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Theranos. Fancy looking equipment that can't do what they say it can (at the high level) with mockups that are essentially fake. Demo - https://www.tiktok.co

Theranos. Fancy looking equipment that can't do what they say it can (at the high level) with mockups that are essentially fake. Demo - https://www.tiktok.com/@danieljtrujillo/video/7147395316029852971 https://www.tiktok.com/@danieljtrujillo/video/71473953160298... (They can't even create a solar system demo that doesn't really really suck) https://www.tiktok.com/@dilmerval https://www.tiktok.com/@dilmerval (This one is funny because they can't seem to find anything to show except the unboxing, but you look cool like a hacker)

aliqot 4y ago
why did I have to vouch for this -immediately- after it was posted? Every single post by this account is this way. Why do I find black-holed accounts so often?
- geraldwhen 4y ago
  Probably due to the heavy shadow ban censorship.
  - aliqot 4y ago
    That needs to stop. Not one of the accounts I've come across has done anything outside of the guidelines and often are contributing substantive comments.
    - minitech 4y ago
      > Not one of the accounts I've come across has done anything outside of the guidelines How do you know that? (And/or how do you know the multi-account history of the people using the accounts?) Some might also be caught up in IP-address-based bans, but for accounts like this I expect there’s a reason they remain banned.
      - aliqot 4y ago
        If someone's turned over a new leaf and hasn't committed any infractions on this new account, then we have to ask ourselves: is putting a permanent stain on their IP going too far? It's communicating that you're so odious we think you'll never change and those in your household will also be the same.
    - jjulius 4y ago
      You are not going to be able to see any flagged comment in a user's comment history, unless you responded to it yourself prior to it being flagged. Edit: Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
      - Dylan16807 4y ago
        There's a flagged and dead comment elsewhere on this page that shows up just fine when I view the user's comment history.
    - CommieBobDole 4y ago
      Weird. I also have 'showdead' set to on, and I would say that for 80% of the banned accounts I see, it is immediately obvious why they're banned, because it's right there in the dead comment. Another 10% are 'huh, this is an insightful substantive comment, why is this person banned?', and I usually find it a couple of pages deep in their comment history; usually something along the lines of someone who writes substantively on a number of issues but has one that they just spew insane malicious vitriol about every time it comes up. And finally, yeah, there's 10% or so that seem to have been banned for no discernible reason and don't even seem to be aware that they're banned.
- jjulius 4y ago
  Forgive my ignorance - "vouch for"?
  - aliqot 4y ago
    It means that anything this user says has to be 'vouched for' by someone more popular in the community before it can be seen by all accounts. It's a button next to the "X minutes ago" field on a post that allows users like me to signal "this one's okay to be seen". You should have this ability already, as your account fits the requirements for it.
    - jjulius 4y ago
      Interesting, thanks for clarifying. Can't say I've seen it pop up before, and I don't see it now.
      - stareatgoats 4y ago
        The "vouch" menu option only appears when you drill down on the timestamp of a dead comment. Which means you need to set the "showdead" setting on your HN profile to "yes", otherwise you won't see the comment in the first place.
      - aliqot 4y ago
        Happy to share. That's curious that you don't have that function.

aliqot 4y ago

why did I have to vouch for this -immediately- after it was posted? Every single post by this account is this way. Why do I find black-holed accounts so often?

geraldwhen 4y ago
Probably due to the heavy shadow ban censorship.
- aliqot 4y ago
  That needs to stop. Not one of the accounts I've come across has done anything outside of the guidelines and often are contributing substantive comments.
  - minitech 4y ago
    > Not one of the accounts I've come across has done anything outside of the guidelines How do you know that? (And/or how do you know the multi-account history of the people using the accounts?) Some might also be caught up in IP-address-based bans, but for accounts like this I expect there’s a reason they remain banned.
    - aliqot 4y ago
      If someone's turned over a new leaf and hasn't committed any infractions on this new account, then we have to ask ourselves: is putting a permanent stain on their IP going too far? It's communicating that you're so odious we think you'll never change and those in your household will also be the same.
  - jjulius 4y ago
    You are not going to be able to see any flagged comment in a user's comment history, unless you responded to it yourself prior to it being flagged. Edit: Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
    - Dylan16807 4y ago
      There's a flagged and dead comment elsewhere on this page that shows up just fine when I view the user's comment history.
  - CommieBobDole 4y ago
    Weird. I also have 'showdead' set to on, and I would say that for 80% of the banned accounts I see, it is immediately obvious why they're banned, because it's right there in the dead comment. Another 10% are 'huh, this is an insightful substantive comment, why is this person banned?', and I usually find it a couple of pages deep in their comment history; usually something along the lines of someone who writes substantively on a number of issues but has one that they just spew insane malicious vitriol about every time it comes up. And finally, yeah, there's 10% or so that seem to have been banned for no discernible reason and don't even seem to be aware that they're banned.
jjulius 4y ago
Forgive my ignorance - "vouch for"?
- aliqot 4y ago
  It means that anything this user says has to be 'vouched for' by someone more popular in the community before it can be seen by all accounts. It's a button next to the "X minutes ago" field on a post that allows users like me to signal "this one's okay to be seen". You should have this ability already, as your account fits the requirements for it.
  - jjulius 4y ago
    Interesting, thanks for clarifying. Can't say I've seen it pop up before, and I don't see it now.
    - stareatgoats 4y ago
      The "vouch" menu option only appears when you drill down on the timestamp of a dead comment. Which means you need to set the "showdead" setting on your HN profile to "yes", otherwise you won't see the comment in the first place.
    - aliqot 4y ago
      Happy to share. That's curious that you don't have that function.