chrisbigelow's comments

> If you have a deviated septum, undergo septoplasty

Really? If you have a severely deviated septum you'll likely have a benefit. Talking as someone who has undergone a septoplasty, the ENT wanted to make me perfect and the surgery was horribly painful. What actually helped was treating my allergies.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6616214/

See also: "Power Up: What Keeps McMurdo Going?" https://scienceroadshow.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/power-up-wh...

> Buterin comes from a long tradition of Silicon Valley special smart boys, who have had it hammered into them that domain expertise — i.e., actually knowing stuff — pales into insignificance compared to pulling ideas out of your backside by virtue of your superior intelligence and upbringing and social position.

I detest this worldview. New knowledge is formed through creative conjecture and criticism. The creation of new ideas being restricted to only experts, those who "actually know stuff" shrinks the pool of creators of new knowledge. What we should strive for is better explanations of reality, not a restriction on who can make those explanations.

They acquire the carbon using direct air capture[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Fuels#:~:text=The%2....

alt title: "How to rapidly expand your carbon footprint before you die"

"Research shows that cruising emits up to four times more CO2 per passenger than flying. While air travel costs between 0,11 and 0,16 kg per passenger per kilometer – a significant amount -, taking a cruise ship adds up to a staggering 0,40 kilograms per kilometer."[1]

[1] https://www.geekyexplorer.com/cruise-ship-pollution/#:~:text....

It's banning the sale of new equipment

It's a fun exercise to try and treat each Minim like a serious metaphorical truth. Stretches my mind.

A A four-person model lists for $17,500.

I'd much rather have a used lifeboat[1] for $8,000 that can hold 20+ persons.

[1] https://commercial.apolloduck.com/boat/commercial-vessels-li...

We may need to rebrand when we expand to the European market...

My cofounder and I have been working on this problem for the past few years after being frustrated by the software solutions. You need your entire phone out of sight, new studies show even the presence of your phone can be a distraction[1] We are super-excited to be launching on Indiegogo in the next few weeks. Check it out at https://pausbox.com

[1] https://news.utexas.edu/2017/06/26/the-mere-presence-of-your...

One.

https://pausbox.com

Whenever I have more than that I can never get anything off the ground.

I've been working pretty hard on this hardware/software project with my co-founder for the past year. The biggest takeaway is that marketing a product can often be harder than building it. You need to push hard to improve your messaging and hit product market fit, I don't know how I could do that with multiple products at once.

I recently read "Of Wolves and Men"[1] by Barry Lopez. The book is a masterpiece.

[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/743936.Of_Wolves_and_Men

This is a great joke. But I'm skeptical this will actually illicit any behavior change. I think a better approach is to try to change our current phone usage patterns. I've been working on a timelock wireless charger to do just that: https://pausbox.com/

In my experience, not having the opportunity/ability to access my phone has been the only solution that truly lets me disconnect and focus. I've been working on a locking wireless charger to keep your phone out of sight and access, I'm looking to launch soon on Indiegogo: https://pausbox.com/

Finding the right manufacturer is never an easy process. My approach varies depending on how tight my budget is and what I'm trying to manufacture.

If I have significant investment capital or lined up buyers on a high-margin product, I'd look for a US supplier on ThomasNet, at least to start, once you go through the small-run back and forth you can look to moving manufacturing overseas. I've had poor experiences with the "Alibaba Method" (finding a Alibaba seller w/ a similar product and then trying to get yours made or white label their existing product). Often times the sellers on Alibaba aren't the actual manufacturers.

For Electronics: Go right to China. https://www.pcbway.com/ is a great company for rapid, small-run prototypes. They are also reasonable at volume.

Injection-moulding, Extrusions: You often won't save significantly by looking overseas. Find a U.S supplier to start. Prototype with small-batch methods (3d printing, laser, milling).

"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."

> "there was no relationship between milk fat and telomere length when total saturated fat intake was low, but the association was strong when total saturated fat intake was high."

Seems more to do with high saturated fat intake.

Not a pharmacological intervention, but I'm currently in the process of building out a newsletter for "longevity basics": https://pareto.substack.com/

I feel like too many people have gotten caught up in fringe science practices and "biohacking" the basic information that will keep us healthy and living long has been drowned out in the noise.