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MrEfficiency

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I run http://efficiencyiseverything.com/

Applying Industrial Engineering principles to Life.

Currently building my own 'world changing' app, in React Native + php laravel mysql.

And building a dishwasher dinner table that cleans and sets the dishes. Written in C

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MrEfficiency··on Automakers working to transform data from cars into secondary revenue streams
> cars companies that generally don't know a ton about software building technology that's generally insecure

Why do you think this is insecure? Because its cars?

> I partially blame Tesla for starting this trend.

Ford. Ford started with Sync. Mentioning Tesla is a outsider move.

Why would you think billion dollar fortune 500 companies wouldnt hire programming and security experts?

MrEfficiency··on Evidence that addictive behaviors have links with ancient retroviral infection
I found that I'm addicted to weed, but not harmful drugs.

Alcohol ruins your day.

I can be productive on weed and/or caffeine. Both of them get work done.

I believe I'm addicted to the productivity, when I take them outside of a work environment, I want to work.

At what point is this positive reinforced habits?

MrEfficiency··on Evidence that addictive behaviors have links with ancient retroviral infection
>No one actually believes this, including you

I believe it.

My brain is a collection of experiences and my body is a chemical reaction.

MrEfficiency··on Millennials Are Causing the U.S. Divorce Rate to Plummet
I didnt understand why couples would get married if they were clashing while dating.

Now that I'm in my late 20s, Ive seen everything to cause people to get married. Now I understand the divorce rate.

MrEfficiency··on Apple has completed its acquisition of Shazam
So how will Apple be Apple?

>Exclusive?

>Start charging money?

>Patents?

Not to mean that people shouldn't make money, but acquisition means that there will be change.

MrEfficiency··on Instagram’s Co-Founders Said to Step Down from Company
DELETED For asking a question but getting too many downvotes
MrEfficiency··on If You're Not Writing a Program, Don't Use a Programming Language [video]
I program as you say 'similar to writing music'.

This is because given all of the levels of various languages, frameworks, and libraries- I'm just trying to get things to work.

However, I would very much like the methodical engineering approach at my day job applied to programming.

It really blows my mind we don't have full stack + auth that works cross platform out-of-the-box. It blows my mind my recent framework didnt show the post request exchange to get tokens and authenticate.

There are NOT that many people that program at this level. It seems most of my programming questions are answered by asking experts rather than reading a wikipedia article. Electrical and Mechanical Engineering are better solved reading rather than asking engineers. IMO.

MrEfficiency··on Myst at 25: How it changed gaming, created addicts, and made enemies
Same, but after enough time I figured out some cool stuff, never beat the game.

Very mysterious world, I found it very fascinating.

Now that we have youtube, Ive watched how to win.

MrEfficiency··on SiriusXM buys Pandora for $3.5 billion
Radio was cool but they repeated songs too much. The thumbs up and down would ruin the radio algorithm.

I would thumbs down live versions or comedy skits, then it would skew the entire system.

This was years ago.

MrEfficiency··on Paper Trails: Living and Dying with Fragmented Medical Records
Why not have the clinic store a copy and the patient gets a carbon copy?

If something gets questioned, there is another copy somewhere.

MrEfficiency··on Why I’m done with Chrome
Shareholders= You and your parents and your grandparents retirement.

This need to have 7-13% yearly returns force companies to grind their employees and customers.

I like capitalism, but I can easily see capitalism doing evil things to create short term profit.

MrEfficiency··on Why I’m done with Chrome
wtf whyy

EDIT: To clarify, why is that list so bad?

MrEfficiency··on Poka-yoke
I wrote about putting a line on your shower handle to denote 'good temp'. (used a shower crayon, or anything)

Now I put my handle in the correct location and its warm everyday.

MrEfficiency··on Poka-yoke
Industrial Engineer here,

This is not a buzz word, this is the name of the tool we use. 4/4 companies Ive been at used Poke-Yoke, Poka-Yoke, or Error Proofing interchangeably.

And while I dont own a Japanese car, I can verify the 'common sense' ideas had a resurgence as Toyota applied a process to these principles. It seems nearly every company MUST apply them or they are uncompetitive.

From a plant with 50 employees to a fortune 500 plant, I have not seen these 'misapplied'. Only excellence.

I find outsiders are pessimistic and are unaware that these plants are using SPC and have process engineers looking to optimize daily.

MrEfficiency··on California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin (2013)
I read a book about being mentally tough and started taking cold showers. Years later, I dont take cold showers anymore, but getting into and staying in cold water is easy.

>Get in the water, full body submerged, all at once

>Get out of the water

You only felt serious pain for about 1-2 seconds, when you are out of the water, your no longer experiencing the pain at any significant levels.

>Go back in the water

Now that you have felt the extreme cold, the water wont feel as cold as before.

Enjoy shocking your friends when you swim in 40 degree water.

