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New comment by downbad_ in "Ask HN: Where can I go to ask for help?"

downbad_ — Sun, 03 May 2026 05:21:49 +0000

I was suspended on Reddit.

New comment by downbad_ in "Ask HN: Where can I go to ask for help?"

downbad_ — Sun, 03 May 2026 05:21:43 +0000

I was suspended on Reddit.

Ask HN: Where can I go to ask for help?

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:36:31 +0000

This will most likely get flagged, and I understand if that happens.

But where can I go to ask for financial help. I'm in a bad place and frustrated.

If you want to reach out -

downbad1253 at yahoo dot com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47989105

Points: 10

# Comments: 5

New comment by downbad_ in "Ask HN: Where do you promote your writing in 2026?"

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:32:48 +0000

This is the way.

Have you found it a successful method in growing your subscription count?

New comment by downbad_ in "Richard Dawkins and The Claude Delusion: The great skeptic gets taken in"

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:31:53 +0000

Wasted?

New comment by downbad_ in "Richard Dawkins and The Claude Delusion: The great skeptic gets taken in"

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:31:16 +0000

I'll read this later. I've added it to my favorites. I'm a big fan of Dawkins.

New comment by downbad_ in "DeepSeek V4—almost on the frontier"

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:29:58 +0000

I've found this to be a very good model, and I think I'd even go as far as rating it higher than Chatgpt.

ChatGPT has really degraded in my eyes, and I find Grok and Deepseek more helpful most of the time.

Of course, ChatGPT is better sometimes.

These models are just better than others at different cases, thus the reason to experiment.

New comment by downbad_ in "Attracting Early Stage Investors: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment (2015)"

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 16:56:50 +0000

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12305065

Attracting Early Stage Investors: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment (2015)

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 16:56:30 +0000

Article URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2432044

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47988107

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by downbad_ in "The Mystery of the Missing Hotel Toothpaste (2013)"

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 16:40:27 +0000

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12329715

The Mystery of the Missing Hotel Toothpaste (2013)

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 16:38:56 +0000

Article URL: https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/07/toothpaste-in-hotels-why-do-they-provide-shampoo-soap-and-high-end-toiletries-but-no-toothpaste.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47987910

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by downbad_ in "Node.js is one of the worst things to happen to the software industry" (2012)"

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 16:24:37 +0000

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12338365

Node.js is one of the worst things to happen to the software industry" (2012)

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 16:24:26 +0000

Article URL: https://harmful.cat-v.org/software/node.js

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47987759

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by downbad_ in "Tim Cook, the interview: Running Apple 'is sort of a lonely job' (2016)"

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 15:21:56 +0000

`And while he’s quick to trumpet Apple, he is also unassuming, quickly noting, after saying his job can be “lonely,” that “I’m not looking for any sympathy. CEOs don’t need any sympathy.”`

New comment by downbad_ in "Tim Cook, the interview: Running Apple 'is sort of a lonely job' (2016)"

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 14:50:45 +0000

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12286260

Tim Cook, the interview: Running Apple 'is sort of a lonely job' (2016)

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 14:50:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2016/08/13/tim-cook-the-interview-running-apple-is-sort-of-a-lonely-job/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47986888

Points: 1

# Comments: 3

New comment by downbad_ in "Who's the First Person in History Whose Name We Know? (2015)"

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 09:10:09 +0000

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12227622

Who's the First Person in History Whose Name We Know? (2015)

downbad_ — Sat, 02 May 2026 09:09:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/whos-the-first-person-in-history-whose-name-we-know

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47984749

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by downbad_ in "Our poor sleeping habits are filling our brains with neurotoxins (2015)"

downbad_ — Fri, 01 May 2026 19:20:38 +0000

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12153644

Our poor sleeping habits are filling our brains with neurotoxins (2015)

downbad_ — Fri, 01 May 2026 19:20:22 +0000

Article URL: https://qz.com/424120/our-poor-sleeping-habits-could-be-filling-our-brains-with-neurotoxins

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47978969

Points: 4

# Comments: 1