15:[[41011761,{"by":"TealMyEal","descendants":36,"id":41011761,"kids":[41011870,41013239,41014658,41016120,41012407,41011904,41013376,41015629,41022054,41018221,41025549,41012232,41023461,41015777,41014565,41022883,41022505,41030666,41041827,41020154,41013266,41043992,41017805],"score":25,"text":"As the title goes, I was chatting with a friend when we saw someone wearing a VR headset in public. We wondered what it was like when people first started carrying around Walkmans. The idea of a Walkman is to isolate you from the rest of the environment with audio. What was that like for the rest of the people in public? I think of the people sitting on a park bench, seeing someone walking by with a Walkman for the first time.","time":1721425916,"title":"Ask HN: People who were alive when walkmen were introduced. What was it like?","type":"story"}],[40582357,{"by":"cypherpunk666","descendants":71,"id":40582357,"kids":[40600340,40600706,40605115,40604082,40600772,40602597,40605091,40602599,40600948,40610707,40602663,40602547,40602605,40602973,40600582,40605833,40604695,40603658,40600218,40590878,40601164,40601349,40591183,40608955,40605890,40606834,40600929,40611442,40602214,40602106,40606506,40603142,40602510,40603167,40591777,40602118,40606844,40606843],"score":309,"text":"Simple retro paddle arcade game written in Javascript, using good ol' Canvas.","time":1717573058,"title":"Show HN: 2d web paddle game","type":"story","url":"https://raould.github.io/pn0gstr0m/"}],[39491968,{"by":"bookofjoe","descendants":122,"id":39491968,"kids":[39495728,39492169,39492287,39492605,39492358,39492174,39492284,39492431,39492535,39492419,39492272,39492439,39496377,39492576,39492208,39493631,39492511,39492145,39492555,39493152,39492160,39491973,39492188,39492155],"score":60,"time":1708787113,"title":"Peter Thiel's $100k offer to skip college is more popular than ever","type":"story","url":"https://www.wsj.com/finance/peter-thiels-100-000-offer-to-skip-college-is-more-popular-than-ever-162e281b"}],[39453525,{"by":"jeanmayer","descendants":58,"id":39453525,"kids":[39457549,39455954,39458856,39453894,39456291,39457637,39457734,39456987,39453566,39454629,39454643,39456327,39457490,39457144,39456572,39453791],"score":47,"text":"Hey everyone! We made a tool that shows you how someone with anxiety feels when they get messages. It's all about getting each other and being kind. If you want to help your friends or family who get anxious, this could help. Give it a look and see what you think. It's a way to be nicer to each other.","time":1708522319,"title":"Show HN: A Tool to Help You Understand Your Anxious Friends Better","type":"story","url":"https://anxietysimulator.com/"}],[37633150,{"by":"aarondf","descendants":46,"id":37633150,"kids":[37635875,37636513,37636188,37633736,37638082,37634083,37633291,37639371,37635471,37634032,37636027,37638562,37633583,37636614,37638174,37633865,37634600,37638439,37638348,37637935,37633300,37633246,37635736,37634611,37633228,37637721,37636574,37651728],"score":48,"text":"I've been on HN a long time and the comments have always been my favorite part, but recently it seems like the comments have skewed far more cynical or negative.

Yesterday's post where the indie hacker was making 45k a month is a good example. So many comments deriding his businesses, his revenue, or suggesting he was lying (???).

Have things changed or do I remember the past with rosy glasses?","time":1695563690,"title":"Ask HN: Why are HN comments so cynical?","type":"story"}],[35507546,{"by":"mtharrison","descendants":17,"id":35507546,"kids":[35509120,35515608,35509171,35508422,35508318,35523655,35512228],"score":18,"time":1681083412,"title":"Show HN: ThoughtCoach: Helping to improve mental health with AI","type":"story","url":"https://thoughtcoach.app/"}],[34656068,{"by":"binkHN","descendants":8,"id":34656068,"kids":[34656074,34693898,34664656],"score":5,"time":1675530826,"title":"Show HN: I’m an introvert – made an app to help maintain connections with people","type":"story","url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.mtc.ga&hl=en_US&gl=US"}],[34670746,{"by":"evansjp","descendants":8,"id":34670746,"kids":[34689787,34693782,34670805],"score":3,"time":1675638203,"title":"Show HN: Harvester – Shop small stores near you","type":"story","url":"https://shopwithharvester.com"}],[34509335,{"by":"mnkm","descendants":173,"id":34509335,"kids":[34510096,34510771,34510687,34513672,34513950,34509986,34510372,34510582,34513928,34510701,34645850,34512618,34645867,34511483,34512049,34513262,34510460,34513936,34511942,34510250,34510128,34510066,34512045,34514939,34512941,34511554,34511515,34511585,34511888,34514317,34513948,34513126,34514087,34510295,34512293,34518554,34513307,34516907,34510271,34510743,34519562,34510633,34525259,34510005,34517541,34514327,34512541,34512960,34514469,34513521,34526985,34510483,34510337,34510405,34515869,34514787,34510081,34523088,34524865,34510688,34510332,34515072,34512001,34513919,34511462,34524420],"score":261,"text":"So far I've used it to reference ideas from books I've read before.

