Hacker News: gabea

Lab Mice Give First Aid

gabea — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 03:46:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.perplexity.ai/page/lab-mice-give-first-aid-Cr8kRPgoTLSBbXUWtl48AQ

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43191122

Points: 3

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AI Predictions by Arthur C. Clarke on BBC's Horizon in 1964

gabea — Tue, 28 May 2024 15:36:43 +0000

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1d1zkf4/arthur_c_clarke_on_bbcs_horizon_in_1964_when_he/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40501785

Points: 1

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New comment by gabea in "Apple announces ability to download apps directly from websites in EU"

gabea — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:23:57 +0000

I didn’t read anything on the 30% for apps downloaded this way. Do you still have to offer IAP or is that optional if your app was downloaded from the web?

New comment by gabea in "Apple Responds to Meta's Plan to Charge 30% Fee for Boosted Posts on iOS"

gabea — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:39:47 +0000

It only makes sense for businesses to pass on the cost of the platform tax to consumers. It isn't sustainable to take a 30% hit to your margin unless your business was solely built on that given platform from day 1.

So long as we, the consumer, allow this to happen businesses like Apple and Google will continue to do it.

Apple Responds to Meta's Plan to Charge 30% Fee for Boosted Posts on iOS

gabea — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 04:30:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/02/15/apple-responds-to-meta-boosted-posts-fee/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39393162

Points: 4

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New comment by gabea in "Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order"

gabea — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:43:36 +0000

Apple says the Vision's device weight is 600–650 grams and Meta says its Quest 3 is 515 grams. The Vision is between 85-135 grams heavier despite there not being a battery on the part that you wear.

Anecdotally and in my experience, there have been many complaints about fatigue for the Quest, and I wonder if Apple will be able to get away with more premium materials in the future versions. It seems like there will be a big tradeoff between adoption and the materials used.

Vision isn't out, but I am curious what V2 looks like and/or a version that optimizes to comfort.

New comment by gabea in "I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach"

gabea — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 17:25:25 +0000

There is a clear problem, and a good idea here. (i.e. Right to Try) What needs to happen to make this move forward?

I am getting so mentally exhausted learning about a specific problem, and then experiencing the helplessness of not knowing how to push on driving towards some mutually agreeable resolution.

Add in the fact that there is no way to seemingly coordinate the push towards a resolution. Individuals taking action without coordination feels just the same as taking no action at all. Are there any tools to coordinate the push and keep track of progress?

New comment by gabea in "Show HN: Mapname – anonymous social network for organising points of interest"

gabea — Sat, 20 May 2023 20:59:47 +0000

What is the short version that describes what problem this might solve for a user?

New comment by gabea in "Meta plans $7B bond issue"

gabea — Mon, 01 May 2023 15:56:09 +0000

They are not exactly trimming 'fat'. This latest round had numerous people who were getting high marks and even AE. There is some meme going around that this was a performance based layoff and it absolutely was not.

Autonomous driving: New algorithm distributes risk fairly

gabea — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 16:40:35 +0000

Article URL: https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-autonomous-algorithm.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34655716

Points: 1

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Sweden Blockbuster Discovery of Rare Metals Crucial for Electric Vehicles

gabea — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 18:59:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/01/14/sweden-blockbuster-discovery-of-rare-metals-crucial-for-electric-vehicles-heres-what-we-know/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34391992

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

New comment by gabea in "Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought"

gabea — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:55:48 +0000

Aluminum soda cans are actually lined with plastic. So either way you are going to be consuming soda from plastic.

See this link -> https://interestingengineering.com/science/new-viral-video-r...

And this one about BPA which is quite cringeworthy from Coca-Cola -> https://www.coca-cola.ca/faqs/coca-cola-faqs-health/do-coca-...

The NFT market is down by almost every metric

gabea — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:53:27 +0000

Article URL: https://qz.com/the-nft-market-is-down-by-almost-every-metric-1849655660

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33203507

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

FCC Is Ready to Block Calls from Telecoms That Ignore the Robocall Plague

gabea — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:50:00 +0000

Article URL: https://gizmodo.com/fcc-is-ready-to-block-calls-telecoms-robocalls-1849610620

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33081211

Points: 2

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Domain shadowing becoming more popular among cybercriminals

gabea — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:52:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/domain-shadowing-becoming-more-popular-among-cybercriminals/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32936740

Points: 2

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Roomster sued by the FTC and 6 state AGs for fake listings and App Store reviews

gabea — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 22:55:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/31/23330808/roomster-ftc-lawsuit-app-store-google-play-fake-reviews

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32684453

Points: 3

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The World's Second Biggest Theater Chain Is Filing for Bankruptcy

gabea — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 12:10:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ign.com/articles/cineworld-regal-filing-bankruptcy-theater-cinema-chain

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32531428

Points: 21

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FCC Commissioner Urges Google and Apple to Ban TikTok

gabea — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:26:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.engadget.com/fcc-commissioner-google-facebook-ban-tik-tok-064559992.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31918352

Points: 4

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New comment by gabea in "Meta VR prototypes aim to make VR 'indistinguishable from reality'"

gabea — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:06:24 +0000

AR/VR is inevitable. I find it astonishing that there are so many naysayers on HN, a community that in its early days embraced technology innovation. Today's VR (and even AR via Mobile Phones) is primitive, sure, but the same could be said about desktop computers before the transition to mobile ever was an idea?

I expect more comments on how to influence this technology versus dismissing it as not applicable for the human race.

Breakdown of the FDA Vrbac Meeting on Kids Vaccine for Under 5

gabea — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:17:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJnOn6Phzfo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31809999

Points: 1

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