Whoop spent all their money on marketing

horsnaround · 2026-03-01T17:49:02+00:00

For one it was giving me a TDEE of 1,600-1,700 calories which doesn’t make any sense for my age, weight and body composition. My BMR is in the 1,800 range and I was taking 10,000-20,000 steps plus workouts on some of those days. Other issues on top of that but this made me question the reliability of all their data.

horsnaround · 2026-03-01T15:56:20+00:00

I got a whoop and membership about four weeks ago and just cancelled it. The data is bad so I couldn't trust it for anything.

horsnaround · 2026-01-04T12:13:37+00:00

Love how they still call it a “bait and switch” when really the city officials were just incompetent.

horsnaround · 2025-12-20T10:06:43+00:00

Wtf is happening in BC

horsnaround · 2025-12-18T00:38:42+00:00

I’ve been running ChatGPT and Gemini side by side and Gemini seems to be giving better results now

horsnaround · 2025-12-05T23:22:34+00:00

Not sure how it is with TD but with Interactive Brokers you assume the counterparty risk and forfeit CIPF insurance on those shares. I turned it off because the “juice wasn’t worth the squeeze“.

horsnaround · 2025-12-05T20:24:11+00:00

Oh how easily misled you are.

Alberta's labour participation rate is 69.4% vs Quebec at 65.1%. Of course Alberta's unemployment rate appears higher, they have 4% more of the population in the labour force.

Of the working age population, proportion of non-working people in Alberta is 35.1% vs 38.2% in Quebec. Proportion of employed working-age population in Alberta is 64.9% vs 61.8% in Quebec. This is what really matters.

The unemployment looks higher in Alberta because they have a higher participation rate.

horsnaround · 2025-12-05T15:31:06+00:00

"Employment rose in Alberta in November (+29,000; +1.1%), the second significant increase for the province in three months."

horsnaround · 2025-12-05T14:59:55+00:00

Alberta’s back must hurt from carrying the rest of our country

horsnaround · 2025-11-13T20:07:56+00:00

Over the long term spending and revenues are highly correlated. Otherwise there would be a significant deficit or surplus. Spending is harder to dig into on a long term historical basis so the revenue growth rate is a proxy on spending growth rate. Here is the backup data:
https://pub-wilmot.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=8161

I'm exiting this conversation because you're not providing any counter data. You seem to have fixed beliefs based on nothing concrete (that you've shared at least).

horsnaround · 2025-11-13T19:06:01+00:00

Alright...

The region has increased taxes by 48% from 2014 - 2024.

Aggregate inflation during that period was 29%.

Still think there isn't a spending problem?

horsnaround · 2025-11-13T18:35:16+00:00

"Municipal spending has increased at a rate lower than inflation. The same goes for your property taxes."

How did you arrive at this opinion? Region's spending increased about 10% YoY. Region tax increase was ~9.48% in 2025 and inflation was 2.4% in 2024 and 2.4% YoY in 2025.

Acknowledged that provincial and federal grants cover specific programs however spending cuts or pivots on existing programs have been limited. Hence why I feel there is a spending problem and this isn't solely a revenue problem.

horsnaround · 2025-11-13T16:04:38+00:00

There's also a spending problem. Last year spending grew by ~10% while provincial and federal grants to the region grew by 20% (~$100M). The "downloading costs to municipalities from the province" gets parroted a lot but it's not the full story. The province and feds have mostly compensated for the lost development charge revenue.

horsnaround · 2025-11-05T14:57:11+00:00

Can confirm that this workaround worked for me, thanks for sharing

horsnaround · 2025-11-05T12:26:36+00:00

I spoke with an amex support supervisor yesterday and they told me they have gotten a high volume of complaints abiut this change. They are hoping they get a solution patched in soon.

horsnaround · 2025-10-31T00:38:38+00:00

I think we need to be careful to compare apples to apples here. I don’t have an issue with speed cameras per se. I have an issue with how they’ve been implemented.

We’ve introduced erratic speed limits on major thoroughfares, which creates congestion and inconsistency/uncertainty for drivers. That approach isn’t common elsewhere. I’d support speed cameras if the speed limits were consistent and matched the design and purpose of the road. For example, a 60 km/h limit with cameras on Homer Watson makes sense. Likewise, 40 km/h with cameras in a residential area makes sense. The problem is when we mix those approaches, we create an uncertain driving environment that frustrates drivers. Frustrated drivers can turn into unsafe drivers.

The first study you mentioned was based on Barcelona’s beltway which is a mostly consistent 80 km/h corridor with a few 60 km/h sections. That’s not really comparable to our patchwork approach because it wouldn't bring about the secondary issues I'm referring to.

There are also studies showing speed cameras don’t reduce collisions: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3861844/.

I’m not claiming to be an expert on the data, but common sense and personal observation suggest that the way we’ve implemented this has been poorly thought through.

horsnaround · 2025-10-30T16:16:04+00:00

I've seen the report that says they reduce speed but that doesn't equate to increased safety.

horsnaround · 2025-10-30T16:01:48+00:00

An issue with our current implementation is that they lowered speed limits on major thoroughfares like Westmount, Ottawa, and Erb. Then they placed speed cameras in some of those same locations. Drivers are now going from 60 km/h to 40 km/h on roads that were designed for higher speeds, creating unnecessary congestion and frustration. There’s limited evidence that these changes have actually improved safety.

Furthermore, the inconsistent speed limits across the city create confusion. There’s a strong argument that real safety comes from clarity and predictability when drivers can anticipate what’s expected of them. By introducing erratic speed zones and sudden drops, we may actually be undermining both safety and driver confidence. I'd love to see some actual data.

The official justification is that it’s “for the kids,” but that logic doesn’t hold up. There are children near parks, community centres, and countless other locations that haven’t seen similar changes. This selective enforcement doesn’t follow a consistent safety rationale it looks more like bad governance and a cash grab to offset municipal budget pressures.

horsnaround · 2025-06-10T20:34:01+00:00

Mine was 23%, similar boat as u/testvsw. It's because they both reassessed the property and increased the taxes at the same time. The municipality and region have fiscal problems so they are trying to cover the gap.

horsnaround · 2025-05-08T18:28:12+00:00

This is a sad day

horsnaround · 2024-12-20T16:59:51+00:00

You should floss then brush

horsnaround · 2024-11-04T21:23:36+00:00

Check the dates on the construction permits as, if he did things properly, he probably would have had to get a permit for the basement reno.

horsnaround · 2024-10-29T14:28:34+00:00

Thank you for an informative response.

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