| ▲ | n8cpdx a day ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> I could have my own TRMNL for under $80, or, if you factor in my time, around $5,000, which is a bargain I love the self awareness. I'm trying to be better about factoring in my time, largely unsuccessfully. E.g. I just spent $200 of my time trying to trade in an iphone at the apple store (the Apple Store sucks now and has terrible processes). Value of trade in: $200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | turtlebits an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You can always trade in by mail. I just did it for my M1 Air. I still need to drop it off at UPS, but no driving to the mall, parking, and waiting in line. This is also why I buy almost everything from Amazon. Their returns process is worlds ahead of every one else. It also doesn't hurt that drop-offs are at grocery stores. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | stavros a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The trick is that, if you're enjoying the process, the cost is negative! Trading in an iPhone doesn't sound very enjoyable, but to each their own. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | KMnO4 19 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
How did you come to the $200 figure? Your time does have value, but it’s in terms of opportunity cost, not hourly wage. Presumably you wouldn’t have made $200 had you not gone to the Apple Store (unless you went when you were supposed to be working and have a job where that time becomes unpaid). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | drcongo a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
stavros is one of my favourite posters on HN, and the writing on his site is full of beautiful turns of phrase like that. > The Timeframe is a beautiful, battery-powered, high-resolution e-ink device that sits on my desk and reminds me of the inexorable grind that saps my creativity and drains me of the will to live. From https://www.stavros.io/posts/making-the-timeframe/ edit: Ever since I read the Timeframe article I've been itching to do the same thing myself, but I suck at these things so worry that I'm just going to end up with more piles of electronic parts in my cupboard of broken dreams. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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