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New comment by imzadi in "Book prizes don't work how you think"

imzadi — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:53:27 +0000

I've read for screenwriting contests and it is pretty much the same thing. During the first round of reading, they usually expect you to read a minimum number of pages (usually 20 pages). Only one person will read your script during the first round, so if it doesn't catch their attention you will be cut. During the subsequent rounds you are generally expected to read the whole thing, but most of the worst stuff has already been eliminated. In some contests you can see the coverage from previous judges and some you can't. It all depends.

New comment by imzadi in "Twain Town, USA"

imzadi — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:35:40 +0000

My dumb ass expecting this to be about scanning

New comment by imzadi in "A tiny cell that broke a big rule of biology"

imzadi — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:53:32 +0000

This is a nicely written article, which feels like a rarity lately.

New comment by imzadi in "Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest material (2015)"

imzadi — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:38:11 +0000

Oops

New comment by imzadi in "Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest material (2015)"

imzadi — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:06:14 +0000

Snails had a good run being ignored by everyone but the French and now we're smearing their slime on our faces and trying to turn their teeth into armor.

New comment by imzadi in "Proton AG Services is currently experiencing some issues"

imzadi — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:19:43 +0000

I've had proton for years and have no complaints. I can only think of one or two other outages in that time. Most services do have outages from time to time. tbf, I don't seem to be having any issues with proton today, so far.

New comment by imzadi in "Bonnie Tyler has died"

imzadi — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:31 +0000

Sony tried so hard to kill this when it was new

New comment by imzadi in "Newly discovered spider builds spring loaded snare to catch ants"

imzadi — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:13:31 +0000

I don't think I've been disappointed by anything from Adrian Tchaikovsky, tbh. Alien Clay and Service Model are also great.

New comment by imzadi in "Frog-derived gut bacterium eradicates tumors in mice"

imzadi — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:58:02 +0000

It is an immunity reaction. The bacteria multiplied in the tumors until they triggered an immunity response, which caused the body to destroy the tumors along with the bacteria. Whether or not it translates to humans remains to be seen.

New comment by imzadi in "Jolla Phone (October 2026)"

imzadi — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:22:29 +0000

I hope it eats you if you don't wear your Christmas clothes

New comment by imzadi in "The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader"

imzadi — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:03:11 +0000

If you are looking for a more affordable option, I have a Musnap Ocean C. It's a little bare bones, but still pretty good. It's a color e-ink display and you can get an optional pen that lets you take notes. I only use it for books and documents, though. It's the best option under $300 that I have found if you want something that is color and can take hand written notes.

New comment by imzadi in "Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times"

imzadi — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:38:25 +0000

There's always money in the banana car

New comment by imzadi in "Spotify killed the thrill of the hunt"

imzadi — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:46:36 +0000

This year I have been using spotify more. I do like being able to create custom playlists, but I don't always like the suggested songs after the playlist ends. I'll make a playlist like "Upbeat dance music that includes popular hits from the last 10 years and newer hits that I haven't heard yet. No country. Keep it positive and upbeat." And it will mostly abide the instructions, though I can never escape having a few songs about wanting to kill a b*tch for being a ho, or some such thing, but as soon the initial playlist ends it's all country and country light even though I never listen to country.

New comment by imzadi in "Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers"

imzadi — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:07:46 +0000

I've been using Orion with Kagi for search. Every once in a while I hit a site that won't work on Orion (looking at you Cafe Zupas), but then I jump over to firefox.

New comment by imzadi in "Show HN: Eyeball"

imzadi — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:39:08 +0000

idk, it only took me one click to figure out what the goal was and how I was being judged (beat the average). I feel like that's part of the puzzle. Sort of similar to Baba is You. Figuring out the goal is part of the puzzle.

New comment by imzadi in "The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen"

imzadi — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:36:09 +0000

Turn over access to all your personal accounts to the US government? Sure. What could possibly go wrong.

New comment by imzadi in "EV Stupidity Checklist"

imzadi — Fri, 29 May 2026 22:39:43 +0000

My 2020 Kia Niro EV passes all of these. Though the EV charging door would not open when the 12v battery died, even though it has a mechanical mechanism.

New comment by imzadi in "California bill would require patches or refunds when online games shut down"

imzadi — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:28:38 +0000

> As currently amended, the act would not apply to completely free games and games offered “solely for the duration of [a] subscription. Any other game offered for sale in California on or after January 1, 2027, would be subject to the law if it passes.

So they just make their game free two months before they want to close?

New comment by imzadi in "Meta to receive $3.3B in tax breaks for its $10B Louisiana data center"

imzadi — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:15:32 +0000

The blinders on people about these things is insane. I'm in Arizona. We are having a water crisis but they are building data centers and oat milk factories. WTF?

New comment by imzadi in "Microscale Thermite Reaction"

imzadi — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:14:09 +0000

Does the second rusty ball really need to be a rusty ball since it is covered in foil?