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arlenyon Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp Outage

As a 22YO, I use it just as much as messenger. The generation a under me uses insta DMs even more.

I'd say since smash.gg is already the established method of organizing esports events across a variety of game communities, despite being straight forward.

arlenyon Glucose metabolism responds to perceived sugar intake more than actual intake

Agreed. My girlfriend is t1 diabetic and during periods of stress (recently, starting a new job) her blood glucose becomes much more sporadic.

arlenyon Glucose metabolism responds to perceived sugar intake more than actual intake

I could be wrong, but it seems like there's a distinction between perceived sugar (amount of sugar in drink) as mentioned in the study and perceived sweetness (how sweet the drink tastes) which is what you're referring to.

arlenyon Multi-screening may mess with your memory

What's the distinction between multi-screening and multitasking in general? Is there something about "media" multitasking that specifically affects memory?

arlenyon Ask HN: announcing an ambitious Internet open source project?

If it's not ready for evaluation then HN is probably your best bet since it would stay within the circle of devs. Twitter/Reddit/FB won't get you the open source contributors and critique you're looking for.

arlenyon Ask HN: When and why do you choose to use a desktop client vs. a web client?

I almost always prefer the desktop app over the web client because my browser is so polluted with random tabs nowadays. Also google chrome has programmed me to feel that web clients will be slower and resource intensive (even though this probably isn't always the case).

arlenyon You don’t need talent for Sales

Talent is overrated: http://geoffcolvin.com/books/talent-is-overrated/

arlenyon Productivity Is About Attention Management

> A fascinating or funny video makes the data entry task seem even more excruciating, the same way a sweet dessert makes a sour vegetable taste yuckier.

For me it's the opposite. I often play videos in the background when I'm performing monotonous tasks and it seems to help me from getting completely distracted and abandon the task altogether.

arlenyon How do you extract the most possible value from a book?

The common strategies that you'll find people do are:

- take notes in margins

- phrase what you read in your own words

- think critically about what you read

But for me, I extract the most value when I discuss what I read with others. Not only does it provide more motivation for reading but I also find myself with a lot more insight after a conversation with a friend about what we just read.

arlenyon Show HN: Ancestor Chat – Let family chat with you after you die

Inspired by a Black Mirror episode? :)

arlenyon Ask HN: What are your experiences with pair programming?

I've found it works very well when theres a mentor/mentee dynamic so long as the mentor has a mentoring mindset. But when I have something time-sensitive to deliver, I almost always stay away from it.

arlenyon Musk Faces U.S. Contempt Claim for Violating Accord with SEC

The muted overlay is so obnoxious and distracting. Am I missing the x button or is there really no way to close it?

arlenyon Go 1.12 Released

Been meaning to make the dive into learning Go for a while now. My semester is finally slowing down so about to make the jump. I'll be doing a lot of digging on my own, but please link any resources that you feel were helpful for you.

arlenyon Airtable Became a Unicorn by Reinventing the Spreadsheet

It's crazy how such a simple CRM dashboard like Etacs could bring in 700k funding in 2010. Nowadays that's a hackathon project.

arlenyon Ask HN: I often confuse words with another when I'm speaking, am I the only one?

I almost always say "lunch" instead of "dinner" but I guess that's much more natural than bike to car.

arlenyon Paul Graham on the Transition to Meat Substitutes

Agree with you. Luckily, the similar look/feel/taste of meat substitutes isn't much geared to vegetarians, but to those stuck on meat who aren't willing to give up what they've been accustomed to.

arlenyon Are dark themes bad for your eyes? Alan Kay seems to think so

| but this would imply a kind of troglodytish existence that is likely not healthy for human beings

arlenyon Paul Graham on the Transition to Meat Substitutes

Terrible isn't really the right word here. Keeping animals in cruel conditions, terrible. Eating meat, not so much. It's a natural part of the animal ecosystem. I often find that those who hunt are also much more appreciative of animals and thereby more careful with their consumption.

That being said, we're in a position where our consumption (or more importantly, manufacturing for consumption) is out of hand and is causing great deal of harm. I'm all for meat substitutes.

arlenyon Ask HN: What do you use for notes + reminders + tasks

Huge fan of notion. Although I understand why you think its too complicated, I think it will without a doubt do what you need entirely.