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Re: Optimal Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches

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Post by cwkoss » Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 7:29 PM UTC

schwartzworld wrote: post #9

lowbloodsugar wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mine is banana, honey, vanilla ice-cream, dark rum, no bread or peanut butter, and a blender.

Peanut butter would be nice in that though

I got a bag of peanut protein which is quite nice to add to shakes, recommend it for peanut butter lovers.

Re: Optimal Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches

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Post by TN1ck » Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 7:29 PM UTC

cwkoss wrote: post #27

Why not slice the bananas longways? Could probably achieve more efficient stacking?

He just doesn't want to:

> If you were a machine learning model (or my wife), then you would tell me to just cut long rectangular strips along the long axis of the banana, but I’m not a sociopath

Re: Optimal Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches

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Post by pipecork » Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 7:30 PM UTC

cwkoss wrote: post #27

Why not slice the bananas longways? Could probably achieve more efficient stacking?

Addressed in the fourth paragraph. Much like how sandwiches taste better when cut into triangles, circular banana slices are the way to go.

Re: Optimal Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches

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Post by 6DM » Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 7:34 PM UTC

You could take the chef approach by picking straight banana's and squaring them off first. The sizing would be pretty consistent, the leftovers can go in a shake, or frozen for a smoothie later and you would have a higher percentage of perfect coverage :)

Re: Optimal Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches

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Post by ianferrel » Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 7:35 PM UTC

notJim wrote: post #26

jpm_sd wrote: post #25

While this is delightful, my favorite method is to make banana bread, and make peanut butter sandwiches out of it.

Without the banana, isn't the sandwich uncomfortably dry/sticky?

Banana bread can be pretty moist.

Re: Optimal Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches

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Post by thehappypm » Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 7:45 PM UTC

ericmcer wrote: post #30

Wow this guy can really see something through to the end. I have had some good ideas that I give up on once things become complex but he carefully saw this “meaningless” but super difficult project through from beginning to end. That alone is a sort of sacred skill, regardless of the task.

This is something I struggle the opposite of. When I dive into something, I get super focused, to the point of it severely disrupting my life. I had a few projects in grad school that kept me up for like 2 days straight even though they weren't due for a few weeks. I think the author has that same level of manic focus. It's honestly why I can't be a programmer, it's not that I can't write good code, it's my head space. I can't achieve a level of Zen that all the great programmers seem to have, I get super super focused, and then too emotional.

Re: Optimal Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches

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Post by davycro » Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 7:47 PM UTC

I am an emergency physician without any formal software training and for the last three months I’ve been trying to build a program that segments the wall of the heart from an ultrasound video and then identifies regions that aren’t moving (an early sign of heart attack).

There are many similarities between this man’s project and mine. And if I had his knowledge I may have cracked my problem by now and would have new way to detect heart attacks early.

Re: Optimal Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches

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Post by samatman » Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 8:02 PM UTC

Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't.

I'm impressed, but also, I really hope the author is doing ok.

This has been a tough year for everyone.

Re: Optimal Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches

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Post by newsbinator » Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 8:05 PM UTC

davycro wrote: post #37

I am an emergency physician without any formal software training and for the last three months I’ve been trying to build a program that segments the wall of the heart from an ultrasound video and then identifies regions that aren’t moving (an early sign of heart attack). There are many similarities between this man’s project and mine. And if I had his knowledge I may have cracked my problem by now and would have new…

Please post your contact info in your profile so that folks can reach you. Hopefully one of us can help.

Re: Optimal Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches

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Post by TaylorAlexander » Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 8:08 PM UTC

davycro wrote: post #37

I am an emergency physician without any formal software training and for the last three months I’ve been trying to build a program that segments the wall of the heart from an ultrasound video and then identifies regions that aren’t moving (an early sign of heart attack). There are many similarities between this man’s project and mine. And if I had his knowledge I may have cracked my problem by now and would have new…

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