phyphy's comments

On: The history of cataract surgery

[phyphy]

The first recorded instance of cataract surgery was in 600BCE India.

[mac3n → phyphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cataract_surgery

> Cataract surgery was first mentioned in the Babylonian code of Hammurabi 1750 BCE.[13] The earliest known depiction of cataract surgery is on a statue from the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt (2467–2457 BCE).[

[phyphy → mac3n]

I meant recorded as in procedure, but yes earlier depictions were present. I looked at the picture and the interpretation of the tool that is depicted is still kind of vague.

On: Global Peace Index 2025

[phyphy]

Ireland as #2 with all these attacks on indians?

[leosanchez → phyphy]

Do you have any stats on how many Indians were attacked in Ireland ?

[leosanchez → leosanchez]

My bad. looks like there are multiple attacks not just random one-off ones.

On: Sleep all comes down to the mitochondria

[phyphy]

As someone who has been recently floxed by antibiotics, life has become miserable for me.

On: We may not like what we become if A.I. solves loneliness

[phyphy]

Confidently incorrect. Body builds what it thinks it needs. Lifting weights? It will think you need muscles. Living sedentarily? It will think you are conserving evergy and you need fat reserves. Running daily? It will think all the needs are met and you need cognitive strength.

[Workaccount2 → phyphy]

You are just restating what TDEE is.

On: Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to delist certain adult games

[phyphy]

Does anyone know if UPI solves this problem?

On: Ask HN: Is data privacy just all talk or does it affect your decisions?

[phyphy]

Privacy and closed source don't go hand in hand together unless you have a different opinion.

[survirtual → phyphy]

This is true in an ideal sense, but when it comes to phones, you have to look at the whole spectrum of the situation. Given you can sneak a SoC in a phone with backdoor access to everything, can you really ever make it secure? You need open source hardware along with software, and that just isn't where we are at.

Apple is more aligned with privacy than other megacorps, so I trust their hardware more. I don't trust their software, but we need to make compromises in today's world to function.

Android devices, on the other hand, I do not trust at all. Google / Samsung / etc all have high motivations to compromise security for profit, higher than Apple.

[DANmode → survirtual]

> I don't trust their software, but we need to make compromises in today's world to function.

Perhaps, but that's not one of them.

On: How I think about debt

[phyphy]

Is gold a security or a currency?

On: What's the fastest language in the world?

[phyphy]

Next up: What language has the most information bits per [blank] when in written form?

On: Anatomy of a credit card rewards program

[phyphy]

We have something similar in India.

[below text is from google search results]

To facilitate the penetration and usage of RuPay Credit Cards on UPI, there will be no charge for transactions up to ₹2,000, an NPCI circular said. For transactions upwards of ₹2000, the applicable MDR amount will be borne by merchants and no additional charges will be levied upon the customers.

Disadvantages of Rupay Cards Limited International Acceptance: One of the main disadvantages of RuPay cards is their limited acceptance outside of India. ... Restricted Usage: RuPay cards are primarily designed for domestic use within India.

On: What age is optimal for pregnancy? (study)

[phyphy]

If we are going to talk about evolution then why not ask ourselves why women keep ovulating till the age of 55?