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New comment by ne0flex in "Today I've made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%"

ne0flex — Tue, 05 May 2026 20:15:37 +0000

"They don't even count people, just see them as numbers to reduce/scale up."

I'm remember of when I went out for drinks with a startup consultant friend and she mentioned one founder she spoke with refer to his staff as "biological units" when addressing use of proceeds to hire additional staff.

New comment by ne0flex in "Sam Altman's Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed with Zoom and Tinder"

ne0flex — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:35:44 +0000

If you read the comments on Gizmodo, there's some saying that the user base for these apps will drop off. However, the article states:

"World has already been working with Tinder and ran a pilot of the verification process in Japan. It was apparently enough of a success that Tinder will roll out the authentication method globally."

Kind of depressing. As much as I'd like to think something like this would die, let's be honest: it won't.

New comment by ne0flex in "USDA is closing buildings, relocating staff, and downsizing-a lot"

ne0flex — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:51:35 +0000

Your comment reminded me of this book called, "everything I want to do is illegal" [1] written by a farmer that talks about his annoyances with the US food system and how regulations favor corporate farming.

[1] https://tinyurl.com/hb95amyw

New comment by ne0flex in "Unprecedented 'Jobless Boom' Tests Limits of US Economic Expansion"

ne0flex — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:55:10 +0000

I'd also argue that some services provided by the gov't help towards GDP. An example being the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and them helping to recoup funds from scams and returning the money to victims who would then spend their money and increase the "Consumption" in GDP.

New comment by ne0flex in "'Click-to-cancel' rule is blocked"

ne0flex — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:18:00 +0000

I can't find the post, but I recall reading an instance where someone used a disposable virtual card for a subscription service. After deleting the card, the company was somehow able to charge the user directly on the bank account that was linked to the digital card.

New comment by ne0flex in "Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off"

ne0flex — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:42:04 +0000

There's a company called, Greenlight Biosciences, that's developing an RNA-based pesticide for Varroa Mites. Last I spoke with the CEO, he mentioned positive results from trials.

https://www.greenlightbiosciences.com/in-the-pipeline-protec...

New comment by ne0flex in "Life Expectancy in Europe Compared to the US"

ne0flex — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:44:02 +0000

Probably a combination of Universal Healthcare, Food Regulations (from what I understand, food quality regulations in the US are lacking compared to the EU), more balanced cultural attitudes towards work-life balance, less car-focused cities and more walkable cities.

New comment by ne0flex in "iOS 26 Will Let You Add Your U.S. Passport to Wallet for Identity Verification"

ne0flex — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:18:31 +0000

I've never used anything else other than my passport to travel domestically. Main reason being that when I first moved to the US, I was couch surfing and didn't have a permanent address. When I finally got my own apartment and went to get a state ID card, the experience at the DMV made me not want to return to get a real ID card, so I just use my passport and don't have to worry about whether it's in compliance or not.

New comment by ne0flex in "Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data, demanding $20M ransom"

ne0flex — Fri, 16 May 2025 13:54:47 +0000

I checked my email to see if I received anything and, interestingly, I received an email from Coinbase on April 14 that they're updating the User Agreement. The new terms only apply to disputes initiated by me or Coinbase after May 15, 2025. Timing seems suspect.

New comment by ne0flex in "New study finds link between green spaces and police violence"

ne0flex — Wed, 14 May 2025 20:13:22 +0000

There are studies in Japan that showed train stations with blue lights installed have lower instances of attempted suicides than stations without blue lights [1]. There are also studies that indicate time in nature is associated with lower stress levels and blood pressure, regardless of income [2].

[1] https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190122-can-blue-lights-... [2] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207120426.h...

New comment by ne0flex in "How the United States Gave Up Being a Science Superpower"

ne0flex — Tue, 13 May 2025 13:51:07 +0000

Very true, among them: - Nuclear energy - Internet & GPS - Numerous medical advancements (rapid medical response techniques, advanced trauma care, etc.)

It's a dual-edged sword.

New comment by ne0flex in "Microbe that infests hospitals can digest medical-grade plastic ― a first"

ne0flex — Mon, 12 May 2025 15:17:05 +0000

Was curious what book this is, so I copy-pasted your summary and prefaced it with "what book is the one" and it gave me the correct title and author. Looking forward to reading this!

New comment by ne0flex in "Getting Older Isn't What You Think"

ne0flex — Wed, 07 May 2025 17:27:14 +0000

A couple years ago I renewed my passport. When the new passport came in and I compared the picture page of both, I went through a similar feeling (basically comparing my 20YO to my 30YO) noticing the bags under my eyes getting darker and just general expression looking more docile. After having my first born, my hair began to gray fairly rapidly (thankfully no balding yet) and when I look in the mirror, sometimes, it just feels odd.

New comment by ne0flex in "Zuckerberg's Grand Vision: Most of Your Friends Will Be AI"

ne0flex — Wed, 07 May 2025 12:48:39 +0000

Archive: https://archive.is/vkMoW

Zuckerberg's Grand Vision: Most of Your Friends Will Be AI

ne0flex — Wed, 07 May 2025 12:48:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mark-zuckerberg-ai-digital-future-0bb04de7

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43914963

Points: 55

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New comment by ne0flex in "Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people's hearing problems?"

ne0flex — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 21:43:02 +0000

How high do you have volume when you have the noise cancellation on? I have pretty bad tinnitus and most of my waking hours I have my AirPod Pros in but haven't noticed any increase in my tinnitus.

New comment by ne0flex in "Changes in schizophrenia diagnoses associated with cannabis use disorder"

ne0flex — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 02:00:41 +0000

>"I mean, it's legal, right?" asked the Tesla founder, before taking a drag on the joint.

"Tesla founder." You'd hope that the BBC would get right that he's not the founder but an early investor that ended up taking over the company and kicking out the original founders.

New comment by ne0flex in "Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths"

ne0flex — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:03:45 +0000

Both my grandfather and my aunt were palliative care towards their end. Their respective care providers kept asking them if they'd like to increase dosage of their medicine (can't remember what my grandfather was one, but my aunt was on morphine). Despite both of them at the time said that they didn't want to increase dosage, but the care provider kept trying to increase. My family's theory is that they were trying to speed their passing. Both cases were in Canada.

New comment by ne0flex in "A mistake that killed Japan's software industry? (2023)"

ne0flex — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:47:34 +0000

Curious why you say it's not a great app?

New comment by ne0flex in "What happens when people with acute psychosis meet the voices in their heads?"

ne0flex — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:47:33 +0000

I've read that the voices that people with schizophrenia hear can vary depending on their cultural background (people from US hearing violent/confrontational voices, people from India hearing more playful voices / helpful voices). This case talks about affirming for those with violent voices. Wonder how that is with someone who hears pleasant voices.