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Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by sourdoughness »

leobg wrote: post #118
kubanczyk wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I have one, and it’s an excellent machine (15 years old, no sign of wearing out), but the dryer is fairly lacklustre. It can only dry about half a full washing load, but I suspect that’s just physics: however much a machine can dry, it can wash more.

We air-dry everything anyway, so it’s not a problem for us, but I wouldn’t want one somewhere that relied on machine-drying a lot.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by nbbaier »

surprisetalk wrote: post #107
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…

I integrated nagging timers into a scheduling system! It prints out pretty charts :) I was hoping to open-source it this month, but I'm swamped with work. Maybe next month haha [1] https://taylor.town/nowify

I would love to see the code for this, do you have it open source?

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by deprecative »

leobg wrote: post #118
kubanczyk wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Steve Jobs also wore jeans and a turtle neck, and offed himself with his diet, twice. Maybe he's not someone to take nods from.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by leobg »

sourdoughness wrote: post #121
leobg wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Steve Jobs used a Miele. Also washer dryer combo.

I have one, and it’s an excellent machine (15 years old, no sign of wearing out), but the dryer is fairly lacklustre. It can only dry about half a full washing load, but I suspect that’s just physics: however much a machine can dry, it can wash more. We air-dry everything anyway, so it’s not a problem for us, but I wouldn’t want one somewhere that relied on machine-drying a lot.

Yes. We bought them as separate devices because of that.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by knur »

leobg wrote: post #119
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.

What about missing on the first 45 mins?

Sometimes an unexpected snack makes its way into my belly, leaving behind an annoying dirty plate that needs some cleaning.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by sincarne »

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 used to set my laundry to run so that when I got up in the morning it would be ready to hang or run through the dryer. When my old machine broke the landlord replaced it with this garbage Beko that locks the door during the delay period. Such a small, and yet profoundly stupid design decision that completely changes the way I use the machine in the negative.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by surprisetalk »

nbbaier wrote: post #122
surprisetalk wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I integrated nagging timers into a scheduling system! It prints out pretty charts :) I was hoping to open-source it this month, but I'm swamped with work. Maybe next month haha [1] https://taylor.town/nowify

I would love to see the code for this, do you have it open source?

Not yet! Hopefully next month.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by whitepoplar »

leobg wrote: post #118
kubanczyk wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Did he have a combo machine, or a separate washer and dryer? For some reason I thought he had separates.

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by leobg »

whitepoplar wrote: post #128
leobg wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Steve Jobs used a Miele. Also washer dryer combo.

Did he have a combo machine, or a separate washer and dryer? For some reason I thought he had separates.

I’d say it’s inconclusive:

> Our family just bought a new washing machine and dryer. We didn’t have a very good one so we spent a little time looking at them. It turns out that the Americans make washers and dryers all wrong. … We’d get around to that old washer-dryer discussion. And the talk was about design. We ended up opting for these Miele appliances, made in Germany. … They are really wonderfully made and one of the few products we’ve bought over the last few years that we’re all really happy about. These guys really thought the process through. They did such a great job designing these washers and dryers. I got more thrill out of them than I have out of any piece of high tech in years.”

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/457580-design-is-not-limite...

Re: Lately I've been using timers daily

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Post by KOTYAR »

leobg wrote: post #129
whitepoplar wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did he have a combo machine, or a separate washer and dryer? For some reason I thought he had separates.

I’d say it’s inconclusive: > Our family just bought a new washing machine and dryer. We didn’t have a very good one so we spent a little time looking at them. It turns out that the Americans make washers and dryers all wrong. … We’d get around to that old washer-dryer discussion. And the talk was about design. We ended up opting for these Miele appliances, made in Germany. … They are really wonderfully made and one o…

As a professional laundry engineer, I second this notion. If I'd buy Miele for our 24/7 80ton/month laundry plant, - I'd expect it (with tech on site) to start breaking up on start of 3rd year. With every other brand they start by start of 2nd year. The problem with them isn't the price (5x the usual) but how they lock up every little replacement part and force you to pay for service for everything.
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