Hacker News: internet_user

New comment by internet_user in "Medical students are using popular research tool to pump out misleading studies"

internet_user — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:53:49 +0000

Even Hassabis found time to do a PhD. This is extra strange.

New comment by internet_user in "Medical students are using popular research tool to pump out misleading studies"

internet_user — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:43:03 +0000

admissions and residency matching give a lot of weight to "research output", aka publications.

For residency, the two most important things are: 1) board scores. 2) research output.

It's not uncommon to see 40-50 publications for competitive residencies.

incentives, incentives, incentives.

New comment by internet_user in "Long Covid impacted more than 1M children: CDC study suggests"

internet_user — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:45:38 +0000

where is the key publication will be coming out next week?

New comment by internet_user in "Long Covid impacted more than 1M children: CDC study suggests"

internet_user — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 06:15:31 +0000

given lack of success with ME/CFS, do you think we'll fare any better this time?

post-viral syndromes have been with us for a long time.

outside of very clear sequelae like definitive texbook case of autoimmune disease or something obvious like that - we don't really know how to treat them?

New comment by internet_user in "Paper cups are just as toxic as plastic cups"

internet_user — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:48:39 +0000

Parchment paper is typically full of PFAS.

way worse than PLA.

New comment by internet_user in "The MKULTRA Evolutions"

internet_user — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 01:02:54 +0000

>hypnosis porn pushing self feminization.

what's hypnosis porn?

New comment by internet_user in "The MKULTRA Evolutions"

internet_user — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:12:02 +0000

>Before buying your favorite snack, read the ingredients list of packaged food products.

Prediction: just like with anything controversial (like GMOs in Europe, etc etc), it'll be labeled in a way that obfuscates the actual ingredient as not to jeopardize the all-important profits.

First hit on google: https://chapul.com/blogs/chapul-bars-latest-news/what-happen...

"What happens when Western food marketers blend novel food items, such as insect protein, with more commonly accepted ingredients? A recent study suggests that may be an effective strategy."

New comment by internet_user in "The MKULTRA Evolutions"

internet_user — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 23:11:31 +0000

...so people that have been known to lie to Congress under oath will just send you the good and honest information if only you just file a FOIA request?

New comment by internet_user in "Korea shatters its own record for world’s lowest fertility rate"

internet_user — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 19:27:23 +0000

The value of that intermarriage was ability to maintain an empire of significant power and influence, as well balance relationships with nearby royals, who were all cousins.

"no value" here is probably in tens, maybe hundreds of trillions of dollars in the present time PPP basis.

New comment by internet_user in "Engineer distributes resume via IPv6 traceroute"

internet_user — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 18:37:25 +0000

you could have multiple IPs attached to a domain which could mess up this trick.

I also wonder why not use use the domain, much easier.

New comment by internet_user in "Korea shatters its own record for world’s lowest fertility rate"

internet_user — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:12:16 +0000

How do you respond to this comment? seems an environmental factor is at play as well.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32580631#32588473

New comment by internet_user in "Korea shatters its own record for world’s lowest fertility rate"

internet_user — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:02:24 +0000

why adoption instead of IVF?

New comment by internet_user in "Why Apple Will Switch to ARM-Based Macs (2014)"

internet_user — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:48:49 +0000

5 years?

New comment by internet_user in "There’s no speed limit (2009)"

internet_user — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 03:15:28 +0000

seem or are?

New comment by internet_user in "There’s no speed limit (2009)"

internet_user — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 03:15:16 +0000

where social and emotional skills somehow taught with purpose? or it just happened on its own?

New comment by internet_user in "There’s no speed limit (2009)"

internet_user — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 03:13:48 +0000

What if there is no other option but homeschooling?

What helped you with socialization?

New comment by internet_user in "Experts troubled by Canada’s euthanasia laws"

internet_user — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 03:49:21 +0000

90% of suicide survivors do not attempt again.

Why is that?

New comment by internet_user in "Experts troubled by Canada’s euthanasia laws"

internet_user — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 03:47:07 +0000

You mean people with dementia or other degenerative brain diseases, should just pull themselves by the bootstraps and take more responsibility and debate their best?

New comment by internet_user in "Arrest of suspected developer of Tornado Cash"

internet_user — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 02:20:53 +0000

and it has nothing to do with guns.

New comment by internet_user in "Arrest of suspected developer of Tornado Cash"

internet_user — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 02:20:31 +0000

I never seen this "inequality-adjusted Human Development Index", but I'm certain Germany ranks higher on it than CZ, it is quite bit more developed than CZ in many areas. Many

Yet, they don't have shall issue laws, no constitutional rights like in CZ and USA, and their homicides (firearms or not) are somewhat higher. They border each other and have a long shared history going back a thousand years.

Seems regulations actually matter very little, except maybe appeasing the anxious that something is being done?

Czechs do ask for medical clearance, which is probably reasonable, but I'm afraid even that could be abused by a rogue government: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_abuse_of_psychiatry