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MSG Is (Once Again) Back on the Table

https://www.wired.com/story/msg-is-back/
1•ecliptik•9mo ago

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pinewurst•9mo ago
https://archive.ph/vuXdU
allears•9mo ago
Yes, all the evidence clearly indicates that MSG is a naturally-occurring substance that is not harmful to the human body. But my wife gets headaches and stomach pains if she ingests it. No doubt psychosomatic, right? You go ahead and try to tell her that, I'm still nursing my wounds from my last attempt.
dragonwriter•9mo ago
> But my wife gets headaches and stomach pains if she ingests it. No doubt psychosomatic, right?

No, it is quite possibly MSG sensitivity, which seems to be a very real thing that effects ~1% of the population. Plenty of things aren’t “harmful to the human body” in the general sense, but still have some portion of the population with a negative reaction, either an allergy or sensitivity.

Every person isn't the median person.

not_your_vase•9mo ago
About two years ago I popped in at my local asian shop, and was surprised to see that they were selling MSG, fairly cheap. Suddenly some Uncle Roger videos came to my mind, and bought a bag.

I used it up in about 2 weeks, it was really nice in all dishes I prepared. I bough another bag, which was the same. But once I used up about half of it, I suddenly have had enough of it, and I felt it disgusting. I still have that opened bag... and I don't think I will use it again.

I guess I overused in a very short period and made myself hate it, which is a shame, because I really enjoyed the honeymoon period...

Anthropic: Latest Claude model finds more than 500 vulnerabilities

https://www.scworld.com/news/anthropic-latest-claude-model-finds-more-than-500-vulnerabilities
1•Bender•3m ago•0 comments

Brooklyn cemetery plans human composting option, stirring interest and debate

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/brooklyn-green-wood-cemetery-human-composting/
1•geox•3m ago•0 comments

Why the 'Strivers' Are Right

https://greyenlightenment.com/2026/02/03/the-strivers-were-right-all-along/
1•paulpauper•4m ago•0 comments

Brain Dumps as a Literary Form

https://davegriffith.substack.com/p/brain-dumps-as-a-literary-form
1•gmays•4m ago•0 comments

Agentic Coding and the Problem of Oracles

https://epkconsulting.substack.com/p/agentic-coding-and-the-problem-of
1•qingsworkshop•5m ago•0 comments

Malicious packages for dYdX cryptocurrency exchange empties user wallets

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/malicious-packages-for-dydx-cryptocurrency-exchange-empt...
1•Bender•5m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I built a <400ms latency voice agent that runs on a 4gb vram GTX 1650"

https://github.com/pheonix-delta/axiom-voice-agent
1•shubham-coder•6m ago•0 comments

Penisgate erupts at Olympics; scandal exposes risks of bulking your bulge

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2•Bender•6m ago•0 comments

Arcan Explained: A browser for different webs

https://arcan-fe.com/2026/01/26/arcan-explained-a-browser-for-different-webs/
1•fanf2•8m ago•0 comments

What did we learn from the AI Village in 2025?

https://theaidigest.org/village/blog/what-we-learned-2025
1•mrkO99•8m ago•0 comments

An open replacement for the IBM 3174 Establishment Controller

https://github.com/lowobservable/oec
1•bri3d•11m ago•0 comments

The P in PGP isn't for pain: encrypting emails in the browser

https://ckardaris.github.io/blog/2026/02/07/encrypted-email.html
2•ckardaris•13m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Mirror Parliament where users vote on top of politicians and draft laws

https://github.com/fokdelafons/lustra
1•fokdelafons•13m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: Opus 4.6 ignoring instructions, how to use 4.5 in Claude Code instead?

1•Chance-Device•15m ago•0 comments

We Mourn Our Craft

https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/
1•ColinWright•18m ago•0 comments

Jim Fan calls pixels the ultimate motor controller

https://robotsandstartups.substack.com/p/humanoids-platform-urdf-kitchen-nvidias
1•robotlaunch•21m ago•0 comments

Exploring a Modern SMTPE 2110 Broadcast Truck with My Dad

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/exploring-a-modern-smpte-2110-broadcast-truck-with-my-dad/
1•HotGarbage•21m ago•0 comments

AI UX Playground: Real-world examples of AI interaction design

https://www.aiuxplayground.com/
1•javiercr•22m ago•0 comments

The Field Guide to Design Futures

https://designfutures.guide/
1•andyjohnson0•23m ago•0 comments

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1•gmays•24m ago•0 comments

AUR malware scanner written in Rust

https://github.com/Sohimaster/traur
3•sohimaster•27m ago•1 comments

Free FFmpeg API [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RAuSVa4MLI
3•harshalone•27m ago•1 comments

Are AI agents ready for the workplace? A new benchmark raises doubts

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/are-ai-agents-ready-for-the-workplace-a-new-benchmark-raises-do...
2•PaulHoule•32m ago•0 comments

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https://ulrischa.github.io/AIWatermarkDetector/
1•ulrischa•32m ago•0 comments

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https://www.alexscamp.com/p/clarity-vs-complexity-the-invisible
1•dovhyi•33m ago•0 comments

Solid-State Freezer Needs No Refrigerants

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2•Brajeshwar•34m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Will LLMs/AI Decrease Human Intelligence and Make Expertise a Commodity?

1•mc-0•35m ago•1 comments

From Zero to Hero: A Brief Introduction to Spring Boot

https://jcob-sikorski.github.io/me/writing/from-zero-to-hello-world-spring-boot
1•jcob_sikorski•35m ago•1 comments

NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and person close to Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreign-intelligence-trump-whistleblower
14•c420•36m ago•2 comments

How to Fake a Robotics Result

https://itcanthink.substack.com/p/how-to-fake-a-robotics-result
1•ai_critic•36m ago•0 comments