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geowwy commented on Engineer eats efficiently for $2.50 a day (2016) futureboy.us/blog/twofift... · Posted by u/hwayne

I didn't realize microwaves were so energy efficient. I wonder how rice cookers compare bc on a budget, that'd be my cooking implement since they also require no supervision.

geowwy · a year ago

Microwaves directly heat the food so there's not much heat loss. Rice cookers lose a lot of energy by escaped steam and heat radiating out of the pot.

geowwy commented on Engineer eats efficiently for $2.50 a day (2016) futureboy.us/blog/twofift... · Posted by u/hwayne

mtwtkman · a year ago

This meal plan is too much carbs. This may be efficient for economic but not for metabolism.

geowwy · a year ago

Carbs are great for metabolism! In fact high carb diets are about as good as a low carb diets for reversing metabolic issues. The real problem seems to be "balanced meals" that have moderate amounts of all macros.

geowwy commented on Three Sisters (Agriculture) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thr... · Posted by u/downboots

sebcat · 3 years ago

My experience is that it's hard to get right, messes with crop rotation and lower yield.

I've had beans overtaking the maize and I've had squash overtaking the beans.

YMMV.

geowwy · 3 years ago

I saw this video earlier this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUvnGPAe2Q8

I haven't tried it in my garden but it does seem to have downsides as a system. I'm not all that excited to try it.

geowwy commented on Ruby adds a core class called Data to represent simple immutable value objects blog.saeloun.com/2022/11/... · Posted by u/feross

sacnoradhq · 3 years ago

There are namespaces, there just aren't standards like Python.

And there aren't many good Ruby developers. There are too many noobs who write Ruby code that make my eyes bleed. I know, because I have to see this at work and they're supposedly "rockstar" developers. Ha! I swear most so-called "engineers": 0. don't grok software engineering, 1. weren't formally-trained in software engineering AND computer science, and 2. happily push shitty code that there will be no incentive to refactor through automated means.

If you want to enforce coding standards in Ruby, you better learn LISP / S-expressions, because that's what Rubocop uses.

geowwy · 3 years ago

There are modules, but they aren't real namespaces.

geowwy commented on iOS Ships Dvorak, Finally weblog.antranigv.am/posts... · Posted by u/ingve

chairmanwow1 · 3 years ago

I use dvorak for my computer, but I think the design goals of QWERTY are actually useful for the small keyboard of a phone being used with thumbs.

It was designed to put diphthongs on opposite sides of the keyboard so that a mechanical typewriter wouldn’t jam as frequently. I think avoiding “jams” with my thumbs is definitely the way to think about it.

All of this is speculation because I haven’t had the chance to try it our yet ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

geowwy · 3 years ago

We don’t really know the design process for QWERTY but it wasn’t about avoiding mechanical jams. Avoiding mechanical jams was the reason Dvorak was invented.

QWERTY if anything seems to be about being convenient for transcribing Morse code. Letters with a similar Morse code are grouped etc.

geowwy commented on .ai ai?... · Posted by u/already

Retr0id · 4 years ago

The submission link is unnecessarily long, http://ai ought to work

geowwy · 4 years ago

http://ai/ doesn't work for me, but http://ai./ does

geowwy commented on Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/w... · Posted by u/casca

odiroot · 4 years ago

Unfortunately UK still regularly mixes both systems. Plus pints and stone.

geowwy · 4 years ago

Almost everywhere on earth mixes metric with some other system.

Some places even mix metric, imperial, and some traditional pre-imperial system.

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geowwy commented on Sitting and standing at work (2015) ergo.human.cornell.edu/CU... · Posted by u/yamrzou

dayvid · 4 years ago

Do you get neck issues, though? Looking down at a laptop isn't a great position for your head. I usually use a laptop stand to keep my eye level with the screen.

Also, having a laptop spend hours directly on your lap may not be good for your reproductive organs. Not sure on this one, though.

geowwy · 4 years ago

It's not a problem. Just put your laptop on a coffee table or similar.

This setup works quite well with a wireless keyboard that has a built-in trackpad. The keyboard can move between the table, the floor, your lap, etc.

geowwy commented on Pentaform launches AbacusBasic, the ‘world’s most affordable PC’ techcrunch.com/2022/06/18... · Posted by u/256DEV

shrubble · 4 years ago

MicroCenter sells their cheapest laptop with Windows 10 included for $79.99 .

https://www.microcenter.com/product/646649/evolve-iii-maestr...

So... ?

geowwy · 4 years ago

Or buy a reconditioned thin client for 20-30 USD on eBay.

Add 10 USD for a keyboard and mouse.

The result will be much better than the OP in every way.

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