<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: exogenousdata</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=exogenousdata</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:15:51 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=exogenousdata" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by exogenousdata in "Jellyfin founder Andrew leaves team"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Not sure of your issues or when you last tried. I recently installed Plex on my TruNAS. I use the AppleTV app and it works well.<p>One caveat is that older AppleTVs can’t do native decoding of some mkvs. But that’s largely an AppleTV limitation. Though I could imagine the client being smart enough to list its abilities and the server only serving content supported by the client.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:05:53 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48988234</link><dc:creator>exogenousdata</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48988234</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48988234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by exogenousdata in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Great idea!  Going to give this a try.  It perfectly explains how I'd like the experience to be.  As opposed to my haphazard txt files with old tab links that I corral every so often.  And vim-like navigation is just a chef's kiss!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:41:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48911296</link><dc:creator>exogenousdata</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48911296</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48911296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by exogenousdata in "15-minute at-home Lyme disease tick test"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Unfortunately there are a number of tick-borne illnesses. Eg, Powassan virus is a viral infection that attacks the central nervous system (leading to encephalitis). It can be transmitted within hours or even just 15 minutes of tick attachment.<p>Another is Alpha Gal. It is a molecule carried in tick saliva that can cause serious allergies to red meat and even dairy. Because the molecule is in the saliva, it can be delivered immediately.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 02:02:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48614988</link><dc:creator>exogenousdata</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48614988</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48614988</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by exogenousdata in "Brain scans reveal 3 ADHD subtypes"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Preface:  I'm sorry to hear that you've been experiencing this.  Please try and see a doctor and/or a mental health professional in order to explain what's been going on.  I realize that prioritizing self-care becomes even more difficult when you are dealing with a toddler.  However your physical & mental health is super important to your child's wellbeing.<p>What you're describing sounds like an 'intrusive thought'.  There are a number of causes for intrusive thoughts including depression (as you mentioned).  My best friend has these.  It got a lot worse after the birth of their kid.  Sometimes an intrusive thought would linger for a week.  Things like their toddler getting near a street corner and then an intrusive thought of them getting into an accident with a car.<p>If what you're experiencing turns out to be intrusive thoughts, there are a number of therapies that can attempt to make these more manageable and give you a greater degree of control over your state of mind.  I wish you the best!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:14:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48009744</link><dc:creator>exogenousdata</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48009744</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48009744</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by exogenousdata in "Someone bought 30 WordPress plugins and planted a backdoor in all of them"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is a total tangent.  However note that the creator of the ‘free market’ idea, Adam Smith, wasn’t an advocate for zero law/regulation regulation.<p>In fact Chapter 10 of his “Wealth of Nations,” specifically states, “When the regulation, therefore, is in favour of the work-men, it is always just and equitable.”  He goes on to explain that regulation that benefits the masters can wind up being unjust.<p>Smith’s concept of ‘laissez-faire’ was novel back in the day. But by today’s standards, some of his economic opinions might even be considered “collectivist.”</p>
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<p>All companies are like this. Some just have better HR/PR.</p>
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<p>Just because you said that you were interested in some
Opinions, one of the least appreciated aspects of any documentation (but especially diagrams) is defining who the stakeholders are at the start of the document.  It’s the difference between having frustrated users who can’t understand things to happy users that understand limitations.<p>The corollary to this is that the best diagram that boundaries are often along communication lines between teams. This is Conway’s law all the way down. And the reason is that most often people use diagrams to get a spatial sense of where ‘they’ fit into things. I have only anecdotal evidence for this, but the most helpful and lasting diagrams I’ve ever made are when 1) they define (and stick to) specific stakeholders, and b) they are delineated by groups/teams.</p>
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<p>I actually really prefer your answer. I would likely counter with, “what potential issues could you see with doing things this way?”  But a) you’ve shown me that you don’t  charge into solutions without first attempting to define the problems, b) your follow-up answer reveals to me what kind of things you think are important, and c) I’d probably quickly ask something like,”let’s assume that in the past, we’ve had issues with missing changes when emailing this back and forth,” and encourage some more dialogue.<p>I do dislike interviews where a candidate can fail simply by not giving a specific, pre-canned answer. It suggests a work culture that is very top-down and one that isn’t particularly interested in actually getting to the truth.</p>
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<p>So true. In my career (anecdotally), I’ve never encountered a data problem where the answer was ‘you didn’t choose this tech/language/product over another.’  It always comes down to decisions of governance and ownership. It’s Conway’s Law all the way down.</p>
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<p>More childish than the process of getting new regulations against big-tech approved in local government?  I’d say it’s a tie, at best.<p>Was the Boston Tea Party childish vandalism or heroic patriotism? Only history gets to decide how the actions of disobedience are ultimately judged.</p>
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<p>The program requires 10 courses to graduate. The parent comment has completed 3 courses and has 7 courses remaining.</p>
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<p>This is a wonderful, succinct way of capturing this danger to businesses as they grow & jump the gap!</p>
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<p>In a perfect world, I’d like the user to have a choice. And that way I could post things anonymously if I wanted. However there would still be the implication of posting anonymously.<p>In the states, I desperately want a state-verified ID system that I can use to post on social media. However I don’t want it to be mandated.</p>
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<p>An epoch fail?</p>
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<p>I’m not the parent, but I’d assume that this was an impressed ‘yikes.’  While Jane is not the most well known firm for ultra low latency trading, an FPGA engineer from that firm could be considered an expert practitioner in the field.</p>
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<p>“APT Down” is likely a reference to a popular Korean drinking game.<p><a href="https://www.thetakeout.com/1789352/korea-apt-drinking-game-rules/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thetakeout.com/1789352/korea-apt-drinking-game-r...</a></p>
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<p>GPT-4 got me seriously considering making a product for school-age kids w/ ADHD. It’d be a physical device (like a StarTrek communicator). That listens during your day and keeps track of a) things you say that you’ll do or b) tasks that other people ask you to do. Then it compiles those tasks and attempts to be basically a secretary. It can also plug into your email, texts & school assignments.<p>The privacy implications are horrifying. But if done right, you’re taking about a kind of digital ‘executive function’ that could help a lot of kids that struggle with things like prioritization and time blindness.</p>
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<p>Very well said!</p>
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<p>Same. Only one. And they were a real multiplier.</p>
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<p>Fair point. We should probably have some way to refer to US gov’t funded scientific orgs & their research/recommendations before vs after the 2nd Trump Administration.</p>
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