Note: It still isnt comfy and your bits will go numb, but you can easily survive 5-20 minutes in various cold water temps.

MrEfficiency··on NY Crypto Report Outlines Key Concerns
Im not sure about this most recent generation of Crypto HODLers, but in previous years we used to say

"Not your keys, not your coins".

Dont keep all of your coins in 1 exchange.

And for the price, check market rates, if you are overpaying, that is the fee you get for not comparing prices. DCA and not buying at ATHs are additional protection.

While the traditional stock market has rules and regulations, we dont have them yet, and users need to take the minimal effort to secure their coins and make good buying decisions.

MrEfficiency··on Ask HN: As a programmer, what do you wish you knew at 25?
Here are some

>Yes I am a programmer, stop questioning it

>Stop avoiding learning to make macros and job automation, it will pay dividends

>Javascript is fine, not great.

>Embedded systems should be my full-time hobby

>Stop avoiding capitalism and start charging money for my otherwise free products.

MrEfficiency··on List of emotions
I feel a list of hormones better describe emotions.
MrEfficiency··on A Week on the Wrist: Apple Watch Series 4
Anyone have thoughts on if this is worthwhile?

Out of FAANG, I find Apple the closest to capitulation because they need to keep their luxury product audience buying their product instead of competitors who seem more willing to take risks.

Every Apple announcement seems more like an 'evolution than revolution' per the article, and this doesnt seem any different.

Is this the best watch on the market?

EDIT: whoops- PRAISE APPLE, thank you steve jobs for your sacrifice.

MrEfficiency··on Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements
Ive said really stupid stuff on Twitter and I lost fans as a result.

I cannot explain myself in only a few hundred characters, especially when people dont click links, or only see a small portion of the situation.

I did learn my lesson in my 20s.

MrEfficiency··on Research shows that nearly every U.S. cell provider is doing throttling
Tmobile has become Verizon screwing people over with claims of UNLIMITED, but in reality is just another marketing tactic.

Source:

Got throttled and couldnt load my school's website let alone upload a 500mb file.

MrEfficiency··on The techlash against Amazon, Facebook and Google, and what they can do
>The irony about all of this is that you can live a perfectly normal life without Amazon, Facebook or Google these days.

What is considered 'Normal'. If I want users to find my website, they use google.

If I want to buy all of my components for a project and get them in 2 days, I use Amazon.

I suppose these are avoidable, I'd lose about 200 users a day + use digikey and spend more on 2 day shipping...

To be competitive I need to use these services.

I cant say the same about Facebook, Apple, and Netflix. I dont use those services.

MrEfficiency··on A $1, Linux-Capable, Hand-Solderable Processor
Can anyone explain a real world use?(even a DIY use)

What would you use Linux for when embedded systems usually are written in mostly C.

Easier libraries and access to web? I cant quite understand how this can be used.

MrEfficiency··on A $1, Linux-Capable, Hand-Solderable Processor
This was my thought, its cool, but you will still need to buy things for power management at a minimum.

Anyone have a drawing? Curious if it NEEDS capacitors to function.

MrEfficiency··on Life in the Spanish city that banned cars
>so I am not seeing why we could not do another redevelopment to create pedestrian-friendly cities.

We have 2 local cities that made themselves bike friendly. Property values are going up in that area.

However, the people living there were already 10%ers.

Its cool to see lots of bike lanes and walkers, but they also managed to price the people that cant afford cars out.

MrEfficiency··on Wharton professor says America should shorten the work day by 2 hours
Has anyone seen a lazy 'Super Rich' person?

I only have 2 super rich(1M+/yr) in my life, and they are always working. I only see them during holidays and the occasional grad party.

Their son told me that his dad worked so many hours that he totaled 2 cars in a week due to sleep deprivation.

Maybe second generation is lazy, but I'm not sure where this idea that 'super rich' dont work come from.

MrEfficiency··on LeapSecond – A web site dedicated to precise Time and Frequency
Can you explain 'spin up'?

Do you mean that its Power/battery intense?

MrEfficiency··on Subject: Airbnb (2011)
Something I often notice when people complain about AirBNB being a problem in their city- Their city has 'peaked' like a star Quarterback in High school.

In my city which is experiencing growth, I find my AirBnB guests are often business travelers who are infulencers in their respected communities. There are some exceptions like college kids on summer vacation trying to hook up away from their parents house- but mostly business people.

I see complaints from Europeans about Tourism, but that should be a reflection on the achievements of their ancestors rather than the achievements of the current and recent generations.

MrEfficiency··on Subject: Airbnb (2011)
What is your proposal?
MrEfficiency··on Every Weekend Should Be a 3-Day Weekend (2015)
I have this mentality.

Sure M-F, 9-5, most work gets done, but there are times where nothing is happening at 4PM and there are times that I'm needed Saturday morning.

The future will be defined by roles at big companies rather than hours of attendance.

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