amiga_500
Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition
on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @03:20PM (#24214942)
Went to the gym 3 times a week, cycled 25k every weekday, ran on the weekends.
Now I can only walk, after covid, which I got in early March. I'm hoping to try jogging again at some stage, after CT scans on my lungs, but I think it's a bit of a pipe dream. After 5 months the daily nausea has stopped.
No prior conditions. Early 40s.
edit: can't think of another site on the internet you'd get downvoted for the above, HN is really something
Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition
on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @03:13PM (#24214847)
The Fed are buying corporate ETF bonds, not stocks.
Re:Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch
on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @09:03AM (#24209933)
Based on your post it seems:
1. Living walking distance from work/school
2. Working fewer days
3. Communal eating option (eg local subsidized cafes)
Re:Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch
on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @08:44AM (#24209801)
Agreed, not the main use case.
Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making me use thei...
on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @08:34AM (#24209740)
What's the point in producing trash if your only reason is to have enough money to pay for the trash?
Re:Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch
on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @11:27PM (#24206862)
Tech is the menial task now. We are wasting time looking at our smart watches!
Re:Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch
on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @08:47PM (#24206038)
Have smart watches really improved daily life for the masses? I really don't think they have.
We need real technology that saves labour, like washing machines, dishwashers, sewage processing, electricity grids.
I think satellites can provide services that join that club, by allowing decentralization through ubiquitous access to medium speed internet.
Smart watches tend to provide information that really doesn't matter, like number of steps in a day. Yes there is the example of the heartbeat, but for most that is just informational also, plus other dedicated devices already existed.
I think too much of new tech are just toys, hopefully this is just an interim stage and we are about to get to the real stuff again.
Re:Modeling a Wealth Tax
on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:05PM (#24204898)
Re:An example of how brands build fake reviews on Amazon
on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @05:46PM (#24204737)
Did the first company complain about you to Amazon, who then blacklist you for not playing ball?
Re:An example of how brands build fake reviews on Amazon
on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @05:44PM (#24204710)
I went to purchase a replacement iphone audio jack adapter today and I felt totally unable to determine the best option. One vendor's adapter appeared about 6times in the first page of results and one of their reviews warned of fake reviews.
No cheaper than elsewhere, Amazon is chaos now.
Re:Canon's cloud platform has lost users' files and can't restore them
on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @02:19PM (#24202195)
You get emails. Imho it's not a big risk.
Re:Canon's cloud platform has lost users' files and can't restore them
on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @10:28AM (#24198954)
If you retrieve the data slowly it's cheap. It's expensive if say you are a retailer who needs their database restored asap.
I use a Linux perl client!
Re:Modeling a Wealth Tax
on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @10:12AM (#24198752)
"in just a few generations". One generation with an inheritance tax.
With a land tax many wouldn't get rich in the first place, let's address the root cause.
Re:Canon's cloud platform has lost users' files and can't restore them
on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:25AM (#24198246)
I've used glacier. For stuff you don't need to restore in a rush, it's cheap.
I did however have a recent health scare and it made me wonder how my non tech wife could possibly have restored the files as the interfaces are all heavy.
Not a factor I'd previously considered when assessing my backup/restore.
Re:Inviting employees back to the office โ if you dare
on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:21PM (#24190788)
Whenever post-covid comes, if you WFH you can meet a local friend for lunch. Don't conflate covid-WFH and non-covid-WFH as a reason to dislike general WFH.
Re:Report: Most Americans have no real choice in internet providers
on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:22PM (#24171045)
Well others have pushed back.
What I would like is for you guys to at least say this, instead of all the tiresome "freedom" stuff. Acceptance is the first step.
Re:Report: Most Americans have no real choice in internet providers
on Friday August 14, 2020 @11:50PM (#24165755)
That's my working suspicion. They gave up.
Re:Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 Mbps
on Friday August 14, 2020 @07:37PM (#24164531)
This is more momentum towards decentralization. Fantastic.
Little bit discouraged to see one comment stating 2mb/s for Canada, I wonder why it would be slower than the USA? Perhaps there is less overhead coverage there density wise?
I also wonder how you can ascertain upload/download speeds before signing up. I know traditional broadband over copper doesn't have this feature, but if feels like this could, if you have the terminal on trial.
Very interesting.
Re:Airbnb is offering a sleepover at the last Blockbuster
on Friday August 14, 2020 @07:26PM (#24164473)
Can't wait for a sleepover, which implies several people, in a closed room. Just them, me and covid. What a great idea.
Re:Report: Most Americans have no real choice in internet providers
on Friday August 14, 2020 @07:00PM (#24164267)
Why are the entire population just accepting the lack of democratic representation to defend their interests?
Re:Airbnb is offering a sleepover at the last Blockbuster
on Friday August 14, 2020 @06:37PM (#24164121)
Airbnb is looking for cheap publicity and buzzfeed is looking for an easy article.
Re:A bike shop should choose its customer wisely
on Friday August 14, 2020 @04:33PM (#24162914)
This seems odd. Most people don't understand bikes, although they are very simple. You'd think they'd want to keep you on side as someone who could refer others.
Re:The Unraveling of America
on Friday August 14, 2020 @03:56PM (#24162502)
Totally correct, the other person cannot have read it.
Re:The Unraveling of America
on Friday August 14, 2020 @03:55PM (#24162498)
No, it explicitly states that all the problems are pre covid and even pre Trump.
Re:The Unraveling of America
on Friday August 14, 2020 @09:56AM (#24157976)
that's your takeaway from this sprawling article? Try again.
Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well
on Thursday August 13, 2020 @08:43PM (#24151835)
Exactly, crazy people are arguing otherwise.
Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well
on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:34PM (#24151160)
They can do it indirectly by breaking them up.
Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well
on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:33PM (#24151153)
I don't think that is a good situation. It's basically an open duopoly.
Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well
on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:18PM (#24150940)
They both carefully added up all their costs and each independently arrived at a fair 30% fee, even though entire physical supply chains can undercut this percent.