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raunakdag··on Ask HN: What tangible benefits did you get from spending time on HN?
Can I get an internship? :)
raunakdag··on Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with in-game currency
Interesting side-note - as a minor who plays the game, Epic is essentially discouraging you at all from participating in the cash-sided part of the settlement with the follow-up of contract stipulation - if you request cash due to being a minor at the time of playing, Epic will force you to close your Epic Games account, across all games.
raunakdag··on Shitbowl: The algorithmically powered in-home physical caching platform
Parent is joking with the meme of “ If you don't understand the joke, then the joke's on you.”

;)

raunakdag··on Show HN: You-tldr – easy-to-read transcripts of Youtube videos
You guys hiring any interns by any chance? Figured I might as well shoot my shot
raunakdag··on Parents of daughters are more likely to divorce than those with sons
Are you guys first-gen immigrants? I’m 17 and nearly every single one of my Indian friends is part of a 2-child family (n>~50).
raunakdag··on Heavy social media use associated with lower mental health in adolescents
I agree - I feel like one really important misconception to set aside is lumping "communication" in with "social media".

From a teenager's perspective, Instagram and TikTok are a lot worse for your mental health than say, Snapchat and iMessage.

In addition, for the queer community example - I'd say the perfect parallel for today would be Discord. Anyone can find a community and make friends on Discord, but it's probably not 5% as damaging to mental health because it's a communication based platform

raunakdag··on Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?
I really don’t understand this. Is she saying that women tend to be less bold, outgoing, risk-taking? I’m a bit confused.
raunakdag··on Show HN: Beeper – All Your Chats in One App
Do you guys plan on continuing with the jailbreakable iPhone method for iMessage bridging for the foreseeable future, or is there an alternative one can expect that is being worked on?
raunakdag··on I no longer trust The Great Suspender
It's funny you mention AdBlock Plus but not uBlock Origin in this situation. I'd say the latter is much, much better than the former.
raunakdag··on Political Detox Week – No politics on HN for one week (2016)
Do you know of any already-established scripts that do something like this? I was contemplating introducing a block site extension, but I don't know how much self control I'd have to not just remove it when I see a juicy article I just have to read.
raunakdag··on Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support
I hadn't thought about it this way. I assume marijuana dispensaries/businesses are one of the examples you're referencing?
raunakdag··on I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
Do you have a waitlist? I want to sign up
raunakdag··on Show HN: iMessage Wrapped – your year in texts
I know the answer will be no, but is there any similar way to accomplish this on iPhone without jailbreak?
raunakdag··on Most of what you read on the internet is written by insane people (2018)
I’ve been searching for this post for what seems like years, but I’m sure is just a couple of months! I remember reading this oh so long ago, thank you for submitting it here.
raunakdag··on Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switch reviews
Will it really turn people off the platform though? I’m part of the very small minority who hates Amazon right now simply because of how easy it is for shops to game the review system. But I am more than willing to bet most consumers are ever so happy to see prices on products continue to drop in exchange for any brand recognizability or quality.
raunakdag··on Show HN: PSX Party – Online Multiplayer Playstation 1 Emulator Using WebRTC
This is pretty cool. I’m always looking for new .io games to play with friends online, and it’s nice to see more ‘old games’ being put online. Kind of reminds me of Pokémon Showdown.
raunakdag··on Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo
I was really excited to sponsor the actual elephant you linked in 2/3, until I realized it was pictures from 2014 :(

I’ll have to find another cute one now, I suppose.

raunakdag··on How the New Yorker Fell into the “Weird Japan” Trap
I started to read only good “quality” news and magazines recently. Here’s my list so far: The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s, and The New Republic.

Anything similar to those genres that I’m missing that you or anyone else would recommend?

raunakdag··on Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills
I don’t think he’s suggesting it insomuch as providing an example.
raunakdag··on How and why I stopped buying new laptops
Has anyone else noticed that when conversations about “we need x word for y concept” arise, the German language nearly always seems to be the one that has something similar or already present?
raunakdag··on It took two days to develop Moderna’s vaccine
Why have there only been 20 protein drugs approved?
raunakdag··on Some doctors, therapists get Health Canada permission to use magic mushrooms
Any specific subs you’d recommend? I enjoy /r/drugs occasionally because of the interesting stories that I can live vicariously through, but I’m interested in learning more.
raunakdag··on Some doctors, therapists get Health Canada permission to use magic mushrooms
Links involving MDMA, LSD, and shrooms often get upvoted to the top of HN. Is there anywhere to read the consensus on news, both legal and scientific, on what’s the current status of psychedelics and recreational drugs worldwide?
raunakdag··on FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization
I feel like there's a relevant XKCD here about the irrelevance of commenting on irrelevance but I'm struggling to remember which.
raunakdag··on GitHub Releases Dark Mode
I mean, is HN really an unbiased sample source? Ask my mom or grandma if she prefers dark mode over light mode and she’ll say whatever she has right now on her phone.
raunakdag··on Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
As someone who lives in the DMV (VA) - what’re the biggest factors influencing whether you can continue to live here long term?
raunakdag··on Teddit: a free and open-source Reddit front end focused on privacy
Looks like squawk. a parrot/pirate type thing, no?
raunakdag··on US House Vote 228-164 Approve Legislation Decriminalize Marijuana Federal Level
After reading the transcript, I’m in shock that any of the republicans who voted against the bill receive any votes.

The arguments they make are awful: 1) still hammering in the nonsense about gateway drugs, 2) comparing marijuana to the opioid epidemic, and 3) saying that marijuana causes more societal damage than alcohol.

It’s disappointing that our legislators are unable to make any forwards progress even in the 21st century.

raunakdag··on Reddit Claims 52M Daily Users, Revealing a Key Figure for Social-Media Platforms
Downed but it’s true. Much easier to see the same recycled memes in a row if it’s optimized for scrolling through images over discussion
raunakdag··on Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
Watch GeoWizard. He’s pretty much the same.
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