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mattbettinson··on 13 Months Sober (2025)
I heard GLP-1s reduce the desire for alcohol (among other things)
mattbettinson··on ChatGPT Images 2.5
Absolutely. I hope with all these Ai generated images it will only raise the value of human creativity/output
mattbettinson··on ChatGPT Images 2.5
we will never know.
mattbettinson··on ChatGPT Images 2.5
I hope my local kebab shops switch to this for their signs.
mattbettinson··on AI is removing the middle class of software engineering?
I shudder to think of anyone in the industry this would be mind-opening to
mattbettinson··on An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
I wonder what the parellel would be 2,000 years for now:

A Post-Great Solar Flare of 2484 Step Brothers DVD Has Been Decoded

mattbettinson··on Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates
Biggest LLM giveaway these days
mattbettinson··on Ford rehires 350 engineers after AI fails to preserve expertise or train juniors
I doubt it :)
mattbettinson··on The founder of Craigslist has given away half a billion dollars
What an absolute dream
mattbettinson··on Reading for pleasure is sharply down among schoolkids, report shows
If I watched training videos all day at work, I don't think that would diminish my enjoyment of netflix
mattbettinson··on Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0
I didn't do shit :D
mattbettinson··on Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0
Okay, but can you reverse a binary tree?
mattbettinson··on Why AI hasn't replaced software engineers, and won't
Its a HN truism, now, though.
mattbettinson··on What it feels like to work with Mythos
Which one?
mattbettinson··on Leap in DNA synthesis slashes time to build new genetic sequences
Just need the organs!
mattbettinson··on My new obsession: A horse-racing board game of pure luck
We played this in university with a deck of cards. Great fun
mattbettinson··on Magic the Gathering format: Fun 40
I love 40 card MTG. It's one of my fav ways to play. If you play a bunch of games in a row with someone it starts feeling like chess, much more deterministic when you're used to their deck. Getting two foundations boosters and shuffling them is such a great way to play. I'll definitely take a look at this
mattbettinson··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (January 2026)
FWIW I think you should paraphrase this comment on the hero of the site! I was unclear what it did till i read your comment fully.
mattbettinson··on Thin desires are eating life
Maybe it will reach the people most in need of it that way
mattbettinson··on We Need to Die
Nah I’m good. I’ll just hang out with my friends and play video games every day
mattbettinson··on Don't be a scary old guy: My 40s survival strategy with charm
For me it would, I can’t pull it off
mattbettinson··on Impacts of working from home on mental health tracked in study of Australians
I used to hate remote, especially being single. But then I started absolutely JAM packing my evenings with dates, run clubs, time left dinners, harassing friends to get drinks with me, playing magic the gathering commander (4 player), music lessons, etc. it has been way better but I do think a day or two in office a week would be amazing for me
mattbettinson··on Bringing Sexy Back. Internet surveillance has killed eroticism
/r/analog used to be sooo good!
mattbettinson··on Don't be a scary old guy: My 40s survival strategy with charm
There are risks associated with being bald and depressed
mattbettinson··on Don't be a scary old guy: My 40s survival strategy with charm
There are risks associated with everything
mattbettinson··on Don't be a scary old guy: My 40s survival strategy with charm
Finasteride and minoxidil are a lifesaver
mattbettinson··on How Does Microwaving Grapes Create Plumes of Plasma? (2019)
The what drive
mattbettinson··on I don't care how well your "AI" works
Get a standing desk and a walking treadmill! It’s genuinely changed my life. I can focus easier, I get my steps in, and it feels like I did something that day.
mattbettinson··on Brain has five 'eras' with adult mode not starting until early 30s
Yeah I like LLMs to dump feelings/stuff and explore different angles of viewing it. It’s like CBT by tons of angles of attack
mattbettinson··on Learn Prolog Now (2006)
In university, Learning prolog was my first encounter with the idea that my IQ may not be as high as I thought
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