Thought I'd continue the tradition especially as its getting harder and harder to filter signal from noise using traditional search.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38585109 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34272687
We're all deep into adulthood with responsibilities but I scheduled a "bring your guitar and smoke weed" party. It was a blast, we do it a few times a year now. Cannabis may not be illegal in your area, but.
Love it. It can take USB C power from the laptop or plugged in to AC power for additional brightness. Comes with both a built in kickstand and a desk and cubicle mount.
https://www.viewsonic.com/us/vx1655-4k-oled-15-6-uhd-oled-po...
But there are so many off brands, and ViewSonic is sort of a step below what I usually go for. Here is one from LG that is not quite 4K but still better than 1080P:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1766952-REG/lg_16mr70...
Looks pretty, works really well, no more lugging heavy sparkling water bottles, and taking away the (many!) plastic bottles I used to go through makes me feel less like an eco-terrorist.
I get my CO2 via subscription in swappable/replaceable bottles. Excellent.
Aarke is a bit more expensive, but it's built to last. https://aarke.com/
I also got Luckymoose stainless steel bottles for it because I don't like keeping water in plastic bottles. https://luckymoose.de/
EDIT: Actually they didn't say that, I presumed they did because the Pro model AFAIK is the only one that comes with glass bottles insted of PET. But still, make sure you check that these bottles work with your machine :-) They dont work with mine!
This being HN one can also "void the warranty" by just making the recharge packets yourself with 10ml of baking soda and 10ml of citric acid, both of which one can get in multi-pound containers for ease of assembly. I use something akin to this[1] to keep moisture out of the charge until I need them, and I make them in batches of 30 which takes me 7 minutes for all 30, using any 10ml sized scoops[2]
1: https://www.amazon.com/Goeielewe-Graduated-Transparent-Measu... but with the advantage that I got mine at the $1 store
2: e.g. https://www.amazon.com/GSHLLO-Stainless-Measuring-Ingredient...
That said, I bet my girlfriend has no such qualms :-D so I'll be sure to look into that further for her. Thanks for making me aware of it o/
My current theory is to try and involve a vacuum pump to create a vacuum in the bottle to force more CO2 in but I'm waiting on vacuum oil for my pump to try that out
Anyway, if anyone has positive experiences loading sodastream bottles locally using a CO2 tank, I'd welcome that experience
I'm aware there are hoses that run directly from the CO2 tank into the sodastream but I am not yet on board with its failure cases
Direct into the bottle is the way. You can buy carbonator caps for different bottles from a homebrew store. This is a routine maneuver for homebrewers and the risks are small & well understood if you approach it using their gear, knowledge, and technique.
Once your current sodastream bottles expire you can replace them with something else entirely. Getting the tank and regulator is like 80% of breaking free of their stuff entirely, just finish the process.
You can also find continuous carbonation lids but there are constraints on the water pressure being higher than the co2 pressure. My well water is 30 to 40 and the recommended co2 pressure is about 60.
On the whip (cylinder to cylinder filling tool) you linked, you can only ever equalize the pressure between the two cylinders. Most gas cylinders I've seen start around 2000 or 2200 psi if they were professionally filled (as in by a gas supplier like airgas). If your home brew store used a whip to fill your cylinder, it's going to be below their starting cylinder pressure. Each fill is going to lower the source pressure and generate a lower pressure in the filled cylinder. Vacuuming the cylinder should get more CO2 out of the source, but won't fill the small cylinder more. If I understand correctly, because you're pulling the remaining co2 out, you'll get lower pressure in both cylinders at the end because more gas has to leave the source to equalize the pressure.
Tbh, I'm more scared of the whip than a regulator and a hose after it. If you don't have a regulator on your source cylinder, whatever comes next has to handle the full cylinder pressure. In your case, all parts of the whip are at cylinder pressure. Regulators can handle full tank pressure and make it a safe level for the hoses so that in the event of hose failure, you're only leaking 60 psi (or whatever the regulator is set to).
I used to work with tanked oxygen for torch work (not professionally), but I think the above is correct. If not, please correct me.
I flavor it myself by squeezing a bit of lemon or lime (sometimes other fruit) it in.
In the past, at other jobs, we've had Java backends (IntelliJ), PHP (PHPStorm), etc.
They have a standalone IDEs for many specific languages, or IntellIJ Ultimate (the Java one) can also handle a bunch of other languages via official language handler plugins.
But what makes the IDE truly awesome isn't just the basic language support (which VScode also has) but extensive refactoring, built in visual git and a great three-way diff engine, built-in database browser and table viewer and query editor and analyzer, visual diagrammers, test frameworks, debugger, various services and monitors... too much to list. A lot of those things are available in VScode too, but only through plugins of various quality and pricing. It's all built into Jetbrains, in one subscription. And if you ever stop a subscription, you keep the last licensed version you paid for forever (just without further upgrades). And you get a 40% loyalty discount if you subscribe as an individual after a year or two (forget exactly how long).
It's just incredibly helpful software at a very fair price point.
Life may not be perfect but, but hey, I been working on grinding to Plat slowly and I’m almost there. It’s one of the simpler hobbies to add for those looking for it.
If you really decide that starting today you want to be a competent sc2 player, that’s going to take serious effort lol.
So a lot of these games are truly compelling personal challenges - if you’re competitive.
Played for years and realized I kept playing just to reach the same "high" I once had when I first climbed. Even when I won, I was dissatisfied.
Once I stopped playing, I noticed myself getting calmer and less frustrated during my day-to-day.
