tanglisha's recent activity
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Comment on Looking for a better tomato in ~hobbies
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
tanglisha Link ParentI adore dark mode but I know at least one person who gets eye pain from it. My suggestion would be to spend a week with it and see if you experience more or less eye strain.I adore dark mode but I know at least one person who gets eye pain from it. My suggestion would be to spend a week with it and see if you experience more or less eye strain.
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
tanglisha Link ParentSome tvs call it motion blur. Motion blur is good, I don't want to have to process that many frames that quickly.Some tvs call it motion blur. Motion blur is good, I don't want to have to process that many frames that quickly.
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Comment on iOS 26 is here in ~tech
tanglisha Link ParentI'm still mad that Macs now have such a teeny tiny button to click to dismiss notifications. Half the time I click the notification by mistake and have to deal with that instead of ignoring it.I'm still mad that Macs now have such a teeny tiny button to click to dismiss notifications. Half the time I click the notification by mistake and have to deal with that instead of ignoring it.
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Comment on Request: resources for learning digital electronics in ~comp
tanglisha Link ParentI second this suggestion. I got a better understanding of binary algebra, logic gates, and computer architecture from working through nand2tetris. It was also the first thing that was able to...I second this suggestion. I got a better understanding of binary algebra, logic gates, and computer architecture from working through nand2tetris. It was also the first thing that was able to connect the dots for me between the hardware and software. I was 10 years past my degree at the time.
I went through it as part of a tech book club and I really recommend doing it as a group if that's possible. Where one person struggles, another will understand and be able to explain in English. The act of explaining helps to cement understanding. It's also really easy to get distracted and stop, accountability helps a lot.
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Comment on Half of people on weight loss drugs quit within one year, Danish study finds – more likely to stop taking the drugs if they were younger, lived in poorer areas, or were men in ~health
tanglisha Link ParentObesity as a moral failing seems to underlie all discussions about it, hopefully unconsciously. There’s also an implication that this is a problem we know how to solve, which implies a single...Obesity as a moral failing seems to underlie all discussions about it, hopefully unconsciously. There’s also an implication that this is a problem we know how to solve, which implies a single cause - overeating when a person can choose to eat less.
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Comment on Half of people on weight loss drugs quit within one year, Danish study finds – more likely to stop taking the drugs if they were younger, lived in poorer areas, or were men in ~health
tanglisha Link ParentAlso be aware that intermittent fasting often doesn’t work as well for women as it does for men. If you’re a woman yourself, congratulations on being one of those that it worked for!Also be aware that intermittent fasting often doesn’t work as well for women as it does for men. If you’re a woman yourself, congratulations on being one of those that it worked for!
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Comment on How Honeycrisp apples went from marvel to mediocre in ~food
tanglisha LinkI recently read a farming book written by a phd in biology/genetics who does a lot of plant breeding. In it, she talks about both lost varieties and changed varieties. Parts of this book are only...I recently read a farming book written by a phd in biology/genetics who does a lot of plant breeding. In it, she talks about both lost varieties and changed varieties. Parts of this book are only going to be useful if you live in the PNW west of the Cascade or a similar environment, but there is also a shallow but wide look at aspects of farming I haven’t seen discussed anywhere else, like how/why seed strains change over time, how to adapt strains to work better where you live, how to seriously store those seeds for long term even if you’re in a humid environment, and how to use tools like plant spacing adjustment to manage water usage.
I’m sad that I’ve been an utter failure at keeping up the huge old apple trees in my yard because I don’t want or know how to spray them and so the apples are all bad every year, despite trying methods like wrapping individual fruits and covering them with kaolin clay. I always thought orchards were pretty hands off, that’s not true around here.
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Comment on How Honeycrisp apples went from marvel to mediocre in ~food
tanglisha Link ParentOh, wow, I had no idea. I’ll have to try drying some without lemon juice and see how they do. Aside from taste and texture, one of the reasons I love Cosmic Crisp is that they’re of reasonable...Oh, wow, I had no idea. I’ll have to try drying some without lemon juice and see how they do.
Aside from taste and texture, one of the reasons I love Cosmic Crisp is that they’re of reasonable size. I’ve rarely been able to finish a whole Honeycrisp, even when they were fantastic. I tend to buy 1-3 apples at a time for out of hand eating, one Honeycrisp often costs as much as the Cosmic Crisps. Fujis keep getting bigger and bigger, I really hope they don’t start breeding huge Cosmic Crisps.
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Comment on My guess and opinion on the common blockers to Linux adoption in ~tech
tanglisha (edited )Link ParentThis has never been fine, it was gatekeeping. Folks like that drive off anyone who doesn't fit their picture of who belongs.Unless you ask a question in a very specific way, they can be extremely rude. That was perhaps fine when you were talking to other "hackers" on Usenet in 1992.
This has never been fine, it was gatekeeping. Folks like that drive off anyone who doesn't fit their picture of who belongs.
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Comment on My guess and opinion on the common blockers to Linux adoption in ~tech
tanglisha Link ParentAww, I was all excited to try this out but they're using Wayland. At the moment that won't work with my voice to text software.Aww, I was all excited to try this out but they're using Wayland. At the moment that won't work with my voice to text software.
