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throwaway378037on I Thought I Was Saving Trans Kids. Now I’m Blowing the Whistle

Thanks for posting what seems to be the only sensible comment in this entire thread.

throwaway378037on I hired 5 people to sit behind me and make me productive for a month

What

throwaway378037on Tell HN: Firefox Is an awesome browser right now

Firefox enjoyer since 2008 over here :)

throwaway378037on Bethesda’s Redfall needs to be online for single-player mode

And they didn’t even make that!

throwaway378037on Brief structured respiration enhances mood and reduces physiological arousal

It has helped me a lot at times too, even helping a little with long covid/post-viral symptoms, sample size of 1 but it really doesn’t hurt to try

throwaway378037on London’s historic Smithfield Market meets a new chapter

Farringdon to Smithfield is about a 3-4 mins walk up Cowcross Street, pretty convenient

throwaway378037on London’s historic Smithfield Market meets a new chapter

I lived in Clerkenwell and the Barbican from teenage through mid 20s and I loved walking through the market. Sometimes if up early or pulling an all nighter to study I’d go walk there at 4am to see all the traders in action. This is truly a damn shame.

throwaway378037on Ask HN: Where are all the parties?

fuckin’ hell man

throwaway378037on Knots to Narnia – Bill Thurston (1992) [video]

Is this anything to do with the CS Lewis books? I’m re-reading them now

throwaway378037on Why is Amazon selling fake 16TB portable SSD drives?

Don’t buy from Amazon, simples

throwaway378037on Quitting the rat race

Was nice to read your story, thanks

throwaway378037on Quitting the rat race

Keep trying to leave London for the countryside or the sea where I grew up, keep on finding myself back here. I just miss the city too much when I’m away. Countryside and sea are so beautiful but I need the buzz around me

throwaway378037on Ask HN: How to restore cognition after years of trauma? I feel slow and dumb

I’m 11 days into a full elimination diet right now, and also 5 weeks with no sugar wheat, dairy or alcohol. It hasn’t turned my life around, but I feel 10x better already. It’s a really good thing to do - but difficult.

throwaway378037on Spookz – decentralized streaming platform for gamers

Hey I’m curious (if it’s appropriate for this forum), what are the meanings? Not familiar with this word

throwaway378037on The benefits of ‘Dry January’ last longer than a month, studies show

https://archive.ph/LCkje

I had to give up alcohol (not a big drinker) and caffeine and sugar and wheat and dairy (those 4, regular consumer) due to a skin condition that they were triggering. Been a couple months now. It’s still hard (particularly coffee and sugar) but I feel very different. I feel a lot better, but the cravings are intense still. I plan to keep it up now for the duration.

throwaway378037on Ask HN: What tech advice are you giving to those around you for 2023?

Stop using LastPass

throwaway378037on Threeuk is blocking Tutanota

Once again I will say that ThreeUK is the worst UK network.

I switched to EE and it’s been a breeze. Giffgaff was also good when I used it.

throwaway378037on ThreeUK blocks access to encrypted provider Tutanota due to 'age restriction'

Three is also the worst network, switch as soon as you can

throwaway378037on Getting Out of a Rut

I could have written all of this myself except for the father part. I feel ya.

throwaway378037on Ask HN: Am I getting older or did typing on the iPhone become unbearable?

It has gotten far, far worse in my experience

throwaway378037on Mindustry – Open-Source Game

Uh oh! Your mind has been replaced by conveyor belts

throwaway378037on Ask HN: Have you ever had a changed-your-life moment?

Just saw this. Yeah it’s hard to describe. I took it a few times a year for about 7 years with a wonderful community in Europe and Brazil. I’m just a very different person now than when I started. Sometimes it was a fundamental shift, other times more gradual.

It sounds like you have a good approach though. I’m also not someone who drinks or takes drugs, and come at it more from the Pollan way of thinking. All the best

throwaway378037on Ask HN: Why has quality of YouTube reduced drastically?

Personal curation and sharing with friends, best way to enjoy it now.

throwaway378037on Do hair transplants debunk the scalp tension-hair loss hypothesis? (2021)

It is a marketing website for a paid coaching/membership program

throwaway378037on The Best iPhone

100. Knew I wasn’t alone on this!

throwaway378037on Ask HN: Have you ever had a changed-your-life moment?

Learning about ayahuasca in 2011, randomly when at a business lunch - the day after breaking up with my girlfriend - and taking it a year later for the first time

Changed my life fundamentally

throwaway378037on Ask HN: What percentage of users click 'Reject All'?

Can you share the bookmarklet? That sounds ideal

throwaway378037on The first ever Red Extreme heat warning issued in UK

Thinking about checking into a hotel for 3 nights and staying indoors with the AC on

throwaway378037on Did the early medieval era ever take place?

I’m not saying it was a hoax. But have you ever actually SEEN an “early medieval period”? Thought not.