I agree. I have been kind of an Apple fanboy but the Tahoe thing is one of the worst products to come out of the company. I really think people should be fired for releasing this.

This is akin to MobileMe -

https://www.cultofmac.com/apple-history/steve-jobs-mobileme-...

> Some economists have questioned the validity of the JOLTS data, in part due to the survey’s low response rate and sometimes sizable revisions. A separate index by job-posting site Indeed, which is reported on a daily basis, showed openings rebounded in November after reaching a multiyear low.

Curious what is his secret to longevity?

He drinks lot of Coke, I doubt he exercises much yet he is still alive at 95 and some would say reasonably healthy at that age.

> I'll never understand some people's fetishization with getting darker via tanning though

While some darker skin people want to have lighter skin.

Maybe at some deeper level it’s something about being human. We always want something the other person has

I'm pretty sure it's just cultural. They don't want to be fairer, or darker, they want the social status that it, allegedly, signals.

> We always want something the other person has

This. Same with curly vs straight hair.

> China added ~90GW of utility solar per year in last 2 years. There's ~400-500GW solar+wind under construction there.

Source?

I'm not sure about the utility/non-utility mix, but according to IRENA it was actually ~500GW of added capacity in 2023 and 2024.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/installed-solar-pv-capaci...

the microsoftication of Google. Fighting evil with evil...

> If you release a product, let those who actually want to use it have a path to do so.

This is great fundamental business advice. We are in the AI age but these companies see to have forgotten basic business things

how accurate is this?

> The Hilo Band uses photoplethysmography (PPG)—an optical sensor technology that collects data from your wrist. This data is sent securely through the Hilo App to Hilo’s cloud server, where advanced algorithms estimate your blood pressure using Pulse Wave Analysis (PWA), which looks beyond just the rate of your pulse, and examines the unique form of each heartbeat’s pressure through your blood vessels.

I doubt that it’s comparable to real blood pressure monitor.

I can do 3 cuff readings within 5 minutes are easily get +- 10 for each measurement. So it doesn't have to be super precise to have comparable accuracy to a cuff. Also the fact it is making continuous readings (even while asleep) is very helpful.

By "cuff" you mean the brachial artery ones, right? I'd be interested in both accuracy (same value when measuring the same thing) and precision (how close to actual value).

>By "cuff" you mean the brachial artery ones, right?

Yes, the one that goes on your bicep.

Anecodtally, it seems to be within the variance of the cuff (plus or minus 10).

Trying to measure both at the same time is tricky as you can't actually tell the Hilo device when to make a measurement. It does it on it's own scedule.

You are supposed to calibrate the bracelet against a cuff at least once a month.

It seems pretty consistent with a cuff. Also it doesn't jump around wildly from one minute to the next.

How comfortable is it? Do you have to wear it particularly tightly around your wrist or can you let it hang a little loose like a watch?

it doesn't need to be tight. I have it similar tightness to a watch. I don't really notice it. it is supposed to be waterproof, but I haven't really put that to the test.

I've had it a couple of weeks now. it is very convenient. However I am starting to notice some sizeable discrepancies with my pressure cuff. :0(

I heard this somewhere and its true of every politician:

you campaign in poetry and govern in prose.

ACA is NOT a failure. It did address some really critical pain points but left others. There is no bill that can address every single pain point in a system that is as complex as the US healthcare.