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Article URL: https://www.natesilver.net/p/silicon-valleys-gamble-on-trump-isnt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630719

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Article URL: https://metsonet.co.uk/gear/2021/01/12/racks.html

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Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/are-e-bikes-a-godsend-or-the-road-to-perdition-an-amish-community-is-torn-9f4f6b86

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630699

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Article URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adr4827

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630697

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Article URL: https://subs.ft.com/products

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630693

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Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/ietf_ai_preferences_working_group/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630674

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Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/business/economy/us-bonds-trump-truss-treasury-yield.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630672

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“On a scale of 1 to 10, how much credit do you give to yourself for getting to where you are?”

This question has always fascinated me. I’ve asked this question from numerous people and based on people’s background and how much they have suffered, I get all the numbers from 1 to 10. (or even higher)

I don’t know much about our “Soul” and its effect, whether we carry something from our past life (if we had any) but I can see these factors as things that truly shape us: - Family - Surroundings/Community (somehow family again) - IQ/brain capacity and our appearance

We have no say in any of these and are totally random. Whatever we do and decide, can be traced back to these factors.

I’d like to argue we humans are static functions generating the same results if fed the same inputs. If a supercomputer can capture all the inputs from the beginning and does the required processing, we can become deterministic creatures.

Back to the first question, people like to compare themselves with people of the same age, arguing I have decided to suffer and grow at some point blah blah and because of that give more credit to their “will” and themselves.

I’d say it’s easy to compare yourself when you are 25 or 30 but do you ever compare two kids aged 5 in totally different circumstances?

Another interesting fact supporting this: In 1983, Benjamin Libet and colleagues conducted a study revealing that the brain's readiness potential (Bereitschaftspotential) begins approximately 550 milliseconds before a voluntary action. Participants reported conscious awareness of their intention to act about 200 milliseconds before the movement, suggesting that unconscious neural processes initiate actions prior to conscious awareness. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6640273/

In my mind all of this leads to “illusion of will”. Although I do not look at it in a nihilistic way, it just helps me be more humble and embrace the randomness of the world and appreciate what I have.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630669

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Article URL: https://speedbumpapp.com/en/blog/how-to-reduce-screen-time/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630661

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Based on installation, design, weight and customer reviews, these are the best pull-up bars for your home gym.

Hey all, so I'm a data engineer who has become an engineering manager. I'm replacing a manager who has amazing knowledge of internal systems and I feel like an imposter. It will take a long time for me to built up any where near the understanding of the business and processes and understanding who knows and how each random system works.

I'm thinking the best option would be for me to focus on a few key projects that I can get my head around but I'd appreciate any advice from people who have been in my position.

I'm replacing a manager who has great knowledge of internal systems and business history. I don't have that.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630648

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Fortinet fixes a critical-severity bug in FortiSwitch that could allow an attacker to modify administrative passwords.

The post Fortinet Patches Critical FortiSwitch Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2025-04-guatemala-altar-tikal-context-mysterious.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630634

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Article URL: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316427/shadow-ticket-by-thomas-pynchon/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630631

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Article URL: https://newatlas.com/learning-memory/tapping-finger-hearing-comprehension/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630630

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Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/27/cbp-cell-phones-devices-traveling-us/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630624

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Article URL: https://bundle.rs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630614

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Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/09/trump-tariffs-trigger-alarming-bond-market-fire-sale/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630606

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Article URL: https://jarosz.dev/code/do-not-overload-your-brain-go-function-tips/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630599

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Hi HN,

I'm Marc, a 41-year-old indie creator who (strangely) misses corporate life.

After 10 years working remotely, I started longing for the weird things: the passive-aggressive chats, the drama, the promotions that make no sense, the hallway gossip, and the comfort of the office carpet. So… I built a world where all that still exists — virtually.

Corporate Life Simulator is a multiplayer text-based game that replicates the weird, beautiful chaos of office life. There are no graphics — just tasks, politics, and absurd corporate logic. You start as a Junior, choose a department (like HR, Sales, IT...), and try to climb the ladder.

Here’s what’s working today:

You can try the Demo (no signup required) Complete meaningless tasks like “optimizing a spreadsheet that nobody uses” Buy useless items in the company store (we have branded paperclips) Experience real office politics, including random events like backstabbing, gaslighting, and gossip chains Get promoted either by doing your job well… or by talking a lot on Discord. (Just like in real life.) I'm especially proud of the Politics + Prestige system — it tries to replicate how influence, reputation, and perception shape your career inside a company. You can choose your path to the top: you can yap your way up or work and do your job.

Technically, I built this using ChatGPT, Lovable, and Supabase. I don’t know how to code — not really. I prompt obsessively, test everything, and break it a lot. It’s messy and fun.

Coming soon: crafting and a bizarre internal economy of absurd corporate items. (Still deciding whether money should be involved — maybe, maybe not.)

Try the demo: https://corporatelifesimulator.com Join the company: https://discord.gg/ucpGFyqm

Would love your feedback — and if you’ve ever been stuck in a pointless meeting, this might hit a bit too close to home.

Thanks for reading, Marc

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43630588

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