I think iPhones are on a different quality level than a FairPhone so you can't compare it 1:1

They are absolutely on different categories.

One is a device made by a company with a minimal ethical standard, which is not willing to sacrifice those for profits.

The other is a trillion-dollar company that manages to convince billions of people world-wide that their products will make them smarter/more creative/just like the good guy on TV shows. This image and feel-good ads also gets them to convince people that is totally fine to pay hundreds/thousands of dollars to upgrade their devices while talking about "social good", "climate-conscious" and every fucking talking point of the "progressive/anti-capitalist" millenials. IOW, all the feel-good talk about issues gives them enough cover to get to exploit mass-scale consumerism.

I wonder how they do that? Perhaps it's this thing called "marketing"?

Tip is not included in the bill in Europe, I can tell it's not in Germany

30% is a ridiculous tip in Europe, also in Germany.

Generally you round up, or give 10% if it's an occasion.

Same in Austria. Most people tip here just like in Eastern Europe.

You are correct, I was sloppy (and also underinformed and curious).

I should have said "service is included".

Which I (with my temporarily bruised ego) think means that the standard +10-20% that you apply in US it not really expected.

I like the idea But I don't understand why you choose "Show HN: I Launched a “Fun” Web App for Developers" as title Some hint that it's an app that explains code in the title would maybe gain more clicks, attention

when you add your private address to every transaction

In the case it isn't, it is exposed to the haveibeenfacebooked page afterwards you asked them if it is exposed

Yes

bitcoin would be nice

+1 for the marketplace idea

Yeah reading hacker news since 4 hours and didn't even planned to open it. Now the world is more dangerous and don't know if people are commenting or GPT-3 bots.

Any solutions to find sleep?

Read a really charming and escapist novel. Worst case, you end up staying up too late because the book is so good, but I haven't found anything more reliable for making me disconnect from the world and its churning. Substituting a book for Twitter for the hour before bed has markedly improved the overall quality of my life.

To get yourself into the habit, don't read anything on your "to read someday list of important books." Just pick the most notorious page turner you can think of.

Recent reads that I recommend: N.K. Jemison's Broken Earth Trilogy. Alix Harrow's Ten Thousand Doors of January. Madeline Miller's Circe. Murakami's 1Q84.

Although with a little more thought, 1Q84 might be more upsetting now than it was last year.

I just had "Broken Earth" recommended to me from someone else as well. Guess that is going to the top of the list - thanks!

Completely agree. Reading a book before bed slows my mind and removes the days anxieties. I’m currently reading The Lost Fleet sci-fi series. Pure entertainment.

For sci-fi I really enjoyed the Three Body Problem series

Thanks! I have a couple books left in this series, then I'll check our your suggestion.

Anecdotally, I've had much better sleep when reading a book just before bed than anything else. Even just cutting of twitter/ screens before bed didn't get me the same kind of relaxed, gentle sleep as reading, say, 50 pages of sff.

I recommend Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Whoa, slow down there, Satan.

?? What?

Blood Meridian has dark moments in the narrative sure, but it’s a beautifully written book and very easy spaghetti western adventure to get lost in before bed. It’s not like you’re dozing off reading The Necronomicon, c’mon.

It's my favourite book but it's hardly easy-reading for many people. It's grim and would challenge a few people I bet. I could read writing like that about the desert forever, but not everyone is so inclined.

I think everyone should read it, but I can also appreciate an "easy there, Satan"-type joke about it!

Yeah, I've read most of Cormac McCarthy's books, but I've never gotten past the first 50 pages of Blood Meridian. Even compared to Child of God, it just hit me in the wrong ways whenever I read it. Still hoping to get to it someday though!

Commit to it. It's sublime.

Last one I read was Suttree while over in the US camping in the South-East.

I never thought I’d hear someone call Blood Meridian a “spaghetti western adventure”. Makes it sound like The Magnificent Seven!

I meant to say spaghetti-ish, but edited it out to fix some grammar and forgot to put it back. So it goes

In the middle of that book now. Deeply calming.

Any good book recommendations? I just finished Red Notice by Bill Browder which was fantastic.

If you're interested in Russia, Revolutionary Russia by Orlando Figes was really good. It's a (brief) history of the Soviet Union.

I don't "doomscroll" much but I definitely "FOMO scroll". I'll scroll through HN and my multi-reddit of programming subreddits to see if there's anything cool and new to learn or see what's happening in the tech world. I don't feel anxiety but it's definitely something I don't need to be doing right before bed

Put down your phone - stop staring at it at the gym, in line, on the toilet, at any time there's a lull in the activity - try just observing things around you. Read novels, especially before bed. Stop feeling like you have to be an informed and empowered member of society at all times on all issues. Develop hobbies that aren't related to tech - especially ones that force you to get outside and don't require high tech, expensive equipment. Get hobbies that force you to interact with people who aren't college educated and who aren't highly liberal tech people in a coastal bubble. Train for something hard - a marthon, a weightlifting competition, a martial arts tournament. You'd be amazed at how quickly all this shit becomes noise when you have things to do, and you get away from the bubble you're in.

> Stop feeling like you have to be an informed and empowered member of society at all times on all issues.

This probably isn’t entirely the point you were trying to make with that sentence, but I feel like reading a book about an issue instead of trying to inform yourself through doomscrolling social media will actually do more to being an informed and empowered person.

> Stop feeling like you have to be an informed and empowered member of society at all times on all issues.

I think this is an underrated comment. Nothing wrong with staying informed to an extent but when it becomes all consuming (esp through social media and 24/7 news), it is essentially taking on the world day in, day out. That's a large burden to absorb for any individual and the loss of control one feels breeds anxiety.

It’s going to be a few years before “interact with people” in real life is a reasonable thing to do.

When I can, I try to get off my computer. Go do some woodworking or read a book or go for a walk. Get some hobby, any hobby, that gets you away from screens and utilizing your own brain instead of looking things up on the internet or over analyzing stuff cuz you read too much about it online. Just get away from the damn machine. Then, when it's time for bed, I don't even think about scrolling, my mind if off in whatever I was doing, and how I'm going to do it different/better/what i'll do next. I do find myself falling into the same traps and roped back at times though. Or just clear out all your reddit subs and replace em with porn ones. Clears out the "doom scrolling" real quick anyway...

Definitely exercise, works wonders. A bike ride or run, even a few sets of pushups and crunches

Do something offline that avoids giving your brain the sense of "Something new must be happening and I need to know what it is." I like video games, which is sort of a compromise (there's still more to do, you can see the number go up, etc., but there's no realtime pressure), but reading a physical book or listening to music are both good options to (and avoid emitted light, for bonus points).

I've found that weight-lifting really puts my sleep in order. It's not only restful, it also feels good to sleep after a workout.

Exercise helps, a lot. I'd spend my days riding my bike, if I could. Helps get rid of some of the despair and worry and I definitely sleep better. And ... yeah, can't really check twitter while out on the bike!

History podcasts (Mike Duncan's Revolutions and Fall of Civilizations have been working for me). Set a 15-30 minutes timer and it works wonderfully.

No Dan Carlin, though. That man's voice is caffeine.

I listen to a Sci-fi/futurism Podcast. Dude has a very calm voice, content is interesting, but not too complicated to keep you awake. Works great.

I thought sleeping to a podcast was crazy until I found Sleep With Me, and I ended up putting it on pretty frequently, 2-3 nights/week. It's really calming. Guy incoherently recaps episodes of shows.

Could you share the name?

Isaac Arthur / SFIA

Thank you!

Got any Chamomile tea?

I try,thanks