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Calling any of these articles “news” is something of a stretch. “Why Trump Fell in Love with Kim Jong Un”. Seriously? These are entertainment articles, at best. Where’s the Buzzfeed Top 10 Reasons Trump loves North Korea link?
Re:I Became a Citizen of Japan on Sunday October 18, 2026 @08:54AM (#50140680)
Japan has a fantastic public image. Try living there for a few years, though. The charm quickly fades.
Re:IRCv3 on Sunday October 11, 2026 @12:55PM (#50045243)
Also using it since their first release, and all of the new features have impeded my usage. Server nicknames are fantastic but I couldn't tell you how to access that feature. I have to relearn where that option is every single time.

Nitro, Shop, and Quests. What are these even?

Even their changelog page is wtf (https://discord.com/tags/changelog)

Re:ADHD, autism or complex trauma? [pdf] on Saturday October 03, 2026 @04:23PM (#49947442)
Your comment reads like a case study from "Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving" by Pete Walker. Many of his studies focus on childhood experiences that are overall "happy" but fall short of "emotionally fulfilling".
Re:Steam Frame starts at $1059 on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @07:14AM (#49710735)
The standalone functionality is the selling point for me
Re:We Must Pace the Frontier on Saturday September 12, 2026 @09:36PM (#49679057)
The way he talks about OAI-HF, even the abbreviation, is lol. They will do anything to sell this "incident" as a "danger". The ego on these people is the real existential threat to civilization.
Re:IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video] on Saturday September 12, 2026 @07:39AM (#49671311)
Chex Quest was really good, wasn't it!? I was so impressed. Today I learned, it is known for having been the first video game ever to be included as a cereal box prize.
Re:Glacier Mice on Saturday August 29, 2026 @09:53AM (#49489930)
Oh the lies we tell our children to protect them! When is the right time to tell them they’ve been dredged en masse from their homes in the ocean and left to die in a crate on the deck of a shrimping vessel? Or that they were possibly bred into existence in a facility of controlled environments intended to mimic their homes in nature where they’re allowed to live until they’re large enough to be eaten by ignorant people, inconsiderate of the miserable, short lives they’ve lived?
Re:Everything I own, owned on Monday August 24, 2026 @10:05AM (#49419976)
I miss the sound and visuals from a good degaussing
On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer, based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.
Re:Mushroom behind 'tiny people' hallucinations identified on Thursday August 13, 2026 @11:18AM (#49287331)
This doesn't appear to be accurate. Every study I'm reading does not come to this conclusion.
Re:Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @01:48PM (#49261880)
> "Search can no longer pretend to be a neutral gateway to a stable body of knowledge."

Search hasn't been neutral or stable in a very long time, although I agree it has been pretending to be those things.

The irony of a zoo concerned about animal welfare...
Re:IRGC Claims It Destroyed Amazon's Bahrain Data Center on Saturday July 25, 2026 @08:32AM (#49047066)
AWS hosts all DoD cloud infrastructure. Isn't that analogous?
Thank you for your courage.
Re:Codeberg Bans Cryptocurrency Projects on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @10:27PM (#49016093)
So what, then? Disallow code that isn't deemed credible or professional by what metric? This whole thing is getting too political. I just want to write open-source software and let the users decide its worth.
Maybe lead with the question instead of the feigned insult?
Ethical treatment of hens doesn't exist in the egg industry.
Re:What's wrong with EU age verification? (Nothing) on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @11:28AM (#48748477)
Let's point out the absurdity that saying "all information must be accessible" is synonymous with "all information must be disclosed". These are not congruent statements.
Re:Kids Act Would Require Age Checks to Get Online on Monday June 29, 2026 @03:15AM (#48715872)
If it has nothing to do with children, then why is it named the KIDS Act? Are we being bamboozled? And you are IN SUPPORT OF that? Am I taking crazy pills?
Re:1worldflag: A blue dot on a transparent background on Monday June 08, 2026 @06:45PM (#48453434)
You could make any flag out of non-vegan materials, sure. But that this flag was designed with the basis of cruelty (silk) makes it also conceptually non-vegan.

What a great way to unite the world in a practice of cruelty to its inhabitants

- 1worldforhumansonlyflag - 1worldindifferenttosufferingflag

The whole idea falls flat on its face because of this for me.

Re:The Cost of Owning a Home on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @04:22PM (#48285469)
Again, you are truly blessed. I've lived in multiple places (California) where the rent increases by the maximum allowed amount every year ($100-$200). None of your friends refer to their houses as "units", do they? You can't compare your situation with theirs lol
Re:Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone on Sunday May 17, 2026 @01:12AM (#48166197)
Walking into a hotel lobby to get a map printed seems like a much greater surveillance risk than looking up directions on my phone. The cameras, the printer, the hotel staff, the other hotel guests; they’re all third party to your private information. Is that really any better than Apple or Google telemetry?
Re:Mahjong: A Visual Guide on Sunday April 26, 2026 @12:35AM (#47907380)
One important note I didn’t see here:

- For league play, the scoring hands change every year!

Re:Youth Suicides Declined After Creation of National Hotline on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @01:51PM (#47866919)
I don’t see how. Have you ever tried calling one of these lines in a suicide emergency? Things I’ve learned in California:

- an ambulance will not be dispatched unless you physically witness someone trying to kill themselves

- otherwise, they send the police

- the police arrive without training and severely escalate the situation

- the person having an emergency will be taken into custody and stripped of rights until being medically evaluated (not arrested)

This is the program of an allegedly progressive state. After 2 experiences like this, adding trauma to already traumatic situations, I would never recommend these hotlines.

Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026) on Monday April 13, 2026 @02:56AM (#47748594)
Mame Sama - A free Android/iOS app for finding vegan resources (primarily within, but not limited to, Japan). Essentially it's Instagram with a location requirement. While not-yet-open-source, that is the plan. I wanted to build something without any intention to monetize it, while relying on the community to contribute to its success and maintenance.

Backend is zig, frontend is in Flutter. First foray into zig and I'm really enjoying it.

- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mame-sama-%E3%81%BE%E3%82%81%E...

- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mamesama&h...

Not only drug costs. I’m being charged 1300$ for an STD test because my insurance company and my doctor can’t agree on a “code”.

It’s totally fucked.

Re:What do Americans die from vs. what the news report on on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @05:17AM (#45589897)
The claim is anecdotal and thus insufficient for statistical analysis, as expressed by the previous response. What did they miss exactly?
I really appreciated this little topography lesson; ty friend
I've noticed something else particular to my native tongue. It lacks emotion. I just don't really know how to express myself in English. I can speak very technically and logically, but I'm stumped when it comes to matters of the heart.

My Japanese, on the other hand, isn't fluent, but I'm able to tap into way more emotion. It feels as if I'm singing when I nail a great sentence in nihongo. It really lands with the listener and I feel emotionally connected in that moment.

Could this be related to the increased brain activity required for foreign language?

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