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New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak schools’ data"

windows_hater_7 — Thu, 07 May 2026 23:52:10 +0000

It’s a “learning management system.” It replaces a course website in most instances. It’s also used for course grades and you can submit assignments or take quizzes.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Demand for autism care is soaring"

windows_hater_7 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:48:07 +0000

Occam’s razor seems nice here. Higher demand for care due to rising number of legitimate diagnoses or widespread fraud?

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "AirPods Max 2"

windows_hater_7 — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:21:59 +0000

What was released last year was the same AirPods Max just with a USB-C port. This is a new generation.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed"

windows_hater_7 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:42:15 +0000

I was thinking the same thing, but I thought I was being too cynical given it was a post lamenting about all the cognitive abstractions we have created.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "ADHD drugs don't work the way we thought"

windows_hater_7 — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:10:57 +0000

I was thinking the same thing. My understanding has always been that stimulants flood the brain with dopamine which in turns makes difficult tasks less unpleasant.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Fathers’ choices may be packaged and passed down in sperm RNA"

windows_hater_7 — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:35:05 +0000

Please tell me you’re joking.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2026?"

windows_hater_7 — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:04:25 +0000

May I ask why you have had to put programming aside?

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?"

windows_hater_7 — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:07:46 +0000

No offense taken. My first point was that some of these students were legitimately diagnosed with learning disabilities long before grades, the SAT, or college admissions were even a thought. I also should have been more clear that I wasn't diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD until I was around 9, so I went from needing to repeat grades to being more successful in school as a result of getting the support I needed.

My overall point is that learning disabilities like dyslexia have no impact on intelligence, and accommodations just level the playing field. I imagine that if I hadn't been diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD, I wouldn't have made it to the same school.

But for people who truly need academic accommodations, the playing field will never be level, because every aspect of school takes them longer. I don't get more time to study for exams, and if it takes me twice as long to read and comprehend the same chapter of a textbook as someone without dyslexia, I have to study twice as long just to get through the same content. I think it's fair that I get to take notes using "prohibited technology" during lecture when it is impossible for me to decode what the lecturer is saying fast enough to turn it into handwritten notes.

However, I agree with the article that the percentage of students who claim to have disabilities has gotten out of control. Almost 60% of the students in the extended exam room finish the exam in the standard time anyway. It does make it appear as though everyone with accommodations is gaming the system.

Having ADHD and dyslexia is not "quirky" or fun. It consistently ruins my life. It is not something I make part of my identity.

I would do anything to not need accommodations.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?"

windows_hater_7 — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:26:25 +0000

I go to one of those elite universities now, and I get academic accommodations. I think some of the increase is truly from greater awareness about disabilities among teachers and parents. My mom was a teacher, and she was the one who first suspected that I had dyslexia. I repeated kindergarten, and I was privileged that my parents were able to afford external educational psychology testing. Socioeconomic status is a large part of my success. Even seemingly small things like the fact that my parents could pick me up after school so that I could go to tutoring was something that other kids didn’t have, because their parents were working or didn’t have a car.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?"

windows_hater_7 — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:08:28 +0000

Does this number include housing accommodations? They are provided through the same disability office. I have dry eye disease, and when the relative humidity was 19% in my dorm room I requested an accommodation to have a humidifier. I’m sure that type of accommodation wouldn’t have been approved in the past.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Show HN: An AI zettelkasten that extracts ideas from articles, videos, and PDFs"

windows_hater_7 — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:15:21 +0000

I’ve thought about something like this, but I feel like the core part of the Zettelkasten method is the act of making connections and extracting ideas from the sources you interact with.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Paul Hegarty's updated CS193p SwiftUI course released by Stanford"

windows_hater_7 — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:55:41 +0000

> Is Stanford not much better than a bootcamp these days?

Rage-bait?

Universities are criticized for not providing enough economic value and real job training, yet when they do, they are labeled corporate shills.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Apple's Problem with Bodies"

windows_hater_7 — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:46:44 +0000

This is almost as bad as the argument the other day about why OpenAI needs to store ChatGPT conversations.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Apple's Problem with Bodies"

windows_hater_7 — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:42:46 +0000

the epitome of the slippery slope fallacy.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Apple's Problem with Bodies"

windows_hater_7 — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:39:09 +0000

Sure it's harmless, but I think the app has enough suggestive content to be "explicit." There is a section where you can track your toy performance with options including ropes and vibrators.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Apple's Problem with Bodies"

windows_hater_7 — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:31:27 +0000

In all honesty, I think the front of a condom box which says "for contraception plus STI protection" is less sexually suggestive than an app that has a "Spice Library" where the user can tag activities with tags such as "Anal," "Oral," or "Intercourse."

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Apple's Problem with Bodies"

windows_hater_7 — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:22:54 +0000

Books that describe sex are somewhat age restricted. Something like Looking for Alaska is rated 16+ by Common Sense Media and not in elementary or middle school libraries.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Loose wire leads to blackout, contact with Francis Scott Key bridge"

windows_hater_7 — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 02:02:13 +0000

In this case, being a "traffic engineer" with the ability to sign engineering plans means graduating from an ABET-accredited engineering program, passing both the Fundamentals of Engineering exam and the Principles & Practice of Engineering exam, being licensed as a professional engineer, and passing the Professional Traffic Operations Engineer exam. I think they do a little more than "maximize vehicular traffic flow."

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "OpenAI says over a million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly"

windows_hater_7 — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:25:39 +0000

I think there are a good number of false positives. I asked ChatGPT something about Git commits, and it told me “I was going through a lot” and needed to get some support.

New comment by windows_hater_7 in "Windows 10 Deadline Boosts Mac Sales"

windows_hater_7 — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:11:04 +0000

Must be insider information. I thought Windows 10 came out 10 years ago.