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New comment by FigurativeVoid in "Police removed prominent scientists from American Diabetes Association meeting"

FigurativeVoid — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:03:47 +0000

I find I can induce a steep drop at like 15 mins.

I’ll have to try calf raises. I’ve never heard that.

New comment by FigurativeVoid in "Police removed prominent scientists from American Diabetes Association meeting"

FigurativeVoid — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:03:48 +0000

I find that movement has been key for me. More walking, more lifting, more of anything.

Getting a gcm gave me much better data around the impact of movement.

New comment by FigurativeVoid in "Police removed prominent scientists from American Diabetes Association meeting"

FigurativeVoid — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:55:41 +0000

Yeah. I have a running joke with my Endo.

“A1c is good. Charts are good. No changes.”

“And that’ll be 700 dollars?”

“Yup. See you soon.”

Of course it doesn’t actually cost that much (copay wise at least), but the point stands. I manage my disease super well. I don’t need the middle men.

I’m becoming much more radical on universal healthcare the longer I’m on my own.

Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names (2010)

FigurativeVoid — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:05:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48925600

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

How to Get Smart Again

FigurativeVoid — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:51:07 +0000

Article URL: https://postcardsbyelle.substack.com/p/how-to-get-smart-again

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48897860

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

How to ask for help from people who don't know you

FigurativeVoid — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:19:22 +0000

Article URL: https://pradyuprasad.com/writings/how-to-ask-for-help/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48761118

Points: 543

# Comments: 84

New comment by FigurativeVoid in "Why I Stopped Arguing with People"

FigurativeVoid — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:07:13 +0000

I love this bit from the documentary "Behind the Curve (2018)." One of the scientists poses the following question: "What evidence could I show you that would change your position?"

If someone can't answer that, it's probably not worth arguing about.

The year is 2063 and you were never interesting

FigurativeVoid — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:46:07 +0000

Article URL: https://lizleatrice.substack.com/p/the-year-is-2063-and-you-were-never

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48666499

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

I'm the Agent for Claude Now

FigurativeVoid — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:07:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.aha.io/engineering/articles/im-the-for-claude-now

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48635373

Points: 17

# Comments: 4

New comment by FigurativeVoid in "Using AI to improve a challenging reaction in medicinal chemistry"

FigurativeVoid — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:56:25 +0000

It looks like xcancel doesn't support articles yet. There may be another service?

The next hit: How LLMs change the way engineers work

FigurativeVoid — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:49:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.aha.io/engineering/articles/the-next-hit-how-llms-change-the-way-engineers-work

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48543937

Points: 10

# Comments: 0

Tyler Cowen: Seven Ways to Avoid Losing Your Job to AI

FigurativeVoid — Wed, 27 May 2026 14:52:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thefp.com/p/tyler-cowen-seven-ways-to-avoid-losing

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48295287

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by FigurativeVoid in "Magnifica Humanitas"

FigurativeVoid — Mon, 25 May 2026 22:55:49 +0000

Technology shapes behavior. To ignore that is to ignore history.

International Booker Prize 2026

FigurativeVoid — Wed, 20 May 2026 17:48:49 +0000

Article URL: https://thebookerprizes.com/media-centre/press-releases/taiwan-travelogue-by-yang-shuang-zi-translated-by-lin-king-wins-the

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48211406

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

The End of Cigarettes Is Coming

FigurativeVoid — Tue, 05 May 2026 20:19:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/smoking-ban-uk-cigarettes/687050/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027941

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

New comment by FigurativeVoid in "Acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen"

FigurativeVoid — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:13:22 +0000

Acetaminophen has a quirky effect if you’re on a CGM. It makes your interstitial glucose read higher than your blood glucose.

Context: I’m t1 diabetic.

I was recovering from an injury, and I switched from ibuprofen to acetaminophen. But the whole time I was on it, my sensor glucose was reading 50-60 mg/dl higher than my blood glucose. This is really bad on a closed loop system as my pump kept trying to lower my blood sugar, but it was pushing me into hypoglycemia (50 mg/dl).

Turns out this is a common effect, but a relatively new discovery that no one told me about.