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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkIf there are still any invites available I'm totally down to try it.If there are still any invites available I'm totally down to try it.
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Comment on How to judge relative dangers of chemicals for someone too busy (or lazy) to keep up with the science? in ~health
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThanks for the response! And that somewhat tracks with my personal experience, though having smaller evening meals is certainly a confounding variable as you say.Thanks for the response! And that somewhat tracks with my personal experience, though having smaller evening meals is certainly a confounding variable as you say.
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Comment on Recommendations about which Android texting app to use? in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentHappy to have been a help!Happy to have been a help!
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Comment on How to judge relative dangers of chemicals for someone too busy (or lazy) to keep up with the science? in ~health
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkThis list gave me an "arson, murder, and jaywalking" vibe that really piqued my curiosity, and a cursory web search didn't help, so I'll just ask: what difference does one notice after quitting...Smoking, boozing, eating meat or alliums at dinnertime, and heroin are in this bucket.
This list gave me an "arson, murder, and jaywalking" vibe that really piqued my curiosity, and a cursory web search didn't help, so I'll just ask: what difference does one notice after quitting evening consumption of meat and onions?
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Comment on Recommendations about which Android texting app to use? in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI've been using Textra for years now. No real idea of data mining, but it's got lots of features I like, such as scheduled send (not available on Google messaging for the longest time) and custom...I've been using Textra for years now. No real idea of data mining, but it's got lots of features I like, such as scheduled send (not available on Google messaging for the longest time) and custom conversation colors.
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Comment on FreeCAD version 1.0 released in ~engineering
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentWell dang, I hadn't seen that. Thanks for the heads up, looks like I ought to switch to FreeCAD for updates.Well dang, I hadn't seen that. Thanks for the heads up, looks like I ought to switch to FreeCAD for updates.
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Comment on FreeCAD version 1.0 released in ~engineering
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentI'm using Ondsel at work with varying degrees of success. My coworker is using OnShape with more success, but the fact that the plug can be pulled on us any time has me wary of putting all of our...I'm using Ondsel at work with varying degrees of success. My coworker is using OnShape with more success, but the fact that the plug can be pulled on us any time has me wary of putting all of our eggs in that basket. I've created viable, sellable product in Ondsel though, and I appreciate FOSS enough to stick with it with all of my stubbornness. But we're a small company and just getting started in this side of the business, so if things take off we might spring for the good stuff. Time will tell.
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI became a locksmith right before joining Reddit, and I thought the name was funny. Now I'm not on Reddit anymore, and kinda not really a locksmith anymore either. But the name is as true as it...I became a locksmith right before joining Reddit, and I thought the name was funny. Now I'm not on Reddit anymore, and kinda not really a locksmith anymore either. But the name is as true as it ever was.
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentIt's my favorite, too! I like to say it's the only hard sci-fi book with a works cited and vampires that I know of.It's my favorite, too! I like to say it's the only hard sci-fi book with a works cited and vampires that I know of.
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Comment on ADHD and TODO lists in ~health.mental
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI (not diagnosed, but my struggles align strongly with those I hear of from ADHDers) use Google Keep notes for my to-do list at work. My strategy has been to make a loose list for next week on...I (not diagnosed, but my struggles align strongly with those I hear of from ADHDers) use Google Keep notes for my to-do list at work. My strategy has been to make a loose list for next week on Friday, with each day as a heading item and with tasks under some of the days if I've planned any. After the Friday heading and sublist is one I've called "add to next week," which holds all of the things I hope to do soon-ish, and some things that I'm pretty sure I won't get to, even next week.
So each day I arrive at work and start working on anything truly time-sensitive from that day's list, unless there's a new fire to put out first (which there almost always is). If I get done (or bored) with a task, I check it off. If it wasn't completed, I make a copy of it to add to a later day or the next week catchall, and change the original to reflect that I did some work, e.g. "Fix widget design" becomes "Work on fixing widget design." If a task not on my list gets put on me, I add it to the list when I'm done putting out the fire and check it off immediately. This way I have a record of what I actually accomplished each day in case I'm ever asked about a delay in some project. But also it gives me a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day to see what all I got done. Then, at the end of the week, I copy the whole list and rename the copy with the dates of next week and archive the current one. I delete all the done tasks from the individual days, move some stuff from "add to next week" to some individual days as I see fit, and repeat the whole process next week.
