Hacker News: maxbobbyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=maxbobbyHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:35:38 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by maxbobby in "IBM Bob"]]>No one at IBM remembers Microsoft Bob (one of the earliest, if not the earliest virtual assistants) from the 90s? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob

]]>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:13:11 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49568142maxbobbyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49568142https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49568142<![CDATA[New comment by maxbobby in "Amazon now hides all customer reviews on products"]]>It looks like Amazon is starting to hide some reviews to protect against data scraping bots, and in some cases it is affecting real (non-bot) customers.

Were you signed in when you got the message? All of the sorting / filtering / search options are showing up fine for me (as a signed in user).

]]>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:57:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466933maxbobbyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466933https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466933<![CDATA[New comment by maxbobby in "Who Makes Your Supplements?"]]>There are many layers to consumer supplement confusion - seeing marks like NSF Certified for Sport, USP Verified or even eGMP on a bottle are a good start, but there's also the risk of buying counterfeit products on Amazon/eBay, storage (hot warehouses, shipping during summer months, etc.)

And don't get me started on "proprietary blends"!

]]>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:59:35 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49450367maxbobbyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49450367https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49450367