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seapunkon Show HN: I built a service to discover and monitor rapidly growing trends

Hi Mike, your service and interface remind me Exploding Topics [https://explodingtopics.com/].

Known as Trennd before and launched here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20478339

I noticed you have a related searches section with amazon queries and youtube queries.

Do you plan to display accounts/pages ranking the best for these queries?

seapunkon “I'm not sure there is an acceptable solution to the problem we are facing”

Original source: https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/12388371580074475...

Threader's version (if you want to read it without ads and fake news recommendations): https://threader.app/thread/1238837158007447558

seapunkon Why soap works so well on most viruses

Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22517397

Original source: https://twitter.com/PalliThordarson/status/12365493051895971...

seapunkon Poolside.fm

I would like to find a list of similar places on the internet. Also I use Poolside FM for a while now and I liked their IG account too: https://www.instagram.com/poolsidefm/

seapunkon Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower than it was in 1983 (2017)

Original source: https://twitter.com/gravislizard/status/927593460642615296

Threader version (if you’d like to read the compiled version without ads & fake news recommendations): https://threader.app/thread/927593460642615296

seapunkon Thread on new coronavirus reproductive rate from Harvard epidemiologist

And here: https://twitter.com/DoctorYasmin/status/1220953291279831040

seapunkon A template for self publishing an eBook

seapunkon How a Chinese Company Built a $250M Search Hijacking Empire

I can't read this article.

Error 410 This account is under investigation or was found in violation of the Medium Rules.

seapunkon Thread about McKinsey deportation recommendations to ICE

Your comment is half being not constructive, half insulting an author.

I don't think HN is about commenting thoughts in this way. You can be against what she said while being more specific and respectful.

seapunkon Ask HN: Curious to know if people still use IRC?

I spent a lot of time on Freenode it was my favorite space when I was a teenager, every christmas holidays I reinstall an IRC client to spend some hours there.

seapunkon How Facebook Avoids Ad Blockers

I'm glad to read your comment. I I still remember the good times of Facebook, it was a great to see this little website with a lot people connecting with friends and also total strangers, that being said People You May Know is indeed bad because this feature never really took care of your history with the suggested accounts.

seapunkon Tracking down the Comic-style font from Mortal Kombat and other 80s/90s games

It's a really good thread, it reminds me so much memories with my brother playing old video games.

seapunkon French postal workers helping lonely older people (2018)

He denied that the French post office was cashing in on friendly gestures that postal workers had been doing for years for free. “Postal workers always spontaneously and informally connected with clients and looked out for them, and that will continue. But what we’re doing is adding new services and bringing greater value.”

In my opinion, La Poste (the France’s publicly owned postal service) found a terrible way to break the social link with their customers. The actual situation is postal workers in France are complaining to work in terrible conditions because of a new work organization, monetize what make La Poste a more human and quality service won't improve anything.

seapunkon A Response to a Facebook Recruiter

This answer is undoubtedly long but interesting on the fact that it represents a state of mind of the industry. Also I don't think that being against Facebook is an argument for not being recruited by other companies in the future. If even people working for giants have decided to take a stand, it may be interesting for companies to focus on ethics to attract talent.

seapunkon Adam Neumann planned for his children and grandchildren to control WeWork

I thought that it was a headline of the Onion.

seapunkon European Commission President Juncker tweets that a Brexit deal has been done

Fixed

seapunkon A History of Pizza

Happy to see a reference about the pineapple pizza invention.

seapunkon Taboola and Outbrain, the two worst companies in the world, are merging

In case you missed this interesting article + thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20409693

seapunkon [dead]

This thread is mostly false.

Fact checked by Snopes (read the comment of motdiem: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21099365)

The true source is from a humor site: https://aviationhumor.net/the-us-standard-railroad-gauge-is-...

seapunkon Twitter launches its ‘Hide Replies’ feature in the US and Japan

> At least when you report, block, or mute someone, no one else knows that you were bothered (or, as trolls like to say, “triggered”).

That’s not really anonymous. For example when someone reports a tweet, Twitter also sends a message to the concerned person to let them know someone reported them, even if they didn’t take any action. In case of cyberbullying, the abusers can use the Twitter report as a tool to add more drama and pour oil onto the fire.

seapunkon Remove Richard Stallman (Thread)

Also here without ads and fake news rabbit holes:

https://threader.app/thread/1172283772428906496

seapunkon Show HN: Search Engine on the Top of Twitter to Find Jobs

Cool project, it's a good example where Twitter can be helpful to build something useful.

seapunkon Wunderlist founder wants to buy his app back from Microsoft

Every founder has personal reasons to accept to be acquired, example here: https://twitter.com/christianreber/status/117064572184398233...

Also I don't think you are cynical. Don't take the money and continue to push the product seems to be a better solution, especially for users. I just appreciate that founders are more transparent about the fact their service is failing after being acquired. And yes, they have a big part of the responsability, but according to me it's a better signal than just heard the typical story of celebrating an acquisition, join a tech giant and remain silent. I like to see that people keep the bounds with their product even after this. Also it's more honest for other entrepreneurs in the same situation that becoming rich will be at the expense of your creation.

seapunkon Wunderlist founder wants to buy his app back from Microsoft

I think that it's a good sign that we see more and more founders who publicly admit that their creation is not between good hands after acquisition. Let's hope Microsoft makes this thing happen.

seapunkon From FOMO to JOMO: the joy of missing out

Good article, I would like to see some influential people in tech apply these principles instead of tweeting.

seapunkon What happens when you launch Google Chrome for the first time?

The truth is, this service was acquired last year by a US company. They didn't mention it or share the news with their users and they keep marketing themselves as "indie developers", including on their patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThreadReaderApp. In addition to that the original creator left, he is not working on the product anymore.

seapunkon What happens when you launch Google Chrome for the first time?

If someone needs a version without ads or fake news promotion (Disclaimer: I'm a Threader co-founder)

Google Chrome: https://threader.app/thread/1165493206441779200

Microsoft Edge: https://threader.app/thread/1166138692509065218

Opera: https://threader.app/thread/1165353213308129281

Vivaldi (Same thread as Opera): https://threader.app/thread/1165353213308129281

Dissenter https://threader.app/thread/1165377063932637184

Brave https://threader.app/thread/1165391211999518720

Mozilla https://threader.app/thread/1165858896176660480

seapunkon Telegram 0-day vulnerability that can be used to disclose user's phone numbers

I'm serious. Your url about the previous HN post was relevant but the rest of your message sounds really defiant. Just an honest feedback about what I feel.

seapunkon Telegram 0-day vulnerability that can be used to disclose user's phone numbers

Honestly, your comment is not very constructive. Did you create this account only to critize and lessen this security issue?

seapunkon Surveillance cameras in Pennsylvania use hackable Chinese tech

Unfortunately, a lot of reputable news sources have the same issue with the GDPR rules.