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New comment by S_A_P in "Decades of Research Misconduct Stalled an Alzheimer's Cure"

S_A_P — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:42:54 +0000

No doubt! My father is suffering from Alzheimer’s and I have just been told that I have a few months left due to colorectal cancer. I can only wonder if there are/was/is something delaying better treatments for my condition. I am now on the hunt for alternative treatment options for me, and one of the molecules that has been suggested is highly controversial as it was suggested as a covid treatment.

New comment by S_A_P in "Our channel on YouTube has been deleted due to “spam and deceptive policies”"

S_A_P — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 22:13:41 +0000

I lost 1-2 videos due to a lost hard drive, but I have not found alternative video hosting. Any that you recommend?

New comment by S_A_P in "Our channel on YouTube has been deleted due to “spam and deceptive policies”"

S_A_P — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:44:12 +0000

My channel suffered the same fate. I had a few original songs on it and a few original videos on it. Never got a warning or copyright strike or any sort of notice. Just boom shut down.

New comment by S_A_P in "28h Days: year 1 update"

S_A_P — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:43:47 +0000

After reading the article I didn’t pick up what any of the advantages are of 28hr days other than being able to communicate with other regions of the world on certain days. I suppose that could be a very important factor for some people who do work in a geographically dispersed area. A few things I would be concerned with are: 1) your SO is not on the same schedule and really for what isn’t a solid reason. I could see this becoming a source of resentment at some point. 2) you have to cut people out of your life vs explaining the schedule when they don’t understand why. I understand that the lectures would likely get tiresome at some point, but it seems a bit selfish to switch to this schedule when it could become problematic for friends and family members. 3) I think cardio and total health should be measured and monitored as part of the experiment. It is entirely possible that this schedule can have real benefits for health or at the least not negatively affect your health. You mention that you are able to workout more often and effectively, so it may also be interesting to track your fitness level on the schedule vs 24 hr days. It would just be anecdotal but it would at least be some data.

I guess the only other things I would want to know is what factors pushed most to switching schedules? How long do you plan to stay on the schedule? How does your employer handle this schedule change? Or are you self employed/running a business? What do you think the biggest challenges are during the switch aside from being tired at hour 10-11? What does your SO really think about this schedule? The more I think about this, the more questions I have :)

New comment by S_A_P in "The Google Willow Thing"

S_A_P — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:39:58 +0000

I am also curious if Mark Everett, Hugh’s son, has an account here.

New comment by S_A_P in "Why does FM sound better than AM?"

S_A_P — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:58:54 +0000

Lightning is a great example of noise causing amplitude changes and not frequency changes. That’s why during a thunderstorm am radio plays each strike between the station and you. The is usually not any indication of lightning strikes on FM.

New comment by S_A_P in "Could we build a computer designed to last at least fifty years? (2021)"

S_A_P — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:30:05 +0000

I’m going on 7 years with my iMac Pro now and it’s still more than enough for my uses. (Audio recording/production) I am hoping to get 3 more years out of it if possible. We’ll see if Apple lets that happen.

New comment by S_A_P in "Ask HN: Should you reply STOP to unwanted texts?"

S_A_P — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:43:13 +0000

I’m not Left Wing. I’m certainly not right wing. However the latest trend for the Kamala campaign has in my case decided to follow the technical details of stop but not the intended scenario. I got a text message from the campaign fundraiser and clicked stop. Next day same time. Same first 6 digits different last 4. I hate politics. I’m not going to vote based off of a text.

New comment by S_A_P in "How Intel Missed the iPhone: The XScale Era"

S_A_P — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:31:52 +0000

I had an original iPhone and did not get such statements. As I recall while Cingular was indeed not ready to handle unlimited data for customers, it wasn’t really a problem for the first iPhone since it wasn’t 3g. Once the 3g dropped , it was a problem since people were actually able to consume a large amount of data.

New comment by S_A_P in "The first mass-produced DRAM of the Soviet Union"

S_A_P — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 02:12:41 +0000

Would love to see kens do his usual breakdown of this vs the intel and amd equivalents. :D

New comment by S_A_P in "Lego Technics 1200"

S_A_P — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 02:01:43 +0000

This will be made if it gets 10000 votes. I would love to build one of these.

Lego Technics 1200

S_A_P — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 02:01:43 +0000

Article URL: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/4dcdbdd5-0731-41a2-92eb-5e908b695da9

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41144158

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

New comment by S_A_P in "Houston-area residents enter sixth day without power, air conditioning"

S_A_P — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 21:00:34 +0000

I was directly hit by Beryl, and just got power back today. For us, the issue was trees taking out the power lines. We live on acreage with a lot of pecan trees, and lost 4 of them in the storm. 2 of them toppled over on the power line. I personally don't think that Centerpoint has done a bad job here, Houston is a large land mass and there is no way that you can get everyone back online with as much wind damage as we sustained much quicker than what happened. This storm was so much different than Harvey, which was a flood event. We did have some flooding but nowhere near that level with Beryl. Really, its just one of those situations that just sucks, and there isnt a whole lot you can really do about it.

New comment by S_A_P in "Sam Altman is not on YC's board. So why claim to be its chair?"

S_A_P — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 01:13:42 +0000

Just the sort of personality type that we need leading the most potentially dangerous new technology in the past 50 years.

New comment by S_A_P in "British Nuclear Warning System"

S_A_P — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 20:32:01 +0000

That page is barely legible in that color scheme.

New comment by S_A_P in "In Colorado, an ambitious new highway policy is not building them"

S_A_P — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 20:59:17 +0000

The #1 killer of people I know up to this point in my life is motorcycle accidents. I would never ride one and would do all I can to prevent my kids from doing so.

New comment by S_A_P in "Teslas Can Still Be Stolen with a Cheap Radio Hack–Despite New Keyless Tech"

S_A_P — Wed, 22 May 2024 14:58:35 +0000

This applies to more than just Tesla according to the article. I’ve always been of the belief that if you have a desirable vehicle it can be stolen with enough time and ingenuity thrown at it. That’s why insurance is around for the few% of people that experience car theft

New comment by S_A_P in "The Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound (2019)"

S_A_P — Wed, 08 May 2024 01:54:20 +0000

Disappointed that the components were not included in the article. I want to say they used McIntosh hifi amps that were 300 watts per channel. I’m not completely sure however.

New comment by S_A_P in "The Queen of Sample Clearance: An Interview with Deborah Mannis-Gardner (2016)"

S_A_P — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:28:44 +0000

Things have gotten much easier in some cases. I have sampled and cleared 2 different songs on tracklib for a reasonable price for me (50 bucks plus 10% royalties). Bedroom producers can now release their music with samples without a crazy clearance fees in many cases. Some samples/artists will still be only available for those with the means to pay 4-5 figure sample fees, but I think that is more the exception than the rule now.

New comment by S_A_P in "Ask HN: What was an interesting project you started and finished over a weekend?"

S_A_P — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:06:08 +0000

I rebuilt a Rhodes electric piano. Mine was in ok shape but the Rolex was ripped and some notes were hard to play. Turns out all the screws holding it together were bent.

Bought some duratex roll on coating (similar to truck bed liner) and recovered it. Then went to the hardware store and bought replacement screws and bolts to reassemble the keyboard.

Can’t believe how much better it plays now. Butter smooth.