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Airbnb has absolutely wrecked most of the holiday spots in the UK. Locals can't afford to rent, so it's killing local shops - only the tourist traps remain.

oigursh··on Large-scale study reveals autoimmune disorders now affect around one in ten

If only my immune system would attack all the microplastics in my blood.

oigursh··on Brain activity of dying people shows signs of near-death experiences

Universal Love said the Cactus Person https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/21/universal-love-said-th...

oigursh··on Arc Will Change the Way You Work on the Web

https://arc.net/gift/379c8ab

oigursh··on Show HN: I was frustrated with pricing of PagerDuty et al., so made one myself

I ended up hiring a US emergency dispatcher team and repurposing them - they would literally phone you up as second line - no robots.

oigursh··on French publisher arrested in London for refusal to tell police his passcodes

What if the hardware token isn't where you left it?

oigursh··on Why did Prolog lose steam? (2010)

No.

oigursh··on Namecheap is buying and holding onto domains you're interested in?

This is the way.

oigursh··on Show HN: Get a Professional Headshot in Minutes with AI

https://cdn.virtualface.app/media/styles/030beee6-e882-4c3d-...

0_o

oigursh··on Psychedelic brew ayahuasca’s profound impact revealed in brain scans

This is what I come to HN for. Thank you.

oigursh··on Ask HN: Has anyone here left the big city in pursue of a simpler life?

May I ask which country that is please?

oigursh··on Qualcomm has open sourced its aptX and aptX HD encoders

This is excellent news, aptX HD in particular is a great sweet spot for latency (for video), high enough quality, and robust enough encoding to avoid dropouts.

oigursh··on Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge

Alcohol is the only drug I can't put down when I want to. I'll take a line of coke and never a glass of wine.

oigursh··on A city map of bus and train stations

Do you just paste?

node["highway"="bus_stop"]({{bbox}});

It does nothing on my city.

oigursh··on Why did 250k Britons die sooner than expected?

If the wealthy and connected were forced to access the same services as the rest of us, the services would be better.

oigursh··on Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today

the whole org was using inbox, snoozed emails with a really streamlined interface was sublime. Everyone was mad.

oigursh··on Launch HN: Infisical (YC W23) – Open-source secrets manager for developers

systemd can cut your hair and mow your lawn but you'll never remember the commands to take the blindfold off and see it

oigursh··on How to Beat Stress and Anxiety

All the rich people I know are super chill, generous with their time and look healthy. Meanwhile I'm sleep deprived, fat and poor.

oigursh··on Omega-3s: Are “Brain-Boosting” Effects Scientifically Backed?

Exercisium, diet-amate, and sufficient sleep-adine. Very powerful nootropics.

oigursh··on “They wanted my Instagram handle, and somehow they've now got it.”

My favourite thing is the fake typing ellipsis that chat bots do, as they have infinite time and patience.

oigursh··on DataDog asked OpenTelemetry contributor to kill pull request

Datadog support is hot garbage, and for the amount of money I've sent them over the years they ignore feature requests and just DGAF about customers.

They're very hot on licensing though.

oigursh··on Endemic pathogens are causing psychiatric illnesses and shortening lives

> we need to find a way to restore gut function that works well and reliably.

Microbiota engraftment from faecal transplants _is_ reliable - it brings along a raft of bacteriophages that clear a niche for the incoming colonies - unlike just slinging some probiotics down your neck and hoping some survive.

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