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New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Sleep research led to a new sleep apnea drug"

rattlesnakedave — Fri, 22 May 2026 23:54:52 +0000

It’s typically something that sets in over time (often, but not always with weight gain and age), most people don’t notice because it’s gradual. Especially if they aren’t in normal risk groups. OSA symptoms are easy for an individual (and clinicians) to misatribute

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Sleep research led to a new sleep apnea drug"

rattlesnakedave — Fri, 22 May 2026 23:52:28 +0000

Great. Something like 60% of OSA cases are linked to obesity. GLP-1 drugs could probably lead to resolution for a lot of them if the Lilly SURMOUNT-OSA trial tells us anything.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "The spread of Christianity, from antiquity until today, on an animated map"

rattlesnakedave — Fri, 22 May 2026 16:48:25 +0000

You’re pattern matching something like the Saxon Wars under Charlemagne. In this case missing idols probably owe more to wood not surviving a millennium in Swedish soil + converts destroying their own former cult objects.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "ChatGPT Images 2.0"

rattlesnakedave — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:58:56 +0000

To be fair, the average person has fewer than two arms.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Move Detroit"

rattlesnakedave — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:04:34 +0000

Many cities are offering more. Evansville, IN is offering 3k cash + other non cash incentives. Other Indiana cities give you up to 12k downpayment assiatance on a house.

https://www.makemymove.com/get-paid/evansville-indiana

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Move Detroit"

rattlesnakedave — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:17:00 +0000

$1000 to move ANYWHERE is already a lowball. Much less to a city that consistently ranks among the top 5 most dangerous large US cities by violent crime, has brutal winters, and a blight problem.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Move Detroit"

rattlesnakedave — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:10:18 +0000

$1000 to move to Detroit is an incredible lowball.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Claude Code login fails with OAuth timeout on Windows"

rattlesnakedave — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:01:18 +0000

Case in point

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Project Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI era"

rattlesnakedave — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:00:31 +0000

Legacy code, not the running systems powered by legacy code

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Claude Code login fails with OAuth timeout on Windows"

rattlesnakedave — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:28:14 +0000

“I struggle to believe that a ton of seemingly intelligent software engineers are too dumb to figure out how to use Claude code to get reliable results”

Seemingly is doing the heavy lifting here. If you read enough comment threads on HN, it will become obvious why they aren’t getting results.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director's personal email"

rattlesnakedave — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:09:04 +0000

The Russian collusion narrative has been completely debunked.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Aisuru botnet shifts from DDoS to residential proxies"

rattlesnakedave — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:46:25 +0000

Similarly most fire stick pirate streaming and side loading tutorials use an app called “downloader” which includes a URL shortener. Users are given an 8 digit “downloader code” and most blindly download and sideload APKs on their device. Probably a field day for anyone wanting to bundle and distribute malware.

https://troypoint.com/best-downloader-codes/

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Tether is now the 17th largest holder of US debt"

rattlesnakedave — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:55:58 +0000

There are plenty of people in jurisdictions where it is difficult to get dollars that use them for other things. Normal transactions, gambling, saving in USD. Not uncommon.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power bank"

rattlesnakedave — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:39:26 +0000

Is the manufacturer of these things trustworthy? I am especially skeptical of any battery pack manufacturers because of the inherent risk of these things.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Returning to Church won't save us from nihilism"

rattlesnakedave — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 23:18:52 +0000

It does, but the distinction I’m making is that is not its primary function, unlike many evangelical churches in the United States.

Because this is the case, and because of the hierarchy in place for interpreting scripture and handing down sacred tradition, it becomes less likely that there will be problematic theological dilution or drift.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Returning to Church won't save us from nihilism"

rattlesnakedave — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 23:03:29 +0000

No, it is just Christianity that is the demarcation. I’m saying that when you have American evangelicalism (which functions as a social club, and is not moored by anything other than “get people in the door”) as your delivery mechanism, you’re less likely to get solid catechisis. This is of course not impossible, I know many bad catholic Christian’s and many good Protestant Christians, but your odds of getting the good news delivered correctly are higher in more orthodox settings.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Returning to Church won't save us from nihilism"

rattlesnakedave — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:55:23 +0000

The enlightenment wouldn’t have happened without Christianity. universal human dignity, individual rights, the concept that reason can discern moral truth, the university system where Enlightenment thinking developed all grew from Christian soil

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Returning to Church won't save us from nihilism"

rattlesnakedave — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:52:50 +0000

I think you’re (or, whoever you’re referencing) is conflating conceptual similarities with actual equivalence. Even if Jesus was building on Jewish tradition, The Hebrew Bible is full of imprecatory psalms calling down curses on enemies. Even the most expansive interpretations of “love your neighbor” in Jewish law didn’t extend to active enemies.

See my other response on eastern thought. “Babylonian Councils of Wisdom” is vague

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Returning to Church won't save us from nihilism"

rattlesnakedave — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:49:32 +0000

Yeah, the Buddhist or Jain approach is more about detachment and non-harm. It feels almost clinical in its universality. “Love your enemies” is much more personal and emotionally demanding. It’s not just “don’t hurt people” or “be compassionate to all beings,” it’s specifically telling you to have positive feelings toward people who are actively trying to harm you. Combine with the innocent victim motif and you get something really unique.

New comment by rattlesnakedave in "Returning to Church won't save us from nihilism"

rattlesnakedave — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:37:22 +0000

People have free will and make poor decisions, but on whole it has pulled society in the right direction over the long arc of history.