All this to say- self-reflection is key.
i do the occasional maintenance on my high-mileage car including, recently, a front-end suspension rebuild. having a portable impact wrench with some juice made that job 1000x times easier!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBNplsklWvY
I wish they had came out with that generation of stuff about 6mo earlier because I locked myself into Ryobi. I would have gone Walmart because I was primarily concerned with home and garden tools but Walmart didn't have a good impact at the time and that was a deal breaker.
Major improvements I've noticed:
- not having to frequently refill a small glass
- not having to bother anyone for water when I visit
- readily available for outings
Thanks to the above, I'm well hydrated more of the time. The bottle is a bit bulky (it's insulated) but I'm happy with that tradeoff.
I do wish it had ant support - i keep thinking i should write an app using an ant sensor on it
Speedwise im doing around 10mph
It turns out my respiratory and sleep issues came down to indoor air pollution. Within two hours of receiving the purifier and turning it on full blast, my sinuses cleared, even when laying down for bed. That night I had intense dreams and have been dreaming much more ever since.
We had a 8000 kuai (~$1000?) BlueAir when we were in Beijing, it was necessary but really loud (and huge).
I live 59°N, during the summer there’s plenty of time to both hike far and recharge batteries after setting up camp for the day.
It's such a huge difference I can't quite put it into words. It's completely different. I love it - some people might not though.
It feels cool and smooth. I sleep wearing only boxer briefs, and did previously as well.
One downside is you have to wash and dry them separately - but I already did that anyway because of the load.
Thanks.
Check out this wirecutter podcast for WAY more information than you ever probably wanted to know about bedsheets[1]
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/wirecutter-show-p...
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TIL!
And this is before I'm able to get a (carpet-covering) chair floor mat for one of the custom floor mat, preferably not PVC or glass, but made from one of the harder plastics. I have 2 105x30" Uplift tables in an overlapping L configuration (due to the small size of the room) that needs a rolling surface. I've seen price quotes ranging from $300-1000 USD for custom mats. Bonus points for a mat and wheel material combination that doesn't create terrible static (ESD) problems.
- Qingping Air Monitor Lite: https://a.co/d/1jUkawZ
- AirGradient DIY: https://www.airgradient.com/
They helped determine why everyone feels so sleepy and groggy at home in the winter: the CO2 levels are routinely over 2,000 ppm. If we have any guests for a couple hours, it usually goes above 3,000 ppm.
And before anyone comments about accuracy, I've measure both of the above against very expensive, high quality air quality monitors we have at work, and they all give the same readings over months.
More:
- AirPods Pro 2. They are a significant upgrade over my 1st generation in terms of both sound quality and noise cancellation.
- Milwaukee Fastback utility knife. Cheap and useful. I usually carry it at work so I'm not dulling my daily carry knife with a bunch of cardboard. Have a phillips screwdriver too. https://www.milwaukeetool.com/products/48-22-1505
- Streamlight ProTac 1L-1AA flashlight. Uses CR123 or AA batteries. Small, compact. Will stay charged for months, unlike the USB charging flashlights. I usually run with AAs and keep a spare in my backpack. Super reliable. These go on sale a lot so don't pay full price. You can supposedly use these to charge your electronic devices as well. https://a.co/d/ecQKQca
- Ninja Air Fryer and an "mister-style" oil sprayer. https://a.co/d/2Vo2x6j
- ASPERX car jump starter. Charges via USB-C. I ordered this randomly on a good sale and the day after it was delivered, I had my car battery randomly die at a gas station and I used it to jump start me. https://a.co/d/cYAokwT
- Quansheng K6 radios. $30. Already used these for camping (FRS/GMRS), power outages and storm communications. GMRS worked about a mile non-LOS in a suburb and several miles with direct-LOS from a nearby mountain top. Work good as short range ham, and for radio scanning too. https://a.co/d/2ihGVZd
Found my WiFi dropping off walking around my house and swapping to using data. Super frustrating but since installing these I've had perfect signal around my house.
You’d think with all the Ai out there this would be possible.
Personally I kinda like being forced to tidy up (and I have 2 small children).
https://www.scanpan.com/techniq-wok-90556?srsltid=AfmBOooVv9...
Definitely not for high heat cooking (well, theoretically you can, but it will reduce the pan's life), but it retains heat and doesn't scratch if you use wooden spatulas, it has been a very noticeable upgrade for our cooking, in a way that previous $40/50 woks can't match.
Brother Ptouch D220.
About $200 all-in for both.
* Generic mini PC from amazon, that basically just runs docker containers. Very usefull to have as I use a windows pc mainly (cad and gaming), and while WSL2 works for dev, I want to have running services, and this thing works pretty well.
* Some Zwave stuff, which uses the above with a Zwave usb antenna, and HomeAssistant. Arose from a need to never forget to close the garage door, but I have been doing more complex stuff with optical and motion sensors.
* USB audio interface (focusrite), XLR Mic, and USB switch for keyboard mouse and audio interface. I can now wear super light headhphones (Seinheiser) instead of a bulky headset, and can seamlessly switch from controlling my work laptop to my main desktop, with correct audio output, never having issues with bluetooth or other connectivity.
* I also pay about $200 every 2 months to have my house cleaned. Well worth the cost for em.
Before that I had a Victorinox fibrox. A real workhorse of a knife. I suspect that it's just as serviceable, and that I am just not skilled enough at sharpening it.
You would probably get more out of getting them sharpened by a professional.
I wonder how I ever could sleep without one. Well, I couldn't. Sleeping like a newborn since I got used to it. Takes about a week or so.