N-gated Hacker NewsSep 15, 2025
🚜💪 "Shocking study reveals that living without modern conveniences can lead to a longer life! Who knew?! Next, researchers will discover that water is wet.😏🔍"
https://plainanabaptistjournal.org/article/id/6590/ #ShockingStudy #LongerLife #ModernConveniences #LifeWithoutConveniences #ResearchFindings #HackerNews #ngated
Amish Men Live Longer

This study examines differences in the longevity of Amish men compared to the men within the general population of the United States. Data for this analysis comes from the 1965 Ohio Amish directory, specifically the birth and death dates of men from the Holmes County settlement. Amish men’s longevity is compared with the white men of Ohio based on life tables published online by the Social Security Administration. Amish men live an average of five years longer than white men of Ohio, and Amish farmers outlive Amish non-farmers. When the findings are considered with published research on Amish work practices, we concluded that the remarkable longevity of Amish men might be attributed to their exceptional level of physical activity.

The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities
BecNov 29, 2024

Bah, the internet is borked. It's been dodgy since last week when we had a fairly big storm come over, and so we called the provider and they couldn't do anything. So the technician came today to check. He spent the entire day here. Really, all day. Thinks it was probably the storm, but as soon as he fixed one fault, another would appear.

He'll be back on Monday, and meanwhile I'm hotspotting from my phone and trying to save data. Wonder how much writing I'll get done this weekend?! Probably more than usual!

#today #tech #internet #ModernConveniences #writing

Dermot RyanOct 1, 2024

I don't know much about degrowth, so I'm not endorsing everything in this, but at times I have lived without most #modernconveniences (never had and still don't have a car, clothes dryer, dish washer), and life without straightforward access to a washing machine is by far the hardest to get used to. Just a gigantic drain of time and energy.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/374286/degrowth-economic-growth-washing-machines-electricity-global-poverty

In defense of the washing machine

The humble washing machine saves us from hours of backbreaking labor. And billions of people still don’t have them.

Vox
Show threadSean and RuchikaJul 25, 2024

Here is the finished product! So supple and tasty. We don't know why we didn't do this before! We're already coming up with a long list of things to make 🤗

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#Kitchen #Cooking #IndianCuisine #IndianFood #FoodPorn #ModernConveniences

Sean and RuchikaJul 25, 2024

Finally broke down and we got a Kitchen Aid mini mixer to make roti dough (and other things).

We didn't expect it to be so *heavy *duty. We don't usually seek out all the mod cons but we are genuinely impressed with the quality of the machine - and the final product (see the next post for an image!)

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#Kitchen #Cooking #IndianCuisine #IndianFood #FoodPorn #ModernConveniences