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limeblack··on Ventoy: A new bootable USB solution
This reminds me of tonymacx86 bootable cd iso's if you have created a hackintosh before. Similar idea if you interested in a mac(although I don't believe the iso's are bootable anymore).
limeblack··on California ban on high-capacity magazines is overturned by federal appeals court
The problem isn't that this is illegal, the problem is that gun law loopholes(that one's Obama discussed) are really bad. These are simply gun ammo loopholes.
limeblack··on California ban on high-capacity magazines is overturned by federal appeals court
Gun laws are at a much lower standard in the United States to other countries. It is one area the founding fathers got wrong in my opinion. Another example are background checks in the USA are not required for ammo purchases but yet are illegal in mental health and other situations which doesn't make sense.
limeblack··on Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on commercial products
Doesn’t google activately invest in these do monopoly reasons? Surely Safari and Chrome based off WebKit aren’t enough?
limeblack··on Dopamine is not addictive (2017)
If you read into the D1 receptor values you will quickly conclude that deregulation causes up regulation so its correct to say they are not addictive, but dopamine receptors are some of the worst off receptors in the body for regulation ignoring Opiods and anxiety/sleep medications.
limeblack··on Websites that look like desktop GUIs
The winxp has it also https://winxp.now.sh/

Comes with a game, paint and notepad.

limeblack··on Let's use more of Firefox, only YOU can stop Chrome from becoming the next IE
> Are chrome "dialects" like brave enough to foster innovation?

Edge probably the others less likely.

limeblack··on Let's use more of Firefox, only YOU can stop Chrome from becoming the next IE
I agree with your stance but Edge is already like the new IE. Chrome is more like old Firefox being open source with much higher market share. If you work in a hospital setting Edge is still the most popular and has different features that only Edge supports at times.
limeblack··on “Adobe Flash is no longer supported in Safari”
It seems to me a low resource virtual machine running flash whether in chrome or by itself would work well enough similar to blue stacks. I mean flash still runs on Linux.
limeblack··on Microsoft to permanently close its retail stores
In my opinion this is linked to the shutdown of windows phone. If you haven’t been following it it went from Windows Phone is dead[1]. To Bill Gates use Android[2]. Subsequently Windows Phone was removed from the Microsoft Store.

[1]: https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/16686/as-20... [2]: https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/26/16365424/bill-gates-andro...

limeblack··on Lightweight Alternatives to Google Analytics
For static web pages I like https://disqus.com Has comment and minor analytics support.
limeblack··on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it
> But it can’t even be turned off manually.

Backwards compatibility is a positive as long as it's secure. This makes me hesitatant to what is going on. Auto updates good, no blocking not sure.

limeblack··on Microsoft's Three Browsers
There is a fourth WebKit Safari for iOS. Marketed as Edge has bugs all it's own although more Safari then a separate browser.
limeblack··on Writing Safe Shell Scripts (2019)
This does exist but bash/sh is missing proper types. Examples include, null and numbers and anonymous functions.

Mathematica and other software platforms use bash as universal installer for Mac and Linux. I have seen languages that compile to bash but use is limited based on the language.

limeblack··on “Google Drive” would like to receive keystrokes from any application
Bad keyboard shortcut or bad drag and drop support maybe?
limeblack··on Mathematica Version 12 Released
https://mathics.github.io/ is open source partial clone. Frankly with out a source of income it wouldn't be what it is today.
limeblack··on The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
I believe the risk is fairly small compared to the drugs on that list which is why its left out. Not that I trust this site more then a government site, but this list has it[1].

[1] https://www.ehealthme.com/ds/lamictal/tardive-dyskinesia/

limeblack··on The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
> Dopamine blockade isn't significantly induced by doses of Seroquel used for sleep.

True at typical low dosages.

I have been on Seroquel at very high dosages for sleep and the doctor gave me the explanation above. I have after multiple attempts failed to taper off of it. I have even tried liquid. I will definitely check out the book. The key issue being that the receptor up scale permanently.

limeblack··on The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
"Lamictal, a mood stabilizer; Lexapro, an antidepressant; and Seroquel, an antipsychotic that she was told to use as a sleep aid."

Lamictal and Seroquel can cause an often permanent condition called tardive dyskinesia[1]. Basically the dopamine receptors tend to permanent up scale leading to sleep disorders. This is fairly unique compared to most Psychiatric drugs out there.

[1]: http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/tardive-dyskinesia/seroque...

limeblack··on The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
Check out http://survivingantidepressants.org I'm active on the site. Fair warning some people stop sleeping coming off of Remeron others are fine. Sometimes the withdrawal is multi month delayed.
limeblack··on Melatonin's Effect on Skin and Hair
I take something called rozerem which is essentially a prescription melatonin. There is lots of debate if these really work.
limeblack··on Ask HN: Favorite Android App to Browse HN?
Honestly I just use the web interface with HN Replies[0]. Non of the Android apps I have tried support notifications which defeats the purpose entirely for me.

[0]: http://www.hnreplies.com/

limeblack··on I’ve used Dvorak for 10 years, and it’s not all that
Yes and no.

Turkish F keyboard is essentially a highly used Dvorak used equivalent and coincidentally Turkey often wins some of the most typing competions. This is not scientific evidence so to speak but our best bet to understand this is to analyze Turkish F keyboard.

limeblack··on Ask HN: Starting a CS degree at 28?
Start at a community college with Calculus 1 & 2. Linear Algebra(depends on the school reqs). Engineering Statistics if they offer it. And Maybe a CSC class or 2. If you can't get through those classes it likely doesn't make sense to take out additional loans. I majored in something different because of the Math requirements. Information Technology may be a better choice if you struggle with Math.
limeblack··on Teen Gets Vaccines During Measles Outbreak, Despite Mom's Belief
Unfortunately with the ease of forgery(my verification was a copy of a copy from 1990s when attending college) this is not exactly an easy solution. There is minimal to no verification process really in place.
limeblack··on New Dell XPS 13 developer edition now available
They are currently listed under Lenovo on the site. They own them now not sure who is the technical manufacturer.
limeblack··on New Dell XPS 13 developer edition now available
In addition to 180 I would add Thinkpad as a separate option to Lenovo. The security issues have been separate between the 2 systems and frankly I would never consider another lenovo but certainly a Thinkpad.
limeblack··on 75% of med students are on antidepressants, stimulants, or both? (2017)
Certain types. It talks about this is in the article about your medical board not being your friend. Medical doctors, lawyer, police officers, military have strict requirements about even antidepressants and you can be disqualified from having just taken them.
limeblack··on 75% of med students are on antidepressants, stimulants, or both? (2017)
Yes. Considering many psych drugs are well disqualifying reasons for becoming certain doctors, you either need to do it off the record or not at all.
limeblack··on How Did Our Medical Notes Become So Useless?
I have friends disqualified from legitimate jobs after taking Psych drugs from decades ago. Somehow I think there needs to be a line. Doctors have known the way around the system for quite a while.[0]

EDIT: left original link tried to clarify.

[0]: "I drive 300 miles to seek care and always pay in cash." http://www.idealmedicalcare.org/75-med-students-antidepressa...

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