Tips for a Better Life

Post by 0xffff2 » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 4:49 AM UTC

andreilys wrote: post #251

bonoboTP wrote: post #47

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Some people value that they can get stuff done for themselves. I've grown up helping with various renovations around our home (floor tiling, wallpapers, building kitchen furniture etc), and they are fond memories and it makes a difference to how you feel living in a place. I know today mobility and renting is everything, but there is quite a distinct feel of living in actually your own place that you've worked on ove…

Some people have spent thousands of hours perfecting their craft. To think you can produce the same output with a few hours of YouTube tutorials is laughable. I’m happy to pay these experts because I know I will get my moneys worth. It’ll also free up my time to explore things I have a higher interest and affinity for

Post by erik » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 4:52 AM UTC

ddlatham wrote: post #232

munificent wrote: post #131

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I think it's also important to be precise about what "it" is. Most MP3 players at the time had around an hour's worth of storage. The Creative NOMAD was 64 MB. That means those products were from a user experience perspective in the same category as Walkmen and Minidisc players. It was a writable music player that held about an album. It let you make your own mixtapes, but selecting media while at home was a fundamen…

I totally agree that having enough storage space for your full collection was an important differentiator. But the thing is that the iPod wasn't the first to market for that either. I remember having the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Jukebox and loving it before the iPod came along. I don't think it was just the storage size that was the difference. It was the combination of a well designed simple UI togethe…

Post by ddlatham » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 4:58 AM UTC

erik wrote: post #263

ddlatham wrote: post #232

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I totally agree that having enough storage space for your full collection was an important differentiator. But the thing is that the iPod wasn't the first to market for that either. I remember having the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Jukebox and loving it before the iPod came along. I don't think it was just the storage size that was the difference. It was the combination of a well designed simple UI togethe…

Two other factors that are often overlooked in the early success of the ipod: 400mb/s Firewire let you actually put a lot of files on it in a reasonable amount of time. The theoretical 11mb/s of USB 1.1 was painfully slow in comparison. The ipod was _tiny_ compared to the other hard drive based mp3 players of the time.

Post by 0xffff2 » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 5:04 AM UTC

carabiner wrote: post #38

nlh wrote: post #19

These are really great! I imagine one could write a paragraph (or more) on each, and one could setup a whole process of following through with all of them. In fact, this is inspiring: I'm going to put these in a list and review them regularly and try to take a (small) action on each. Anyone wanna try it with me? BTW - only two that I disagree with: > 13. When googling a recipe, precede it with ‘best’. You’ll find bet…

Tip 13 should just be tip 1 applied to recipes. Searching reddit for recipes can yield ones that many people have actually tried and feel like opining on. The downside of Reddit opinions is that it heavily weighs the enthusiasts' point of view, not the once-in-a-while dabbler. You might get a solution that's grander, more expensive, or more complex than your needs. Someone might swear by a vacuum cleaner or pot roast…

Post by leetrout » Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 5:05 AM UTC