myrrh's recent activity
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Comment on “Rediscovering” the operating system (AKA: the desktop is the killer app) in ~tech
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Comment on Pawmometer uses real-time weather data to estimate ground temps and flag unsafe surfaces for dogs in ~life.pets
myrrh Link...i always walk my dog barefoot; i figure if it's too uncomfortable for me, it probably is for her, too......i always walk my dog barefoot; i figure if it's too uncomfortable for me, it probably is for her, too...
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Comment on TIL What I Grew Up Calling a Mimeograph Apparently Isn't in ~talk
myrrh Link...when i was growing up in the seventies and early eighties, the most common duplication technology used for school handouts, community newsletters, and other small-press purposes were smudgy......when i was growing up in the seventies and early eighties, the most common duplication technology used for school handouts, community newsletters, and other small-press purposes were smudgy purple-blue prints (often still slightly damp with VOC vapors when fresh) which everyone i knew called mimeographs, and which until about thirty minutes ago i was confident were small-format analogs to blueprints or diazo reprographic processes for large-format technical drawings...
...apparently i was totally wrong on both counts: mimeographs are a completely different small-press reprographic process, albeit sufficiently ubiquitous for the term to become generally-applicable vernacular for several unrelated processes similarly suitable for small-press applications; and despite the similar look, feel, aroma, and longevity, our "mimeographs" had absolutely nothing in common with blueprint / diazo duplication processes...
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Comment on I love bioparks in ~travel
myrrh Link Parent...perhaps other folks' experiences vary, but both giant sequoia national park and muir woods are tough to beat......perhaps other folks' experiences vary, but both giant sequoia national park and muir woods are tough to beat...
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Comment on Need help making an atlas-styled map without ultramega distortion in ~creative
myrrh Link Parent...dymaxion projection is a little bit funky, but you can accomplish a similar result by projecting your globe of choice onto an icosahedron* and unfolding land masses / oceans to taste, even......dymaxion projection is a little bit funky, but you can accomplish a similar result by projecting your globe of choice onto an
dodecahedronicosahedron* and unfolding land masses / oceans to taste, even doubling adjacent faces where it makes sense...*(always get those mixed-up)
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Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food
myrrh Link Parent...anyway, there's nothing particularly special about the spices nor US measures in my rice + beans: they're serviceable as a cheap-and-easy staple meal but otherwise unremarkable, so like......anyway, there's nothing particularly special about the spices nor US measures in my rice + beans: they're serviceable as a cheap-and-easy staple meal but otherwise unremarkable, so like anything, season-to-taste...
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Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food
myrrh Link Parent...one-third the fun of tasting history is converting obscure regional period units!.....one-third the fun of tasting history is converting obscure regional period units!..
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Comment on The Dealer's Tarot - Modern games to play with a tarot deck in ~games.tabletop
myrrh Link...i've read that divination is mostly an american thing; that in continental europe tarot is primarily considered playing cards for trick-taking games... ...not sure how regional that assessment......i've read that divination is mostly an american thing; that in continental europe tarot is primarily considered playing cards for trick-taking games...
...not sure how regional that assessment may hold out?..
(as an aside, i collect divination decks and i've noticed that tarot sites are blocked from our office network as an occult interest; seems very puritan and the only block i've ever bumped up against at work)
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Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food
myrrh Link Parent...1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons, so if you consider the oregano, cumin, paprika, crushed red pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper collectively as 'chili powder', it's essentially 2......1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons, so if you consider the oregano, cumin, paprika, crushed red pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper collectively as 'chili powder', it's essentially 2 tablespoons seasoning per 1 tablespoon salt; it's not quite overseasoned but it flirts with the idea...
(the ratios are based on being simple to remember, 1:1:1:½, so it's simple to scale)
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Comment on Sabastian Sawe breaks the two-hour barrier in the marathon, first to ever do it in an official race in ~sports
myrrh Link...that's mind-boggling: a 4.35 mile, twenty-six times in a row......that's mind-boggling: a 4.35 mile, twenty-six times in a row...
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Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food
myrrh (edited )Link Parent...yes, two tablespoons for two pounds of uncooked dry beans; it comes out to about 1/2 teaspoon per cup of cooked beans (ignoring dilution with broth), or a bit less than 1/4 teaspoon* per cup......yes, two tablespoons for two pounds of uncooked dry beans; it comes out to about 1/2 teaspoon per cup of cooked beans (ignoring dilution with broth), or a bit less than 1/4 teaspoon* per cup served with rice + broth...
*(1/5 teaspoon to be precise, or 20% USRDA)
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Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food
myrrh (edited )Linkcheap staple rice+beans, trivial effort if you have a crock pot and rice cooker: 2 pounds dried beans (just made half red, half black) 2 tablespoons each: nutritional yeast, flour, salt 2...cheap staple rice+beans, trivial effort if you have a crock pot and rice cooker:
2 pounds dried beans (just made half red, half black)
2 tablespoons each: nutritional yeast, flour, salt
2 teaspoons each: oregano, cumin, paprika, crushed red pepper, onion powder
1 teaspoon each: black pepper, garlic powder
3 quarts (12 cups) water
combine dry in a 6-quart crock pot, pour over water, stir once, six hours high heat4 cups brown rice in a rice cooker, add water to measure, maybe another batch mid-week
half-bowl rice, half-bowl beans, ladle broth over: cheap, satisfying meals for a week...you can get much fancier cooking fresh premium ingredients on a stovetop, and the difference is substantial, but cheap commodity ingredients are tough to beat for the effort as a low-cost staple...
