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Buddy said:
I've said it a million times, but I'M IN THE BEST SHAPE OF MY LIFE!! :blessed: Purely off the strength of discipline and determination. I'm an IT geek tho so it's time to take this shyt to the cloud. FSA is finna expire so Imma cop these :gladbron:

Lumen, tracks metabolic health
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Oura Gen 4. One ring to rule them all :ohlawd: this shyt is damn near a full body analysis
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I can't remember the final one but it tracks brain activity. I definitely wanna see what that shyt is talmbout while I'm working or studying, etc :jbhmm: it's Synzi or something like that. If anyone knows please share. Otherwise, :feedme:
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Tell me about the ring
 
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newarkhiphop said:
Tell me about the ring
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Getting the sizing kit tomorrow. I'll share updates once I've actually had one for a bit
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I don't know about the company. I've read a lot of their manuals, and website about their products and stuff that it monitors.

There's no reason to have to pay a membership to obtain that information, as there are devices and apps that'll give it to you for free. And they do shyt like their sleep evaluations which is based on some shyt they researched and analyze, no one else in the medical world uses, or knows about. I'm not saying it's wrong. But since it's proprietary, they are the only ones using those metrics and numbers so if that's what you want, you have to get a membership, and if you stop paying you can't get it. It's kind of shiesty.

That and while they "share sell or share" your personal information, they partner with, or may partner with whomever they want and allow data to be used for various person.

I don't even know if using a fake name would work. I have polar, they track more shyt than I care to know about (like oura) but I have a fake name for my polar registration, even though it has my GPS, and tracks my runs and rides...I never have to or had to pay for anything except the device, one time. Hell maybe the app is tracking and has access to my personal files or info and is sending that to polar.

There's just something that rubs me the wrong way about the subscription service but I'm intrigued by the product.
 
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Wildin said:
I don't know about the company. I've read a lot of their manuals, and website about their products and stuff that it monitors.

There's no reason to have to pay a membership to obtain that information, as there are devices and apps that'll give it to you for free. And they do shyt like their sleep evaluations which is based on some shyt they researched and analyze, no one else in the medical world uses, or knows about. I'm not saying it's wrong. But since it's proprietary, they are the only ones using those metrics and numbers so if that's what you want, you have to get a membership, and if you stop paying you can't get it. It's kind of shiesty.

That and while they "share sell or share" your personal information, they partner with, or may partner with whomever they want and allow data to be used for various person.

I don't even know if using a fake name would work. I have polar, they track more shyt than I care to know about (like oura) but I have a fake name for my polar registration, even though it has my GPS, and tracks my runs and rides...I never have to or had to pay for anything except the device, one time. Hell maybe the app is tracking and has access to my personal files or info and is sending that to polar.

There's just something that rubs me the wrong way about the subscription service but I'm intrigued by the product.
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Valid concerns. I checked out their privacy policy and they seen to be good there. Just your email. I'm not familiar with Polar or their competitors so I'll keep looking but a ring is ideal. Not a watch it some shyt. As for the subscription, FSA is use it or lose it :manny:
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Duolingo pre-2019 and language apps.
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What kinda languages? :feedme: What are you looking for in an app and why is Duolingo only pre 2019? :jbhmm:
 
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Buddy said:
Valid concerns. I checked out their privacy policy and they seen to be good there. Just your email. I'm not familiar with Polar or their competitors so I'll keep looking but a ring is ideal. Not a watch it some shyt. As for the subscription, FSA is use it or lose it :manny:

What kinda languages? :feedme: What are you looking for in an app and why is Duolingo only pre 2019? :jbhmm:
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Yeah, the product seems cool.

Do you remember jawbone? They had fitness and sleep trackers. But all the data was proprietary and pseudoscience. They were a hot gadget for a second then eventually their bullshyt caught up to them now the apps and shyt don't work, it's basically a paperweight or a non operational fancy bracelet. They shut down a number of years ago leaving people with inoperable devices.

I'm concerned that could happen again. And if it doesn't, why do we have to pay for the subscription? I understand that the interface and all that is expensive to maintain but with polar or Garmin, and other devices you can get all your data for free and some of those offer premium services. This is just a premium service.
 
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