Hacker News: davzie

New comment by davzie in "Proton Meet isn't what they told you it was"

davzie — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:43:25 +0000

Interesting how so much negative sentiment creeps out when there's a true European competitor to the big US tech companies.

New comment by davzie in "ICE Begins Buying 'Mega' Warehouse Detention Centers Across US"

davzie — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:32:22 +0000

It's crazy watching so many Americans not see the parallels here.

New comment by davzie in "The unbearable joy of sitting alone in a café"

davzie — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:00:16 +0000

You should do more writing! I really enjoyed this and the way you write!

New comment by davzie in "I migrated to an almost all-EU stack and saved 500€ per year"

davzie — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:47:01 +0000

Try Migadu. It’s great.

New comment by davzie in "Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15"

davzie — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:06:16 +0000

You can really tell the parents vs non-parents in these comments.

New comment by davzie in "Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15"

davzie — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:04:40 +0000

Neither of those examples result in social ostracism from peers.

New comment by davzie in "Electricity can heal wounds three times as fast (2023)"

davzie — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:33:11 +0000

This seems to run counter to the anecdotal evidence that some say grounding has on healing. I assume grounding is discharging the body (if to be believed) whilst this article would have us believe we should add charge. I don’t have a dog in the race, it’s just interesting.

New comment by davzie in "Rights groups urge UK PM Starmer to abandon plans for mandatory digital ID"

davzie — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:55:26 +0000

I have had many jobs and scenarios where I need to provide proof of residency and I have never once had a share code like you mention @mytailorisrich like this. The reality is that it doesn't happen like this. Usually about 6 months into your job someone forgets you haven't done the necessary checks and reaches out for you to send a couple of sketchy photos of your IDs so they can upload it to their HR system and forget about it.

New comment by davzie in "Rights groups urge UK PM Starmer to abandon plans for mandatory digital ID"

davzie — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:49:18 +0000

This is really easy to fake though and employers kind of have to take your word for it that the documentation you provide is real. I'm assuming a digital ID scheme will just bring all the data together and make it instantly verifiable for employers. I would normally be suspicious about this sort of thing but I do think a lack of a single entity bringing all the data together is limiting us technologically in the UK. What Estonia have done is awesome, it'd be cool for us to work toward something like that!

New comment by davzie in "Show HN: Software Freelancers Contract Template"

davzie — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:22:59 +0000

I’m gonna do it I’m afraid and plug my own UK based one (it is paid though): https://davzie.com/products/contracts

New comment by davzie in "Some users have noticed settings that let Meta analyze and retain phone photos"

davzie — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:18:08 +0000

You're right, I think a better UX would have been to let me select which photos I want to use like a normal camera roll picker and to just automatically make that photo available to the app requesting it rather than me having to first go and approve which photos to make selectable and then going to select it after.

New comment by davzie in "Programming with chronic pain"

davzie — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:40:30 +0000

I need to similarly vouch here that I am a real human! I am just a software engineer in the UK with no financial ties to any of this stuff. I just found it the most effective thing after having countless diagnostics, treatments, psychotherapy visits and more. It’s real (at least for me) and I’m so fascinated by it because I’m annoyed it took me so long to discover. 8 years I suffered.

New comment by davzie in "Higher potassium intake at dinner linked to fewer sleep disturbances – study"

davzie — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:12:44 +0000

Yes they prevent acid but that's masking the root symptom (not enough and not low enough PH to stimulate closure of the LES). Not having enough might seem like it fixes it in the short term, but it causes knock-on effects that mean your food isn't being digested properly and you're more prone to bad bacteria making it's way to the small intestine. Once it gets there, it's very hard to get rid of so be careful on PPIs!

New comment by davzie in "Programming with chronic pain"

davzie — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:08:29 +0000

Exactly the same as me except more general health anxiety symptoms that turned into real painful symptoms. I learnt about Dr Sarno from Dan's channel on YouTube Pain Free You. So glad you found similar!

New comment by davzie in "Higher potassium intake at dinner linked to fewer sleep disturbances – study"

davzie — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:29:07 +0000

They have long term health consequences and reduce your stomach acid quantity enough that the acid doesn't make it's way back up the throat. So it's masking the root cause. The knock-on effect of taking PPIs or H2-blockers is that you end up with lower acidity which means worse food digestion which means being more prone to bugs and bacteria in food not being wiped out before it gets to the small intestine where it can cause bigger issues like SIBO.

Having the right amount of stomach acid and low PH is crucial to keep the whole digestive system, gut motility and more running properly.

New comment by davzie in "Higher potassium intake at dinner linked to fewer sleep disturbances – study"

davzie — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:27:08 +0000

When I said lower stomach acid I meant in quantity, not acidity, you're right!

New comment by davzie in "Higher potassium intake at dinner linked to fewer sleep disturbances – study"

davzie — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:57:58 +0000

Reflux is solved by MORE acidity or promotion of stomach acid. Lower stomach acid PH means the LES doesn’t close properly. Seems counter intuitive but took me 8 years of symptoms to discover.

New comment by davzie in "CEO of AI Music Company Says People Don't Like Making Music"

davzie — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:53:11 +0000

I absolutely can't stand this sort of drivel from people who have never had the pleasure of partaking in a truly creative activity and experiencing how that feels. To them it's just something to be optimised away and automated for the 'benefit' of bringing it to the masses.

New comment by davzie in "UK ICO response to Google's policy change on device fingerprinting"

davzie — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:04:53 +0000

I was absolute fuming when I got my letter from them demanding I pay them money. I knew I was closing my company down in the coming years and ignored them in the end. It's crazy this is allowed to be honest.

New comment by davzie in "Being overweight overtakes tobacco smoking as the leading disease risk factor"

davzie — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:55:52 +0000

Tell that to Steve Jobs!