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LivelyTortoise

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LivelyTortoise··on Covid lesson: trust the public with hard truths
I watched the video you linked, it's amusing and well presented, but if you pause and read the headlines, a lot of the lower numbers (<90%) come from either: - results on only one dose of a two dose series - efficacy declining after several months from the second dose

So those ones seem kind of disingenuous to include, especially the former.

(I don't disagree with your general points though)

LivelyTortoise··on Google Drive of historical footage locked and flagged as terrorist activity
If it makes you feel better, I immediately spoke this line in my head after reading your post :-)
LivelyTortoise··on Launch HN: Ancana (YC S21) – Fractional ownership of vacation homes
Quick UI issue I noticed - on the English version of the site, some of the text is still in Spanish. For example the banners on the top-right of the photos at https://en.ancana.co/properties say '30% vendido' etc, and the property description on https://en.ancana.co/properties/seis-encantos is in Spanish. (Also, the column title 'Completion Date' is repeated twice in the property details table).
LivelyTortoise··on Ask HN: What's the most life-changing blog post you've ever read?
Wow, thanks. That sounds very tasty. I've cooked lentils, but only indian-curry-style and on a stove, never in a rice cooker. Can I ask how long you cook them for in the rice cooker? I imagine dried lentils to be like beans in that they require pre-soaking and/or a long cooking time - is that right? Also, do you add the kale in near the end, or let it cook the whole way through?
LivelyTortoise··on Ask HN: What's the most life-changing blog post you've ever read?
Hey! So this is the specific recipe I used - https://www.wellplated.com/instant-pot-vegetarian-chili/ .

The basic idea is: - Chop up the sweet potatoes, peppers, and onions. This takes me a while lol. - Start with saute mode, heat the oil, fry the onions, then add the garlic, spices, peppers. The saute part overall just takes me around 5-6 mins - Add broth, quinoa, chopped tomatoes, and cook on high pressure for 8 mins (the actual cooking time is longer because it takes some time to reach high pressure, and then to depressurise when done) - I use canned beans, so I just stir them in right here at the end and let them mix for 5-10 mins

(But this is all described in that recipe)

I can basically make 8 good sized portions of this if I fill my Instant Pot, and it's cheap and very healthy. So it's become almost my go-to meal. Oh, and it freezes well too!

LivelyTortoise··on Ask HN: What's the most life-changing blog post you've ever read?
I do eat chicken a few times a week, so this is good to know, especially the ability to cook from frozen. Could I just throw some frozen chicken breasts in there with whatever else I want to eat it with, and pressure cook it for say 30 mins?
LivelyTortoise··on How Does FaceTime Work?
Is there anything that sets FaceTime apart from cheaper competitors like WhatsApp / Signal video calling in this aspect of ease of use?

(I say cheaper because you don't need to buy an iDevice to use those)

LivelyTortoise··on Ask HN: What's the most life-changing blog post you've ever read?
> If you see cooking primarily as a means of getting nutrients rather than a hobby, I very strongly recommend getting an electric pressure cooker.

Oh hi there!

Do you have any recipes that you recommend? I actually bought an Instant Pot a couple months ago, and so far have found one great one pot meal that I cook in bulk on the weekend - basically tomatoes + sweet potatoes + peppers + beans + quinoa. Toss it all in and press a button, magic.

I like to eat as healthily as possible, so I'm interested to hear if you have any go-to staple recipes for the instant pot that you'd suggest :)

LivelyTortoise··on Endless Sky: an open source space trading and combat game
Oh man, your comment is the reason I clicked on this link. EV was amazing. Looking forward to reliving some of it!
LivelyTortoise··on Intro to Deep Learning
I'm so glad to see this posted! It's a great resource. I wonder if it's less well known because people prefer video content and/or it's rather formal and not very gentle.
LivelyTortoise··on Reddit raises $410M in new funding
Thing is, I see a reasonable number of ads on Reddit, they're just rarely relevant to the subreddit I'm on. I think they could keep the same number of ads and target them better, and the results would improve.
LivelyTortoise··on When will we get secure desktop OSes? (2018)
It's funny to see this on HN now - I think this is a real issue, particularly as a dev with all the random libraries we download and run (cough npm cough), and I just got finished with protecting myself against this issue.

What I did: my MacBook Pro now has two separate MacOS installations, each on a separate partition with full disk encryption/filevault enabled, and separate passwords/encryption keys. One is strictly 'personal' - it has the bare minimum of software installed, and everything remotely sensitive (email, banking, passwords) happens here. The other is where I code and install whatever I want, and nothing personal touches this OS.

It can be inconvenient during the day, but I also treat my smartphone as a secure device (iOS) so there's that.