rantymcrant

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by rantymcrant 2y ago
I think someone going from normal smell ability to no smell ability might feel differently. One of the top joys in my life is eating and a large portion of that experience is smell. Take it away and I'd expect to lose a lot of what I e
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by rantymcrant 2y ago
I've known plenty of people like that where is was an issue. The parents can't rely on neighbors because they can't communicate. Don't have as many friends. Have trouble at local stores, doctors, agencies, etc...
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by rantymcrant 2y ago
> However, the "Show HN" phrase is only used for self promotion I think, so even without the "I", anyone familiar with the convention will know it's self promotion. I think that's an extremely cynical view t
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by rantymcrant 2y ago
I'd like to see an analysis of the rise of self promotion on HN. I define self promotion on HN as a "Show HN: I ..." post vs "Show HN: Something ..." Examples from the top 100 right now * "Show HN: Exploring HN
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by rantymcrant 2y ago
I see "I made X that does Y" as self promotion. You're not prmmoting X, your prmoting the fact that "I" made it. You're smart. People should take you seriously. They should offer you jobs and/or praise. Of
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by rantymcrant 2y ago
Checking the years those types of post have increased several X over a few years ago (the year starting april 1st) 2023 416 2022 307 2021 232 2020 252 2019 158 2018 87 2017 42 2016 45 2015 39 2014 4
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by rantymcrant 2y ago
This may be very cool but I'm here to rant What is it with "I made a _______" posts? Those seem new to me and very braggy. I see them on youtube as well. I feel like if I could check all the posts to HN I'd find a trend