15:[[41402622,{"by":"vsupalov","descendants":6,"id":41402622,"kids":[41404194,41402771,41402709,41402749,41402831],"score":1,"text":"Curious minds of HN,

I'm looking to learn about what the semi-unknown "capitals" of various industries or niche interests around the world are. These could be cities that serve as the hub, epicenter, or primary gathering place for a specific sector or community, whether mainstream or obscure.

For example, I have the following (personal and not referenced) obvious examples in mind:

- Finance = New York

- Tech Startups = San Francisco

- Hobby Robotics = Tokyo

- Jazz Music = New Orleans

- Vegas = Professional Poker

Less obvious or more niche examples could be:

- The go-to city for Indie Film production?

- Board Game design capital?

- The global center for Biohacking enthusiasts?

What are the cities that you think best represent an industry, subculture, or unique interest? Bonus points for examples that aren't immediately obvious.

Looking forward to your insights.","time":1725037723,"title":"Ask HN: What Are the Global Capitals for Specific Industries or Niche Interests?","type":"story"}],[41069292,{"by":"tokyowiz","descendants":4,"id":41069292,"kids":[41079038,41070061,41069482,41072446,41069382],"score":5,"text":"I am a software engineer and have friends at Google and others in Zurich or Silicon Valley. I know I'm not at their level, but I find myself at a large consulting firm that I hate every moment of. The only offer I've received is from another consulting firm, much smaller, with about 50 people. When I started university and put in all the effort over these years, I expected to be in a high-quality place. Instead, I now find myself deciding between an unknown company and a famous one that is toxic to the core, while many of my colleagues are at the top of the world. Have you ever dealt with these emotions? How do you manage them?","time":1721918679,"title":"Ask HN: How do you manage this feeling? I was expecting more than this.\"","type":"story"}],[40009959,{"by":"gnabgib","descendants":1,"id":40009959,"kids":[40010245],"score":2,"time":1712903862,"title":"Spinal Cord Learns and Remembers Movements Autonomously","type":"story","url":"https://neurosciencenews.com/spinal-cord-learning-memory-25904/"}],[38291452,{"by":"scubakid","descendants":55,"id":38291452,"kids":[38297605,38292994,38292929,38293178,38293304,38298118,38300134,38314161,38299586,38292980,38296665,38300117,38292515,38292881,38298367,38298081,38297774,38299575,38330603,38299959,38334281,38299965],"score":270,"text":"$16","time":1700151648,"title":"Tell HN: How you changed my life trajectory","type":"story"}],[38184664,{"by":"simonebrunozzi","descendants":9,"id":38184664,"kids":[38185710,38187151,38185930,38196098],"score":90,"time":1699400208,"title":"Cory Doctorow: The Internet Con, or How to Seize the Means of Computation","type":"story","url":"https://twitter.com/copernicani/status/1721981602753085582"}],[37621999,{"by":"saliagato","descendants":158,"id":37621999,"kids":[37622443,37628165,37622188,37622163,37622177,37622341,37622387,37622169,37622193,37622521,37622885,37622152,37624354,37623485,37622431,37622319,37622264,37622272,37622602,37622328,37622711,37625372,37622764,37622170,37622148,37622826,37622331,37622171],"score":120,"time":1695464803,"title":"LLMs trained on “A is B” fail to learn “B is A”","type":"story","url":"https://paperswithcode.com/paper/the-reversal-curse-llms-trained-on-a-is-b"}],[37362200,{"by":"brainrot","descendants":103,"id":37362200,"kids":[37363254,37362743,37363068,37362767,37369015,37363221,37365345,37363106,37362891,37363128,37364929,37363333,37364240,37362414,37363167,37363313,37363363,37362614,37363691,37363475,37363366,37363075,37363467,37363249,37363357,37366654,37363403,37363402,37432806,37383904,37363155,37377169,37363952,37365740,37365402,37363223,37362707,37363003,37363396,37365657,37363434,37363380,37362990,37363012,37364635,37387188,37362980,37364313],"score":119,"text":"Forgive the throwaway but I'm opening up for the first time about this...

I used to be able to set myself a task and focus on it until I finished. I could imagine a product and build an MVP in a weekend, flesh it out in a month and launch it. Now I can't focus on my tasks for more than a few minutes, I'm constantly context switching, procrastination is killing all productivity even for tasks that I was looking forward to. Today I wanted to really knuckle down and make some real progress on my side project. I've updated my iPad, fixed the leg on a tripod, cut the grass, cleaned the mower, scrubbed the driveway. Guess how much progress I made on the side project?

I talked to my GP - she said it could be undiagnosed ADHD, I filled in a quiz she gave me but she said it will take 2 years to get diagnosed(!) I can't wait that long.

How do I get back to how I used to be? Focused, driven, talented? I feel like part of me has rotted away and I want it back!","time":1693667375,"title":"Ask HN: How to Focus Again?","type":"story"}]]

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