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New comment by insaider in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

insaider — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:11:12 +0000

I think the focus should be more on creating governments that are resistant to those forces. Contrary to popular belief, governments are the greatest force for good in the world, the best ones are the ones that are best at keeping capitalism in check, companies will always be vulnerable.

Unpopular opinion but I'm very much pro-china and anti-us because of this.

New comment by insaider in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

insaider — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:58:38 +0000

Hi Eric, thoughts on capitalism? Call it 'financial gravity' but I think capitalism is the underlying insidious force. Obviously there's nuance but a world ran by companies with shareholders and profit margins isn't going to be a good one, is it?

New comment by insaider in "I was recently diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis"

insaider — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:49:47 +0000

Thanks man, yea I also have mononucleosis antibodies which I think caused it (EBV IgG and IgM) which I think was the trigger for me (Glandular fever). Seems like that virus in particular lingers and reactivates in many people.

My current line of research is into treatment for that, I've tried all the usual antivirals but they don't do much, but there's several new actual vaccines being developed which I'm trying to get into the trials for (in Australia).

Would be keen to know more about his story, thank you

New comment by insaider in "I was recently diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis"

insaider — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:01:59 +0000

I wonder how close this disease, and the similar ones in the comments, are to a general 'chronic fatigue sydnrome' diagnosis is. Which I've been dealing with for a decade. Definitely a strong autoimmune component to it...

In case this might resonate with someone but from the 100s of tests i've done, the most significant result for me was a 5x normal renin, which led me to eventually try fludrocortisone, the first time i finally felt 100% relief but only for a couple of days before sliding back into fatigue...

Count yourself incredibly lucky OP that you both got a diagnosis and also have such support around you. It's tough out here

New comment by insaider in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)"

insaider — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:54:19 +0000

WhatsYum - https://whatsyum.com

Ratings per dish instead of just the restaurant as a whole. 4 years in and working on a b2b intelligence offering for restaurants. b2c side has been too hard to get off the ground without solid investment and I've been unable to secure that.

Thoughts welcome :)

New comment by insaider in "I failed to recreate the 1996 Space Jam website with Claude"

insaider — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:48:40 +0000

"In the beginning the universe was created. This made a lot of people angry and has widely been considered as a bad move."

New comment by insaider in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)"

insaider — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:09:54 +0000

Answering questions like "OK this place is a 4.7 but what's actually good here?" "Where's the best burger in Bali?"

New comment by insaider in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)"

insaider — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:08:42 +0000

https://whatsyum.com Ratings per-dish instead of just the whole restaurant

New comment by insaider in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025)"

insaider — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 05:14:14 +0000

https://whatsyum.com

Got rejected by YC '24 but wanted to build it anyway

Just started fundraising for seed round

New comment by insaider in "Ask HN: Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?"

insaider — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 07:25:16 +0000

2 hours everyday trying to find a wife! What does that entail? Do you have some very specific requirements/high standards?

New comment by insaider in "The math of shuffling cards almost brought down an online poker empire"

insaider — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 05:12:08 +0000

Lame clickbait title. TLDR; shuffling algorithm's have improved since the 90s...

New comment by insaider in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)"

insaider — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 03:19:26 +0000

https://whatsyum.com - app/website for dish-specific ratings, as opposed to just the whole restaurant. Bali focused for now.

New comment by insaider in "Launch HN: ASim (YC S21) – Mobile app that generates mobile apps"

insaider — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 04:04:11 +0000

Wonder if there will ever be a .net maui one

New comment by insaider in "The quiet art of attention"

insaider — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:17:11 +0000

Highly recommend his meditation app 'Waking Up' in which he explains and teaches these concepts better than any source I've yet found

New comment by insaider in "Long Covid brain fog may be due to damaged blood vessels in the brain"

insaider — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:33:41 +0000

I've had similar symptoms for 7+ years now so it's most likely for life. Have seen many infectious disease specialists and CFS/ME is the diagnosis (same as long-covid). Mine seems to have been triggered by Glandular Fever (Epstein Barr Virus).

Exertion is the biggest trigger for me, but also the prescribed cure (Gradual Exercise Therapy). Alcohol is a weird one, I often feel better with a hangover than I do on a bad fatigue day (immuno-suppressant?) but then way worse the days after. I also have recurring Mononucleosis symptoms and have tried anti-virals to no avail...

It's so obviously immuno-related, really hope the science progresses soon.

Some interesting articles: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/what-happens-when-you-dont... https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/12/health/ron-davis-covid-lo...

New comment by insaider in "India's courts to rule on who invented butter chicken"

insaider — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 03:20:31 +0000

I thought it was Australian, like how Chicken Tikka Masala is British

New comment by insaider in "Scientists are working to bring the woolly mammoth back"

insaider — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 01:54:23 +0000

Nice analogy!

New comment by insaider in "Twitter Is DDOSing Itself"

insaider — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 08:26:02 +0000

My favourite part of this whole fiasco is that 'Space Karen' is now trending on twitter

New comment by insaider in "Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging"

insaider — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 02:22:31 +0000

Whats your thoughts on the dosage? They use 1g per kg of body weight! If I drank Monster to get the equivalent dosage I think I'd probably die... How did they arrive on that dosage?

New comment by insaider in "The QR-code menu is being shown the door"

insaider — Thu, 25 May 2023 09:43:16 +0000

What are the companies? Interested to see their UI/UX