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  1. Ask HN: ADHD is ruining my life. Please help

    I'm a college senior who historically did well. Straight As in high school while holding down internships. That changed starting in college. Grades gradually slipped. My motivation got worse. I'd always procrastinated…

    3 points 7
  2. Tell HN: GitHub now requires location information to verify student status

    "Wanna get the student benefits? Give us your location lmao" also the whole application is way more annoying than it used to be, they won't just use an edu email but want some documentation of active status. and there's…

    2 points 0
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  4. “I spend $600/mo taking women out for dinner”: Do men always have to pay? (marketwatch.com)
    8 points 5
  5. You Hated Your Cable Package. Your Streaming Services Are Bringing It Back (wsj.com)
    115 points 302
  6. Ask HN: Why tf do I have to install Java freaking 8 to run Android SDK?

    Seriously google this was released in 2014, even Java 11 doesn't work. WTF is y'all's problem.

    1 points 1
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  8. Ask HN: How to Get Around GDPR?

    I want to avoid compliance as much as I can. What are the ways I can comply with letter but not the spirit of it? I am most interested in ways to refuse service to people who do not accept but others corners I can cut…

    3 points 20
  9. The Fed: A Game About US Monetary Policy (thefed.app)
    4 points 1
  10. The Dreamworks Face Must Be Stopped (filmschoolrejects.com)
    9 points 6
  11. Longbet: By 2027, software will be metered/sold by the second (longbets.org)
    79 points 122
  12. Ask HN: Server-side ad rendering prevents ad-blocker?

    I run a small page that provides services to customers. The ads are not unreasonable but I notice an increasing fraction of users blocking ads. I do not want to serve users who block my ads because I lose money. Are…

    2 points 14
  13. Roll-Out of 988 Threatens Anonymity of Crisis Hotlines (madinamerica.com)
    2 points 0
  14. Tell HN: IBM support forum hosting drug ads

    lmao https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/question/0D50z00006hyB4m/legit-actavis-lean-syrup-whatsapp-1-573-684-3366?language=en_US

    1 points 2
  15. Ask HN: How the $ ^ do I learn web?

    More accurate to ask "How do I evaluate web tools"? Like frameworks aside, I want to build a webapp for production and write it all. Now I have to build it. Do I use webpack, esbuild, rollup, parcel, snowpack, vite? How…

    10 points 9
  16. Tell HN: You can't send this link via SMS on T-Mobile

    Rumor on a mailing list has it that if you share this link via unencrypted SMS on t-mobile, it won't go through:…

    7 points 1
  17. Harry Reid Has Died (thehill.com)
    23 points 1
  18. In Hoc Anno Domini (1949-2021) (wsj.com)
    1 points 0
  19. Gender Generator (generatorfun.com)
    1 points 0
  20. Ask HN: I'm making like 0 friends at college, how to fix it?

    I talk to some people in classes and we're pleasant to each other but haven't gotten beyond acquaintance with any of them. I know some people from a club I'm in but don't see them outside of that. It doesn't help that…

    217 points 217
  21. New Woke 401(k) (wsj.com)
    2 points 0
  22. Sanitize Your Inputs? (kevinsmith.io)
    1 points 0
  23. WeWork is trying to go public – again (wsj.com)
    19 points 3
  24. Robots patrol Singapore streets for “anti-social behavior” (euronews.com)
    7 points 1
  25. Tell HN: Towel.blinkenlights.nl Is Dead

    So it is sad, many memories of time wasting in school :) Can still connect to telehack.com and run starwars, at least

    7 points 1