I've also used it to explore books I have not read before by asking the bot questions.

Some people have told me they use it like a reading companion. They pause while reading the book if they have a question, and use Konjer to answer it.","time":1674590302,"title":"Show HN: Turning books into chatbots with GPT-3","type":"story","url":"https://www.konjer.xyz/"}],[34378254,{"by":"eiiot","descendants":196,"id":34378254,"kids":[34378478,34380624,34386565,34380738,34380954,34381650,34378854,34383621,34378846,34383981,34379110,34378739,34380957,34378934,34378875,34383082,34379060,34378845,34378964,34381006,34379827,34385641,34378907,34387351,34378872,34384500,34378778,34379221,34381646,34383225,34387751,34382465,34378747,34378721,34379490,34378852,34380293,34378637,34381581,34379536,34384666,34380910,34387897,34379167,34378392,34380162,34381080,34380962,34396084,34381084,34378956,34378306,34378805,34379466,34381452,34380906,34378903,34378847,34381001,34380815,34387164,34389033,34386151,34378825,34378793,34378857,34385617,34378771,34384662,34378802,34378987,34384406,34379973,34384995,34378807,34378848,34380734,34380762,34378898,34379575,34378775,34380014,34381158,34380987,34378270],"score":73,"text":"A while ago someone asked about best purchases under $200, and it made me wonder what items people have gotten the most use out of. What are some of your favorite items that are made to last?","time":1673683371,"title":"Ask HN: What are some of your “buy it for life” purchases?","type":"story"}],[34136299,{"by":"pharmakom","descendants":19,"id":34136299,"kids":[34136446,34136375,34136379,34140408,34136713,34136606,34136619,34136371,34140568,34139022,34140121,34136731],"score":12,"text":"After a meal, people conventionally stack plates. This makes no sense to me. By stacking the plates, food gets on the bottom of each plate (except the first one) which before was mostly clean. Now there is more surface area to clean. For context this is washing up by hand, no dish washer. If I ask people not to stack plates, they look at me like an alien!

Why do people stack plates?","time":1672049086,"title":"Ask HN: Why do people stack plates?","type":"story"}],[33982303,{"by":"osrec","descendants":32,"id":33982303,"kids":[33982906,33983793,33982634,33984135,33983336,33985426,33993991,33992458,33982461,33984217,33983602,33983749,33991525,34010448,33982434,33985707,33995638,33985190,33983751],"score":15,"text":"I currently don't get the appeal of the metaverse. So far, it feels kinda clunky and poorly executed. Even in it's hypothetical best form, I'm not sure it beats real life or a zoom call.

Can anyone suggest why it's going to be the next big thing, and why is Facebook doubling down on it?","time":1671018574,"title":"Ask HN: Anyone else not so excited about the metaverse?","type":"story"}],[33686321,{"by":"jcfs","descendants":7,"id":33686321,"kids":[33686353,33687401,33716093,33687412],"score":24,"text":"Hi everyone, decided to create a daily game (yet another one), this time based on numbeo.com information about cost of living around the world.

Give it a shot at https://www.costerly.com, feedback is welcomed

And share your results!

Thank you.","time":1668984279,"title":"Show HN: New cost of living daily game","type":"story","url":"https://www.costerly.com"}],[33554555,{"by":"andyjih_","descendants":254,"id":33554555,"kids":[33570001,33570757,33570583,33569989,33569982,33571488,33570651,33572125,33569965,33570410,33554972,33575643,33569928,33570240,33569978,33572291,33570053,33579846,33571418,33570060,33570346,33575047,33595826,33570352,33570087,33571402,33570338,33641388,33570037,33570121],"score":177,"time":1668119684,"title":"Why is every layoff 10-15%?","type":"story","url":"https://blog.eladgil.com/p/changing-times-or-why-is-every-layoff"}]]

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created:	January 13, 2011
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