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   Retrograde to Ethan Carter   
   Re: on buying a scale with bioimpedance   
   30 Mar 25 04:30:59   
   
   From: fungus@amongus.com.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:02:52 -0300   
   Ethan Carter  wrote:   
      
   >   
   > I love stuff that's high quality.  I surely care about precision and   
   > durability.  I wouldn't mind buying a more expensive one.  But, yeah, I   
   > did like the idea of having a scale with bioimpedance.  Thanks for any   
   > information.   
      
   The last time I bought a scale, all I wanted to know was my weight in   
   KG.  All the new scales provide new features like this one, and in   
   exchange, require the usual: internet enabled, create a user profile,   
   log in before use, agree to a terms of service that is updated   
   frequently.  Then they sell your biodata.   
      
   I didn't buy one, but I'd expect that within a week of first use, many   
   companies that have a financial interest in knowing your medical   
   condition will be updated on things like your biomass, water intake,   
   etc. and you'll start getting interesting adverts for medical   
   "supplements," "try this one weird trick," and the usual garbage.   
      
   The same business model, in sum.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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