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New comment by jdechko in "Chewing gum restores dad's taste and smell years after Covid"

jdechko — Thu, 21 May 2026 22:04:47 +0000

As far as I know, anosmia would be the inability to smell. Parosmia would be scents smelling like other things, or the inability to identify certain smells.

And since taste and smell are so closely related, I haven’t been able to drink colas for about 3 years. Dr Pepper is fine though, so I’m okay.

New comment by jdechko in "Everett shuts down Flock camera network after judge rules footage public record"

jdechko — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:46:38 +0000

How long until the AI estimates how fast you were going based on the time you were tagged at 2 cameras? The system says travel between these cameras should take 3 minutes. You made it in 2:45. No review, just a ticket in the mail.

New comment by jdechko in "How Markdown took over the world"

jdechko — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 03:57:59 +0000

If you’re on a Mac, I recommend qlmarkdown. It’s a customizable quick look renderer for markdown (md) files.

https://github.com/sbarex/QLMarkdown

New comment by jdechko in "Heart rate variability differs between smartwatch and clinical testing"

jdechko — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:22:11 +0000

Exactly my experience. After my last couple races or long workouts, my HRV dipped a few ms for a few days before coming back to normal. In this case, it’s not telling me anything I don’t already know. But in other instances, a lower HRV would make me consider slowing down a bit.

New comment by jdechko in "Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality"

jdechko — Sat, 04 May 2024 16:33:46 +0000

I’ve heard about 75-85/25-15, but just round it to 80/20.

Zone 3/Tempo sessions can help to raise speed so that Z2 is faster for the same intensity.

Obviously lower intensity workouts can go for longer and the high z5 stuff for fairly short intervals across short sessions.

New comment by jdechko in "Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality"

jdechko — Sat, 04 May 2024 16:29:05 +0000

Careful there. By combining running and cycling, you’re 2/3 of the way to triathlons. And why suck at 1 sport when you can suck at 3?

New comment by jdechko in ""It never gets easier, you just go faster." (2020)"

jdechko — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 20:36:13 +0000

I mean, he was a professional athlete, so that’s kind of the point he was making. As you progress in fitness, it sucks less which means your body has adapted and you can go faster/ harder/ longer.

New comment by jdechko in "Apple Sports"

jdechko — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:12:07 +0000

Settings -> Sports -> Hide betting odds

New comment by jdechko in "Playstation is erasing seasons of Discovery shows from customer libraries"

jdechko — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:03:32 +0000

Not that it’s perfect, far from it, but Movies Anywhere is a baby step in the right direction for at least Movies (on some services).

New comment by jdechko in "Lucid dream startup says engineers can write code in their sleep"

jdechko — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 05:07:10 +0000

https://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2305&cmdf=superman+crank+tur...

New comment by jdechko in "Aliens Are Out There – But They Probably Don't Care About Us"

jdechko — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:28:55 +0000

It starts with clicking a button to make a single paperclip.

New comment by jdechko in "Adapting WozMon for the breadboard 6502 [video]"

jdechko — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 22:46:03 +0000

I have a limited background in computing hardware, but I really appreciate the thought he puts into explaining both the why and how.

His 8-bit CPU videos are just amazing, and even at ~1 Hz, it’s incredible to think about what all happens. And then to think about going billions of times faster…

New comment by jdechko in "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Decompilation"

jdechko — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 22:41:51 +0000

And the “include_link.mk” file. Yea, that’s probably a good thing.

New comment by jdechko in "Rivian software update bricks infotainment system, fix not obvious"

jdechko — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:22:10 +0000

As a non-developer, the whole situation with a bad software update to the Voyager spacecraft really puts things into perspective as far as how bad remote updates can be.

It’s also a testament to the way that the system was designed that they were able to get it back online.

New comment by jdechko in "First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled"

jdechko — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:12:10 +0000

Not exactly. I work as a project manager in the transportation field, and I can tell you that inflation has doubled (or more) the cost of several of my projects in the past few years. Most of the increases can be attributed to rising costs, and not necessarily scope changes.

Combined with limited funding, the projects continue to get delayed.

New comment by jdechko in "Chevy Equinox EV: here in 2024 with a $34,995 start price and surprising range"

jdechko — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 23:42:26 +0000

And, unless I missed something, will not come with CarPlay or Android Auto.

New comment by jdechko in "Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough"

jdechko — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:47:35 +0000

It certainly caused me to rethink my spending. I signed up for Apple One Premium as soon as it was available. With the latest hikes, I’ve ditched the bundle and now I just have Music and iCloud storage.

So in their quest for increased revenue, I’m now spending less than I was before.

Also dropped Prime and Netflix (though basic is included for no additional cost with T-Mo).

New comment by jdechko in "New pill helps Covid smell and taste loss fade quickly"

jdechko — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:56:52 +0000

I’ve had this for the past 6 months. I’d honestly rather have entirely lost my sense of smell than to go through this.

New comment by jdechko in "Old Pinball Machines Are Amazingly Complex [video]"

jdechko — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:01:09 +0000

Just surprised Alec took that one apart and didn’t have a separate one already disassembled.

I’m only about halfway through, but like most of his videos this one is fascinating

New comment by jdechko in "Excel recruitment time bomb makes top trainee doctors 'unappointable'"

jdechko — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:23:16 +0000

Looks like it’s time for a new Matt Parker spreadsheet video!