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gamzeron Why some clothes shrink in the wash and how to unshrink them

Search for Superwash, Hercosett 125 and machine-washable wool.

Also mentioned here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wool#History

gamzeron Saturated fat: the making and unmaking of a scientific consensus (2022)

I’m interested in what you monitor and how. Also, how has your metabolism and body changed?

gamzeron “Invalid Username or Password”: a useless security measure (2014)

If the goal is to log in new users immediately after registration, is it possible to not leak whether a username is already registered?

If hn@example.com is not registered and I register it, I will be logged in (even if it does not belong to me).

If hn@example.com is already registered, the site can neither let me register it nor log me in.

gamzeron Estonia clocks fastest inflation in the Eurozone at 20.1 percent

If non-labor prices rise before salaries, salary increases would need to compensate for the already paid higher prices.

gamzeron Don’t do interviews, do discussions

I honestly don’t comprehend this answer. You mentioned unconscious bias in interviews:

> Having unscripted conversations is one of the best way to be swayed by unconscious bias in interviews.

Yet, lack of diversity of thought is “easy to spot”. Without being swayed by unconscious biases?

gamzeron Don’t do interviews, do discussions

How is diversity of thought measured?

gamzeron The only skin care that works? science video response (2020)

I don’t know of any way that is more reliable or less risky. There are more accessible ways (e.g. maximize time outside without burning), but I wouldn’t think of them as reliable, safe or time-efficient.

Determining vitamin D levels will vary by country. You’d have to research how it works.

I’m not aware that healthy people can get too much vitamin D from the sun. In combination with the many beneficial effects of natural light (see melatonin, circadian rhythm, mood, etc.), maximizing time outside without burning seems like the best strategy to me. I just find it easier to avoid getting sunburn with the above calculator. Day-by-day variations are small enough that you might be able to make educated guesses most of the time and not check every time you go outside.

If this collides with one’s life (e.g. work-hours), supplements could be considered, but those come without the other effects of natural light.

To check the current UV index and ozone column:

https://www.temis.nl/uvradiation/nrt/uvindex.php

gamzeron The only skin care that works? science video response (2020)

If it were that simple…

Parameters that affect exposure time to produce a certain amount of vitamin D:

* Date, time

* Location

* Skin type

* Body exposure

* Clouds

* Ozone

* Elevation

* Surface

Here is a calculator from the Norwegian Institute for Air Research:

https://fastrt.nilu.no/VitD_quartMEDandMED_v2.html

https://fastrt.nilu.no/README_VitD_quartMEDandMED_v2.html

In addition, vitamin D requirements and synthesis might vary between people and health status.

gamzeron Bontrager’s WaveCel material more effective at preventing concussions than MIPS

(Not the person you replied to.)

> Please put a magnitude on it and some evidence and sources behind it.

Alberta's helmet law – children's cycling halved, injuries increased per cyclist

https://www.cyclehelmets.org/1250.html

HEAT analysis: United Kingdom

https://www.cyclehelmets.org/1231.html

Frequently asked Questions For Policy Makers

https://www.cyclehelmets.org/1137.html

gamzeron Why has examine.com disappeared from search results?

> Damore was fired because he violated California labor law.

From Wikipedia[1] referring to a Guardian article:

> The company fired Damore for violation of the company's code of conduct.

Which is correct?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%27s_Ideological_Echo_Ch...

gamzeron Sunlight through glass does not provide Vitamin D

Critical Review: How Well Do House Plants Perform as Indoor Air Cleaners?

https://www.buildingecology.com/download/critical-review-how...

This might be of interest to you.

gamzeron How to Acquire Your First 100 Customers

> find places your customers are

> we used to take Cronitor

You clearly have skin in the game due to following your own advice.

gamzeron List of 600 free online courses launched by 190 universities

I guess you meant: https://www.class-central.com/

gamzeron Stripe Billing

Can you name some payment gateways from banks? I would like to read up on this.

gamzeron Stripe Billing

I would like to know which payment gateway you are using.

gamzeron Source Sans Pro released as a variable font

More info about the variable format:

https://blog.typekit.com/2016/09/14/variable-fonts-a-new-kin...

gamzeron Ask HN: Is there room for another search engine?

I believe it was possible in the past using URL parameters (e.g. complete=0 to disable auto-suggest) but it does not seem to work anymore.

Here it was documented in 2012:

https://airstraining.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/google-search-...

There are (or at least were) others with related effects.

gamzeron Navdy

Looking at something indeed doesn't mean paying attention to it. That's why head-up displays can be dangerous (just like handsfree phone usage).

Daniel Simons, a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois, says this in his episode of the You Are Not So Smart podcast:

http://youarenotsosmart.com/2012/04/24/yanss-podcast-episode...

Head-up displays are discussed starting at 12:31.

If I remember correctly, pilots were at danger to miss planes on the runway while using a head-up display.

"Even pilots use it – it's safe." Is it?

gamzeron Login Screen – behind the scenes

Would you please elaborate what they are doing and why it is intriguing?

gamzeron Linus Torvalds, Alan Cox respond to Miguel De Icaza on Linux Desktop woes

Now you made me curious. How would I be able to switch between different sound cards on the fly without restarting applications if PulseAudio did not exist?

gamzeron Some web development tips from a former Digg developer

I am satisfied with the results of optipng which is free software.

I just run: optipng -o7 *.png

http://optipng.sourceforge.net/

gamzeron CSS Font Stack: A complete collection of web safe CSS font stacks

It gets in the way as soon as the browser window is less than 1287px in width. Did I mess up my measurement or is this really 1287px? My browser is rarely that wide.

gamzeron What happened to Diaspora?

In the spirit of "why don't they just":

Why don't they just focus on marketing Diaspora instead of investing time in companion products?

Are the companion products intended to drive users to Diaspora?

gamzeron Airbnb Releases Infinity.js: A Javascript Library for Smoother Scrolling

Android 4.1.1 with or without Infinity: "The page has become unresponsive. Wait or kill?"

gamzeron Pricing Experiments

The typeface used in their logo...

I would love to read more about this method. Has it been thoroughly studied?

gamzeron Facebook: A Fate More Similar To Yahoo Or Google?

> Yahoo: Shrinking [...]

At least if one looks at their stock chart, Yahoo! has been around $11.50 in 2008 and now it is over $15.

gamzeron How to name your startup

Most of those how-to guides lack meaningful data and/or studies and/or logic.

Just one example: "The domain name doesn’t matter"

How on earth can one come up with such a broad statement without studying the answer for... years?

Oh, he or she "learned it". Now, you can call me a believer!

gamzeron You Either Die A Hero Or You Become The Villain

This site and the ones hosted on the same platform have a body font that is extremely blurry on my Android phone. Very annoying as there are regularly articles posted I would like to read.

gamzeron Source Sans Pro: Adobe’s first open source font family

Thank you very much! I was already a bit sad when I didn't find a Source Sans Pro package yesterday.

gamzeron One More Thing

Spoiler alarm! If you haven't seen The Empire Strikes Back, be careful.