1. Yes, social media is a cause of the epidemic of teenage mental illness
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The article discusses the ongoing debate between skeptics and alarmists regarding the effects of social media on teenage mental health. The author, who falls into the alarmist camp, argues that there is evidence of causation between social media use and mental illness, contrary to what the skeptics claim. The skeptics, led by psychologist Candice Odgers, argue that the correlation between social media use and mental health issues does not prove causation. The author counters this by pointing to experimental studies showing that reducing social media use can improve mental health. The author also addresses Odgers’ suggestion that social ills, such as racism and economic hardship, are the real causes of the mental health crisis among young people, arguing that this explanation does not fit the available facts. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of continuing the academic debate and engaging with each other’s arguments to make progress in understanding the impact of social media on teenage mental health.
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The author’s sister, who is in her mid 20s, has isolated herself from her family and spends most of her time in her room on her phone. She engages in strange behaviors such as getting cosmetic surgeries and ordering cosmetics. She rarely leaves the house and doesn’t share her thoughts, becoming angry when asked about it. The author acknowledges that there may be underlying factors contributing to this behavior, but they choose to leave her alone. The author reflects on how someone can become lost in life and lose their sense of purpose. They believe that influences from social media and a lack of self-awareness contribute to this behavior. The author expresses their wish for an easy way out of this situation.
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The article discusses the dangers of censorship on the internet and emphasizes the importance of free speech. It mentions a case in the 90s where the federal government tried to pass a law to restrict access to certain content online, but the Supreme Court ruled against it, recognizing that it would limit freedom of speech. The author argues that while they may not personally like platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, they are communication platforms that provide various benefits like critical thinking and technical skills development. They suggest that if someone disagrees with these platforms, they should simply choose not to use them and restrict their children’s access instead of advocating for censorship. The article concludes by stating that advocating for censorship goes against the principles of freedom and involves imposing personal parental decisions on the entire nation.
2. Show HN: We built PriceLevel to find out what companies pay for SaaS
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The article discusses a series of insights, repeating patterns of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of these insights.
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The article discusses the benefits and risks of open pricing. The author expresses their love for open pricing as a consumer, but warns about potential legal complications for providers who disclose sensitive information. The author also advises the readers to ensure they are legally protected when dealing with open pricing.
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The article discusses the issue of transparency in pricing for buyers. It highlights the frustration of spending time on a call to determine pricing when it could be readily available. It also mentions that many software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements include confidentiality clauses, making it unlikely for buyers to legally share pricing information. The article suggests that even if a buyer self-certifies their legal right to share the information, in most cases they do not actually possess such rights.
3. Bay Area Workers Charged for Building Secret Apartments Inside Train Stations
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Two former Caltrain officials in the Bay Area are facing felony charges for allegedly building two illegal apartments inside train stations. Joseph Navarro and contractor Seth Andrew Worden are accused of misusing public funds to convert offices into living spaces in the Burlingame and Millbrae stations. The apartments were discovered by transit workers, and their alleged crimes have garnered attention due to the high costs of housing in the region. Navarro allegedly spent $42,000 on his conversion, including installing a kitchenette, shower, plumbing, and security cameras. The pair tried to avoid authorization by keeping invoices under $3,000. The case also highlights the challenges faced by super-commuters in the Bay Area.
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The article discusses the story of a group called Untergunther who built a hidden apartment and workshop behind the clock of a famous building in Paris. They repaired the clock and then left. The article provides links to further information about Untergunther.
4. Double-entry bookkeeping as a directed graph
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The article discusses the author’s experience with learning accounting and their attempt to explain the concepts in a more intuitive and modern way. The first article focuses on the basics of bookkeeping, which involves keeping track of countable things over time, with a specific focus on tracking money. The article provides a simple example of two people in a small town and how their financial transactions are recorded in a table. The concept of accounts, balances, and snapshots of financial situations are introduced. The article also highlights the limitations of only tracking current balances and introduces the concept of ledgers as a solution to track historical changes more systematically.
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The author finds it strange that the concept of double-entry bookkeeping is explained using the example of “one entry for Alice, one entry for Bob” because it is an oversimplification. They believe that the crucial point of double-entry bookkeeping is that it requires two entries for each party involved in a transaction. The author argues that if Alice buys a book from Bob, four entries should be made. They understand that the simplified explanation is for educational purposes but feel that it overlooks the important aspect of double-entry bookkeeping.
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The article discusses the beauty and impact of accounting, highlighting the use of formulas and statements to represent and compare information within an organization. It also explores the origins of accounting in ancient Mesopotamian civilizations, where accounting tokens shaped like the commodities they represented evolved into written language. Additionally, it mentions the invention of algebra by Al-Khwarizmi to solve Islamic inheritance law, leading to the development of algorithms. The article provides links to further information on accounting identity, the history of accounting, ancient numeral systems, Al-Jabr, and Al-Khwarizmi.
