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Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by publicola1990 »

voytec wrote: post #53

I call my "timer" a "nagger" and use it via a shell nagme() function. Takes care of certain ADHD traits which were previously causing "refocusing" during unpleasant tasks, like emptying the washing machine (half or less clothes would go to the dryer and half would stay in the washing machine while I'd switch to other task). I learned to only turn off the nagger after completing a task and it works. It's used not just…

A washer-dryer combo gets rid of that problem 100% of the time. I don't know why isn't popular in the US.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by bonestamp2 »

This reminds me of one of my personal rules... Whenever I turn on the dishwasher, I always set the delay for at least 1 hour (the smallest delay my dishwasher offers).

This is for a similar reason given in the github explanation -- even when I think I'm done, I almost always find one more cup or utensil that I missed.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by swah »

AJRF wrote: post #25

Multiple timers!? Apple, hire this man!

In the context of the joke, the punchline is "Multiple timers!? Apple, hire this man!" This line implies that the speaker is impressed by the fact that Android devices have the ability to set multiple timers simultaneously, while Apple devices do not have this feature or may have limited timer functionality.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by saeranv »

toastercat wrote: post #110
saeranv wrote: post #80

Off topic, but just wanted to say I love the way this guy has repurposed a github repo to be a blog. One of the most effective integration of aesthetics and functionality of minimalism I've seen.

In a similar vein, the developer of BYTEPATH used to use Github issues as their blog. I also thought it was clever. You even get a commenting and reaction system for free! https://github.com/a327ex/blog/issues

Funny, I was thinking that the only disadvantage of the previous example is that you don't get any feedback from comments.

The ability to label your "posts" seems pretty powerful too. Then your blog can be navigated by your tagging system, which means it can also start to act as a personal wiki...

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by eternityforest »

I use timers constantly. I call my personal rule "There is no later". If I have a thought like "When X i will do Y" or "In ten minutes I will X", I just treat it as near impossible feat like juggling balls on a tightrope unicycle. I've seen people do it, but I don't have any idea how, and I'm certainly not going to make plans as if I knew how to do it.

I pretend that information cannot be transmitted across time except by machines, living things are mind-reset by Cthulhu at random intervals in a manner only studied at Miskatonic University.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by ender341341 »

publicola1990 wrote: post #111
voytec wrote: post #53

I call my "timer" a "nagger" and use it via a shell nagme() function. Takes care of certain ADHD traits which were previously causing "refocusing" during unpleasant tasks, like emptying the washing machine (half or less clothes would go to the dryer and half would stay in the washing machine while I'd switch to other task). I learned to only turn off the nagger after completing a task and it works. It's used not just…

A washer-dryer combo gets rid of that problem 100% of the time. I don't know why isn't popular in the US.

we generally have more space in the US than Europe/Asia so we don't need it and having them split means you can do more loads of laundry at once if you're the type to do all your laundry in one day.

Also early ones were much more failure prone and harder to work on (though manufacturers have pretty much abandoned that metric for consumer machines these days anyways unless you're spending lots extra for it).

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by kubanczyk »

publicola1990 wrote: post #111
voytec wrote: post #53

I call my "timer" a "nagger" and use it via a shell nagme() function. Takes care of certain ADHD traits which were previously causing "refocusing" during unpleasant tasks, like emptying the washing machine (half or less clothes would go to the dryer and half would stay in the washing machine while I'd switch to other task). I learned to only turn off the nagger after completing a task and it works. It's used not just…

A washer-dryer combo gets rid of that problem 100% of the time. I don't know why isn't popular in the US.

Which type do you recommend? The two combos I had bought generally didn't work: they could only dry a very very limited load (less than a half). A standalone dryer turned out much more effective.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by leobg »

kubanczyk wrote: post #117
publicola1990 wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A washer-dryer combo gets rid of that problem 100% of the time. I don't know why isn't popular in the US.

Which type do you recommend? The two combos I had bought generally didn't work: they could only dry a very very limited load (less than a half). A standalone dryer turned out much more effective.

Steve Jobs used a Miele. Also washer dryer combo.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by leobg »

bonestamp2 wrote: post #112

This reminds me of one of my personal rules... Whenever I turn on the dishwasher, I always set the delay for at least 1 hour (the smallest delay my dishwasher offers). This is for a similar reason given in the github explanation -- even when I think I'm done, I almost always find one more cup or utensil that I missed.

I just turn it on, and if anything else comes up afterwards, I just open it mid-cycle and put it in. Missing out on the first five minutes of the washing cycle likely won’t make much of a difference.
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