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by sw104 4y ago
I honestly don't understand the point of people avoiding smartphones on principle. I'm not sure if it's a contrarian way of thinking, a way to stand out or what. Why not just dumb down a smartphone? I have a Pixel 5 because i
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by sw104 4y ago
What did you find difficult in removing distractions on Android? I got a Pixel 5 few years ago (seemingly the smallest form factor Android device), didn't install any apps, removed a bunch of stock apps I didn't need, and turned o
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by sw104 4y ago
The gym I go to has maybe 10 female regulars (including my wife). I think the reason it's so low is because of men advising other men to meet girls at the gym, or people going with that goal in-mind. My wife has to put up with all sort
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by sw104 4y ago
I always wondered what this was, and presumed it was just a fill-in for commentary videos where the commentator was a bit camera shy, despite being confident enough to post their political / social commentary. The Grand Theft Auto foot
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by sw104 4y ago
Thank you so much for this. I'd never heard of stimming before, but your first paragraph was exactly what I feel that I have. I just couldn't write it as clearly. It seems to be caused by all sorts, as you suggest:- stress, focus,
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by sw104 4y ago
It depends how much flow the escape valve controls. Anecdotally, I used to have neighbours who would order food delivery religiously, multiple times per day, every day. It must have costed a small fortune. Not enough for buying a home, but
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by sw104 4y ago
Being overweight and obese are alongside alcohol and tobacco in the biggest causes of ill health and misery. In the UK 64% of the adult population are overweight/obese, in the states it's over 70% (if I remember correctly). Alongs
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I think they struggled with a very stubborn userbase. I used it and thought it worked brilliantly.
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The thing is, once you take away all the industries thriving on selling products that damage/ruin lives, there's not really much left is there? It's legal to sell fast food and junk food (crisps, fizzy drinks, chocolate, even
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by sw104 4y ago
YouTube Shorts don't seem to operate on the same level as TikTok. Maybe I have a unique experience but every time I look at YouTube Shorts, it's literally the same batch of videos in the same order, day-to-day.
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Ask HN: How can I stop pulling my hair?
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by sw104 4y ago
It's a terrible analogy really. Poor writing. A gym is only unfamiliar if you've never been to a gym before. Almost any gym you go to has the same machines (cardio and weights), dumbbells, barbells, kettle bells etc. Most machines
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by sw104 4y ago
I'm not the person you replied to, but have the same stance. I'd just not consume that content. I don't deserve to have everything, even if I want it. At the end of the day, it's just a piece of media.
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by sw104 4y ago
The NHS isn't built to handle the modern British man/woman's health. According to the ONS, 64% of adults are overweight and obese. To add to that, we have a more aged population than when the NHS was founded. Binge drinking a
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by sw104 4y ago
Agreed. British education is upheld by a handful of universities with great research backgrounds. High school standards are slipping, and most universities are now just filler for 18-21 year olds. I went to a Russell Group university which
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by sw104 4y ago
Could you advise what sort of data might be leaked? I'm curious, just not sure how to ask without it sounding antagonistic. I use contacts, phone, SMS, and the odd search on Google Maps and Chrome (once a week or so). All I can imagine
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by sw104 4y ago
I've been through this thought process myself and honestly, the best approach I've found is to use a cheap smartphone (Android in my case) and just use it minimally. In my opinion, a lot of the complaints about attention are unfai
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by sw104 4y ago
I've owned multiple (fancy) rats as pets in my time. The species is somewhat split into domesticated and non-domesticated. My rats would probably never have survived in the wild (due to their appearance, sand/tuxedo coloured, inst
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by sw104 4y ago
That sounds quite harsh. People that live in cities aren't stupid.
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by sw104 4y ago
I think the jury is out on YouTube being social media. Like yourself I'd agree it's not social media based on the way I use it. For people who just watch the videos it's purely a video streaming site. For other users it'
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by sw104 4y ago
I think that's just you. I was an early adopter of virtual reality (since sold it and moved on). Even the most energetic VR games pale in comparison to a typical gym workout, provided the person actually works out at the gym rather tha
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by sw104 4y ago
These reasons are entirely on a person-by-person basis. Sleeping and drug use isn't going to sway somebody away from wanting to start a family. Many people have no kids and still can't simply change their job, location, travel or
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by sw104 4y ago
I'm not certain social media is ever a good sample space for this sort of thing. We're all too aware that certain platforms lean certain directions and I believe VK is essentially owned and operated by the government, having been
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by sw104 4y ago
Anecdotal but I've lost 10kg (from a healthy starting weight), across 3 months, with CICO. Sure it's not completely precise, but if you round down your energy expenditure estimates and round up your calorie intake estimates, it wo
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by sw104 4y ago
Portion sizes are a really good point. I'm British and my partner is Russian. Our first date was at an Italian restaurant and she ordered a pizza. She was shocked to receive a full circle of pizza, as opposed to a slice. I was shocked
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by sw104 4y ago
While there may be an underlying cause exacerbating the issue, I still think most people's obesity (and being overweight) is almost entirely on poor lifestyle choices, and refuting this is mostly a coping mechanism. I'd be willing
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by sw104 4y ago
How does somebody work 15 hour days making blog posts (Stripe Press)? Maybe I'm being elitist, but I pegged the long working hours and collaboration more with the engineering side of Stripe.