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#3442517 10-Dec-2025 21:26

Senecio:

Staying appropriately hydrated.

I know I'm 50 now and my bladder isn't as robust as it used to be but I just can't get it right. I'm either dehydrated leading to headaches or running to the toilet every 15mins. There doesn't seem to be a just right quantity of water to drink.

Can drinking lots of water make things worse if it makes you sweat and pee more so you’re flushing out electrolytes?

Maybe drink an electrolyte solution instead of water?

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#3442580 11-Dec-2025 01:32

Rikkitic:

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Widows 11 is like that evil mother in law that feels the need to vist you every second day or so. Also the Travago Advert that visits you every 5 to 10 minutes on Freeview channels.

They got done for deceptive advertising. Turns out they only recommended hotels that paid them a fee. Maybe the carpet bombing is an attempt to compensate the loss.

Same thing happened to Youi and they left our channels never to return. Now they just crap on Australia FTA, like a flock of diarrheac swallows.

The Trivago ads now have some fine print at the bottom, saying (effectively) "we won't show you cheaper rooms where the provider won't pay us enough commission"

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#3442588 11-Dec-2025 07:18

In Australia, Trivago to pay $44.7 million in penalties for misleading consumers over hotel room rates

in 2022, The Australian Federal Court has ordered Trivago to pay penalties of $44.7 million for making misleading representations about hotel room rates on its website and in television advertising, in proceedings brought by the ACCC.

In January 2020, the Federal Court found that Trivago had breached the Australian Consumer Law by misleading consumers when representing that its website would quickly and easily help users identify the best deal or cheapest rates available for a given hotel.

In fact, Trivago used an algorithm which placed significant weight on which online hotel booking site paid Trivago the highest cost-per-click fee in determining which rates to highlight on its website and as a result often did not highlight the cheapest rates for consumers.
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#3442592 11-Dec-2025 07:34

kingdragonfly: In Australia, Trivago to pay $44.7 million in penalties for misleading consumers over hotel room rates

in 2022, The Australian Federal Court has ordered Trivago to pay penalties of $44.7 million for making misleading representations about hotel room rates on its website and in television advertising, in proceedings brought by the ACCC.

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Surely this belongs in the Smile thread. I enjoy seeing big corporations get held to account for wrongdoing, particularly when it's related to advertising and marketing.

Sometimes I use big words I don't always fully understand in an effort to make myself sound more photosynthesis.

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#3442593 11-Dec-2025 07:38

Online hotel pricing is a prime example of price discrimination / dynamic pricing, personalized pricing / yield management.

Algorithms may adjust what you pay based on things like your location, device type (e.g., Mac, PC / mobile), and your browsing history.

It happens worldwide including in New Zealand.

The practices began emerging as early as the late 2000s with widespread cookie-based tracking.

In the early 2010s, a few high-profile investigations found that some travel sites showed pricier hotel options to Mac users.

For Macs, as usual, sunlight is the best disinfectant, and major platforms have scaled back device-based segmentation because regulators and consumer groups started paying attention.

It's hard to impssible to determine specific factors that influences prices today. They are all sneaky.

Hotel booking sites show higher prices to travelers from Bay Area

The most popular hotel booking sites show prices substantially higher to San Franciscans using their online booking platforms — and most Bay Area travelers at large likely have no idea.
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This shady phenomenon, known as price discrimination, occurs when online retailers make judgments about what their customer will pay and then hike their rates accordingly.

I set out to compare hotel prices — for the same hotel rooms, during the same spans of time — using different devices and browsers and while browsing from different geographic regions. The goal was to understand how online travel agencies adjusted their prices, and which metrics produce the lowest cost.
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Dynamic Pricing - Definition, Types, Advantages, Examples and Usage in AI, Hospitality, Airlines

Encyclopedia Galactica definition: "A bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes"

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#3442595 11-Dec-2025 07:58

Two days ago on Youtube a promoted video showed how to make an improvised lethal booby trap, using a trip wire. It would be clever if it wasn't diabolical.

It sole design was to attempt to kill anything, that walked past the tripwire: wild pig, dog, 5 year old child: no difference

An American youtuber of course. I'm not giving full title, but it included "trap" in title.

It showed the construction, assembly, and intended operation of a lethal, indiscriminate improvised weapon designed to discharge a 9mm bullet round when triggered.

It had detailed instructions and off-the-shelf component lists. It did NOT use a gun, in case you're wondering, but did use a 9mm round.

A completely unskilled person could replicate the prohibited device capable of causing death.

It was so simple the only tools you needed was a credit card, and maybe a rock to pound a rod into the ground.

The components were not illegal by themselves, but massively illegal when assembled.

The creation and use the boobytrap is illegal in all U.S. states and in most jurisdictions worldwide, as they function as booby traps or improvised explosive/ballistic weapons.

I reported it to Youtube, with a legal description why it was illegal, and it's still up.

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#3442598 11-Dec-2025 08:18

johno1234:

Senecio:

Staying appropriately hydrated.

I know I'm 50 now and my bladder isn't as robust as it used to be but I just can't get it right. I'm either dehydrated leading to headaches or running to the toilet every 15mins. There doesn't seem to be a just right quantity of water to drink.

Can drinking lots of water make things worse if it makes you sweat and pee more so you’re flushing out electrolytes?

Maybe drink an electrolyte solution instead of water?

