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rovykoon FastMail loses customers, faces calls to move over anti-encryption laws

Am I missing something? The domain dropdown has no options and all usernames are taken.

labyrinth + monster = navigator (navigate/gator)

rovykoon The Mate X is Huawei’s 5G foldable

I thought so too until I saw Westworld. As you'd expect, they use the device like a laptop, except it doesn't need a place to sit.

Relevant scenes: https://youtu.be/qvrSUwqt6Mw?t=54

rovykoon My Twitch Live Coding Setup

The original article is really interesting. https://medium.freecodecamp.org/lessons-from-my-first-year-o...

I didn't even know livestreaming code was a thing aside from pre-scripted tutorials. I'll have to watch one of the streams, because the hands-on nature is probably good for learning the quirks of various techniques that you don't get from programming books.

It's too bad I spend 80% of my development time reading documentation and chasing down bugs.

rovykoon Does Carnitine from Red Meat Cause Heart Disease?

This is a very good point that I see people miss quite often. Evolutionary pressure doesn't mean we adapt to optimize lifespan and health in our environment. The primary driver is the survivability of subsequent generations, not to reduce suffering.

rovykoon Does Carnitine from Red Meat Cause Heart Disease?

Interesting article, I was under the impression that the link between heart disease meat consumption was more strongly established. It's important to note that this article is from 2013, so I wonder how much has changed since.

Joe Rogan hosted a nice debate between two scientists in the field, one of whom was a strict vegan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULtqCBimr6U.

rovykoon Show HN: Human or AI

Looks like these aren't cherry-picked, because some are absolutely terrifying.

https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/bubble-app-pics/aifull...

rovykoon What I've Learned from Hacker News (2009)

I find the best subs fit all or most of the following characteristics:

1. No politics

2. Nobody trying to sell you something or promote themselves

3. Based around a single, external topic, usually an established IP

Examples: r/Factorio, r/asoif,

rovykoon Show HN: Joe Schmoe – Illustrated avatars for developers and designers

Next week on HN: THIS SCHMOE IS NOT REAL

rovykoon Show HN: Kopi – safeguard your email address and help manage the email firehose

>is $2 too much to ask?

I'd gladly pay $2 to retire my army of throwaway emails, assuming the service remains as currently advertised. How many email domains do you have available to choose from, and how do you plan to deal with vendors potentially banning your domains?

This is more of a general thought, but privacy is another concern. There are plenty of companies who took customers' money and then sold their private data anyways. I'm more inclined to trust a startup like yours, but somewhere down the line I see this as a possibility. Is there ever a way for a customer to be sure a company isn't misusing their data? Are there any 3rd parties who can confirm/audit their practices?

>What's the HN community feeling about when it is or isn't Ok for someone to post a comment reply pointing out their product might be able to help?

I'm still new here, but from what I've seen it's probably okay as long as the context is relevant. I see people pushing startup solutions on a daily basis and it's usually cool stuff.

rovykoon Self-driving cars will "cruise" to avoid paying to park

When self-driving cars are common, most people living in the city won't own cars. It will be cheaper to take a cab and if you need to go out you can rent a car. Skyrocketing insurance will be the real killer of urban free-driving.

rovykoon HN on second day from launch

> I dropped out of grad school today

Second post is the co-founder of Octopart. Not surprising, since they were funded by YC, but I'm glad things turned out well for Andres.

> ... I'm a shell of the personality I used to be. Basically, I had been languishing in school and had gotten comfortable with mediocrity.

I know this feeling.