Hacker News: average_r_user

New comment by average_r_user in "The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee (1830)"

average_r_user — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:24:27 +0000

This may not be strictly related, but my personal experience aligns with that. If I drink coffee after lunch, I get very sleepy and have my usual bowel movements. If I drink it after dinner, I become overstimulated and can’t sleep at all (which I realize is fairly typical). For context, I’m referring to classic Italian espresso.

New comment by average_r_user in "A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch"

average_r_user — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:27:26 +0000

True, I hadn't framed it that way either, but it makes sense. Sometimes just stepping away from the usual rhythm creates its own kind of reset

New comment by average_r_user in "A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch"

average_r_user — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:25:48 +0000

Alas, I'm not alone in meditating and thinking while taking a shower. It's one of the moments of my day when I recollect what happened, what I need to do, and what not to do.

The problem is that I can get quite lost during this phase, and hot water isn't cheap, so my SO is always threatening to put a big timer in the bathroom.

New comment by average_r_user in "Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and results"

average_r_user — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:17:40 +0000

I can’t confirm that exact percentage, but yes—“prime” placements on Amazon are driven by Amazon Ads.

the Sponsored Brands banner at the top of the search results page, and the Top of Search Sponsored Products slots.

[1] https://advertising.amazon.com/lp/build-your-business-with-a...

New comment by average_r_user in "When Rituals Fail: Rationalization, Bayesianism, and Predictive Processing"

average_r_user — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:13:28 +0000

Do you have a direct link without the paywall?

New comment by average_r_user in "My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on"

average_r_user — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:41:32 +0000

They pulled the plug on the project almost right away. Apparently, it had something to do with YouTube not being able to limit the live stream to Southeast Asian countries without it leaking to the rest of the world—where you’d need a pricey subscription to watch the game.

New comment by average_r_user in "Scamlexity: When agentic AI browsers get scammed"

average_r_user — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:50:10 +0000

I find it both surprising and, fortunately, reassuring that despite how easy it is to buy inexpensive components on platforms like Amazon, Temu, or AliExpress, we have yet to see a wave of terrorist attacks in the busiest public spaces.

New comment by average_r_user in "Is moderate drinking healthy? Scientists say the idea is outdated"

average_r_user — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:56:51 +0000

In Italy, cigarette packs carry shocking pictures of diseased lungs, tumors, and other severe health effects, yet they fail to deter smokers. It’s essentially a cultural problem.

New comment by average_r_user in "AI crawlers, fetchers are blowing up websites; Meta, OpenAI are worst offenders"

average_r_user — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:57:15 +0000

I suppose that they just keep referring to the website in their chats, and probably they have selected the search function, so before every reply, the crawler hits the website

New comment by average_r_user in "US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel"

average_r_user — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:51:57 +0000

Could you point me to some European banks that integrate your product? My current bank doesn't have something similar, and I would like to have an option to view all my subscriptions at a glance

New comment by average_r_user in "Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable"

average_r_user — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:12:23 +0000

Thanks! I didn't notice it because I only have manual mail fetch. But I did notice frequent crashes of the app when you open heavy email (e.g with lots of images)

New comment by average_r_user in "Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable"

average_r_user — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:20:37 +0000

Genuine Question: What problem did you encounter within the Mail App?

New comment by average_r_user in "Adobe Project Indigo is a new photo app from former Pixel camera engineers"

average_r_user — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:16:40 +0000

I really love this app, but I'm not a fan of the subscription model. While I understand the business reasoning, I'd much prefer having the option to purchase individual presets instead of committing to a full subscription.

I recently used the B/W preset by Greg Williams during my trip to Iceland, and the results were fantastic. The grainy texture it added to my photos was exactly what I was looking for and really enhanced the dramatic Icelandic landscapes.

New comment by average_r_user in "WhatsApp is getting ads using personal data from Instagram and Facebook"

average_r_user — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:43:48 +0000

I'm still waiting for the integration of messages from 3rd party apps under the DMA discipline (e.g you can message with someone on telegram from whatsapp)

New comment by average_r_user in "Building an agentic image generator that improves itself"

average_r_user — Wed, 21 May 2025 13:18:58 +0000

Quite interesting, do you have some documentation of your platform and capabilities? Your landing page is quite synthetic

New comment by average_r_user in "U.S. nuclear base hidden under Greenland's ice for decades"

average_r_user — Thu, 15 May 2025 12:30:49 +0000

I think it's a personal preference. I personally like very subtle references to the classic trilogy: a non-fan can still follow the scene without problems, but for a fan, the same scene can carry a stronger impact and deeper meaning.

I believe this more intense effect, at least for me, stems from the connection to the unique 'pathos' of the original three films. That's my two cents.

New comment by average_r_user in "U.S. nuclear base hidden under Greenland's ice for decades"

average_r_user — Wed, 14 May 2025 14:58:48 +0000

Can confirm, peak Star Wars. All the references to the original movies are on point

New comment by average_r_user in "Gemini 2.5 Flash"

average_r_user — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:33:03 +0000

I'm experiencing the same problem with my Google Home ecosystem. One day I can turn off the living room lights with the simple phrase "Turn off Living Room Lights," and then randomly for two straight days it doesn't understand my command

New comment by average_r_user in "Google begins testing AI-only search results"

average_r_user — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:10:12 +0000

Google has caught a serious case of FOMO. Every major/minor player is scrambling to blend search with LLMs.

New comment by average_r_user in "Show HN: I built a Free price comparison tool for Amazon, eBay, and AliExpress"

average_r_user — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:02:38 +0000

Did you find some walls put in place by these sites to block scraping?

I have a little project like that written in R that has surprisingly worked well over a year without maintenance but some marketplace were off-limits without specific proxies