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TheOneTrueKyleon How Social Isolation Is Killing Us

Thanks for the very long response. I will definitely look into volunteering. I am apart of the Planetary Society volunteer program, but never really do anything with them.

I guess I just need to start doing it and not question it so much

TheOneTrueKyleon How Social Isolation Is Killing Us

Haha this is so funny as I found myself singing "happy happy joy joy" earlier today.

TheOneTrueKyleon How Social Isolation Is Killing Us

I will say that my limited connections comes from mutual hate and not mutual interests.

Not sure if that is good or bad.

TheOneTrueKyleon How Social Isolation Is Killing Us

I leave the house far more thanks to Uber. There are cool things happening, but it requires me to drive and I hate driving.

TheOneTrueKyleon How Social Isolation Is Killing Us

I mean I still try and I give more than I receive for sure, but nothing seems to be working.

For the first half of my 20s I didn't leave the house under the assumption that, "if I work hard, I can live where I want to and find a job in a cool place. No reason to make friends now."

I have since replaced that assumption, but it's hard to find meaningful relationships in a place you despise.

TheOneTrueKyleon How Social Isolation Is Killing Us

I have been "lonely" most of my life. I have lived in a terrible town growing up where everyone lived on the other side of town.

I went to college where nothing was happening and nothing is really interesting and I didn't connect with anyone really.

Now, I am reaching 30, and have spent the most of my 20s trying to find a way to move to a place that will make me happy. I'm hoping this will eventually happen, but I have lost a lot of hope.

I don't feel connected to humans whatsoever. However, the greatest joy for me is sitting in front of my computer interacting with you folk.

I don't get social interaction...

TheOneTrueKyleon Some Thoughts on Hiring at a New Startup

Yeah, I'm not wasting vacation time on your multi-day interviews.

TheOneTrueKyleon Taking a month off from OSS volunteering

So you just get off on it?

TheOneTrueKyleon Why Are Ultrasound Machines So Expensive?

companies release software when they hope that the cost of the freeloaders is outweighed by the number of benefit additional contributors will provide

Lols, is this how you view open source?

TheOneTrueKyleon Amazon Sells Out of Echo Speakers in Midst of Holiday Rush

The greatest part about the echo is that I can create my own skills for my own echo without having to publish my skills to skill store.

This allows me to build the Alexa that I want to build which is really awesome IMO.

TheOneTrueKyleon How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists

Enjoy your rheumatory problems in the future

TheOneTrueKyleon Show HN: Googling Code the Fast Way (Sublime Text Plugin)

You can select some code and then press F1 to Google it, plus this trick does something else: It adds the name of the language you are working in for better search results.

New Macbook Users...

TheOneTrueKyleon Twitter’s Chief Technology Officer to Leave Company

The moment Dick left was when I felt a disturbance in the twitterverse (but I also have a disdain for Dorsey).

It kind of felt weird to me that Twitter went from this platform of literally starting revolutions to managing expectations of its users in the name "fighting harassment".

I now use it simply to tweet out my latest recipes...

TheOneTrueKyleon How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists

Yeah I agree. My 2010 MBP isn't going to last much longer and have no idea where to go after it dies.

TheOneTrueKyleon Withdrawal from Antidepressants

Then how do the masses get educated on something that has a hipster mentality of, "you won't understand" ?

Generally curious. The only solution I see is some empathy machine that allows you empirically experience someone else's experiences (VR perhaps?) along with understanding their feelings while going through those experiences.

I guess I'm asking for the ability to read minds...

TheOneTrueKyleon No Doctor Should Work 30 Hours Straight with No Sleep

Sounds like you really enjoy what you do!

I hear about doctors like you, but I have never experienced someone like it in real life.

Maybe one day.

TheOneTrueKyleon No Doctor Should Work 30 Hours Straight with No Sleep

Although the parent was very angsty in his response, I feel the same way. Never had a good experience with a doctor and believe that they don't have good intentions.

When you have to spend a whole day searching for a terrible doctor in your network, then take a day off only to have said by terrible doctor, "How can I help you." I rage so hard. You aren't helping me, I am your client, now lets get his terrible experience over with.

Also, when you are told you whole life to get your wisdom teeth out only to have part of your jaw suffer from paresthesia for the rest of your life, it makes me wonder why bother.

Death honestly feels like a better option sometimes than dealing with anything in the medical industry

TheOneTrueKyleon No Doctor Should Work 30 Hours Straight with No Sleep

I'm curious why so many people still put up with it?

TheOneTrueKyleon Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the Mac

Couldn't recommend this enough, though I do wish I had portability

TheOneTrueKyleon How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists

Hackintosh it up. Youy won't regret it

TheOneTrueKyleon Ask HN: I'm depressed, what should I do?

Lived out of my car for a while when I was your age. Wished I was in your position. At least you have free health care...

TheOneTrueKyleon Amazon Go

The number of people who think that people had parents growing up is astounding! -_-

TheOneTrueKyleon InfernoJS – A JavaScript library for building powerful user interfaces

Someone's rant was only 4 words (and then continued with decent criticism) and it inspired you to write an even longer rant instead of adding value to the project at hand. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

TheOneTrueKyleon The psychology of stress and burnout

Probably unpopular, but has anyone tried psychedelics?

I always use it to "reformat" some terrible behaviors due to stress.

Definitely not the answer to anyone's problems, but perhaps gives a new perspective.

TheOneTrueKyleon California has legalized recreational marijuana

Once for an insurance company in the Inland Empire. It was a contract job and I wanted to help a friend. But I refuse to take drug tests.

Very rare even in giant corps from my POV

TheOneTrueKyleon Donald Trump Is Elected President

I'm in the opposite situation. Been living somewhere I hate for a long time now. No interest in a traditional family and always wanted to live in the city. If I had a savings, I would gladly dump it into living in the city. For now, I at least have a computer...

TheOneTrueKyleon Twitter Shareholder Sues CEO and Board Members Over Inflated Share Price

Biz Stone's Things a Little Bird Told Me gives the perspective of twitter from Stone himself. I thought hatching twitter was the most informative however.

TheOneTrueKyleon Noisy Coworkers And Other Sounds Are A Distraction In Workplace

I'm introverted, but still enjoy working in an open office space than in the cube farm. Isolation is worse than emotional drainage from interacting with people in my opinion.

Although I will admit it is hard to start my side project after work and is probably due to being drained.

TheOneTrueKyleon Laid off (2008)

Yeah that stood out to me as well. Khao San road isn't the place you go to relax. However, I recommend going there during songkran at least once in your life.

TheOneTrueKyleon Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

If you are interested in public speaking, but don't have too much practice in speaking, I highly recommend checking out a local open mic and trying out some stand up.

Easier to look a fool telling jokes than look a fool making a valid point.

edit: or Toastmasters