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Kismet

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Kismet is a free service that matches Hacker News members with each other and sends an email introduction on a daily or weekly schedule. The service requires an HN account with at least one comment or submission. Users can update their profile, pause introductions for 5 days, or unsubscribe via a magic link sent to their email.

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