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smithcoin··on I'm a developer not a compiler
The point of the question is not to superficially disagree though, the point is to see somebody speak with passion about something they should have knowledge of.
smithcoin··on Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds
I’m not really craving dreaming again to be honest, like I said I don’t have nightmares.

It sounds like waking myself up wouldn’t be conducive to better sleep health.

smithcoin··on Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds
Perhaps I should invest in some sleep tracking and investigate again. I don’t know how to describe it, but I’m not dreaming while asleep. Here’s an analogy - imagine dreaming is like putting your hand in a cup of water and remembering your dream is like your hand being wet until it evaporates (forgetting) the sensation I have when asleep would be akin to having a dry hand- I do not have the sensation of having a dream.
smithcoin··on Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds
THC is the primary psychoactive chemical in marijuana. CBD is another compound that typically is sought after for pain reduction and as a sleep aid. THC is known to mess with REM sleep. If your are looking for information Erowid is a good resource, Reddit can be helpful too.
smithcoin··on Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds
Never heard of it, it appears to be a supplement for inflammation? When you say vivid dreams what are we talking about here?
smithcoin··on Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds
No I’ve dreamed before so I can tell when I don’t. I’ve discussed my dreams with my wife when I have them. They’re vivid on some occasions when I travel, most nights I don’t have any.
smithcoin··on Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds
I’ve tracked with both Whoop and Sleep number, I’ve gotten good “sleep scores”
smithcoin··on Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds
I don’t really know how to describe it. I guess I have no sense of how long I was asleep until I see how dark it is (which is my immediate reaction when waking up) then I usually I have a decent guess. Although there are times I wake up and I have no idea if it’s 2 or 6 am.

Are you able to more accurately guess the time when you wake up based on the contents of your dreams? The rare occurrences when I dream if it’s over “10 minutes” there’s no difference in my perception if it’s that or hours.

smithcoin··on Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds
I’ve noticed the same thing oddly- I’ll dream when I travel, especially when camping.
smithcoin··on Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds
What’s garbage about the device? What other wearables have you tried for sleep tracking?
smithcoin··on Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds
I used to be able to lucid dream quite regularly. I had a friend tell me that looking at your hands throughout the day would help as when you looked at them in your dreams you would realize it.

Now as I’ve grown older I don’t even dream anymore (I suspect due to THC use) but even on nights where I go to bed stone cold sober - nothing happens. I don’t dream. Does anybody else find themselves lacking the ability to dream at all?

I don’t mind it because while I do miss lucid dreaming and pleasant dreams, I completely miss out on the ability to have a nightmare.

smithcoin··on FTC announces "click-to-cancel" rule making it easier to cancel subscriptions
Does anybody have insight into the dissenting opinion. I skimmed through it and it just looked like the commissioner was saying "this is overreach, partisan and congress should do this". Am I missing something?
smithcoin··on The 1/8th Sleep
Superstition
smithcoin··on Tech jobs have dried up
> citation needed
smithcoin··on ReMarkable Paper Pro
employees often aren't allowed to have them onsite in these circumstances for this precise reason.
smithcoin··on Accident Forgiveness
I'm suffering for this now. They just erroneously charged me almost $4,000 out of nowhere because they decided to scan all of old container images for no reason and without notification. I have a support partner and everybody is just passing the buck around, it's super frustrating.
smithcoin··on Russ Cox is stepping down as the Go tech lead
Curious- what is the use case?
smithcoin··on Show HN: Safe Routes. real time turbulence data, ML predictions with an iPad
Do you offer turbulence predictions for consumers? I’m scared of flying and would love to know if my ride will be smooth.
smithcoin··on Self-Serve Dashboards
We use Metabase (featured in the image) and for the most part non-tech people do it fact use it. What helped us implement it was having 'office hours' where I walked people through examples of how to use it "This is how to get sales at a specific location or in a state". While it hasn't solved every problem/query/export, a large portion of requests that went in the direction of engineering before no longer make it that far. Other reasons to love metabase, you can self host it and use your GSuite SSO.
smithcoin··on Show HN: Tiny Chrome extension to disable images to reduce distractions
If you turn off watch history, then that’s what the homepage has started to look like they don’t recommend anything that’s helped me shake it a bit; Works on Roku iOS and desktop.
smithcoin··on Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction with Permira
I feel terrible and I’m transferring everything elsewhere immediately.
smithcoin··on Randar: A Minecraft exploit that uses LLL lattice reduction to crack server RNG
Leijurv, did you do any collaboration with Matt Bolan or did you guys independently discover this? I can only imagine the power of your two minds combined. Loved the video. Also laughed when I found out you named baritone for fit’s voice.
smithcoin··on Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
Random aside: I saw the title and before reading it wanted to try and claim mine. I went on my phone, and this page was not even on my first google results page when I searched "how to use signal usernames", nor was anything remotely related to either topic.

I was tired of reading all the comments on here about how 'google search' is terrible, I now believe it and will be looking into all the suggestions here.

smithcoin··on Show HN: Aldi Price Map
This is great I would love to be able to toggle a high contrast version for those with red/green color blindness.
smithcoin··on Testing how hard it is to cheat with ChatGPT in interviews
100% - it's shortened our attention spans and ability to focus on a single thing.
smithcoin··on Bitcoin price falls 15% following launch of ETFs
Bitcoin has no use?

My company works with franchise restaurants in countries with hyper inflation and they use it to hedge their local currency when buying hard goods.

smithcoin··on Ten Simple IT Security Rules for Early-Stage Startups
It’s possible we worked together as well- right across from the opera house?
smithcoin··on A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McDonald's
Different franchisees probably.
smithcoin··on A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McDonald's
There is a massive difference in cost of living between the states. A six figure salary in New York City would afford a very different lifestyle than one in the rural Midwest.
smithcoin··on Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
but it was a great ride while it lasted*
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