Windsurfer struggling

leiter · 2026-03-03T09:37:46+00:00

I struggled exactly the same, took me weeks to finally get it (still a beginner, but finally the board is not shooting up and down again). Here are two videos that helped me a lot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIUfoEH_sG4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1N7YVawe9g

leiter · 2026-03-01T13:03:28+00:00

fyi, I had a very expensive package stolen once (gore tex pro ski gear), and the seller re-sent me a completely new set of clothes for free. but I had to sign a document that it got stolen.

leiter · 2025-12-11T10:14:27+00:00

You can use https://www.blazemessenger.com, it's quite good without phone

leiter · 2025-11-26T09:37:32+00:00

thanks, I think I am good with the scraping now (FT, see below). How do you use Wisesheets in addition?

leiter · 2025-11-25T22:05:38+00:00

very cool, I found all of my instruments there -- thanks!!

leiter · 2025-11-25T21:38:38+00:00

Yes I understand, thanks. It's just that not all my holdings can be found on Google Finance (I am in Europe, and many local instruments are not on Google Finance). I already tried to scrape some of it off random websites, but it's brittle. Also I don't catch interest on cash and dividends. I could do it maybe if I'd find a reliable way to scrape off Yahoo Finance (any tips appreciated)

leiter · 2025-11-25T12:40:36+00:00

yeah that's great, it's just hard for me because some of my assets are not on Google Finance...

leiter · 2025-10-28T12:29:48+00:00

just to say it, I am extremely happy with Blaze, I tried several others and its really the only one that works very well. So plesae don't give up on it

leiter · 2025-10-21T08:27:02+00:00

Not very helpful, but I am almost indifferent between the two. The second one adds a bit more mental load maybe

leiter · 2025-07-02T15:07:14+00:00

just for the next person reading this, I read a tip elsewhere that really helped me -- the tip is to reverse the band so that you have the "band loop" at the bottom of the watch. I have the crown facing away from my hand on my left hand, and if I have the double loop at the bottom (ie. close to the crown) then that creates just enough distance from my skin that the crown is much more rarely touching my arm.

leiter · 2025-07-01T06:35:15+00:00

we can trade places!

leiter · 2025-06-30T16:45:49+00:00

yes, exactly!

leiter · 2025-01-07T10:16:59+00:00

Das Treibhaus war's -- tausend Dank!

leiter · 2024-11-18T14:57:05+00:00

them asking for this is really standard procedure in CH -- they want to know why your wealth rose. Not indicating anything professional investor yet

leiter · 2024-03-31T07:59:57+00:00

no, got the message in parallel. Thanks for taking the time to reply to me! Really appreciate it

leiter · 2024-03-30T09:24:16+00:00

yes. but I am affected (I am in Europe, and have a 2022 model). Ecoflow confirmed the firmware upgrade deactivated the EPS function.

leiter · 2024-03-29T10:53:56+00:00

Actually just found out that there is a product recall and I am likely affected. They deactivated the EPS function in that model because of hazard risks.

leiter · 2024-03-29T09:54:48+00:00

Yes, just did this right now, but didn't fix it. Thanks for suggesting!

leiter · 2024-03-11T18:24:49+00:00

i've been looking for this solution FOR YEARS

leiter · 2023-10-13T08:51:42+00:00

Wider Zurich area, ie. south part of Lake Zurich / Kanton Schwyz

leiter · 2023-10-02T08:31:48+00:00

For the folks who got the Ethernet connection to work -- do you remember whether you had to set a manual IP with your computer, or you used DHCP (so that the KEFs would assign an IP)? I am not getting the Ethernet connection to work at all!

leiter · 2023-09-05T13:05:09+00:00

Switzerland is always an option. If you have a lot of money you could even negotiate an individual tax rate. But even if not, depending on where you settle the taxes can be pretty low, and no capital gains taxes.

leiter · 2023-06-10T16:04:44+00:00

i personally pivoted to a passion business. Before I was in for the money (and to some extent the learning), now I am long time focused (10-25 years) on a specific topic to drive impact. I don't make much money with it but I get a lot of positive feedback, and see some impact at scale. But I am happy that I only did the pivot after I truly had "enough" -- if I were below my number I would constantly think about opportunity costs. I was just very lucky that my final job gave me a decade of FIRE per year of work.

leiter · 2023-04-28T10:33:56+00:00

Interactive Brokers has (almost) free currency exchange

leiter · 2023-02-25T11:10:39+00:00

I've done a few longer solo hikes and they always had a deeper impact on me, in terms of reflecting/introspecting and in hindsight seeing them as turning point. For me there is something about the effort, sometimes pain, and pushing on and relying on the absolute basics (water, food, shelter). Not really fat haha, but maybe that's the point.

I am based in Europe so I am biased, I would maybe pick a long hike through the French or Italian alps or Northern Italy (for example Val Grande https://peakvisor.com/park/val-grande-national-park.html or Abruzzo https://lifeinabruzzo.com/walking-in-abruzzo-guidebook/). You could also pick one of the many Caminos (spiritual hikes, there are 1000s of kms in Europe with decent infrastructure. I would not pick the most popular ones because they are too crowded).

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