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Air fryers are cheaper to run than ovens.

I have first{initial} so I get emails for everyone whose initial is the same as mine

Had an SE 1st gen. I had to upgrade last year as Duolingo wouldn't load anymore even after killing all other apps. The 13 Mini is too big for one-handed use and gives me migraines from PWM.

Press Reader has newspapers from several countries

Evernote notebooks? Discontinued but the software might still work https://www.designboom.com/technology/moleskine-smart-notebo...

Second this. Used this in production to train custom detectors with headgear on.

Also check out: Ultraleap create interact-able tactile interfaces in midair using ultrasound and hand tracking https://www.ultraleap.com

Elderly family members might die before you retire. Spending time with your child when they are all grown up won't make up for missing out on their formative years.

Western Europe has a mild climate. Aircon is only required for < 7 days a year and those days are still tolerable without aircon if there's proper insulation.

In the UK, software engineers outearn doctors. Doctors used to have trouble securing work visas when there was a limit on the number of visas issued. When the limit is hit, the applicants will be prioritised according to the number of 'points'. Higher salaries command higher points.

https://workpermit.com/news/uk-tier-2-visa-cap-exemption-doc... https://www.imgconnect.co.uk/news/2021/04/nhs-doctors-pay-sc...

Outside London – in Bristol, Cookpad and Jump Trading pay £100k p.a.

Yeah we have this in the UK. It's called Time Off In Lieu (TOIL).

No, as you might guess – I live in Blighty (the UK). During winter, we commute home after sunset. In November to December, daylight hours would only be during the workday (8 am to 4pm).

The only time I didn't have SAD was when I worked in a building with full-length windows.

My lamp is a Beurer lamp. It has Bluetooth app-control. Anything labelled as SAD lamp will do as they have the correct spectrum and don't emit UV. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affe...

SAD lamp. Helps with my Seasonal Affective Disorder and keeps me more alert.

Fortunately it didn't penetrate through your pectoral muscle and reach your heart.

The Mulefa creatures in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials use wheels for movement https://hisdarkmaterials.fandom.com/wiki/Mulefa

The smart models have recipe step-by-step. The recipes can send commands to the Thermomix rather than manually setting the dials and timers. There's also a baby companion Thermomix Friend that can receive commands from the main unit to cook dishes separately e.g. a sauce.

https://www.vorwerk.co.uk/thermomix/thermomix-friend/

I have the dumb TM31.

Thermomix locks a few features behind a subscription.

"Subscription-only features include caramelization, slow cooking, and frying."

https://www.thespruceeats.com/thermomix-tm6-review-4693221

German trekking bikes are more practical commuting bikes in cities that aren't Dutch-pancake flat. Dynamo lighting, mudguards, pannier racks, trekking gears, sporty riding position and weighing under 15 kg.

https://www.bikester.co.uk/bikes/city-bikes/mens-city-bikes....

GoPros. I saw mountain biking videos from the 90s and the riders were wearing CAMCORDERS on their helmets.

It's a maximum of two unrelated households (a household can consist of couple or single person) in a property unless the landlord has an HMO (Housing of Multiple Occupation license).

So a 3+ bedroom property still houses a maximum of 2 couples.

A percentage of future earnings is a good fee repayment structure. This incentivises the bootcamps to make grads employable.

A few bootcamps in the UK are being sued by former graduates who couldn't secure a guaranteed job after a year. Note that in the UK, university fees are £9k for a Master's whereas bootcamps cost £4k. Bootcamps still work out cost-effectively as they can be taken as evening classes and there's fewer months of living expenses to pay for (3 months for a bootcamp vs 12 months for a Master's)

This calculator shows when renting > buying. Rent if renting is cheaper and/or if you're planning to move. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy-rent-cal...

Look into Orthotropics and Mewing. Oral posture does wonders. The jaws should grow forward, not be retracted by braces and extractions. There should be enough airway space. Look for airway-focused dentists for treatment.

Had scoliosis-kyphosis fusion surgery when I was 14 and it was rapidly-progressing. All it did was cosmetic and bought me time until Functional Patterns was invented. Today I am 70% cured. It's basically strength training according to the body's myofascial slings (gait). Flat feet, knee valgus, scoliosis, jaw growth, forward head – it's all connected.

Still, no surgeon in the world would undo (as in chip away the bone grafts limiting my spinal mobility) my fusion.

The Fibonacci sequence for approximately converting kilometres to miles.

Typing, touch-typing, writing shorthand will make transcribing speed match the speed of speech.

Bicycles.

Man on a bicycle can go three or four times faster than the pedestrian, but uses five times less energy in the process. He carries one gram of his weight over a kilometer of flat road at an expense of only 0.15 calories. The bicycle is the perfect transducer to match man’s metabolic energy to the impedance of locomotion. Equipped with this tool, man outstrips the efficiency of not only all machines but all other animals as well."

http://www.bikeboom.info/efficiency/