Hacker News: michaelbrooks

Show HN: I built a Twitch social network

michaelbrooks — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:19:23 +0000

I've always felt like Twitch was missing a social aspect, and I'm trying to address it. I know they had Twitch Pulse, and they decided to shut it down, but I'm hoping this can be a better solution.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47803313

Points: 1

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New comment by michaelbrooks in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"

michaelbrooks — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:21:45 +0000

My personal blog - https://michaelbrooks.co.uk

New comment by michaelbrooks in "It's just a virus, the E.R. told him – days later, he was dead"

michaelbrooks — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 07:35:41 +0000

My brother was told his heart was healthy after having serious chest pains. The next day, he passed away from a heart attack due to heart disease. This was four years ago, when they were busy dealing with covid patients and in the UK.

New comment by michaelbrooks in "Meta has suspended my Facebook account"

michaelbrooks — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:32:45 +0000

Why? Things like this happen all the time and make it to the front page of HN. I've seen people's Google accounts get locked out because of stupid reasons. The IG account has no connection to my Facebook account, and I can't understand how it has affected my Facebook account.

New comment by michaelbrooks in "Meta has suspended my Facebook account"

michaelbrooks — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:30:57 +0000

I barely use Facebook to be honest, but it still had all my memories and connections. I've had this account for a very long time.

New comment by michaelbrooks in "Meta has suspended my Facebook account"

michaelbrooks — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:30:23 +0000

I'm not addicted, but I've had that account since I was a teen, and it carries many memories and connections. I shared it here, hoping someone had a similar experience and could maybe share if they fixed it.

It's nothing like that at all.

New comment by michaelbrooks in "Meta has suspended my Facebook account"

michaelbrooks — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:43:54 +0000

Thank you, and I only use it to keep updated with friends and family. Maybe this is more of a blessing in disguise

New comment by michaelbrooks in "Meta has suspended my Facebook account"

michaelbrooks — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:35:18 +0000

Haha thanks for the humor and bringing a smile to my face despite Meta's stupidity :D

Meta has suspended my Facebook account

michaelbrooks — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:29:45 +0000

I tried using Facebook this morning to find out that my account had been suspended due to an Instagram account not following their rules.

The account "emuoz1w9nruyysu" has nothing to do with me. I have never created that account and don't have access to it.

However, Facebook has said I can only regain access to my account by appealing from that IG account. I don't know how it got associated with me, as I have never received a request to administrate or moderate that account, and I can't log into it to appeal.

I have 180 days, but I feel stuck between a rock and a hard place, and the issue feels stupid. I just wanted to vent and hope that maybe someone here might know what happened and how I could rectify this issue.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40773655

Points: 20

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New comment by michaelbrooks in "Ask HN: What would you spend your time working on if you didn't need money?"

michaelbrooks — Wed, 29 May 2024 10:48:17 +0000

I'd become a vocalist for a death metal band

New comment by michaelbrooks in "Farmed salmon leads to loss of nutrients, instead eat 'feed fishes' directly"

michaelbrooks — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:20:16 +0000

Grass-fed cows still produce methane and require vehicles to transport them when bought and when slaughtered. The fields they are kept in will also need trees to be cleared and plants killed in favour of grass. How does that not add to climate change?

Junior developer fired because he dropped production database

michaelbrooks — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:00:02 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/ryanlpeterman/status/1722282942389690793

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38217014

Points: 2

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Paper from Fallen Leaves

michaelbrooks — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:51:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.releaf-paper.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37033720

Points: 2

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Fear of Happiness

michaelbrooks — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:12:10 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aversion_to_happiness

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36860212

Points: 1

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New comment by michaelbrooks in "Red flags in the Threads privacy policy"

michaelbrooks — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:03:55 +0000

You can view profiles and posts, but you can't do anything more on the website. They are working to build a working website, but their focus is on the app.

New comment by michaelbrooks in "Why Tipping Prompts Are Suddenly Everywhere"

michaelbrooks — Wed, 24 May 2023 07:50:13 +0000

Here's the link to avoid the paywall https://archive.ph/n7kjn

New comment by michaelbrooks in "YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers"

michaelbrooks — Thu, 11 May 2023 08:04:16 +0000

Sponsored content isn't controlled by YouTube though, it's controlled by the creator

New comment by michaelbrooks in "YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers"

michaelbrooks — Thu, 11 May 2023 08:00:40 +0000

You can fix that with a VPN service, or by creating your own VPN network. You could buy a Digital Ocean droplet in your location and connect to that like a VPN.

https://www.digitalocean.com/solutions/vpn

New comment by michaelbrooks in "YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers"

michaelbrooks — Thu, 11 May 2023 07:56:34 +0000

Also, if you look at content creators who share their revenue, they actually make more money from Premium subscribers than they do from ads. So if people want to really support content creators, then subscribing to Premium is the best option.

It's A(door)able

michaelbrooks — Wed, 03 May 2023 10:32:10 +0000

Article URL: https://ncase.me/door/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800492

Points: 1026

# Comments: 114