foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: Tell HN: Google Cloud lets anyone add you to a project without your permission
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foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: I've been playing this game I built everyday – you will love it too
Left the page when I was blocked by a signup modal after entering first two letters of the puzzle (iOS Safari).
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: No, Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because of a Pizza Box
Good point! I must admit I am not immune to that. While I wasn’t celebrating Covid deaths I certainly wasn’t mourning anyone who died because of what I considered was their own “fault” (Eg not following quarantine guidelines). Which is still quite un-empathetic.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: No, Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because of a Pizza Box
I might be wrong but I like to believe that there is a critical difference between gossiping about Becky and laughing at people dying from AIDS. Saying that… maybe I just don’t know - I don’t like either and in my head there is a clear distinction.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: No, Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because of a Pizza Box
I don’t know enough about your situation so not talking about your dad specifically… but there must be something else involved here than just culture war and political powerlessness. Eg going to church and laughing at people who die from AIDS are not easily compatible (or at least _should not_ be easily compatible) parts of one’s life.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: No, Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because of a Pizza Box
He is popular because he is a populist like Trump. He offers simple solutions to complex problems. Solutions that don’t work but empower people unwilling or incapable of committing to more complex solutions.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: No, Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because of a Pizza Box
That sounds like the right distinction. I wonder if in someone else’s eyes Tate is fighting for men’s liberation from the oppressive (in their view) constraints that the society forced on them?..
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: Show HN: RSS Brain
Curious about your last question too. I assumed this sorting only works for websites that do have voting (and the count is included in the feed).
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: Show HN: RSS Brain
Agreed! I assumed that that would be a more advanced feature but definitely would want that. Local timeline RSS should be an easy change (note to self: time to contribute!).
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: Show HN: RSS Brain
Very cool! Makes me wish your solution was integrated into OP’s app (or vice-versa). This looks like the future of clean, customizable online content consumption.
One feature I would like to explore more is making algorithms completely customizable (as an advanced option perhaps). I.e. allowing changing all params manually in addition to being able to use your presets.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: Show HN: RSS Brain
TweetDeck is one of the most popular Twitter clients. Columns are used to display feeds for different keywords, events, lists, groups, DMs, etc
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: Show HN: RSS Brain
Sorry, I know this is not a PR review but if you are live coding anyway then:
Nit #1: images (or emojis) on either side of the text you added are not displayed in iOS Safari.
Nit #2: I am getting horizontal scrolling in iOS Safari (no content is cropped, just unnecessary scrolling due to some constraint miscalculation)
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: Show HN: RSS Brain
Looks great! I have been actively reducing my blog and social media exposure and this might help clean up the remaining experience even more.
Somewhat tangential: does anyone know if there is a way to subscribe to the local timeline RSS feed (or even federated!) of a specific Mastodon instance? Individual users have RSS feeds but I could not find a timeline feed yet.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: One Thing – Put a single task or goal in your menu bar
In this case one doesn’t even need to be a visual person. I can’t even understand what this app does without a screenshot.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: Kagi – Paid Search Engine
There can be weird issues if you use other extensions, especially content blockers. So in my case I had to enable AdGuard Pro first and only then Kagi.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: No, Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because of a Pizza Box
I have not. I prefer finding these unspoken trusts in other sources, personas like Tate are too mind-polluting for me.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: No, Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because of a Pizza Box
I guess you are right! I just personally can relate much more to punk culture than to Tate. But the focus on the insult is probably very similar.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: No, Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because of a Pizza Box
Oh Limbaugh! He was popular before my time, and the more I learn about him the more I am puzzled by who would enjoy listening to something like what you describe.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: No, Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because of a Pizza Box
Right, that’s the word I was looking for!
However, my, perhaps incomplete, recollection of famous provocateurs of the past was centered around acts like Salvador Dali walking around with his anteater, rather than a misogynist kickboxer ranting about “weak men”.
foreverCarlos | 3 years ago | on: No, Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because of a Pizza Box
Are these contrarian/scandalous/unapologetically insulting figures a new phenomenon or have they always been a part of pop culture? Seems like Tate-like or Yiannopoulos-like personas are attracting a lot of media coverage.
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