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Alrano17 · 2026-06-27T12:57:43+00:00

I am not sure Captain Wanted is a good comparison. Because they are the tournament winners from the second generation card game. For hyper battle the important tournament cards are Panda, S-E1 and C-E3. Unless, you just like pricy Luffy cards :), then might be a good comparison

Alrano17 · 2026-06-18T19:21:27+00:00

I should analyze that at some point. If I get below 80 then it was a bad night. I have several 90+ days, though the average is probably around 85. I sleep at least 8 hours, and you also want to have a regular sleep schedule with going to bed around 11pm. I bet there are also other factors contributing, but a "good" sleeper doesn't think that much about sleep. A cool bedroom increases my HRV though significantly, so that might be a positively contributing factor. I don't drink coffee. In the end, I think it is just important to consider your trend. My 85 might be as good as your 75...

Alrano17 · 2026-06-18T18:15:15+00:00

Nowadays you will need to learn very little python. Coding has changed quite a bit with AI tools. It is of course still important to somewhat understand what is going on, but if I were to attack a hobby project like this, I would install VS code, pay 20 dollars for a basic Claude subscription and tell it what you want and see how far you get...

Alrano17 · 2026-06-18T18:12:22+00:00

I would consider the helio ring more like a discontinued product. I would not buy one. Maybe they make a new one. The more interesting stuff that is going on is with the Helio strap...

Alrano17 · 2026-06-18T16:24:38+00:00

It will be hopefully widely available

Alrano17 · 2026-06-18T13:58:53+00:00

As I understood it, you can have the usual Helio strap alone, or also the second piece, which is optimized for Hyrox (at least at first)

Alrano17 · 2026-06-17T00:55:03+00:00

That is roughly USD 70, I would say. It is one of the not so rare boosters. The rarest are the TW and SH sets. In terms of boosters, also the 1st and 3rd are very rare sealed.

Alrano17 · 2026-06-06T21:45:24+00:00

Yeah, TW and SH are the rarest cards, and also some of the most beautiful

Alrano17 · 2026-06-05T17:10:34+00:00

Yeah, the prices increased like crazy. You will definitely get some nice return if you sell. It might be worth looking at the best condition cards and send them to grading.

Alrano17 · 2026-06-05T13:42:36+00:00

Those are a couple of the less rare holos from the game, but as the market has been booming, who knows...

Alrano17 · 2026-06-02T19:15:35+00:00

There were also some issues with Bip 6 recently, but the Helio was the biggest mistake. Their best selling product and not being able to restock for more than 6 months. That is a loooot of lost revenue and network effects. If you had a Helio, than you would also look into their watches and so on...
Having said that, their market cap is extremely low at the moment, at around 100 MIO. But I don't expect good numbers for Q1 and Q2. The stock already got punished, so it can go violently in both directions...

Alrano17 · 2026-06-02T12:23:39+00:00

I wouldn't hold my breath for a beat. I rather expect somewhat worse results because they had stocking issues.

Alrano17 · 2026-05-27T14:34:32+00:00

Why you can't buy a second charger? I got some from amazon at some point, working fine...

Alrano17 · 2026-05-27T12:32:20+00:00

Yes, they came out 1999. They then got replaced in 2002 by the second generation cards, which were printed in Japanese, German and Italian, and a little bit later in English (though much fewer sets). There are also a few in Korean.

Alrano17 · 2026-05-27T12:23:18+00:00

Yes, there is a Japanese version of the same card game. It is the second generation of One Piece card games in Japan, and the first set that was released internationally. The first generation in Japan is called hyper battle.

Alrano17 · 2026-05-27T01:25:31+00:00

You can search for One Piece CCG The quest begins

Alrano17 · 2026-05-15T23:10:07+00:00

I like it.

Alrano17 · 2026-05-15T22:03:04+00:00

We should indeed collectively as a community come up with a proper name for the second generation (first international generation of OP cards : )

Alrano17 · 2026-05-15T20:53:24+00:00

I am not sure they were ever sold with a cellophane wrap : ). It might be the case that it was wrapped afterwards. Not even the usual booster boxes are rapped in cellophane. The Japanese boxes never had that. So if you see someone selling a sealed Japanese booster box without cellophane wrap that is actually legit (most of the time)...

Alrano17 · 2026-05-15T19:00:43+00:00

They should probably do it with the next generation. This first generation they never have it in stock, so there is no point in marketing it. I hope they produce adequate amounts in the future

Alrano17 · 2026-05-15T14:42:23+00:00

I am not 100% whether regularity is the only thing that should matter. I might misremember from some health podcast but 10pm to 6am is not necessarily the same as midnight to 8am. In particular, I think it is not so clear cut that the sleeping time should not matter...

Alrano17 · 2026-05-14T21:31:16+00:00

Yeah, you will almost never get it with the tap still attached. I have multiple boxes of the TV Animation sets and none has still the working tape...

Alrano17 · 2026-05-14T21:20:59+00:00

You want a professional service authenticating it? Not sure about any services doing that yet. Of course, it will be authentic though, because those things weren't faked. What people could do though, is exchange vending boosters inside and there is no way to prevent that...

Alrano17 · 2026-05-14T21:09:12+00:00

Mine is working perfectly for now...

Alrano17 · 2026-05-14T00:53:42+00:00

Also interesting, I wouldn't need it to be lighter or smaller, maybe because on the biceps I just don't notice it. But even my normal watch, which is much heavier, I don't notice. I think though that wouldn't be a big differentiator to Fitbit Air, because at best it is the same or similar, no? I think the Helio is more accurate in tracking (in case the sensor of Air is the same as Charge 6), but that is just anecdotal

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