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amiga_500on Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition

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

amiga_500on Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition

The Fed are buying corporate ETF bonds, not stocks.

amiga_500on Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch

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)

amiga_500on Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch

Agreed, not the main use case.

amiga_500on Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making me use their app?

What's the point in producing trash if your only reason is to have enough money to pay for the trash?

amiga_500on Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch

Tech is the menial task now. We are wasting time looking at our smart watches!

amiga_500on Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch

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.

amiga_500on Modeling a Wealth Tax

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index

Sweden: 4th

Usa: 27th

amiga_500on An example of how brands build fake reviews on Amazon

Did the first company complain about you to Amazon, who then blacklist you for not playing ball?

amiga_500on An example of how brands build fake reviews on Amazon

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.

amiga_500on Canon's cloud platform has lost users' files and can't restore them

You get emails. Imho it's not a big risk.

amiga_500on Canon's cloud platform has lost users' files and can't restore them

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!

amiga_500on Modeling a Wealth Tax

"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.

amiga_500on Canon's cloud platform has lost users' files and can't restore them

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.

amiga_500on Inviting employees back to the office – if you dare

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.

amiga_500on Report: Most Americans have no real choice in internet providers

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.

amiga_500on Report: Most Americans have no real choice in internet providers

That's my working suspicion. They gave up.

amiga_500on Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 Mbps

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.

amiga_500on Airbnb is offering a sleepover at the last Blockbuster

Can't wait for a sleepover, which implies several people, in a closed room. Just them, me and covid. What a great idea.

amiga_500on Report: Most Americans have no real choice in internet providers

Why are the entire population just accepting the lack of democratic representation to defend their interests?

amiga_500on Airbnb is offering a sleepover at the last Blockbuster

Airbnb is looking for cheap publicity and buzzfeed is looking for an easy article.

amiga_500on A bike shop should choose its customer wisely

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.

amiga_500on The Unraveling of America

Totally correct, the other person cannot have read it.

amiga_500on The Unraveling of America

No, it explicitly states that all the problems are pre covid and even pre Trump.

amiga_500on The Unraveling of America

that's your takeaway from this sprawling article? Try again.

amiga_500on Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well

Exactly, crazy people are arguing otherwise.

amiga_500on Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well

They can do it indirectly by breaking them up.

amiga_500on Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well

I don't think that is a good situation. It's basically an open duopoly.

amiga_500on Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well

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.

amiga_500on Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well

This kind of gatekeeping / rentier activity is not good for economic activity. There are two big players.

Amazing coincidence that both charge 30%, isn't it?