Hacker News: sm4rk0

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Energy crisis: How living in a cold home affects your health"

sm4rk0 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:18:06 +0000

Quite the opposite, this was carefully planned. "Never let a good crisis go to waste."

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Energy crisis: How living in a cold home affects your health"

sm4rk0 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:15:17 +0000

Just follow the money and find your real enemy:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianpalmer/2022/11/04/oil-and-ga...

Ubuntu 23.04 codename: Lunar Lobster

sm4rk0 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:20:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-23-04-codename

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33363467

Points: 1

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YouTube Is Introducing Handles

sm4rk0 — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:53:10 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/introducing-handles-a-new-way-to-identify-your-youtube-channel/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33288001

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Flipper Zero – Portable Multi-Tool Device for Geeks"

sm4rk0 — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 22:29:44 +0000

You can do that with an NFC-equipped Android phone and this app: https://github.com/johnzweng/bankomatinfos

It's also available on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/at.zweng.bankomatinfos2/

New comment by sm4rk0 in "I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone"

sm4rk0 — Tue, 17 May 2022 19:27:32 +0000

Current phone: Samsung S10e (5.8" AMOLED, 142mm/5.6" long) and previous: Motorola Moto X 1st gen from 2013 (4.7" AMOLED, 129mm/5.09" long). Very happy with them. Both being flagship models (powerful CPU), the only drawback is shorter battery life than other phones.

CIA picks Nand Mulchandani as its first CTO

sm4rk0 — Tue, 03 May 2022 12:43:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/cia-picks-nand-mulchandani-as-its-first-chief-technology-officer-8436701.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31247584

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Fig (YC S20) – Adds IDE-style autocomplete to your existing terminal"

sm4rk0 — Sun, 01 May 2022 09:21:39 +0000

Some red flags for me:

* needs email to download

* needs email to start

* spammy email subject with unicode fire in front (lost in HN): " You've been invited to Fig!"

* using trackers in email and app

* macOS only

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Firefox now only available via snap on Ubuntu"

sm4rk0 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:16:12 +0000

Whoa! That's enough showstoppers for me. Where did you switch to?

When Ubuntu dropped 32-bit support, I relatively easily switched my old 32-bit netbook from Ubuntu to Debian (by changing the sources and some manual fiddling with packages). OTOH, I'm using Fedora on my work computer, just for the fun of it, and I'm really satisfied with it.

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Firefox now only available via snap on Ubuntu"

sm4rk0 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:51:37 +0000

Not sure official Mozilla PPA is going to ship debs.

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Firefox now only available via snap on Ubuntu"

sm4rk0 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:46:55 +0000

> Canonical and Mozilla are working together to make the firefox snap the only supported package in Ubuntu, thus deprecating the deb package in the archive.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/19620...

Firefox now only available via snap on Ubuntu

sm4rk0 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:42:07 +0000

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/tjwsza/firefox_now_only_available_via_snap/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30776698

Points: 86

# Comments: 145

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Online archives where scientists post research spark information revolution"

sm4rk0 — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:56:47 +0000

I've used a VPN to get the original PDF (reachable from Japan only) https://kowa.co.jp/news/2022/press220131.pdf and below's the Google Translated version. They are running a clinical study based on a fact that non-clinical study shown antiviral effect.

Kowa Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Kowa") is the investigational drug "Ivermectin" used in Phase III clinical trials (development code: K-237) for the treatment of new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infections. From a joint research (non-clinical trial) with Kitasato University, it was confirmed that the Omicron strain has the same antiviral effect as the existing mutant strain (alpha beta gamma delta strain). I did. As announced in July 2021, Kowa directly from Professor Satoshi Omura, a special honorary professor at Kitasato University, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, about conducting clinical trials of ivermectin as a therapeutic drug for new coronavirus infections. I received a request. New Co. He believes that it is the mission of the pharmaceutical company to contribute to the treatment of coronavirus infections and protect the health of the people, and clinical trials to confirm the efficacy and safety of ivermectin against new coronavirus infections. We are conducting a test. Ivermectin has been distributed by WHO to infected areas for over 30 years as a treatment for parasitic infections. Especially in some African countries, it has been confirmed to be safe enough for volunteers to distribute directly to people. In addition, ivermectin has been reported to have the effects of suppressing the invasion of SARS-CoV-2 into cells and inhibiting replication, and is expected to be applied as a therapeutic drug (tablet) for new coronavirus infections as drug repositioning. I am. In this clinical trial, the dosage and administration are different from those already approved for the treatment of parasitic infections, but the efficacy and safety are being confirmed in the clinical trial. Kowa will contribute to the treatment of new coronavirus infections by confirming the clinical effect of ivermectin on SARS-CoV-2 and providing it to the public as soon as possible. * Overseas, it was reported that patients use high-content ivermectin for animals, which is dangerous to humans, and harmful events occur. Kowa is the standard for conducting clinical trials of pharmaceuticals in humans. Ivermectin clinical trials are conducted in accordance with the strict standards set by GCP (Good Clinical Practice).

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Adblocking people and non-adblocking people experience a different web"

sm4rk0 — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:32 +0000

I can add https://blokada.org/ to the "Mobile" section.

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Japan's Kowa says ivermectin has 'antiviral effect' on Covid-19"

sm4rk0 — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:50:37 +0000

Scientists are not sure whether those side-effects come from the dying parasites or the ivermectin itself:

"Ivermectin is well tolerated compared to other microfilaricidal agents (i.e., thiabendazole, diethylcarbamazine). Adverse reactions (i.e., pruritus, fever, rash, myalgia, headache) occur commonly during the first 3 days after treatment and appear to be related to the extent of parasitic infection and systemic mobilization and killing of microfilariae. The majority of reactions can usually be treated with aspirin, acetaminophen and/or antihistamines. Adverse effects tend to occur with lesser frequency during periods of retreatment." Source: https://www.drugs.com/sfx/ivermectin-side-effects.html

If you read this list of side-effects, Aspirin also looks as scary as ivermectin: https://www.drugs.com/sfx/acetylsalicylic-acid-side-effects....

BTW: "BNF is only available in the UK

The NICE British National Formulary (BNF) site is only available to users in the UK, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories."

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Japan's Kowa says ivermectin has 'antiviral effect' on Covid-19"

sm4rk0 — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:33:52 +0000

A double-blind phase III clinical study is far from "in vitro".

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Japan's Kowa says ivermectin has 'antiviral effect' on Covid-19"

sm4rk0 — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:28:56 +0000

Kowa's press release on ivermectin in full for reference as Reuters failed to link it in their article.

Original - Only accessible from Japanese IPs (VPN): https://kowa.co.jp/news/2022/press220131.pdf

English - Auto-translated version: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/66304644/press220131-...

Credit: https://www.disclose.tv/

New comment by sm4rk0 in "YouTube permanently bans Fox News host Dan Bongino"

sm4rk0 — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:15:51 +0000

Silent censorship? I tried posting this article today and it was [dead] immediately: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/i-live-in-ukraine-we-hav...

New comment by sm4rk0 in "A Test"

sm4rk0 — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 20:39:32 +0000

For filling both URL and text field in HN's submit form. Inspired by https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30040235

New comment by sm4rk0 in "Show HN: Hacker XP – Hacker News styled as a Windows XP Outlook email client"

sm4rk0 — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 20:38:05 +0000

I just tried filling both fields, but text ended up as a comment (and I can't delete a post):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30040573