I am zealous about not accepting guilt (from myself) about moving things from today's list to tomorrow's, and from tomorrow's to next week's. The list is to help me stay organized-esque™, but I do not serve it. It is a tool to help me make sure that ideas and tasks don't fall off the face of the earth; it is not a micromanaging boss.
Huge caveat: my workload is often very self-directed, with occasional interruptions for the aforementioned fires I have to put out a few times a day. My boss is generally happy that I'm making progress on something, and keeping the fires to a low smolder.
Hope this helps someone!
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Comment on US election results (other than presidential) thread in ~society
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkIn Kentucky much of the election went as expected, but there were a couple of shining moments. We elected the first Black woman Kentucky Supreme Court Justice, and amendment 2 failed (it would...In Kentucky much of the election went as expected, but there were a couple of shining moments. We elected the first Black woman Kentucky Supreme Court Justice, and amendment 2 failed (it would have allowed the state to supply tax dollars to private schools). It's something.
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Comment on Learned a life-changing tip about human psychology - Any others? in ~talk
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentI'll be honest, I was applying this to a workplace scenario right up until "offer to hold hands," and then I realized the context after a bewildered moment. Good stuff!I'll be honest, I was applying this to a workplace scenario right up until "offer to hold hands," and then I realized the context after a bewildered moment. Good stuff!
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Comment on Problems of scale: How to get a better grasp on numbers? in ~talk
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkA million seconds is about a week and a half. A billion seconds is about 31 and a half years.A million seconds is about a week and a half. A billion seconds is about 31 and a half years.
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Comment on Eerie video essays in ~misc
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI believe retroahoy did a good one on Polybius that I remember being in the same vibe category. Edit: It's this oneI believe retroahoy did a good one on Polybius that I remember being in the same vibe category.
Edit: It's this one
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Comment on Any other 3D Printers here? in ~hobbies
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThanks for the heads up! I'll definitely consider both of your points as we figure out how to get this done.Thanks for the heads up! I'll definitely consider both of your points as we figure out how to get this done.
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Comment on Any other 3D Printers here? in ~hobbies
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThat's awesome information, and yeah those sls printers are wildly expensive. Our end users are accustomed to fairly polished products, but if we can get the postprocessing labor to be fast enough...That's awesome information, and yeah those sls printers are wildly expensive. Our end users are accustomed to fairly polished products, but if we can get the postprocessing labor to be fast enough then it might not be too big of an issue to consider FDM. And the versatility that I understand to be available in the number of filament materials offered could be worth considering.
You've given me some food for thought. Thank you.
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Comment on Any other 3D Printers here? in ~hobbies
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThanks for the info! It's in the prototype stage currently, where we are buying a current product and hollowing it out to repurpose for our design. We would like to produce several to sell to...Thanks for the info!
It's in the prototype stage currently, where we are buying a current product and hollowing it out to repurpose for our design. We would like to produce several to sell to clients, but on the order of dozens, not thousands. I figure that a resin printer might just work for our production needs while being affordable enough to be able to feasibly try. I just feared moving in that direction only to find that the prints would be unusable for some reason due to the nature of resin prints, whether because of fragility or some other unforseen issue.
Thanks again for the insight!
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Comment on Any other 3D Printers here? in ~hobbies
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI don't 3d print yet, but I do have a question: are resin prints able to be sturdy enough to stand up to the kind of repeated use that PLA prints see at times? At my work we are attempting to...I don't 3d print yet, but I do have a question: are resin prints able to be sturdy enough to stand up to the kind of repeated use that PLA prints see at times?
At my work we are attempting to develop a small, handheld electronic device that needs to tolerate being carried in a pocket and fumbled around, but which also needs to not look like the typical 3d printed tool. Injection molding is, at this phase, out of reach due to cost. My boss has given me a budget to buy a 3d printer, but sanding and filling for hours will probably not work for us. Would a small resin print (say, a videogame controller) hold up to frequent use or be too brittle (or have some other problem I'm not aware of)?
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Comment on A tool to determine which US city you should live in in ~life
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentI believe it's mostly pollens, though I'll admit I am not finding it listed anymore as a top allergen area like I remember finding it in the past. But it is certainly in the geographic center of...I believe it's mostly pollens, though I'll admit I am not finding it listed anymore as a top allergen area like I remember finding it in the past. But it is certainly in the geographic center of the highest allergen cities based on maps I can find from AAFA.
Thanks!