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xlaacid··on Study: emotional support from social media found to reduce anxiety
The journal Psychiatry International, it is part of the MDPI publisher, which sometimes faces scrutiny regarding rapid, high-volume, and sometimes inconsistent peer-review processes. Be skeptical of its contents.
xlaacid··on Tell HN: Bending Spoons laid off almost everybody at Vimeo yesterday
Thank you for reminding me I had an Evernote account. I just deleted it. Its been shit since Bleeding Spork took it over.
xlaacid··on Coding Theory and Cryptography [pdf]
It says the site is not secure. Anyone else get through?
xlaacid··on Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2024?
Frank Ramsey by Cheryl Misak. Kid only lived till 26 and changed the disciplines of Philosophy, Mathematics, and Economics. Ludwig Wittgenstein was reported to have said Ramsey was his only contemporary.
xlaacid··on Tell HN: Need help, locked out of Google account with 10 years of personal data
100 percent use proton!
xlaacid··on Tell HN: Need help, locked out of Google account with 10 years of personal data
Moving forward: always have an email client on a local machine downloading a copy of all emails. Have a local copy of all gdrive contents. Backup your password mangers to a txt file and encrypt it on a drive. And above all, dont trust google with all your stuff. They dont care.

I lost a gmail years ago and only use it as a throwaway email client now. You get what you pay for.

xlaacid··on Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read?
Walter Issacson's Steve Jobs bio. I legit disliked Steve Jobs. I could not put this book down for the week it took to read. Then I became an Issacson junky. He just digs into the minutia and makes it digestible.

Currently reading Frank Ramsey by Cheryl Misak. Will appeal to philosophy nerds mostly. Fascinating how a kid of 26 changed the fields of philosophy, mathematics, and economics, but no one really knows of him.

xlaacid··on Ask HN: Platform for 11 year old to create video games?
The fundamental mistake most people make with introducing kids to game making is making them code first. This, and other companies, have a good staring point of using hands on things to understand the fundamentals of game design and then go to code. https://www.buildgamebox.com/
xlaacid··on Show HN: Simple Alternative to Complex Project Management for Freelancers
Looks interesting. As a consultant I hate Project and Atlassian. But please get rid of that creepy AI created image at the top. Is she showing me a new product or getting ready to eat my soul through my eyes?
xlaacid··on Ask HN: Whats the longest you've used an original install of Linux?
Thats awesome. as a desktop?
xlaacid··on Tell HN: iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t stop from joining
Thanks for this. I was able to disable auto join. It sucks that they pull this shit with out telling us.
xlaacid··on Ask HN: I will become a father tomorrow, what advice could you share with me?
First, dont ask for parenting advice. You'll got a ton of varied answers- all specific to those peoples point of view and experience. Not wrong, just varied. The basics- love your child, feed them, shelter them. The rest is up to you to decide. After the 3 basics, parenting is a matter of style. And for gawd sakes, dont buy any parenting books- especially ones on sleep. Good luck on your journey.
xlaacid··on Chrome allows websites to write to the clipboard without the user’s permission
to no one's surprise it also does it in chromium-

Hello, this message is in your clipboard because you visited the website Web Platform News in a browser that allows websites to write to the clipboard without the user’s permission. Sorry for the inconvenience. For more information about this issue, see https://github.com/w3c/clipboard-apis/issues/182.

xlaacid··on Study: Association between mask mandates and Covid infections in North Dakota
The amount of variables not accounted for in this "natural experiment" is unfathomable. How did this get through a peer review....... oh wait, it didnt.

Also, look under the authors, it lists "truth in data LLc" a right wing conspiracy nuthouse.

xlaacid··on Ask HN: Is anyone else glad the crypto market is crashing?
I am beyond happy. Its a freaking pyramid scheme- top to bottom. Same with NFT's
xlaacid··on Ask HN: Why is Hacker News so anti-crypto?
Why is Hacker News so anti-crypto? I dont't know, let me admire my NFT's and get back to after I invest my globally accepted currency in a hashing scheme.
xlaacid··on Ask HN: My house just got hit by lightning and it fried the PSU in my computer
you are incorrect. a whole house surge protector will stop a lighting strike. its what they are designed for.
xlaacid··on Ask HN: My house just got hit by lightning and it fried the PSU in my computer
what you need, in addition to surge protection at the electrical device, is a whole house surge protector. It will stop the lightning strike immediately. Mine was 120.00USD plus 75.00 to install. totally worth it. These are used in place of lighting rods.

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/electrical/21194149/how-effecti...

xlaacid··on [dead]
maybe dont use "the courier" for your scientific information- https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/covid-1...
xlaacid··on If Google sucks then why is everyone still using it?
oh, its an ad for their garbage extension. I see.
xlaacid··on Ask HN: How should one prepare for nuclear war nowadays?
Bend over, put your head between your legs, and kiss your ass goodbye.
xlaacid··on Ask HN: What are some good keyboards?
IF you're not gaming, I really like the Logitech MX keys. Its super low profile, you can attach 3 devices to it (Computer, tablet, phone for me). And its wireless. Some people hate the low profile keys, so try one out if you can. Pair it with your favorite wireless mouse-. Also, I use it on Linux, important for me.
xlaacid··on Ask HN: Why should I trust password managers?
Why do you trust that your car wont explode when you turn it on in the morning? Or, that you food is not actually poisoned? Same reasons apply.
xlaacid··on Favorite Note Taking Tool
always the best option. So how do we sole that digital divide between what makes a pen and paper great and the next note taking app?
xlaacid··on Favorite Note Taking Tool
Never seen this one. I'll give it a shot. Although, I find the constellation mapping next to useless.
xlaacid··on Favorite Note Taking Tool
I tried standard notes. That app.image kept crashing on opensuse. not sure what the deal was. It looks great. I had really high hopes for it.
xlaacid··on Favorite Note Taking Tool
Thanks. I'll have to try that again. When it came out, I had problems installing it.
xlaacid··on Favorite Note Taking Tool
Thanks

I tried Obsidian when it came out and had the same issue I had with roam- I dont see the payoff for all the convoluted ways you need to enter notes. I'm curious, what were your use cases for obsidian?

xlaacid··on Favorite Note Taking Tool
Thanks. I went to Taskpaper and realized it was mac app- I work on Linux. That looks cool though.
xlaacid··on Ask HN: What's your learning strategy?
I just note terms I dont know. I write one or two sentences about concepts. Sometimes, I will go back and rewrite/group common ideas if I notice commonalities. It all depends on the subject matter. When I studied neurology, there was a lot of memorizing- thats just how it is. When I studied philosophy, it was distilling big ideas down to concepts I could remember. When its a completely new subject, like UX design I'm studying now, I use immersion- I took an online course that was a broad overview, wrote down terms I didnt know, subscribed to rss feeds on the subject, found groups, now I'm taking a more detailed course online.
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