5. Why does part of the Windows 98 Setup program look older than the rest? (2020)
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The article discusses the setup process of Windows 98 and explains why it has different appearances during different stages. The setup process consists of three main phases, each running in a different operating environment. The first phase is a DOS program that sets up disk partitions and copies a minimal version of Windows 3.1 to the installation drive. The second phase uses this minimal Windows 3.1 to run a Windows 3 program, which copies more files and sets up the system to boot Windows 98. The third phase runs after the first boot into Windows 98 and is where personalization occurs. The article explains that the DOS portion of the installer is faking a Windows UI using a standardized VGA mode, similar to Windows 3.1. The author notes that the setup program is not a complete operating system, but praises it for its user-friendly and consistent experience.
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The article discusses a situation where a conversation was moved to a chat platform due to it being an extended discussion. The author expresses disappointment and frustration because they wanted to read the discussion.
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The article discusses the author’s experience with installing Ubuntu from a live CD and compares it to the installation process of Windows XP, mentioning how they were impressed by the simplicity and ease of the Ubuntu installation.
6. How deep does life go?
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This article discusses the exploration of life at and below the surface of the dark seafloor. It highlights the early expeditions and discoveries made by scientists using deep-sea submersibles, such as the Bathysphere and the Alvin. The article also discusses the importance of hydrothermal vents, which were found to support abundant life in the deep sea, challenging the previous belief that photosynthesis was the only source of energy for deep-sea creatures. The article concludes with a record-breaking dive by the Alvin in the Puerto Rico Trench in 2022.
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The article mentions that a drill reached a depth of 4,776 meters and collected the deepest core at 1,177 meters. The user expresses confusion about the purpose of drilling 3,599 meters if the deepest core was collected at a shallower depth.
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The Alvin submarine is well-known for its dive to explore the wreckage of the Titanic in 1986, not 1968 as previously mentioned.
7. Show HN: QWANJI
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The author attempted to draw a face using a technique similar to string art, where strings are tied to pins on a board to create an image. Although they were not successful, they believe that someone else could achieve it. The article includes a link to examples of string art portraits on Etsy.
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The article discusses how a “palette” of options can be viewed by pasting a given text into a box. It explains that by combining the generated shapes, one can create new shapes. Additionally, removing the spaces from the text can result in an almost solid block, which could potentially be used to generate a version of a photo in words. The text includes various combinations of letters and up to four characters.
8. Deep Bug
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The article discusses a mysterious bug in a search engine project that started occurring in February. The bug relates to the code that merges partial indices to construct the reverse index. The code that copies sorted numbers from one index to another started randomly failing. The author suspects that it could be a 32-bit integer overflow issue. However, after investigating and making changes, the bug still persisted. The author eventually narrowed down the issue to deterministic code behaving non-deterministically, leading to logical contradictions. They speculate that the problem could be with the JVM, the Linux kernel, or the hardware.
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The author of the article reports a bug they encountered while building a search index using Lucene, which resulted in a null pointer exception after hours of running. They found that the bug was caused by a Java JVM bug that was triggered when the JVM decided to recompile a specific code part due to increased usage. The author suggests trying to run the code with the ‘-server’ flag to see if it resolves the issue.
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The article provides contact information for individuals who want to report a bug and get assistance in using Antithesis for debugging purposes. The contact person’s email is will@antithesis.com.
9. Stalwart mail server (self-hosted all-in-one mail server) now as an admin webui
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Stalwart Mail Server has released version 0.7.0, which includes a web-based administration tool that simplifies the management of mail servers. This tool allows for easy management from a web browser, eliminating the need for SSH connections or command-line interfaces. The update also focuses on performance enhancements, improving mailbox retrieval speeds and implementing automatic compression for messages and binaries. With version 0.7.0, Stalwart Mail Server strives to redefine email server solutions by providing a user-friendly administration tool and superior performance.
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The article discusses three software projects: Maddy, Mox, and Stalwart. These projects are all aiming to address a similar market niche. The author speculates whether there will be a merger between two of these projects in the future.
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The author has been using Stalwart for about six months and finds it to be working well. They were able to easily set up security features such as DKIM, DMARC, and SPF. They mention that they can reliably send emails to Gmail, and somewhat reliably to Outlook. However, the author notes that their mail volumes are very low as they only set up the SMTP server for experimentation.
10. Transformer as a general purpose computer
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The article compares a Turing machine to a transformer to explain the design of a standard transformer. However, it does not introduce any new or novel use of transformers as a computer.