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New comment by notesinthefield in "Bacteria found in the human intestine capable of improving muscle strength"

notesinthefield — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:30:56 +0000

It is so wonderful to hear someone else say this. My spouse and friends think In so weird for emphasizing optimizing your diet for things that digest well, macro dense and give you good shits. I am quietly pleased when my own looks completely normal and uninteresting.

New comment by notesinthefield in "Cyber.mil serving file downloads using TLS certificate which expired 3 days ago"

notesinthefield — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:11:53 +0000

I do lots of fed cloud work and im stealing this comment to use during the next conversation around why on-prem DoD PKI is now a huge PIA.

New comment by notesinthefield in "What young workers are doing to AI-proof themselves"

notesinthefield — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:25:19 +0000

My spouse has expressed this nearly verbatim after transitioning out of a 16 year career in middle and grade school education to medical curriculum development. It was hell on her mental health but at least there was a clear motivation and purpose for being there.

New comment by notesinthefield in "The Remote-Work Dream Isn't Dead, but It's Slipping Away"

notesinthefield — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:01:01 +0000

I recently completed my annual job market heat check and after spending months securing only 5 interviews, I will be clinging to my (mostly) remote job for the foreseeable future. It seems the differentiator between those who get them now are people doing principal and higher level work.

New comment by notesinthefield in "Ask HN: How do companies that use Cursor handle compliance?"

notesinthefield — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:37:40 +0000

My statement wasnt a literal reflection of software and data protection controls. Youre free to explore those mentioned.

New comment by notesinthefield in "Ask HN: How do companies that use Cursor handle compliance?"

notesinthefield — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:32:53 +0000

Of course, is this a serious question?

New comment by notesinthefield in "Ask HN: How do companies that use Cursor handle compliance?"

notesinthefield — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:45:54 +0000

HIPAA is one of the few that makes clear the types of data (PHI and PII) that come under the frameworks purview during development which makes masking mandatory for non-production environments. Other frameworks families, NIST RMF, FedRAMP and CMMC very much care about software development practices in depth.

New comment by notesinthefield in "The US is flirting with its first-ever population decline"

notesinthefield — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:49:25 +0000

I have yet to see anyone, my family included, that actually seemed to enjoy parenting. I know for a fact my father was ready to run to the middle east shortly after I was born, my brother was a total accident and not terribly wanted either. As a result we’ve never been close my parents and I…why would I want to be a parent after that? I have no desire to live a life a child would require either.

New comment by notesinthefield in "FDA intends to take action against non-FDA-approved GLP-1 drugs"

notesinthefield — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:40:59 +0000

Ironically, Reddit and my doc were the only ones saying anything about risks. Shes got me on a strict blood panel eval for trt and bpc to monitor for any issues. I got really lucky with her, MANY clinics will just sell and ask questions later.

New comment by notesinthefield in "FDA intends to take action against non-FDA-approved GLP-1 drugs"

notesinthefield — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:58:29 +0000

Im aware from the BPC research from the last few years. No history of cancer.

New comment by notesinthefield in "FDA intends to take action against non-FDA-approved GLP-1 drugs"

notesinthefield — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:46:52 +0000

Several ligament tears and general wear from sports. A very low dose taken daily.

New comment by notesinthefield in "FDA intends to take action against non-FDA-approved GLP-1 drugs"

notesinthefield — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:36:52 +0000

While we are in the minority, Zenni and many online optical shops recently decided they will not make you glasses if your prescription is over a certain power. In 2025 I broke $800 on frames+lenses and contacts.

New comment by notesinthefield in "FDA intends to take action against non-FDA-approved GLP-1 drugs"

notesinthefield — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:32:19 +0000

I would silly things to hold onto a steady supply of pentadeca arginate. It has completely eliminated lingering effects of joint and ligament injury and has enabled me to exercise like a normal person. If you have the money it is very easy to acquire a year or twos worth from multiple sources.

New comment by notesinthefield in "FDA intends to take action against non-FDA-approved GLP-1 drugs"

notesinthefield — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:22:23 +0000

I was 347lbs at the time. Wasnt a diabetic (nor pre-diabetic) no heart disease, blood pressure or really anything other than my weight. Prior to then Id had two massive bouts of weight loss at 50-100lbs so I know what it takes. Id tried but this last time without meds was extremely hard. You cant do much in the way of productive exercise when both your shoulders need replacement at 30 and between two knees have an ACL tear and two MCL tears. To top it off I had wildly out of whack hormones.

New comment by notesinthefield in "FDA intends to take action against non-FDA-approved GLP-1 drugs"

notesinthefield — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 23:30:41 +0000

It was infuriating trying to get Wegovy via insurance. My doctor made three appeals, all denied. Out of pocket it wouldve been $1600/mo. Ive been getting semaglutide from compounding pharmacies for the last year and half for $149-$200. I have lost 97lbs, come back to running 30 miles a week after several major knee injuries made even a mile jog a multiday recovery effort. I absolutely get the regulatory stance but the name brands are absolutely unaffordable.

New comment by notesinthefield in "Show HN: If you lose your memory, how to regain access to your computer?"

notesinthefield — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:28:51 +0000

Things like biometrics and hardware keys make this an easy fix - were they a consideration?

New comment by notesinthefield in "Fela Kuti First African to Get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award"

notesinthefield — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:42:58 +0000

What a profoundly ignorant comment, at least it obvious you didnt try to see who it was you were listening to.

New comment by notesinthefield in "Fela Kuti First African to Get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award"

notesinthefield — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:33:22 +0000

I dont know if youre referring to his music as "his work" - quite the opposite, we have a lot!

His family recently began releasing many albums on Bandcamp. Ive been a fan for awhile and this is likely the best collection youll find online : https://felakuti.bandcamp.com/

The Best of the Black President is a good place to start. Dive in! Fela is the godfather of Afrobeat and highlife.

New comment by notesinthefield in "CLI agents make self-hosting on a home server easier and fun"

notesinthefield — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:17:40 +0000

Old optiplex’es sff or not idled between 15w and 30w. Id aim for sff’s specifically. I have run an ftp server for lab iso’s on a very old android phone - not fun.

New comment by notesinthefield in "CLI agents make self-hosting on a home server easier and fun"

notesinthefield — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:14:55 +0000

I forgot all about these after I stopped doing desktop support, thanks!