Hacker News: XzetaU8

Cognition and consciousness arise from analog computations, says new theory

XzetaU8 — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:37:52 +0000

Article URL: https://picower.mit.edu/news/cognition-and-consciousness-arise-analog-computations-says-new-theory

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49384212

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

New research shows how psychedelics reorganise the patterns in your brain

XzetaU8 — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:54:59 +0000

Article URL: https://theconversation.com/new-research-shows-how-psychedelics-reorganise-the-patterns-in-your-brain-290047

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49371671

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Where Human Sleep Went Wrong

XzetaU8 — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:40:32 +0000

Article URL: https://nautil.us/where-human-sleep-went-wrong-1283797

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49358259

Points: 129

# Comments: 127

Linux follows Windows and makes a CPU feature requirement mandatory

XzetaU8 — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:42:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-finally-follows-windows-and-makes-a-cpu-feature-requirement-mandatory/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49342649

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Pilots, Flight Attendants Top in the List of Radiation-Related Cancer Deaths

XzetaU8 — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:18:44 +0000

Article URL: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/pilots-flight-attendants-have-greater-risk-radiation-related-cancer-death-other-professions

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49341984

Points: 11

# Comments: 2

Is it okay to be intentionally ignorant?

XzetaU8 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:16:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.vox.com/advice/497314/information-overload-overwhelm-deliberate-ignorance

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322796

Points: 5

# Comments: 4

The Last Lesson of Jacques Vallée

XzetaU8 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:12:26 +0000

Article URL: https://mazetometanoia.substack.com/p/the-eight-people-in-vallees-photograph

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49320825

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by XzetaU8 in "Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin"

XzetaU8 — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:59:47 +0000

Same here. although these days i prefer the mix uBlock Stripped + 3P-Matrix-lite.

[uBlock Stripped]

https://github.com/Kees1958/uBol-stripped

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-stripped-%E2...

[3P-Matrix-lite]

https://github.com/Kees1958/3P-Matrix-lite

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/3p-matrix-lite/olji...

An Anti-Sceptical Metaphysics and Epistemology of Perception

XzetaU8 — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:03:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/an-antisceptical-metaphysics-and-epistemology-of-perception/7B0296BB39C563DCD2DC3733EFE530AE

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308405

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by XzetaU8 in "The shock revelation that light bulbs are wrecking your metabolism"

XzetaU8 — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:59:28 +0000

https://archive.is/XGNeo

The shock revelation that light bulbs are wrecking your metabolism

XzetaU8 — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:58:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2582914-the-shock-revelation-that-light-bulbs-are-wrecking-your-metabolism/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49282962

Points: 10

# Comments: 1

The Mystery of the Flying Discs by Meade Layne (1948-1949)

XzetaU8 — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:52:11 +0000

Article URL: https://archive.org/details/bsra-the-mystery-of-the-flying-disc-1948-2nd-printing

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49229035

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

The Future Encyclopedia of Luddism

XzetaU8 — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:41:29 +0000

Article URL: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-future-encyclopedia-of-luddism/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220517

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

How much of our existence do we owe to sugar?

XzetaU8 — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:12:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-much-of-our-existence-do-we-owe-to-sugar/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49219554

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Forgotten memories can leave silent traces in the brain

XzetaU8 — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:10:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.fmi.ch/news-events/articles/news.html?news=672

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49119575

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

When nature not only restores, but fortifies

XzetaU8 — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:59:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.mpg.de/26891042/when-nature-not-only-restores-but-fortifies

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49106511

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Childhood exposure to pornography and the normalization of online exploitation

XzetaU8 — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:40:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ovid.com/jnls/nursing/fulltext/10.1097/nsg.0000000000000432~childhood-exposure-to-pornography-and-the-normalization-of

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49081927

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by XzetaU8 in "Kill The Cookie Banner"

XzetaU8 — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:16:43 +0000

Long time (former) user of consent-o-matic here and i concur, it doesn't seem to work on many sites these days.

"I still don't care about cookies" works seamlessly so far.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/istilldontcar...

New comment by XzetaU8 in "Kill The Cookie Banner"

XzetaU8 — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:09:03 +0000

I still don't care about cookies

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/istilldontcar...

New research: Social Media use increases achievement and conformity orientation

XzetaU8 — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:38:17 +0000

Article URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01461672261461314

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48990039

Points: 4

# Comments: 0