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Comment on My guess and opinion on the common blockers to Linux adoption in ~tech
tanglisha Link ParentYou were 100% right. I've been using KDE for the last year or so, migrating from Mac. I went to help someone set up their new Windows 11 machine and was really surprised by how clunky and old...On the software side, the FOSS sphere has largely been devoid of UI/UX designers
You were 100% right.
I've been using KDE for the last year or so, migrating from Mac. I went to help someone set up their new Windows 11 machine and was really surprised by how clunky and old fashioned it looked.
KDE does seem less stable than gnome, but I like it enough that I'll live with having to restart it once in a while because my Firefox tabs maxed out my swap space.
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Comment on Samification of the current Web in ~design
tanglisha Link ParentThe design stuff comes in waves. Something will take hold and suddenly you see it everywhere. Specifics I can think of are the Fischer Price style icons and the sudden ubiquity of landing page...The design stuff comes in waves. Something will take hold and suddenly you see it everywhere. Specifics I can think of are the Fischer Price style icons and the sudden ubiquity of landing page hero shots of people collaborating (never anyone who worked for the company). A lot of icons started looking the same when FontAwesome came out, which I think improved readability overall.
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Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech
tanglisha Link ParentI wonder how many of the mods who get cut were only mods to manage automod rules or the css.I wonder how many of the mods who get cut were only mods to manage automod rules or the css.
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Comment on Commentary: prepare to say a frond farewell to Los Angeles’ palm trees in ~enviro
tanglisha (edited )LinkTrees in cities don't just provide shade, their roots absorb water when it does rain, cutting down on runoff and filtering out some of the gunk that water picks up from the street. Depending on...Trees in cities don't just provide shade, their roots absorb water when it does rain, cutting down on runoff and filtering out some of the gunk that water picks up from the street. Depending on how much rain falls, this can make all the difference when there might be flash floods. They hold soil in place so it doesn't erode away in the wind. I don't know how much of a difference palm trees make in oxygen, they have a lot less greenage than other trees.
I can absolutely see the argument for planting something more suited to the environment, but I'd hate to see some politician get all excited about a platform on saving water by cutting down all the trees with no other plans.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang - How is it going? in ~books
tanglisha Link ParentI tend to not be a fan of short story collections because the word count requirements sometimes don't fit with the stories the authors want to tell. In this case, they were written out...I tend to not be a fan of short story collections because the word count requirements sometimes don't fit with the stories the authors want to tell. In this case, they were written out independently. Most of them are also on the long side of a short story, an hour or more for the audiobook. They absolutely don't share a cohesive theme or arc, but you might try looking at them as a series of novellas.
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Comment on Sweden's employment agency has been tracking the online locations of thousands of citizens claiming unemployment benefits in an effort to crack down on welfare fraud in ~tech
tanglisha Link ParentI always wonder if programs set up to avoid fraud end up costing more than the fraud ever did. I have a feeling they usually do cost more in people hours, software, and offices set up just for that.I always wonder if programs set up to avoid fraud end up costing more than the fraud ever did. I have a feeling they usually do cost more in people hours, software, and offices set up just for that.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang - How is it going? in ~books
tanglisha (edited )Link ParentOh, that's weird. A different audiobook I'm reading right now has a full cast. I'm guessing one of them was used as the base for one of the standard AI voices, because for the first few times I...Oh, that's weird. A different audiobook I'm reading right now has a full cast. I'm guessing one of them was used as the base for one of the standard AI voices, because for the first few times I heard her I thought they had used AI for just that one person.
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Comment on Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens? in ~finance
tanglisha LinkThe only place that has food within a mile walk of my house is a 7/11. I would love if I actually wanted to eat something from there, but 10,000 kinds of 1/4 full potato chip bags are not...The only place that has food within a mile walk of my house is a 7/11. I would love if I actually wanted to eat something from there, but 10,000 kinds of 1/4 full potato chip bags are not interesting to me.
The closest thing in my general area to what’s being described are those creepy Amazon stores that track what you pick up and charge you through their app instead of some kind of checkout. They have a ton of fancy fresh food.
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Comment on Is the concept of debate completely useless? in ~talk
tanglisha LinkI never learned to debate and I've regretted this many times in my life. When a group encounters a problem at my work, we discuss possible solutions, then settle on one. I can only really present...I never learned to debate and I've regretted this many times in my life. When a group encounters a problem at my work, we discuss possible solutions, then settle on one. I can only really present my idea and move on, I don't really know how to persuade the group to go with that solution without it coming out as an argument.
The logical fallacy and manipulation stuff come from debate, right? Those things are useful to know when listening to any speaker or researching.
Have you checked if you have a seed library in your area? Seeds produced locally have a better chance of doing well, even the same variety will do better than something ordered from far away because acclimatizion happens every time a plant is grown in a specific area.
I recently found out that some of my local book libraries also contain seed libraries. I wasn't really prepared to donate, but I was also lazy and let my asparagus go to seed, so it's asparagus for all, haha.