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New comment by wellyeah in "Jeffrey Epstein: Financier 'found dead in cell' in New York"

wellyeah — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:06:29 +0000

I believe you, but could you cite a source on there being a camera and it malfunctioning? Because damn, this is just getting truly impossible to believe it was just a suicide.

New comment by wellyeah in "FBI tells lawmakers it can't access Dayton gunman's phone"

wellyeah — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 04:07:19 +0000

No, it's not alright. I'm sick of giving up freedoms every time some violent psycho/group of psychos decided to commit more violence.

New comment by wellyeah in "Ancient History of Lyme Disease Revealed with Bacterial Genomes (2017)"

wellyeah — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 20:24:48 +0000

>Unfortunately there are no FDA approved tests for the infection she suspects I have (bartonella,) and the tests that are available are only 80% accurate and cost $1000 (not covered by insurance.)

FWIW I tested positive for Bartonella via Igenix. IIRC this was treated with Rifampin (not fun) and Bactrim (fine). Unfortunately the side effects of being on these antibiotics long term are pretty real. When you kill all the good bacteria in your gut, the fungus grows wild, so make sure you're addressing that.

New comment by wellyeah in "Tell HN: Archive.is inaccessible via Cloudflare DNS (1.1.1.1)"

wellyeah — Sun, 05 May 2019 04:41:48 +0000

Wait, but both of these are horrible ideas. Horrible analogy; theres no need to bring politics into this.

New comment by wellyeah in "Kafka’s Last Trial"

wellyeah — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 07:28:15 +0000

Were there enough shards?

New comment by wellyeah in "Tell HN: Using Gmail? You will be force logged into Chrome"

wellyeah — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 19:53:04 +0000

Will it force me to login to Chrome even if I've never created a Chrome account?

New comment by wellyeah in "More than a quarter of Americans say they’ve deleted Facebook from their phones"

wellyeah — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 19:51:31 +0000

I installed it once in 2010, back on my G1 or G2 Android phone, back when phones still had keyboards. I deleted it after a few weeks when I realized how scary it was for an app to know my phone number and physical location and contacts, and link it with my real name on the internet. I never installed it again after that, and have always encouraged others not to.

New comment by wellyeah in "San Francisco Denies Scooter Permits for Bird, Lime, Uber and Lyft"

wellyeah — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:31:02 +0000

I'm just mad that the city gets to "choose a service" at fucking all.

New comment by wellyeah in "San Francisco Denies Scooter Permits for Bird, Lime, Uber and Lyft"

wellyeah — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:27:32 +0000

I ride them daily, and I don't want to use a helmet. I feel that I and I alone am responsible for my own safety. It's not like other people are going to get hurt because I'm not wearing a helmet.

New comment by wellyeah in "San Francisco Denies Scooter Permits for Bird, Lime, Uber and Lyft"

wellyeah — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:24:59 +0000

Isn't that up to the workers? Uber drivers know they don't get benefits. It's meant to be a side-hustle not a full-time job. No one forces anyone to drive for Uber or Lyft. I don't find it exploitive in the slightest bit.

New comment by wellyeah in "San Francisco Denies Scooter Permits for Bird, Lime, Uber and Lyft"

wellyeah — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:23:15 +0000

Does San Francisco miss the powerful impact on traffic and the environment this can have? There are so many cars in SF already, parking is a nightmare, and "rush hour" lasts most of the day. Public transit is limiting, Uber is unpredictable and expensive. With a city the size of SF, you can go almost anywhere on a scooter in a reasonable amount of time. But when I commute up to the city, I'll take my car instead of Lime or Bird (which I use regularly in my home city). The walk from Caltrain to my typical destinations is too long, yet probably faster than waiting for an Uber, and I'm not going to get stuck waiting on public transit. You'd think that what seems to be one of America's more socially-conscious liberal cities, would embrace getting more cars off of the road and use of personal zero-emission vehicles.

New comment by wellyeah in "San Francisco Denies Scooter Permits for Bird, Lime, Uber and Lyft"

wellyeah — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:17:08 +0000

Littering?!