Generally, bigger is better. For the same reason modern windmills are so huge, and that sailplanes have such long wings.

I’ve mostly equated ultra-processed food with fat hydrogenation, a process that transforms unsaturated fats into more stable (longer shelf life) saturated fats. It is not something you can do in a regular kitchen, so it is definitely a “type 4" process, and it has the side effect of producing trans fats, which, accordi…

Neither do I, but I may start doing so now that I know ;)

Inductions stoves are barely more expensive than other kinds of electric stoves now, I see no real reason to buy anything else.

Also understand the technical issues, and many studios get it wrong. You have to realize that no matter how realistic it may feel, these are just stereo videos.

The real Feynman method: if you don’t understand, ask Feynman.

> Write an article about ChatGPT, in the style of LifeHacker

Because they produce semifarts, I guess.

Validating email addresses is actually quite complicated if you want to do it right, but + has always been a valid character, it is not even particularly special or prone to exploits like $ may be, why they disallow it is beyond me.

Here is a trick: if the title mentions a number, it is likely to be a slideshow, it it doesn’t, it should be safe. For example “Never do these things in a hardware store” should be safe (and indeed, it is), “6 things you should never do in a hardware store” will most likely give you a slideshow.

So a hidden kitchen is a... kitchen.

Average is about 6, standard deviation is about 8. So a normal body count is between -2 and 14

I think you got ripped off not because they are bad but because they are counterfeit and likely overpriced.

One thing that many people don’t get is that money saved is worth much more than money earned. When my father was working in trade, he settled on a factor of 4 (so $10 saved is worth $40 earned). I don’t suggest that much he had his reasons that may not apply to you, but that’s just to say it is a lot.

I never really understood the fascination for lawns, it looks like a high effort, low benefits thing. If you are rich and have servants, I understand, but for regular people, just leave your land bare, or if you want to plant something, as a hobby, plant something you can eat, or a tree to give you shade, or something…

Staying alive is not free, and you can’t enjoy air, rain, clouds and child smiles when you are dead.

There are many brands of earplugs for music, “Eargasm” is just one of them. I didn’t try that one specifically but for me, nothing worked until I got custom molded ones (about $200 total at my local audiologist). I am not a professional but now, I can finally go to a metal concert and enjoy the music without leaving…

If you have any symptom, the best thing is to look for it on the internet. You will quickly find out that the rest of your short life will be nothing but pain.

There are special low-flow shower heads that are designed to give you that “water jet” feeling without actually using that much water. For example by mixing in air and using high pressure nozzles. They also tend to have a switch so that you can easily turn the water on and off as needed.

Or do like the Japanese: take a shower so you are clean and then take a bath, this way you can share the water between family members.