chouchinhua

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by chouchinhua 1y ago
Working on an dedicated offline space. Screen device are stored to a locker. Serves coffee and beverages and light food. (There will be a small separate space for occasional screen/internet access in case of need) I've been work
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Ask HN: Good publication summarizing this year's Nobel Prize achievements?
2 points by chouchinhua 2y ago|0 comments
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
I like this system. This is also somewhat similar to the bullet journal system, but in a "to-do list" context. Every month you write down your to-dos. The next month you cross off those that no longer matter, and move forward t
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
I'd agree with this. Those who think at a high level of abstraction often come to conclusions that almost sound like cliche to those who are not: "what the users want", "think counterintuitively", "because sma
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
I see your pain. That's why I posted a related startup idea here recently. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32493174 It's basically a villa / meditation center without internet connection. One interes
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Taipei city, I can confirm many restaurants now do this. I suspect many restaurants in China have gone this route for a while now as their service landscape is more phone-heavy.
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Unfortunately from where I live, even mountains and canyons have cellular signals. . . .
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
I'd also like to know. Hopefully HN is one of them.
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
I appreciate both yours and arkitaip's feedbacks. Good questions to think about. As to "who's the customers?" I've jotted down 4 types of customer profiles that I think have the most urgent needs. You'll prob
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
I have not. I'll try it out.
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Thank you. Great idea on working with manga cafes at first.
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Thank you for such precious feedback. I could not have asked for more. Glad to know someone is working on something similar and have found some success. Do you have a website that I can see your work? I would also be interested in knowi
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Landline is a good idea.
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Yes. Korean bath house, Japanese spa and "manga coffee" are all inspirations. City could use more spaces dedicated to different kind of offline activities.
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Thank you. I didn't know of these programs. In my city, public libraries are not used enough. Most are used by students preparing for national tests, or people just hanging out, enjoying the air conditioning. I think the use cases o
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Discipline is the key word here. Exercise is free in any open space, but many people (including me) maintains regular exercise only after hiring a personal coach, and only in a proper gym. And they're better for it. If staying offli
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Thanks! I understand the marketing needs to turn from selling the negative ("no internet") to selling the positive ("focus").
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
I fully understand the anxiety to stay contactable, as a father of two children myself. I haven't figured out a good solution to balance the needs to stay connected and the needs to stay disconnected, though. One solution is a concie
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Not only gyms, I can also see similarities to country clubs and golf clubs. So it wouldn't surprise me if the business model turns out similar to these membership structures. I'm not sure the take is necessarily cynical, or just
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
Understood. I probably should have said "purchase session in hours" instead of "charging by the hour." The point was to distinguish it from buying a night's stay as in a hotel.
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
There's actually a surprising numbers of things one can do without connectivity. My usual routine at a staycation is to (1) first write out everything that comes to my mind -- "emptying" my thoughts. This usually takes up a
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
One idea is to let the guest put his device in a faraday cage, locked, and bring the cage into the room. The key of the cage would be kept at the counter accessible to the guest also in a self-serve manner. So the guest will know he has h
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by chouchinhua 4y ago
"The first thing that comes to mind though: How do you stop this being used as a place for drugs and sex? How do you balance the low distraction and privacy with a basic need to prevent the spaces being used in a way that creates risk
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Ask HN: Startup idea – disconnected, physical space charged by hour
45 points by chouchinhua 4y ago|86 comments
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by chouchinhua 5y ago
This is a pretty good summary of the philosophical difference between Thomas's and Breyer's view of copyright. I'll add that Thomas points out that if Breyer wants to talk about "thin" copyright, he should have disc