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cauliflower2718··on Reusing yesterday’s coffee grounds for another cup of coffee
Which ads? The links I see are either to her other blog posts or to scientific studies. For example, the "cold brew method", "French press", "better water for coffee making", and "pressurized portafilter basket" links are all tutorial or explainer blog posts.
cauliflower2718··on Dentistry is less scientific and more gratuitous than people think (2019)
I hear about medical tourism but not so much dental tourism. I wonder why?
cauliflower2718··on Dentistry is less scientific and more gratuitous than people think (2019)
A dentist once told me that it's worse for my teeth to sip a soda or a coffee slowly over several hours than to chug it all at once. I wonder if it was suggested because patients might actually do that, compared to not drinking soda or coffee at all.

(I might drink coffee slightly faster than I used to. I do not drink soda. I'm fine with stains but not unnecessary tooth decay.)

cauliflower2718··on Unsong, a fantasy novel where the universe is programmable with Hebrew (2015)
https://www.reddit.com/r/unsong/comments/fhoumv/new_readytop...

Fortunately, you can make one fairly easily and cheaply!

cauliflower2718··on Ask HN: Recommend sunglasses made in the west and independent of Luxotica
Seconding this question.

I have had great experiences getting glasses from Jins, which has locations in the US and in Asia.

cauliflower2718··on Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention (2017)
Have you been at a low dose for a long time? Is there something you do to reduce tolerance?
cauliflower2718··on Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention (2017)
I haven't been able to get modafinil for ADHD (n=1). I have heard of people getting prescriptions for modafinil because of their work schedules (e.g. being tied to the hours of a stock exchange in a different time zone).
cauliflower2718··on Germany fines YouTube for removing video of anti-lockdown protest
The article calls this a "historically high fine". It's also really small compared to the scale of YouTube dollars, i.e. for YouTube to care (about this fine in isolation).
cauliflower2718··on Heavier passengers on planes mean new safety limits for airlines
End of flight weigh ins incentivizes dehydration during the flight.

It's possible some people will actually get healthier. However, it's also much easier to lose 10lbs from dehydration and pooping than from losing fat (from my experience).

cauliflower2718··on Heavier passengers on planes mean new safety limits for airlines
As a person who has done weight cuts for weigh-ins, I imagine weighing in at the gate leads to hungry, dehydrated people who get weighed and then immediately eat and re-hydrate. I'm not sure plan bathrooms are suited to the consequences of that.
cauliflower2718··on Instagram lets users hide likes to reduce social media pressure
Depending on the age of the kids, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the kids had bought likes, too.
cauliflower2718··on Gen Z is going to have a hard time getting rich
The tobacco industry made a lot of money back in the day. That's not the same as adding value to society.
cauliflower2718··on Being Poor (2005)
Back in the day, I used to spend ~$20 for a pair of rainboots, and they would invariably leak within a year. This stopped happening when I bought ~$50-$100 rain boots, which are certainly not grocery store boots. A $50-$100 pair of rain boots isn't exactly top quality, but is still much better than a $20 pair.
cauliflower2718··on Ask HN: How can I move away from engineering?
I'm going through a switch to (hopefully) research. I left my job and started a PhD. I'm not sure I'd recommend it, as it depends on what you're looking for; it's a sharp pay cut during the PhD, and not necessarily with more pay afterwards.
cauliflower2718··on Peak non-creepy dating pool
In the plot where x-axis is man's age, and y-axis is eligible dating pool population, 'peak' refers to the age (place along the x-axis) at which the man's eligible dating pool is largest (highest along the y-axis). This is indicated by the vertical pink dotted line.
cauliflower2718··on Peak non-creepy dating pool
Surprisingly, the peak age for a man seeking women is around 50, but the peak age for a man seeking [women with jobs] is around 40.
cauliflower2718··on California population declines for first time in more than a century
Fire season is more like hell on earth than paradise, unfortunately.
cauliflower2718··on The loneliness of the modern office team member
Yes! I have found this to happen a over lockdown with my housemates. Not surprisingly, I recommend communal living.
cauliflower2718··on Study shows class bias in hiring based on few seconds of speech
I wonder if there are socioeconomic indicators in writing style, too. I wouldn't be surprised if there were, even if we consider only text in which grammar and spelling are correct. (As a small example, there are ways to sound more or less like a mathematician, even when writing about topics unrelated to math.)
cauliflower2718··on Inflammation, but Not Telomere Length, Predicts Ageing at Extreme Old Age
Why sweet potatoes?
cauliflower2718··on Work peak and professional decline (2019)
This was not at all the article I was expecting given the title! Given that it's HN, I was expecting projections on when AI will take over which jobs in which order.
cauliflower2718··on Remote work is here to stay – Manhattan may never be the same
Not to be unfriendly, but perhaps _you're_ projecting your desire to avoid your coworkers on to others. I think both you and the person you responded to make interesting points, both of which I can see myself relating to at different parts of my life, depending on how much I liked my work vs my local community.
cauliflower2718··on Finance as Culture
Could you say more on how to do this?
cauliflower2718··on Female fund manager opposes gender quotas for startup boards
Teaching and nursing, which iirc are dominated by women, also have serious stress and burnout while paying less than tech.

I also suspect the parent comment wasn't referring to tech and finance as the dangerous male-dominated jobs.

cauliflower2718··on The Covid Zoom Boom Is Reshaping Sign Language
I was at a (seated) concert once, and the large family next to me would sign to each other to communicate without making noise. Signing has some nice advantages over whispering: you can sign to an entire group at once, but you can only whisper to one person at a time.
cauliflower2718··on Female fund manager opposes gender quotas for startup boards
I imagine that's not the case for tech (approximately the subject of HN) and finance (the topic of the article), so while the fact may be true on average, I'm having trouble seeing its relevance here.
cauliflower2718··on US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuhan origins
What other issues would you not trust the Chinese government on? For example, is food safety one of them?
cauliflower2718··on Ask HN: Do you do all day interviews for 'free' or do you invoice the company?
I've had what added up to a full day of interviews (and meals) on several occasions. In some cases there were many interviews since I was meeting many people on the team, which I would think is a good sign of culture, as opposed to one manager who makes hiring decisions by themself.
cauliflower2718··on Ask HN: What laptop should I buy in 2021?
I also had a 9360 that ran into issues (the motherboard died) but I had bought several years of support and the issue was resolved (they sent someone over to fix it). Perhaps the support is worth buying, and the cost considered should not just be the price of the laptop, but include the cost of support.
cauliflower2718··on Tips for a Better Life
"become Catholic to end the despair" - could you elaborate?
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