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Comment on China calls for ‘concerted’ efforts to tackle excess solar production in ~enviro
myrrh Link Parent(digging through my archives for a few links; it's a developing area of study)...(digging through my archives for a few links; it's a developing area of study)
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Comment on China calls for ‘concerted’ efforts to tackle excess solar production in ~enviro
myrrh (edited )Link Parent...you're thinking of residential asphalt shingles, and while there are heat-reflective options on the market they're extremely rare by comparison to commodity materials: in the common case solar......you're thinking of residential asphalt shingles, and while there are heat-reflective options on the market they're extremely rare by comparison to commodity materials: in the common case solar panels offer a net improvement in energy generation without any significant heat gain, the only real externality is manufacturing, transportation, and material life-cycle costs...
...most of what i deal with under this program are urban infrastructure projects (primarily commercial rooftop and parking structure arrays) and while they're a net positive over bare asphalt, common commercial roofs can be more complicated to assess and cutting down trees for solar panels is a terrible idea...
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Comment on China calls for ‘concerted’ efforts to tackle excess solar production in ~enviro
myrrh (edited )Link...involution is a new term for me and i must confess some measure of challenge parsing its meaning in this context... ...i'm going to ramble for a bit here: i'm roaring drunk tonight, profoundly......involution is a new term for me and i must confess some measure of challenge parsing its meaning in this context...
...i'm going to ramble for a bit here: i'm roaring drunk tonight, profoundly upset over a solar array installation i observed this afternoon which brazenly defaced the front elevation and outdoor recital area of a community dance center just recently constructed to replace a beloved historic structure, and a grievous design error committed in support of irrational exuberance driving a municipal solar program rolling out at gangbuster speed to build infrastrucure while the getting is cheap, one which i worked through the christmas holiday explicitly to intervene its commission...
...did i mention that i'm providing architectural quality-control for a 13MW municipal solar program?..'cause, yeah, there's that, and there's been no small measure of drama working around the on-again-off-again tarriff situation over the past year driving a lot of poorly-considered design decisions constructed in many cases before they're reviewed, or simply ignoring design recommendations entirely, and more-stable material pricing would certainly mitigate that myopic pace of construction...
...anyway, yeah, i ramble: one commonly-overlooked issue with solar arrays is that they're very low-albedo, meaning that they contribute significantly to local heat islands, especially when replacing vegetation or high-albedo surfaces like reflective roofs...i've contributed to academic sustainability studies exploring this phenomenon and it's deceptively complex to measure the balance between carbon emissions offset by local energy generation versus the tangible impact of overheating the local environment, displacing natural ecosystem services and increasing the heat load which mechanical cooling systems in turn work to redirect...i guess i'm saying that solar power can make sense when it's used smartly but it's often not, especially with its externalities so easily ignored...
...so: artificially-inexpensive solar infrastructure can be boon for replacing old carbon-intensive generation, but its economic impact can also drive a lot of poor decision-making, especially when the market effect counterintuitively increases energy consumption, not only keeping those old power-generation systems online but actually adding new carbon-intensive generation capacity to service the surging growth in demand spurred by cheap energy...
...are more-expensive solar panels the solution?..i don't know; it's complicated but they at least help put a throttle on the problems with market-driven investment...
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Comment on For $700 a month, sleeping pods make San Francisco more affordable, but at what cost in ~life
myrrh Link Parent...or just quit leasing trophy offices in the f*cking city and instead locate where employees actually live......or just quit leasing trophy offices in the f*cking city and instead locate where employees actually live...
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Comment on World's top condom maker Karex to raise prices sharply as Iran war strains supply chain in ~health
myrrh Link Parent...it's a common narrative and certainly dominated the zeitgeist fifty years ago, but these days i see a lot of red hats doubling-down that demographic......it's a common narrative and certainly dominated the zeitgeist fifty years ago, but these days i see a lot of red hats doubling-down that demographic...
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Comment on World's top condom maker Karex to raise prices sharply as Iran war strains supply chain in ~health
myrrh Link Parent...anecdotally, many women i've known who started their families as teenagers fit the demographic of folks championing teen pregnancy......anecdotally, many women i've known who started their families as teenagers fit the demographic of folks championing teen pregnancy...
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Comment on “60s lounge” and Laufey in ~music
myrrh Link Parent...methinks that was a mis-typed "new age"......methinks that was a mis-typed "new age"...
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Comment on Young people are falling behind, but not because of AI in ~finance
myrrh (edited )Link Parent...historically, the answer has always been fresh horizons for a new generation; they never solve the prior generations' problems so much as leave them behind to occupy unburdened new spaces.........historically, the answer has always been fresh horizons for a new generation; they never solve the prior generations' problems so much as leave them behind to occupy unburdened new spaces...
...i use horizons and spaces metaphorically: the temporary autonomous zone could be physical lands, polities, societies, technologies, arts, markets, wherever novel social intercourse sows a new commerce free of zero-sum rent-seeking, at least for a little while...
...from one perspective, those old problems die with the old generations, but from another they always evolve to colonise unspoiled spaces until a fresh horizon emerges elsewhere, waves of innovation, exploitation, and atrophy washing across the sea of civilisation...
...there's a lot to like in OS/X but the macintosh lost its killer application when apple abandoned the spatial finder and discoverable usability as their core mission...