Sure can. But generally when combined with physical exertion. eg Ultra running.

Called Hyponatremia.

So long as you are getting salt from foods etc, most people would be unlikely to get to the point of flushing the electrolytes out just through water intake (not impossible though). Endurance athletes may not be fueling with actual food so have a higher risk of flushing if they don't include electrolytes.

Drinking electrolytes instead of/as well as water won't reduce the toilet stops though. Source: There aren't many portaloos between the aid stations...... ;-)

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#3442603 11-Dec-2025 08:40

floydbloke:

Surely this belongs in the Smile thread. I enjoy seeing big corporations get held to account for wrongdoing, particularly when it's related to advertising and marketing.

I would never use a site like Trivago for anything. I immediately decided that when their first shouty ads started appearing. The louder they yell, the more you should avoid them. It is a warning.

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#3442604 11-Dec-2025 08:48

geoffwnz:

Sure can. But generally when combined with physical exertion. eg Ultra running.

Called Hyponatremia.

So long as you are getting salt from foods etc, most people would be unlikely to get to the point of flushing the electrolytes out just through water intake (not impossible though). Endurance athletes may not be fueling with actual food so have a higher risk of flushing if they don't include electrolytes.

Drinking electrolytes instead of/as well as water won't reduce the toilet stops though. Source: There aren't many portaloos between the aid stations...... ;-)

As an endurance runner myself I'm familiar with Hyponatremia, thankfully not from direct experience. When I am training I usually make a 50% strength electrolyte drink mix and even then I fill one flask with the weak electrolyte mix and one flask with straight water to mix it up.

My comment yesterday was just in relation to day to day activities. Yesterday was a rest day with no running. I woke up feeling dehydrated, drank some water and 30mins later the toilet stops began. Sipped on some watr throughout the day and by the time I logged off my computer I was feeling dehydrated again. I just can;\'t seem to find that Goldilocks balance of just right when I'm not excercising.

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#3442605 11-Dec-2025 08:50

Rikkitic:

floydbloke:

Surely this belongs in the Smile thread. I enjoy seeing big corporations get held to account for wrongdoing, particularly when it's related to advertising and marketing.

I would never use a site like Trivago for anything. I immediately decided that when their first shouty ads started appearing. The louder they yell, the more you should avoid them. It is a warning.

I do use sites like Trivago or Booking.com to compare hotels but never use them to make abooking. Always prefer to book directly with the hotel that I've chosen but it does make it easier to seem them all in one location to compare.

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#3442606 11-Dec-2025 08:51

The sight of that shifty looking football manager with the teeth was enough to put me off Trivago for life.

In general, any product that bombards you with persistent advertising is making up for being overpriced or just not that good. Another example of that is Rod from Wet & Forget.

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#3442616 11-Dec-2025 08:53

Senecio:

geoffwnz:

Sure can. But generally when combined with physical exertion. eg Ultra running.

Called Hyponatremia.

So long as you are getting salt from foods etc, most people would be unlikely to get to the point of flushing the electrolytes out just through water intake (not impossible though). Endurance athletes may not be fueling with actual food so have a higher risk of flushing if they don't include electrolytes.

Drinking electrolytes instead of/as well as water won't reduce the toilet stops though. Source: There aren't many portaloos between the aid stations...... ;-)

As an endurance runner myself I'm familiar with Hyponatremia, thankfully not from direct experience. When I am training I usually make a 50% strength electrolyte drink mix and even then I fill one flask with the weak electrolyte mix and one flask with straight water to mix it up.

My comment yesterday was just in relation to day to day activities. Yesterday was a rest day with no running. I woke up feeling dehydrated, drank some water and 30mins later the toilet stops began. Sipped on some watr throughout the day and by the time I logged off my computer I was feeling dehydrated again. I just can;\'t seem to find that Goldilocks balance of just right when I'm not excercising.

Having just been through the "fun" of a prostate infection, maybe go get medically checked out and get blood tests done to rule out anything untoward going on in the plumbing system. My first symptoms (in hindsight) were more frequent peeing.

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#3442617 11-Dec-2025 08:53

Eva888:

Unsure why this happened. I’ve made a direct payment to Wise from my bank many times before and it always goes into NZ$ account ready for spending. No questions. Why suddenly now would they need to know to expect it.

I don't use it that often, but there was a recent? change in the process for me.
Previously it was 'send to this bank account, and include your id as reference'
Now when I set up an 'add money' transaction it is 'send to this different bank a/c number which is just for you' - no need for a reference.

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#3442618 11-Dec-2025 08:58

Bought a 'new' pillow from Costco. Looked just like what I wanted.

I live in the Hawkes bay.

Get all the way home later that day. Pillow has obviously been used extensively. Pilling on the cover, other peoples hair in the actual pillow itself. Smells of other people.

It was packed in the plastic, closed up on the shelves. Clearly a returned item that's been thrown back up.
Just awesome.

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#3442619 11-Dec-2025 09:00

Dairusire:

Bought a 'new' pillow from Costco. Looked just like what I wanted.

I live in the Hawkes bay.

Get all the way home later that day. Pillow has obviously been used extensively. Pilling on the cover, other peoples hair in the actual pillow itself. Smells of other people.

It was packed in the plastic, closed up on the shelves. Clearly a returned item that's been thrown back up.
Just awesome.

OMG I feel sick.

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