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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Dumbfuck MAGAts
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Monday, December 30, 2024
"magic"
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Sunday, December 29, 2024
Interview with 2000s PC User [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpAZPPCLCUI
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42541743
Points: 1
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Saturday, December 28, 2024
On The Need of Education.
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Friday, December 27, 2024
Woman who warned social media not to fall for Keanu Reeves romance scam becomes homeless after falling for Keanu Reeves romance scam
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
A coworker kept stealing my lunch, so I started leaving fake leftovers to teach them a lesson
For months, I’d noticed my lunch would mysteriously “go missing” from the office fridge. I knew it wasn’t just a mistake because my containers would be emptied and left behind. I tried labeling my food, hiding it in the back of the fridge, even bringing super spicy food to deter them, but nothing worked.
Finally, I had enough. I started bringing in containers filled with random, disgusting stuff to mess with them. One day it was canned dog food disguised as chili, another day it was mashed cauliflower dyed bright green. My masterpiece was a container of jello mixed with tuna. I labeled everything as usual and waited.
Sure enough, the thefts stopped within a week. No one confessed, but I overheard someone complaining about feeling “sick all day” after lunch. I couldn’t help but smile. Am I the petty one here, or did they deserve it?
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Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Researchers race to climate-proof Christmas tree production
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/25/christmas-trees-climate-crisis
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42509901
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Mullvad Review of 2024
Article URL: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/mullvad-review-of-2024
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42509890
Points: 31
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Giveaway: Any game worth no more than £30 to 3 lucky people
It's that time of the year again leading up to Christmas and in the spirit of giving, I'm holding a third annual giveaway raffle! (2022, 2023)
I would like to giveaway 3 games to 3 lucky people. Each game should be within £30 value.
To enter, just leave a like and a comment. Lucky winners will be picked at some point tomorrow (25/12/2024). Please make sure that you are in a region where your account can accept gifts.
I will be using https://www.redditraffler.com/ to help me with picking the lucky winners.
Minimum Reddit Account Age: 60 Days (this is in order to keep it fair)
Good luck!
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Monday, December 23, 2024
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Africa will have some of the fastest-growing economies in 2025
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42487912
Points: 3
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Saturday, December 21, 2024
After Helping Cost Kamala the Election, Pro-Palestine Protesters Now Find Themselves Threatened with Suppression and Deportation from Trump
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Friday, December 20, 2024
Measuring healthcare and security one step at a time
Article URL: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/12/18/measuring-healthcare-and-security-one-step-at-a-time
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Thursday, December 19, 2024
“Unprecedented” decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sergio Perez’s Statement
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
25 years later - What do you think of The Phantom Menace?
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Monday, December 16, 2024
Ask HN: How do you manage multiple projects efficiently?
I’m curious to learn how others juggle several projects, whether it’s side projects alongside a 9-to-5 job, multiple responsibilities within a day job, or a mix of everything.
•How do you prioritize tasks and keep up productivity?
•Do you follow specific frameworks (e.g., Agile, GTD)?
•Any tools or systems you swear by for managing your time or tracking progress?
•Have you found ways to improve your efficiency over time?
I’m trying to understand how efficient one can get when managing multiple projects and how much is too much.
Looking forward to hearing your experiences!
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Sunday, December 15, 2024
And yet, there's people in South Dakota worried about border security...
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Saturday, December 14, 2024
Annotate and Highlight Papers with LLMs
Article URL: https://pypi.org/project/annotateai/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42418549
Points: 2
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Friday, December 13, 2024
Our turmeric lifted the lid by itself in all 4 corners
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Thursday, December 12, 2024
Python to WordPress?
Hi! Does anyone know of any good APIs outside of Zapier to have a Python script that can write and post to WordPress blog?
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HiveMQ vs. Mosquitto: An MQTT Broker Comparison
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Before you make up your mind on Luigi Mangione based on what the media tells you about him, know that his Reddit account paints its own picture of who he is
There's reason to believe that u/mister_cactus is the UHC shooting suspect Luigi Mangione. Credit to this comment which is where I first saw this. Dug into the account for the fun of it.
The account is suspended, so all record of its posts/comments comes from Reddit archives.
Archive of all posts from the account: Primary, Secondary
Archive of all comments from the account: Primary, Secondary
Both primary/secondary links should have the same content, but included both in case one goes down or something.
Proof
It's known that he has a Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat, and more, while being a tech bro, so it's no surprise that he'd be on Reddit as well.
Here are some snippets of evidence that I compiled in order to prove that the account belonged to Mangione. Note that the first point here is pretty cut and dry, everything else just further confirms it.
Linked to his own GitHub
He commented this on r/FTC (robotics competition for high schoolers?). Notice that it links to his code on GitHub ... and it's Luigi Mangione's GitHub. Yeah, pretty cut and dry lol.
