Hacker News: fivetenpenhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=fivetenpenHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:37:16 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by fivetenpen in "Global review confirms mRNA vaccines are safe, effective and full of promise "]]>They were never meant to prevent people from getting COVID. They were meant to prevent people from dying due to COVID. The fact they were able to tell you they had COVID means it was a resounding success (not dead).

]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:45:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48756662fivetenpenhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48756662https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48756662<![CDATA[New comment by fivetenpen in "The best thing that's ever happened for multiplayer games?"]]>Its free, until it’s not

]]>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:56:15 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48739089fivetenpenhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48739089https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48739089<![CDATA[New comment by fivetenpen in "The KIDS Act would require age checks to get online"]]>The internet was never a danger to children’s mental health until social media engagement algorithms. The real solution is to ban any and all engagement algorithms that are designed to get people addicted. Age checks, aka identity checks, are just another blatant attempt to siphon more personal data by linking your real identity to all of your web activity

]]>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:33:10 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48715605fivetenpenhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48715605https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48715605<![CDATA[New comment by fivetenpen in "The KIDS Act would require age checks to get online"]]>The internet was never a danger to children’s mental health until social media engagement algorithms. The real solution is to ban any and all engagement algorithms that are designed to get people addicted. Age checks, aka identity checks, are just another blatant attempt to siphon more personal data by linking your real identity to all of your web activity

]]>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:32:40 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48715601fivetenpenhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48715601https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48715601<![CDATA[New comment by fivetenpen in "Tell Congress: Don't Force Age Checks Online"]]>The internet was never a danger to children’s mental health until social media engagement algorithms. The real solution is to ban any and all engagement algorithms that are designed to get people addicted.

Age checks, aka identity checks, are just another blatant attempt to siphon more personal data by linking your real identity to all of your web activity

]]>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:30:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48715585fivetenpenhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48715585https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48715585