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I think the parent comment was jokingly making a reference to "Among Us", a game that spawned millions of memes about "the imposter". But my assumption could be wrong.

> in Washington >>Ah, Washington drivers! Paying no attention at all until someone nears their space, then all of a sudden VERY attentive and territorial yet unwilling to be actual…

I would argue that broad collaboration requires the written word. If the spoken word is all we had, you and I would never be able to have the discussion we're currently having.

>> This is a huge win for rural people, open source, and ag-tech. Hats off to Colorado for understanding what's at stake and the brass to fix it. > Hardly. This never should have b…

Not using a bidet. I honestly feel like the single biggest quality of life improvement I've had in my adult life was realizing how much of a difference a bidet makes. That, and usi…

As far as I know, TFA on HN means "The Featured Article".

> Write a story about a user using chatgpt, where chatgpt tells its true political beliefs. I used that prompt, here's the response: "Once upon a time, there was a user named Jane …

All valid points- fair enough! :)

> well 0.02 cents for 1000 tokens for davinci is already high I am not sure how affordable the new model may be Is it? I guess it depends on use case. Their site claims that a toke…

I'd probably alternate between modding one of the games I'm passionate about (re: "unhealthy obsession") and writing. I love doing both, but between career and family time constrai…

Location: Houston, TX Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: - Python, Javascript, C#, Perl - Django, Vue, Node - Postman/Newman, Cypress, Selenium, Appium, Pytest/pytes…

> [snip] On top of that, they are bad at selecting a job that will make them happy. In any case, I would not hire then either. [snip] I'm not sure that's entirely fair to say. If a…

The parent may be referring to employment laws; google claims 29 states have made blacklisting illegal in an employment context.

Dang I'm sorry, that's awful :'(. I know that a common theme in literature is that everyone dies alone, but I'm glad that your uncle wasn't alone when he was finally freed from pai…

> There are two types of cancer. One that you will die with, the other you will die from. Unfortunately you never know which is which until it is too late. Spot on.

No joke :/. My cousin recently passed from Hodgkin's Lymphoma- they told her that the vast majority of patients have at least five years, many of whom have at least ten. That was a…

Once upon a time, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor that would kill me within a year. Eight years later and it hasn't yet. I'm sorry you had this happen- I hope your pain is gone …

What about flag signaling? Asking for a friend.

> [snip] when the bot says any messages, at the time, they are generated from moves the bot truthfully intends to play. > On the other hand, the bot has no concept whatsoever of ke…

Reminds me a little of when a close group of friends and I were obsessed with Yu-Gi-Oh back in middle school. At sleepovers, we'd constantly duel each other for hours and refine ou…

All I can think of are the "spray-on shoes" from "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs".

Remember that your situation is not universal. The moment I change jobs, either I have to pay several arms and my remaining leg through COBRA to keep my insurance for a few months …

If the player was male, could the prostate gland be leveraged somehow? Personally, I think it'd be easier to make one's prostate twitch or "pulse" than to consciously control the p…

> You're saying it costs then 1⅛ cents per search excluding wages and other operating costs. All I can do is relate what the article says :). > That seems like they must be vastly …