He was in fact into robotics in high school (and he would be in high school in 2016 so that checks out).
Unfortunately I typed the rest of this out before finding that piece of definitive evidence, so here it is if anyone's curious:
Attended the University of Pennsylvania during the same time frame
Luigi Mangione graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. This image shows that the Reddit account posted a question about housing in r/UPenn in 2017, which would check out.
Was a computer science undergraduate student
Luigi Mangione majored in computer science at the University of Pennsylvania. This image shows that the Reddit account made a post where he says "I'm an undergraduate pursuing a degree in computer science," again lining up with when he was at UPenn.
Same age
In 2018, the Reddit account made a post to r/sleep. Here's an image.
It mentions being a 20-year-old male. 2018 was 6 years ago, and he is now 26-years-old, so this lines up (I do not think we know his exact day of birth).
Shared an interest in Ted Kaczynski
According to Mangione's GoodReads account, he left a positive review for the Ted Kaczynski's manifesto and called him a prodigy and political revolutionary. Source.
The Reddit account likely posted this video to r/tedkaczynski. Technically all we know is that he had a post on r/tedkaczynski with the same title as the post I just linked and his post was two days after the original - we can't see what the attached video was. Given the identical title and being in the same week, it was likely a crosspost.
Had serious back problems
The Reddit account was very active on r/Spondylolisthesis. According to Google, "Spondylolisthesis is a condition where a vertebra in the spine slips out of place, usually in the lower back."
This includes this post where he listed athletic success stories as motivation to other people suffering from the condition.
Here's a news article that mentions Luigi Mangione's back problems.
Aggravated injury due to surfing
Last year (2023), the Reddit account says that they're 25M (again, age lines up) and says, "I first aggravated my spondy 1.5 years ago after surfing." Image
This lines up with Luigi Mangione. The following article says:
CBS News has also learned Mangione had been living at a co-working, co-living space called Surfbreak in Honolulu up until 2022, when a spokesperson for that community says he left due to a lifelong back injury that was exacerbated by surfing and hiking.
Sources tell CBS News back pain was a major factor in his life and appeared to be a source of pain and frustration for him.
Shared an interest in Agronomics
According to Google, "Agronomics is a London-listed company that invests in cellular agriculture, which is the production of agricultural products from microorganisms and cell cultures. Agronomics uses biotechnology, synthetic biology, and tissue engineering to produce proteins, fats, or tissues"
Here is a post from Luigi's Twitter account talking about the company.
Ton of comments from the Reddit account on r/agronomics, here's an image of a few.
Lived in Hawaii at some point
I don't know Luigi Mangione's entire life story, but the surfing thing occurred in Hawaii and his LinkedIn has his location as Hawaii. Well, in 2023 this Reddit account commented on r/Oahu that he loves stargazing at "Ke'ana Point". Here's an image. That's in Hawaii.
Takeaways
Okay, now that we know that it's him... what does the Reddit account tell us?
Here are some things that I noticed from its comment history.
He's a kind guy
Most of his Reddit activity is on r/Spondylolisthesis and it's rather uninteresting in the sense that it's... mostly just him being nice to other people, giving them advice and motivation.
Here are some quotes from r/Spondylolisthesis specifically.
- "You'll do great, whatever you decide. [...] We can't be afraid to live our own lives to the fullest!"
- "Of course. Also feel free to DM me if you have any questions in the future"
- "Sorry you're also a member of this shitty club, but know that you'll be fine whatever you decide"
- "Hope that helps and sorry you have to go through this"
- "Surgery is scary, but the sooner you get past this, the better. Good luck with the neurosurgeon consult!"
Pretty mundane stuff, but with how much douchebaggery you see on the Internet, it's a breath of fresh air in a sense. Most of these are parts of longer comments where he gives detailed thoughts / advice, you can see those in the archive.
Some of his interests include
Football: he commented on r/nflmemes and r/fantasyfootball
Pokémon Go: he commented on r/pokemongo back in 2016, along with r/pokemongodev nd r/TheSilphRoad.
Flipping: he commented on r/Flipping and r/ThriftStoreHauls
Bioinformatics: he commented on r/bioinformatics
"One Bag": he was active on r/onebag in 2024. According to the subreddit description, it is "an 'urban' travel community devoted to the idea of helping people lug around less crap; onebag travel"
He was struggling in more ways than one
On top of his back problems, he commented on r/BrainFog, r/visualsnow, and r/ibs.
According to WebMD, "Brain fog isn’t a medical condition. It’s a term used for certain symptoms that can affect your ability to think. You may feel confused or disorganized or find it hard to focus or put your thoughts into words."
According to Wikpedia, "Visual snow syndrome (VSS) is an uncommon neurological condition in which the primary symptom is that affected individuals see persistent flickering white, black, transparent, or colored dots across the whole visual field."
And IBS is irritable bowel syndrome.
