vitamincheme's recent activity

  1. Comment on Do you use gender-neutral pronouns? Which one do you prefer? in ~humanities

    vitamincheme
    Link
    Y'all just need to live in the American South. We've used gender-neutral pronouns all along.

    Y'all just need to live in the American South. We've used gender-neutral pronouns all along.

    5 votes

  2. Share your experiences with smart thermostats

    ~tech Text 167 words
    I have used a Nest (gen 1) for many years and recently switched it out for an Ecobee 3 with 3 additional room sensors. The Nest worked as advertised and I was happy with it. I moved my thermostat...

    I have used a Nest (gen 1) for many years and recently switched it out for an Ecobee 3 with 3 additional room sensors.

    The Nest worked as advertised and I was happy with it. I moved my thermostat location to a higher-traffic area of the house and used Nest Sense to have it automatically determine if I was away. All in all, I was pleased. The only reason I switched to Ecobee was so that I could use my Nest in another home and try something new.

    The Ecobee is pretty much the same as the nest. They was you schedule temperatures is to first create Comfort Settings and then you schedule when they should run. It's a little less intuitive than the Nest, but it accomplishes the same task. The additional sensors are a nice touch but I find they are too sensitive. My ~50 lb dog can trigger them, which can run additional air conditioning when I wouldn't otherwise want it to run.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Do you love Riddles? in ~talk

    vitamincheme
    Link
    If you like mathematical riddles, every Friday the 538 blog of Nate Silver et al. publish a couple riddles. The Riddler Credit to Oliver Roeder who is the one to actually publish the riddles

    If you like mathematical riddles, every Friday the 538 blog of Nate Silver et al. publish a couple riddles.

    The Riddler

    Credit to Oliver Roeder who is the one to actually publish the riddles

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Crazy Rich Asians (2018) in ~movies

  5. Comment on What fun examples of cultural differences have you experienced? in ~talk

    vitamincheme
    Link Parent
    Or being from the US and visiting Scandinavia for work, sitting at a bar and not even the bartender will talk to you. It sure is a lonely place to travel alone.

    Or being from the US and visiting Scandinavia for work, sitting at a bar and not even the bartender will talk to you. It sure is a lonely place to travel alone.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on VR gaming: What are you playing? in ~games

    vitamincheme
    Link
    Nothing. The novelty wore off and I can't hardly be bothered to load any VR up. Prior to my loss of interest I did enjoy H3VR a lot.

    Nothing.

    The novelty wore off and I can't hardly be bothered to load any VR up. Prior to my loss of interest I did enjoy H3VR a lot.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books

    vitamincheme
    Link Parent
    I agree. I forget which book I was in when I quit reading the series but I couldn't stand to read another "he broke his fast with...".

    I agree. I forget which book I was in when I quit reading the series but I couldn't stand to read another "he broke his fast with...".

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Podcast recommendations in ~talk

    vitamincheme
    Link
    Freakonomics and Planet Money have always been my go tos

    Freakonomics and Planet Money have always been my go tos

    1 vote

  9. Comment on What sites do you check in the morning? in ~talk

    vitamincheme
    Link
    Inoreader for RSS feeds from a bunch of sports blogs and Fark Reddit, both my subscribed Reddits and little bit of All (with filters) Arlo to see what walked through my yard overnight Gmail and...

    Inoreader for RSS feeds from a bunch of sports blogs and Fark
    Reddit, both my subscribed Reddits and little bit of All (with filters)
    Arlo to see what walked through my yard overnight
    Gmail and work email
    Then I do it all over again at work a few times...

    2 votes