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On the subject of placebo technology. How well do HN think placebo software would work? An example would be a productivity app that only has a flip switch for High or Low productivity. Whenever you need to be extra productive, just open the app and set it to High.
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But does it do that? If I put the device near test rats subject to really excess SAR, will it prevent them from being cooked?
Are "balance and harmonisation" exact enough terms that you can disprove them? Can that sentence even be called a technical or medical claim considering how vague it is? Vitaminwater has some drink called "balance", would that fall under the same thing? They also have something called "revive" but I don't think you can call it illegal just because it won't revive people from death.
I wonder if there would be a market for actual electromagnetic shielding products, such as some sort of conductive paint for walls and ceilings? Of course, you could not use your phone or other devices, but it could be useful for the bedroom. A good way to have a guaranteed "do-not-disturb" zone as well!
On the subject of placebo technology. How well do HN think placebo software would work? An example would be a productivity app that only has a flip switch for High or Low productivity. Whenever you need to be extra productive, just open the app and set it to High.
It wouldn't be just placebo though. Clearly separating time when you want to be productive vs playing around is an old and effective trick. Placebo apps that make your Internet faster are as old as the Internet itself though. I am guilty. In my defense, that was 20 years ago.
I wonder if there would be a market for actual electromagnetic shielding products, such as some sort of conductive paint for walls and ceilings? Of course, you could not use your phone or other devices, but it could be useful for the bedroom. A good way to have a guaranteed "do-not-disturb" zone as well!
The market is there, schools would love this technology. The problem is that simple thin coat of aluminized paint is super expensive, as is a big mesh. And phones are very effective at getting the low signals through any available hole in filter coverage.
[0] https://www.verizon.com/support/4g-lte-network-extender-faqs...
I had this idea of starting a business selling homeopathic antidotes to vaccines. If anyone wants to partner up...
Being proper homeopathic antidotes I assume you'd be using trace amounts of the active, supposedly harmful, substance in vaccines?
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Are "balance and harmonisation" exact enough terms that you can disprove them? Can that sentence even be called a technical or medical claim considering how vague it is? Vitaminwater has some drink called "balance", would that fall under the same thing? They also have something called "revive" but I don't think you can call it illegal just because it won't revive people from death.
Well, it does claim a specific noxious agent it does something against. Much like you couldn't say something balances and harmonizes your body against cancer or say heavy metals when it does not do such a thing.
Neither "balance and harmonisation" or "imbalanced electric radiation" are precise enough terms to disprove I'd think. Then again, I'm in no way an expert on quack healing devices or RF engineering.
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The market is there, schools would love this technology. The problem is that simple thin coat of aluminized paint is super expensive, as is a big mesh. And phones are very effective at getting the low signals through any available hole in filter coverage.
I wonder if it would be possible to install a 4G network extender [0] then implement IP route rules on the ADSL router, to forbid access to Facebook and co? [0] https://www.verizon.com/support/4g-lte-network-extender-faqs...
On the subject of placebo technology. How well do HN think placebo software would work? An example would be a productivity app that only has a flip switch for High or Low productivity. Whenever you need to be extra productive, just open the app and set it to High.
Very well. The Pomodoro technique is essentially this.