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New comment by vostok in "iPhone Duo"

vostok — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:24:24 +0000

I find that increments of 1C are too small to be useful in daily life but increments of 5C are quite big. As a result, you can't really round degrees Celsius to a multiple of 5 whereas full precision integer temperatures are too precise. So for example 15C and 17C feel like different temperatures, but each 1C step from 15C to 16C to 17C is not really useful.

In contrast, it's very reasonable to round temperature to increments of 5 degrees Fahrenheit. So for example 58F and 60F are basically the same temperature as far as my perception is concerned.

New comment by vostok in "Aging muscle stem cells shift from rapid repair to long-term survival"

vostok — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:37:19 +0000

Do you know if running causes a person to have more or less heartbeats in a given time span? I'm not particularly medically knowledgeable and not sure.

New comment by vostok in "Purdue University approves new AI requirement for all undergrads"

vostok — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:37:23 +0000

Outside of distance learning - I think computers are very rarely used for CS exams in my, albeit dated, experience.

New comment by vostok in "Ratatui – App Showcase"

vostok — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 04:36:15 +0000

I've generally had good experiences with the various compressed X11-like tools. One example is x2go, but there are a few.

New comment by vostok in "There Goes the American Muscle Car"

vostok — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 03:54:39 +0000

As someone who lives in a city, I'm not sure what I'd do with a car that is smaller than a tank. If it's a small car then it's probably for local trips and super inconvenient to park / re-park / etc. I want a big car to comfortably fit my family, our outdoor toys, and maybe even tow something.

Even if I lived outside a city, what do I gain by driving a smaller car? Going from 35 to 55 mpg? Parking is plentiful and equally convenient for big cars these days.

New comment by vostok in "Silly job interview questions in Haskell"

vostok — Fri, 23 May 2025 04:37:50 +0000

I think this person wants a space between Fizz and Buzz.

New comment by vostok in "Light-based technique shows 90% accuracy in early prostate cancer detection"

vostok — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 03:00:27 +0000

I really like the table of confusion as a way to look at this stuff. I find the terminology somewhat confusing and it's much easier for me to just look up the formulas.

That means 90% accuracy should mean (true_positive + true_negative)/(whole_population) == 90%.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confusion_matrix

New comment by vostok in "Big Pharma claims lower prices means giving up miracle medications. Ignore them"

vostok — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 21:43:50 +0000

Assuming this is post-Obamacare, do you know why your insurance didn't cover it? I had this simplified model that insurance covers everything once you hit maximum out of pocket and I'd love to learn how that model breaks down in practice.

New comment by vostok in "Is running a more efficient way to travel than walking?"

vostok — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 02:55:42 +0000

You cam just ignore the Zone 2 advice as a relatively new runner. It's more useful when you're running high mileage.

New comment by vostok in "Heinz’s sustainable ketchup cap"

vostok — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:58:38 +0000

Do you know what percentage of after tax income people paid fir this? I'm curious how other compares to today's services.

New comment by vostok in "Commuting time of more than 30 min one way linked to higher chance of depression"

vostok — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:02:57 +0000

Is a 30 minute commute that bad? I feel like a lot of people mindlessly browse for 60 minutes a day at home. You could do that on your commute instead of at home and get housework done at home.

New comment by vostok in "Why viXra?"

vostok — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:56:27 +0000

This was a professor at UCLA.

New comment by vostok in "Why viXra?"

vostok — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:02:19 +0000

> People don't work in university research for the pay, it's garbage, I assure you.

It's pretty good in the US. I just looked up a randomly chosen assistant professor at a public university and they make $200k. I only looked up one person's salary so this isn't cherry picked.

I'm not saying that they're in it for the money. I'm only disagreeing with the part where you said that the pay is garbage.

It's not an infinite amount of money and it's less than industry, but it seems not garbage considering job prestige, job benefits, etc.

New comment by vostok in "Labelling soya foods as ultra-processed is unhelpful"

vostok — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 11:49:42 +0000

I highly recommend store brand soy milk, and tofu for that matter, if it's available in your area. It shouldn't require any additional ingredients to tatse good.

New comment by vostok in "Microsoft Edge is starting to annoy me big time"

vostok — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 03:18:27 +0000

I spend virtually no time tinkering with my personal computer, but I did get one with Linux pre-installed.

New comment by vostok in "Microsoft Edge is starting to annoy me big time"

vostok — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 19:35:55 +0000

For home use, I haven't had too many problems with mainstream Linux distros in a while. I'm tech literate, but not a technology professional.

New comment by vostok in "Color Photos of Stalin-Era Soviet Union Taken by a US diplomat"

vostok — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 13:37:35 +0000

I think the material quality of life in important industrial cities like Norilsk was much higher than the provicnes in general.

New comment by vostok in "Why are lithium prices collapsing?"

vostok — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:32:27 +0000

I don't have any statistics on this, but I feel like I see far fewer plastic bags littering the streets these days. That alone is a win for me personally.

New comment by vostok in "Calorie Restriction with or Without Time-Restricted Eating in Weight Loss"

vostok — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 04:13:43 +0000

I find that IF actually has less effect on my social life.

I can just go to a barbecue on the weekend and eat whatever if that's my one meal for the day.

I find it much harder if I have to plan to leave room for other meals.

New comment by vostok in "All Sliders to the Right"

vostok — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 13:54:19 +0000

I thought leetcode cares about the actual run time.