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[–] player2 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This looks cool, but I'm also having trouble using it on Android. I installed the app like was shown and I entered the API key that I generated for this, but I get the error fetching response. I tried both the 3.5 and 4 models, I'm not sure how to check which I have.

[–] player2 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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[–] player2 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you are an apple user, then the Apple watch is clear choice. As an Android user, Huawei could be a decent option but not in the United States. The Google watch is still first generation and might be ok for early adopters but I'm weary of it, and that's coming from a long time google phone user since the first one. I'm hoping they release more generations of it with improvements.

[–] player2 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

It probably would not communicate directly with a smaller fitness app other than some major ones like Strava and my fitness pal. You CAN track weightlifting in the Garmin app, and I do, the watch can even auto track your sets and it attempts to auto detect the lift type but isn't always right so I correct them after I'm done. For lifting workout structuring, it probably won't be as good as your lifting specific phone app. Garmin is very good at running and other cardio activities, most smart watches struggle to measure weight lifting.

The watches can connect to a second Garmin app on your phone called Connect IQ which is their app store where they support third party developers to make apps, widget, ultra customizable watchfaces, integration of new connected sensors.

It does not support common phone apps or have incredible advanced phone integration like an apple or Google watch would have but we like that because we already get enough screen time. I'm able to see and reply to text messages though, see and interact with all notifications, control audio/media that is playing and more though so it's not devoid of features at all.

[–] player2 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

For the most detailed exercise/health tracking, I'd highly recommend Garmin watches. First, no subscription fees, you buy the hardware and you own it and can customize it a lot. Second, the battery life can't be beat. Third, stats, graphs, analytics! Plus it works just as well whether you're an apple or android user.

I have the Forerunner 265 and it is so much fun for a stats and graph loving nerd like myself. My gf chose the Venu 2 Sq because she wanted a square screen and she is really happy with it.

[–] player2 0 points 1 year ago

Ah, good point.

[–] player2 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Correct, I also read that the .ml addresses were free, but in hindsight this downtime is a bigger cost to bear than the $10/year or whatever it would cost to properly pay for a domain.

[–] player2 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Aside from actually hurting animals, a beach spill is really bad optics / PR. I know it won't really impact the earth as a whole, natural oil seeps let lots of oil into the ocean every day, but beach spills make headlines.

[–] player2 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I used to work in the oilfield and my reaction was also, oh, only 1200 bbls? That amount is pretty small in terms of the spills we saw or heard about locally regularly, however that was in the middle of North Dakota and this is on a beach and ocean marine life which makes this so much worse.

[–] player2 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The theory is that their July traffic numbers are probably down so they're boosting them with /r/place traffic so that the drop due to 3rd party apps doesn't look as bad to investors. Reddit probably sees the increased server costs as an investment to boost their IPO valuation.

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