And for what it's worth, the brain fog activity was in 2018, before COVID (it's apparently a reported symptom of COVID).
Here's a neat snippet of a long form comment on r/BrainFog during his time at UPenn six years ago.
Working through the degree has certainly been tougher than anything I ever even thought I could handle. Granted, I went from almost entirely A’s at a tough school to just passing my classes and not understanding anything while putting in probably twice the amount of work.
Funny how you mention strategy games. Last year when it all started, I used to play chess daily against my roommate. I used it as a metric to see how the brain fog was improving. Eventually, I just stopped since I could never remember any strategy. He would use the same moves against me day after day and I just wouldn’t remember them.
I think it helps to latch onto something for motivation. My choice to study CS and Bio wasn’t completely random - after spending so much time with brain fog, I’ve come to realize how little is understood about it, and I’d love to change that. Once I get past this, I hope to at least help a few of the people on this sub.
Here's an image of the whole comment.
Miscellaneous
There are two other random Reddit comments he had outside of his usual subreddits that I found somewhat interesting.
Both of these comments were on an r/facepalm post from April 2024 about Elon Musk having a transgender daughter.
One specific comment thread made fun of Musk for being high on ketamine, and then a random Redditor basically argued that people should be more open minded about substances that can be used to treat depression. The comment was downvoted, and Mangione replied "Weird double standard by reddit here regarding treatments for depression. Now sure how this is being downvoted". Image here. There is some evidence on Mangione's Twitter defending drug use as well, including psychedelics.
This other exchange was on the same post about Musk.
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A user commented "Feels pretty silly to not believe there is at least some social contagion element at play." They sit at -58 points on this comment.
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A person replied "I grew up really religious and still turned out trans. Just took me years of depression because my family wouldn't accept. No one ever talked about trans people."
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Original commenter said "DID I SAY TRANS PEOPLE DONT EXIST FOR FUCKS SAKE? This is why no one can have a conversation. 10 downvotes and been reported already for saying there might be some aspect of growing trans population resulting from social contagion. Fuck me, I guess I’m just satan."
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There was a long back-and-forth between these two fellas, as Reddit tends to go, but at this point Mangione's account replied and said: "This is one of the crazier comment threads I've seen on reddit, that reminds me how much of an echo chamber this site is. How the hell are you being reported for merely suggesting that both "nature" and "nuture" play roles in human behavior. Literally nothing bigoted or controversial about that statement."
The elephant in the room
The obvious questions: Did he talk about healthcare? UHC? Brian Thompson?
No bomb shells, exactly.
In 2018, in a thread on r/IBS, a user asked him if insurance covered a test that Mangione received from his doctor.
Mangione's account responded that "BCBS covered my test". Image
Now, that was six years ago, but for what it's worth, BCBS is "Blue Cross Blue Shield". They are NOT United Healthcare (UHC). They're actually the company that recently received criticism for a newly announced anesthesia payment policy and ended up reversing it in light of Brian Thompson's death. Source
This doesn't really mean anything because it was six years ago.
The only other somewhat adjacent thing that I found was a comment in response to a post where somebody asked for help convincing a surgeon that they needed spinal fusion surgery because their pain is unbearable.
Mangione's account gave multiple suggestions, including: "Tell them you are "unable to work" / do your job. We live in a capitalist society. I've found that the medical industry responds to these key words far more urgently than you describing unbearable pain and how it's impacting your quality of life." Image of the full comment.
Conclusion
It would be silly for me to tell you not to blindly trust the media and then tell you to blindly trust me. So do your own research if you're interested. The links at the top of the post will allow you to do so.
My take?
Kind-hearted, smart kid. Suffered from a host of problems, far more than anybody, let alone a young man in their 20s should deal with.
According to his Reddit activity, he suffered from:
- Debilitating back pain
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Brain fog
- Visual snow
Nonetheless, he came to Reddit to help others with the same problems and give them the same motivation that seemed to help him.
I won't speculate on why he did what he did for the sake of objectivity, but I hope people engage on the topic with a better sense of who he might've been, because there will certainly be an attempt to paint him in a specific way.
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London teen jailed for one year in Dubai after 'holiday romance' with 17-year-old girl
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Free Luigi
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Monday, December 9, 2024
Stressed at work? You're fired!
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Sunday, December 8, 2024
Show me yoru last saved image and ill decide in what Ring you belong in
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Saturday, December 7, 2024
Teen creates memecoin, dumps it, earns $50,000. Unsurprisingly, he and his family were doxed by angry traders.
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Friday, December 6, 2024
Orcas Hunting Whale Sharks
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Thursday, December 5, 2024
meirl
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
80 years apart.
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On glosh bro
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No need to go that far mother
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Sunday, December 1, 2024
Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines
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Exploring the cognitive underpinnings of early hominin stone tool use with EEGs
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