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alexpotatotoday at 3:01 PM2 repliesview on HN

I was born with no sense of smell [0] and I always wondered if I could combine that with my tech skills to be CTO at a place like the screwworm factory or possibly Waste Management.

0 - https://x.com/alexpotato/status/1559865770515087360?s=20


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delichontoday at 3:43 PM

> I applied this principle and married someone with a great sense of smell

May you and your smelling nose wife live happily ever after.

trashfacetoday at 4:33 PM

I'm sure the fly production methodology has improved over the years, but based on what TFA describes, I'm not sure lacking smell would save you from disgust. I think even a Buddhist would be hard-pressed to find compassion for this particular fly species.