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Re: Show HN: Whataaabout.com – unique activity ideas for the holiday break

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Post by singhrac »

arunan wrote: post #33
eterm wrote: post #9

Some things I noticed: The list is fairly short (70 activities total). Once filtered it would be easier to simply display all matching activities. Many of the "Low" cost activities have significant upfront costs. I wouldn't describe Archery as "low cost", nor describe Astronomy or a board game night as Free activities! It was easier just to read the raw JSON than browse the site. ( The activities are https://www.what…

I kinda like that it shows only one activity at a time. If one doesn't like it, they can always spin for a new one. Makes it better than the typical, google seo farmed lists. Also, let's you focus on one and make a decision. In regards to the costs, again, what's low cost for one might be different for another. My archery club allows you to show up and try it for a session (or two) before enrolling. Astronomy nights…

I agree, I like being forced to make a decision on an activity sequentially. Prevents optimization, which is a common way to spin around doing nothing.

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Post by tikwidd »

erkjs wrote: post #24
imafish wrote: post #23

The name is off to me. More natural: - whaaatabout - whatabooout

Ouch! I was not sure about it. Is english your first language? I'm asking out of curiosity, I'm italian

It's because the first vowel in 'about' is an unstressed schwa. It sounds unnatural in English to stress or lengthen a schwa.

(The only exception I can think of is 'evennn'. e.g. Bob and Sue are at a dinner party with friends. Bob tells everyone that he likes all vegetables. Sue knows he doesn't like broccoli, so she nudges Bob and says "evennn...?". This makes sense if 'even' in fact contains a syllabic nasal consonant rather than schwa: /'ivn=/.)

That said, I don't think it's a big deal!

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Post by burlesona »

I would definitely make permalinks to each activity and make the “surprise me” button navigate so you can hit back.

This is pretty neat! I think it’s actually nice that the list of activities is not enormously long, because at a certain point it would just feel like too much work to dig through an entire dictionary of possible things to do. So, if you wanted to keep working on it, I might focus more on refining what you have, for example you could have “how to get started” links on each activity.

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Post by [deleted] »

pests wrote: post #62
o0-0o wrote: post #50

This list includes taking drugs? Do you think it should have an age acceptance for terms and conditions?

Caffeine is a drug yet there's the fad of collecting donations via "buy me a coffee". Or as you might call it "buy drugs for me". Not all drugs are bad, not all drugs are illegal.

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Post by bacheaul »

Moto7451 wrote: post #38
diggan wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I wouldn't describe Archery as "low cost" Obviously the range is very broad, but around my parts you can get away with archery for about ~15 EUR per person (and up). That's not very expensive. What is "low cost" also obviously depends on the person.

Yup. About $20 USD where I grew up, with several archery ranges at public parks. I’d probably spring $20 for a few more niceties.

Having bought basic archery gear for 3 people in the last year, unless you're talking about a toy longbow, $20 is not going to get you anywhere. Even buying the absolute necessities for a basic barebow recurve setup, let's list things off:

Riser, plunger, arrow rest, limbs, string, arrows, finger tab. That's the absolute bare minimum. You'll also probably want an arm guard unless you don't value your forearms. You can't do this for less than US$150-$200, unless you find someone basically giving away second hand equipment.

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Post by leke »

pests wrote: post #62
o0-0o wrote: post #50

This list includes taking drugs? Do you think it should have an age acceptance for terms and conditions?

Caffeine is a drug yet there's the fad of collecting donations via "buy me a coffee". Or as you might call it "buy drugs for me". Not all drugs are bad, not all drugs are illegal.

Space cakes are where I'm from.

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Post by 4ggr0 »

bacheaul wrote: post #75
Moto7451 wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yup. About $20 USD where I grew up, with several archery ranges at public parks. I’d probably spring $20 for a few more niceties.

Having bought basic archery gear for 3 people in the last year, unless you're talking about a toy longbow, $20 is not going to get you anywhere. Even buying the absolute necessities for a basic barebow recurve setup, let's list things off: Riser, plunger, arrow rest, limbs, string, arrows, finger tab. That's the absolute bare minimum. You'll also probably want an arm guard unless you don't value your forearms. You ca…

They're talking about rental archery, aka. "I give you $20 and in turn can use your bow and arrow for an hour."

Re: Show HN: Whataaabout.com – unique activity ideas for the holiday break

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Post by bongobingo1 »

eterm wrote: post #9

Some things I noticed: The list is fairly short (70 activities total). Once filtered it would be easier to simply display all matching activities. Many of the "Low" cost activities have significant upfront costs. I wouldn't describe Archery as "low cost", nor describe Astronomy or a board game night as Free activities! It was easier just to read the raw JSON than browse the site. ( The activities are https://www.what…

> a board game night as Free activities!

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamecategory/1120/print-play

&

https://boardgamegeek.com/forum/974620/bgg/design-contests

BGGs site is always a bit confusing to me to navigate, but searching for "pnp" or "print and play" and a contest year will probably surface a lot of good "free" (or at least, free to print....) You can at least certainly get a bunch printed for cheaper than 1 boxed game and if you dont like half of them, no drama.

Shutup and sit down has done a few round ups of solo-print-and-plays https://inv.tux.pizza/search?q=shut+up++and+sit+down+print+a.... I'm sure there are people on here that can recommend some +1-player pnp games.

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Post by bongobingo1 »

eluketronic wrote: post #8

The first suggestion that appeared for me was “Trying CBD”. Is that really a “unique activity idea for the holiday break”?

More exciting than mine, "doing an expense report" or "checking your subscriptions".

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Post by samstave »

eterm wrote: post #9

Some things I noticed: The list is fairly short (70 activities total). Once filtered it would be easier to simply display all matching activities. Many of the "Low" cost activities have significant upfront costs. I wouldn't describe Archery as "low cost", nor describe Astronomy or a board game night as Free activities! It was easier just to read the raw JSON than browse the site. ( The activities are https://www.what…

>>It was easier just to read the raw JSON than browse the site*

this is hilarious. Like when us it guys have to call a call center triage desk "yes, i already rebooted...."

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