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TomMasz

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I keep a handwritten journal and write in script. My penmanship isn't great, but it's good enough.

For exams in my intro programming classes, I allow students to bring a handwritten notes sheet if they wish. I get anything from a few sentences to a sheet so full of writing it almost looks gray. From what I can tell, students who really put effort into their notes sheet look at it less frequently but tend to score higher. This tracks with the studies I've seen on handwritten notes.

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I'm an endurance cyclist, and I take 5g on ride days (4/week). I started based on this study (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502783.2023.2...). In short, it does have some benefits for endurance sports by enhancing surges in intensity such as climbing or the finishing kick. I've noticed some muscle mass increase, including my upper body, but nothing I would consider dramatic. I can't say I've experienced any mental effects, though I haven't taken an IQ test in decades, so who am I to say?

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I never had an LLM tell me my question was already answered and imply I was stupid for not finding it. SO dug its own grave and jumped in.

10 dagen geledendiscuss

Social media isn't "social" anymore. It's algorithmically designed to keep you scrolling. Burnout is inevitable.

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As the article points out, CPR really is oversold. I was a volunteer firefighter and did CPR multiple times, none of those people survived. I watched (and listened) as firefighters did CPR on my wife after she had a massive heart attack, hanging on to some hope but knowing deep down it was futile. But they transported her to emergency anyway.

I watched my father slowly die from sepsis that began with an infection in a toe. Surgery to improve leg circulation failed and his toe was amputated. The antibiotics not only induced the sepsis but led to a C. difficile infection. His mind deteriorated almost overnight. My mom couldn't make the decision to end care and place him in hospice, so the decision was passed to me. He had made his care wishes clear in writing, so while it was a hard decision, I knew it's what he wanted. He died less than a day later.

I'm working on my own care directives so my kids know exactly what to do when it's my time. With luck, they'll be able to ensure those directives are followed.

14 dagen geledendiscuss

The LinkedIn post pop-up has an AI button at the bottom. It's no wonder people are using it.

18 dagen geledendiscuss

I was around when blogging started and I've seen a lot of blogs come and go. The web was a much different place then and it was easier to attract and hold an audience than it is now. It's still possible to have a successful blog but it will never be as easy as it was in 2000.

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I was able to fly business class in 747s to Japan back in the 90s (it was coach to Europe, though). That meant the upper deck and amenities like a sandwich and snack cart that you could just help yourself from. By the 2000s, it was coach everywhere, regardless of the plane.

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Back in my running days in the 80s, the people who did the timing and race results had a van with a PDP-11 in it that I assume ran off a generator. I wish I had asked them more about it but I was too busy worrying about running.

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I am shocked, shocked I say, that the head of a ransomware as a service group is based in Russia.

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Homebrew has been a gamechanger for me, thanks for all your efforts!

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The university I work at is heavily dependent on Google and its products, so I use Vivaldi for work. Otherwise, it's Firefox. I've been using it since the beginning and see no reason to change. If a site doesn't work with it, than I don't visit that site.

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I've worked on skunkworks projects. It's all fine and dandy until it becomes a product and the main company takes over.

2 maanden geledendiscuss

I am currently in that situation, and I can tell you it's a battle to keep the darkness away when you suddenly find yourself alone. I'm managing, with help, but not everyone can.

2 maanden geledendiscuss

Isn't this been what some (so far) unnamed Trump administration people have been doing?

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It's interesting to see things from a senior manager's viewpoint, especially in comparison to what I experienced as a mid-level manager. But it's funny to see that they also end up in meetings that seem to have no reason to happen. We all laugh at "this meeting could have been an email", yet we experience it on regular basis and that's just how things are done.

2 maanden geledendiscuss

I was going to say the exact same thing. The only thing you might be able to count on is GMail, and I'm not sure even it won't go away someday.

3 maanden geledendiscuss

I certainly teach that. When we work problems involving money, I always recommend students use integers for cents and only convert to dollars and cents when they have to print them.

3 maanden geledendiscuss

My wife had the Costco membership and had a tendency to buy in quantities that were a bit much for the two of us. Our freezer was always packed. Now that she's passed, I went and got my own membership (and requisite Visa card), just for the things available there I can't get elsewhere. My goal is to try to avoid the allure of buying inappropriate amounts. We'll see how that goes.

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Unsurprisingly, it died out "mostly due to the high cost of replacing vehicles". Was it the inspiration for demolition derbies?