Hacker News: popotamonga

New comment by popotamonga in "Are mental health apps better or worse at privacy in 2023?"

popotamonga — Tue, 02 May 2023 17:20:52 +0000

Why can't an app be a certified medical device? I'm actually working on one and close to getting certification as a medical device, which will then be rolled out by hospitals etc.

Feedback from user testing has been great, patients loved it generally.

New comment by popotamonga in "Starbucks claims $181M in revenue from unused gift cards (2022)"

popotamonga — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:15:30 +0000

In one of my businesses, hotel booking, i also sell gift cards and market them agressively in festive seasons.1 year validity. 45% goes unclaimed, its now 20% of total profit (all legal here, expiry date in a large font)

New comment by popotamonga in "The EU proposed CRA law may have unintended consequence for the Python ecosystem"

popotamonga — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:03:46 +0000

i made a company. no personal liability whatsoever, all profits go to me personally (heavy taz but its ok) so they can sue all they want

New comment by popotamonga in "The salary you need to live comfortably in 15 major U.S. cities"

popotamonga — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:55:07 +0000

The trend nowadays is that you just need a bed and a toilet to be comfortable, so cheaper rent. Same happening here in europe, even on new homes, area is decreasing by the year.

New comment by popotamonga in "Ask HN: Are you still doing intermittent fasting?"

popotamonga — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 18:06:18 +0000

Yes and every 3 months a 5 day cleansing. Does wonders to my ibd (uc)

New comment by popotamonga in "In the age of AI, don't let your skills atrophy"

popotamonga — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 21:04:15 +0000

Most of my customers already asking for it. They pay me i do it. Talk about job replacement, i'm raising rates by the day

New comment by popotamonga in "Inverted computer culture: A thought experiment"

popotamonga — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:46:30 +0000

Yes it ran 24/7 when i was a kid for about 4 years, nowadays i rarely turn it on.

New comment by popotamonga in "Inverted computer culture: A thought experiment"

popotamonga — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:04:28 +0000

My schneider 286@12Mhz from 1990 with 40MB huge hdd still running fine, all original components.

New comment by popotamonga in "A runner who leads every pack and then vanishes"

popotamonga — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 21:25:45 +0000

I must be doing something really wrong, i'm 41 run 50km a week (for 10+yrs) and my Best i can do is 5km @ 7:15 and i'll be dead running 190bpm+ for the whole duration (and sometimes 200)

must be the genetics.

New comment by popotamonga in "Why Is Colorectal Cancer Rising Rapidly Among Young Adults?"

popotamonga — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 22:16:54 +0000

I have UC my doctor told me it just slightly increases the chance whereas some years ago they thought it increased a lot. Is she lying to me or what

New comment by popotamonga in "I hired 5 people to sit behind me and make me productive for a month"

popotamonga — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 20:20:36 +0000

I already have people in slack asking hows it going or is it done yet the whole time. incentive enough

New comment by popotamonga in "The Cost of Shadow Work"

popotamonga — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 22:03:24 +0000

i have a 5€/mo data simcard (500mb) i got many many years go. I have no use for it. To cancel it they put me through hell. My hour is valued at €200, i have no choice but to let them milk me for eternity. Or maybe someone comes up with a service for cancelling stuff/complain etc. I'de give them 50€ to cancel this crap.

New comment by popotamonga in "How likely is losing a Google account?"

popotamonga — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:12:47 +0000

i bet google could charge 1k/yr and have thousands of paying customer. I would.

New comment by popotamonga in "Best and worst decisions I’ve made"

popotamonga — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:23:47 +0000

I brush every single time i eat. Even if it's a snack. WFH forever helps make that possible.

New comment by popotamonga in "Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain"

popotamonga — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:32:15 +0000

vsl3. i tried some others before (all given by doctor) and had massive diarrhea. i guess each person is different.

New comment by popotamonga in "Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain"

popotamonga — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:30:21 +0000

That one exactly. Expensive as crap and hard to find in my country but it's priceless.

New comment by popotamonga in "Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain"

popotamonga — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:08:32 +0000

I got the opposite experience. I have IBD and recently started on some potent probiotics. Suddenly my energy and focus went up 1000%. So this is how regular people healthy live wow. I used to be lethargic all the time for 30+ years.

New comment by popotamonga in "Software horror show: SAP Concur"

popotamonga — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 09:13:45 +0000

The nightmares. I was a supplier for cocacola and it was so bad they had to do the invoicing for me because it was magic.

New comment by popotamonga in "Ask HN: What is your new year's resolution?"

popotamonga — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 13:15:46 +0000

More vacation. At least 1 big weekend a month off to a remote location (fri evening -mon morning)

Stay Positive: tell us how this year was so great for you, brag a little it's ok

popotamonga — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 18:29:24 +0000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34176023

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