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bas_sen

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    Show HN: NPIScan search 9M U.S. healthcare providers from the NPI registry

    I’ve been exploring the NPPES dataset, the federal registry that assigns NPI numbers to every healthcare provider in the U.S. It currently has about 9 million records and grows by …

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    Comment #44378534

    You're right that per-request LLM inference is costly, especially at scale. But I think the bet with MCP (Model Coordinated Protocol) isn’t that every interaction will always hit t…

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    Comment #44378504

    This is already the case, SEO content, sponsored comparison sites, influencer marketing, it's all about subtle framing. LLMs just supercharge the problem by making it easier and ch…

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    Comment #44349748

    Thanks for this, genuinely one of the most helpful comments I've gotten so far. You totally nailed a few things I’ve been thinking through: I do want to strike a better balance bet…

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    Comment #44335986

    Yikes thank you for catching that, and you're totally right. That rabbit hole + a few others slipped through during a test batch when I was experimenting with video selection rules…

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    Comment #44332491

    That means a lot, thanks! That’s exactly what I hoped for: making YouTube feel less like an endless scroll and more like flipping open a good magazine or playlist. I’ll keep adding…

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    Comment #44332480

    Totally fair and not rude at all. I appreciate the honest feedback. Right now, I'm still tuning the backend and experimenting with different types of videos. I definitely want to s…

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    Show HN: I Built a Site That Curates Weird YouTube Rabbit Holes Daily

    I built Yourabbit.com — a site that curates hand-picked YouTube rabbit holes grouped by themes like quirky psychology, obscure tech, weird facts, and binge-worthy oddities. It’s no…