<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: rationalist</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=rationalist</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:28:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=rationalist" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rationalist in "List of World Naked Bike Rides"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It feels great: the sun, the air, no materials rubbing against your skin, not worrying about clothes getting dirty, sweaty, or wet (at least try skinny-dipping when no one else is around!)<p>It also takes enjoying nature while hiking, to another level.</p>
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<p>I did a nude 5K once, it actually wasn't bad in that department.  I can imagine that nude bike riding is along those lines: harder to imagine than it actually is.<p>After all, mammals have been running long before underwear was invented.<p>Edit: I just sat on my bicycle in my garage, and I don't see it being an issue.  Try it out, although research nude etiquette, laws, and places to go first :-)<p>You can start here: <a href="https://www.aanr.com/aanr_articles/the-history-of-nudism/" rel="nofollow">https://www.aanr.com/aanr_articles/the-history-of-nudism/</a></p>
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<p>> Spam is random email from someone you have not had contact with before<p>It's very rare, but I get those types of <i>spam</i> emails from MailChimp.</p>
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<p>user-friendly Old reddit link:<p><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/13mft8s/apparently_moses_wrote_the_book_of_genesis_with/" rel="nofollow">https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/13mft8s/apparently...</a></p>
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<p>That's very generous of you to even give them that opportunity.  I don't even read it to see if they're trying to be funny before I mark an unsolicited marketing email as spam.</p>
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<p>> log back into their system and unsubscribe<p>FYI, requiring logging in to unsubscribe is a violation of the CAN-SPAM Act in the U.S., I just mark those as spam if they don't allow one-click unsubscribes.</p>
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<p>Awesome!  I can't wait to watch the moon landing whenever that happens.</p>
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<p>Interesting.</p>
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<p>As requested:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47713090">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47713090</a><p>I agree, not everyone has 54 minutes to watch a video full of fluff (I tried, but only got so far, even on 1.5x speed).</p>
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<p>Cool, thanks for sharing!  Don't forget maybe having some pads underneath for any falls :-)</p>
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<p>True, 99% of people experiencing no negative side-effects does mean that 1% do experience negative side-effects.<p>I think religiously-following the pre-operating and post-operation instructions is very important, and making sure eye health before the procedure is good enough.<p>I imagine dry eyes wouldn't be any more inconvenient than having to deal with contacts (and having worse vision without the contacts).</p>
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<p>> They own ... EyeBuyDirect.<p>Back when I used to buy eye glasses, I bought three identical pairs from them (same frames and prescription).  All three were different, and only one of them was tolerable to wear.<p>LASIK seems to still have an very healthy margin for the provider, but still worth it.  By my calculations, LASIK cost me the same amount that contact lenses would have cost me over the same time period (and that's after searching 30+ retailers for the lowest price on contact lenses).</p>
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<p>I don't want to cancel, I just want to be able to log in and interact with my friends' posts.</p>
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<p>("dose es" typo of "deserves"?)<p>I don't have anything to add that isn't already argued in other comments in this thread.  I'm just pointing out that your opinions are not logical derivations.</p>
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<p>That's very charitable.  I can't imagine that they would segregate bandwidth like that.  I've never had Imgur work on VPN no matter the endpoint or time of day or week.</p>
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<p>Pictures?</p>
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<p>Imgur lies and gaslights, please don't use them.<p>While using a VPN, they will say "Imgur is temporarily over capacity. Please try again later." But if you don't use a VPN, then it magically works.</p>
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<p>No, it's not the logical conclusion of that statement.<p>You're assuming and extrapolating.<p>"this particular case" ≠ "never"</p>
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<p>Is the number of cancer cells in America going up or down?</p>
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<p>I'm not reading your suggested implication at all in the other person's comment.</p>
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