link is: http://blacklist-search.appspot.com/
mythobit··on Show HN: Create a personal Google Blacklist
clicky: http://blacklist-search.appspot.com/
mythobit··on Show HN: Create a personal Google Blacklist
clicky: http://blacklist-search.appspot.com