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New comment by raun1 in "Show HN: Vicinae – A native, Raycast-compatible launcher for Linux"

raun1 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:24:08 +0000

I've been ogling Raycast for a while now, wishing I could have that level of functionality. I'm excited to try this instead of ilia in Regolith.

New comment by raun1 in "The Varieties of Mystical Experience"

raun1 — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:57:10 +0000

William James - The Varieties of Religious Experience

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Varieties_of_Religious_E...

New comment by raun1 in "Show HN: kew – A Terminal Music Player for Linux"

raun1 — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 17:11:45 +0000

I host my music on an Unraid box on my home LAN, use Plex+Plexamp to serve and access it, and 1000% recommended Plex+Plexamp. It is, without a doubt, the best music app I've used on a phone, including other self-hosting solutions, local apps like Poweramp, and commercial streaming apps like Spotify. I really can't speak of it highly enough.

New comment by raun1 in "Show HN: I made a all-in-one web app to help me with my freelance admin tasks"

raun1 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:19:12 +0000

Moxie is an AIO app for freelancers. Check it out.

New comment by raun1 in "People experience ‘new dimensions of reality' when dying: study"

raun1 — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 16:25:47 +0000

For anyone interested in research surrounding death and near death experiences, check out "The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation"

New comment by raun1 in "Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates"

raun1 — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:03:00 +0000

I generally agree though barely stayed with Pixel+GOS after my last Pixel refused to turn on after plugging it in before a nap, leaving me with a totally bricked phone, no way of recovering local data on the device, and a $100 bill to replace it since the screen was cracked - despite it being dead because of manufacturer defects, and a broken screen having no bearing on it's death.

If I wasn't such a fan of GrapheneOS, I would have ditched Pixel so fast.

New comment by raun1 in "Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates"

raun1 — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 03:58:36 +0000

Cost is not the only reason to prefer wired over wireless.

New comment by raun1 in "Effectiveness of physical activity for improving depression, anxiety, distress"

raun1 — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:06:23 +0000

I can't wait to see cultural uptake of the importance of light and circadian friendly indoor lighting.

Of course, I'd prefer advances in construction that would allow large amounts of full spectrum light to enter buildings, but that's only relevant to new construction.

New comment by raun1 in "The End of the Googleverse"

raun1 — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:37:41 +0000

Try Kagi Search if you're willing to pay for a better search experience!

I've been using it for over a year, 100% of the time, and love it. Great results and awesome functionality like weighting certain sites, AI summarization, etc.

I don't work for Kagi, I just seriously love it.

New comment by raun1 in "Pirate site not impressed by Global DNS blocking order"

raun1 — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:02:37 +0000

> almost everything folks want is legally available on a streaming service for cheap or no-charge

The majority of TV shows and movies that I watch are unavailable on streaming services. I know there's some more specialty streaming services for film these days, but besides that, it seems like its mostly well-known classics, anything mainstream from the past 20 years, or new releases that are available.

I solely credit piracy for enabling my appreciation of film and TV. I was never a big fan of either until I got access to a huge catalog and started watching classics that are not popular enough for streaming services to pickup.

New comment by raun1 in "Melatonin as a treatment for food waste"

raun1 — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:43:57 +0000

Melatonin disrupts circadian hormonal cycles. One of the key ways being delay of morning secretion of cortisol and other hormones.

It really should not be ingested except on rare occasions.

New comment by raun1 in "PhpBB"

raun1 — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:43:17 +0000

You know, I actually actively dislike Discourse's UX. I've always found there to be a cognitive load to usage that I never found with PhpBB, other older forum software, or Reddit.

I think my issue with it has to do with too clean of a UI, not enough visual hierarchy, delineation between post replies, etc.

New comment by raun1 in "Ingredient in Cough Syrup Could Work as an Antidepressant: Works Like Ketamine"

raun1 — Wed, 04 May 2022 23:25:31 +0000

DXM is one of a few dissociative compounds besides Ketamine that I feel should be further studied for psychological and emotional benefit, the most important, in my opinion, being Methoxetamine (MXE).

If anyone that has any pull is reading this, do trials with MXE. It's Ketamine on steroids.

New comment by raun1 in "Ingredient in Cough Syrup Could Work as an Antidepressant: Works Like Ketamine"

raun1 — Wed, 04 May 2022 23:22:40 +0000

Like most dissociatives, it is unpleasant until it "clicks".

Once it clicks, it is just as pleasurable as Ketamine, Methoxetamine, and other related ACHs.

One major difference between DXM and K is that DXM is quite stimulating whereas K is rather subdued and relaxing. If you don't have dissociative experience besides Ketamine, I'm not surprised that trying DXM after K would lead to an unpleasant experience.

New comment by raun1 in "Ingredient in Cough Syrup Could Work as an Antidepressant: Works Like Ketamine"

raun1 — Wed, 04 May 2022 23:18:10 +0000

How much have you used DXM? It's not deliriant-esque in it's effects at all, IME. While having notable differences in a few secondary aspects of it's effects profile, a majority of it's effects are classic arylcyclohexylamine dissociative effects.

Context: I've used a large amount of DXM as well as numerous ACH dissociatives.

New comment by raun1 in "Launch HN: Athens Research (YC W21) – Open-Source Roam Research"

raun1 — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:38:08 +0000

It's closer to Roam Research, the project that inspired and catalyzed Obsidian.md

There are a few major differences, but otherwise, the functionality is mostly similar.

New comment by raun1 in "Penpot Alpha Release – Free and Open-Source Design Plattform"

raun1 — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:18:21 +0000

I just got a Figma Educational license two days ago. I'm likely going to just work with Penpot, instead. I'm so glad to see you guys here. It's certainly worth the development, considering how quickly prices raise at Figma when working with teams.

New comment by raun1 in "Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light"

raun1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 15:46:35 +0000

Buy a deep red LED. Check out GembaRed, or talk to the owner, about where to buy.

New comment by raun1 in "Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light"

raun1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 15:40:37 +0000

Sunlight has tons of red and infrared light (red and near infrared have mostly the same effects on cells, the main difference being penetration distance).

Light is ridiculously important for mitochondrial health, and that effect on mitochondria is one of the main reasons sunlight is so necessary for optimal health. Fun fact, 75% of potential ATP production only results from light exposure, with only 25% from food. We run on light more than we do food (necessary nutrients and minerals aside).

New comment by raun1 in "The Brave New World of Chemical Romance"

raun1 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:50:01 +0000

I would strongly argue against your claim that altering brain chemistry strips experience of meaning. That is a highly biased statement based on a few strong, and IMO false, assumptions.