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New comment by mrroryflint in "How HN: I aggregated 17 years of the Guardian's Blind Date column"

mrroryflint — Tue, 05 May 2026 12:45:19 +0000

For years I've religiously read the Guardian's Blind Date column every Saturday morning.

If you've not come across it: the paper sets up two strangers on a date at a nice restaurant, then asks them both a series of questions afterwards, culminating in a score out of ten.

As of this Saturday, there have been 877 of them. So I pulled every article and analysed the scores, sentiment, trends, and a few other things I was curious about.

The whole thing updates itself; every Saturday a new date drops into the dataset automatically.

Show HN: I aggregated 17 years of the Guardian's Blind Date column

mrroryflint — Tue, 05 May 2026 12:45:19 +0000

Article URL: https://blinddates.rory.codes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48021756

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by mrroryflint in "Advancing human gut microbiota research by considering gut transit time (2023)"

mrroryflint — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:01:33 +0000

There have been alternative (often mad) health proponents who have insisted upon only eating fruit in the morning for years - similar(ish) reasons. I think there is probably something to it.

Notes on Twins Vol. 2 – 12 Weeks

mrroryflint — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:16:00 +0000

Article URL: https://roryflint.substack.com/p/notes-on-twins-vol-2

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47782123

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by mrroryflint in "The Grand Line"

mrroryflint — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:34:55 +0000

We have a print on our wall that says "These are the good old days" - when I'm going through it with newborns, chaotic toddler tantrums and work stress...it's a good reminder that I will desperately wish to return to this stage of life one day in the future.

Small Joys of Fatherhood

mrroryflint — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:55:16 +0000

Article URL: https://roryflint.substack.com/p/small-joys-of-fatherhood

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47703826

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

New comment by mrroryflint in "Do your own writing"

mrroryflint — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:49:47 +0000

Yup! I am, ironically, second guessing myself when doing edits now to ensure I don't sound like an LLM...thus altering my natural writing style in places.

New comment by mrroryflint in "Do your own writing"

mrroryflint — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:18:19 +0000

I recently added an AI Policy to my blog (https://rory.codes/ai-policy). The assumption now appears to be AI guilty unless proven innocent which I think is a travesty for readers and writers alike.

The Selfish Case for Doing Everything

mrroryflint — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:12:38 +0000

Article URL: https://roryflint.substack.com/p/the-selfish-case-for-doing-everything

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47542877

Points: 4

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New comment by mrroryflint in "Scientists discover a surprising way to quiet the anxious mind (2025)"

mrroryflint — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:59:05 +0000

Thanks for reminding me of this. One of the all time greats.

Notes on Twins Vol. 1 – Fifty Days

mrroryflint — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:26:48 +0000

Article URL: https://roryflint.substack.com/p/notes-on-twins-vol-1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47365746

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by mrroryflint in "Handy – Free open source speech-to-text app"

mrroryflint — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:31:33 +0000

Thank you!

New comment by mrroryflint in "Fix your robots.txt or your site disappears from Google"

mrroryflint — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:06:35 +0000

Thanks for sharing - I took a look at my own robots.txt and realised the sitemap was broken.

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

mrroryflint — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:15:18 +0000

https://rory.codes

New comment by mrroryflint in "Handy – Free open source speech-to-text app"

mrroryflint — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:14:47 +0000

Airpods Max (is that the name?) - the big ones.

New comment by mrroryflint in "Handy – Free open source speech-to-text app"

mrroryflint — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:14:42 +0000

Airpods Max (is that the name?) - the big ones.

New comment by mrroryflint in "Handy – Free open source speech-to-text app"

mrroryflint — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:24:20 +0000

On a M4 Macbook Air, there was enough lag to make it unusable for me. I hit the shortcut and start speaking but there was always a 1-2sec delay before it would actually start transcribing even if the icon was displayed.

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Meetinghouse.cc – a place to find and be found"

mrroryflint — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:58:22 +0000

As per the OPs comment - but an email doesn't inherently come with

> a name, a profile picture and a way to be linked-back to something else immediately

The loneliness fix: I wanted to find new friends in my 30s

mrroryflint — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:21:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/23/the-loneliness-fix-i-wanted-to-find-new-friends-in-my-30s-and-it-was-easier-than-i-imagined

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46030632

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

New comment by mrroryflint in "Show HN: Coach Thyself – Replace your morning scroll with structured journaling"

mrroryflint — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:31:12 +0000

Would tend to agree. Interesting concept but unless it's all encrypted, I wouldn't trust this at all.