At minimum I’d suggest getting something to insulate them from the window sill, this could be PIR board or a silicone mat, but the heat mats I’ve used in the past have been very effective, the ones I’ve used are about 18w, which isn’t a huge power draw.
No clue how cold it gets where you are, but the tomatoes and beans certainly seem like they’d benefit.
Heating lamps are effectively a waste of power.
I imagine it’s order is:
Ink
Engrave
Wipe off excess ink.
So basically you use a little bit of ink roughly where the typeface will be, when the laser melts the plastic, some pigment will diffuse into the melted plastic, but the unmelted/undiffused stuff is still removable.
If I had to guess this is how it’s actually done on the nicer older keycaps.
Though I could be entirely wrong here…
Why don’t you think working less hours (assuming that the same amount of work gets completed in the same time frame) couldn’t work?
The biggest issues I see with it are for things where jobs that are restricted by physical limitations (manual labor, construction, etc) wouldn’t be able to follow the same reduction in working hours, but beyond that, many jobs could likely benefit from it.
The other way it could be achieved is paying people more per hour of time worked whilst having people working less hours but also increasing amount of people working on a job, which would result in more people being employed and likely an increase in productivity.
We have a higher efficiency in output of work per hour nowadays than we did 50 years ago, yet we work longer hours for less compensation than we did then, IIRC
…They literally are in some scenarios.
When Cameron’s Government “closed” the tax avoidance loopholes in 2014(?) they went to my sister’s boyfriend at the times firm which literally finds ways for multimillionaire/billionaires to not pay tax to close the loop holes but enable other means to remain functional.
Like this firm made millions purely from helping billionaires avoid tax, they aren’t going to give up their income source because the government gave them a few thousand to act as consultants on the new bill being drafted.
They were consulted so the government at the time could “close the loopholes” and discretely open up others.
In the same way that (IIRC) regarding the conversion therapy ban, it was pointed out that there were loopholes left in when the bill was drafted.
I kind of agree with other person who said it’s basically just antidepressants… though I’ve shyed away from the one that made me deeply content (yet somewhat dysfunctional) in exchange for one that leaves me more functional in exchange for a bit more (healthy) strife.
I’d be quite curious of a world where everyone is on universally functioning antidepressants.
Is this society a functioning dystopia or a dysfunctional utopia?
Also OP have you ever played the video game ‘We Happy Few’, a key feature of the world is that everyone takes a mild psychedelic called Joy to stop them from remembering the past.
Another story that I seem to recall using a similar plot point is Brave New World and their drug Soma (IIRC)
From a brief search I believe the name for them is a ‘Lazy Susan’. I’m very much considering purchasing one myself
Reiterating what the other guy said about NL ones for the UK; ours don’t use that style of system, ours use moulded protrusions in the plastic that glass shelves slide into, in my experience both narrow upright fridge freezers and classic stacking ones use this system
I couldn’t explain why they do this beyond hygiene maybe or perhaps safety, as a child can’t grab and pull an entire shelf down on themselves?
They’re a classic English pick’n’mix sweet, with a texture that basically like somewhere in-between a candy cigarette that’s been inflated/puffed up and what I imagine the circus peanuts candies (which we don’t have in the UK) would be like, flavored with artificial banana flavour and I think the prawns are supposed to be strawberry (but I honestly don’t know).
They’re somewhere in-between gross and great, depending on if you like sweet things or not.
Sounds impressive! Would you mind posting a picture of two of it?
I’m currently in a long an arduous process of turning the sloped part of my garden into terraced beds
Alcohol is generally well tolerated in reasonable quantities, the common ink cap mushroom is edible, but if eaten alongside alcohol it becomes poisonous
Butternut squash soup is awful without any spices and spices are too strong to be ingested by themselves but together it’s one of the best soups.
Banana milk is odd, both loved and hated it as a kid, and nowadays something about it makes me feel really ill (even when accounting for lactose intolerance), yet I love the banana from banana and prawn sweets.
In a similar vein hotdogs make me feel like death, like doubled over from stomach cramps
Non-Instagram version of this image for those who don’t like meta:
Note the twin slot shelving system in the back allowing for for two columns of shelves to be mounted independently from one another on the left and right.
Also of note is the rotating dish (top left) with all the condiments and jars making it easier to access those at the back.
They look so healthy!
What’s your secret?
Also did you hand pollinate or was it insect?
Believe me, I’m quite aware they’re very different chemicals, just was pointing out one aspect for the reasoning regarding the reduction in anxiety might be too do with CO2. I would attribute the reduction of inhaling carbon monoxide has possibly helped reduce the amount of lightheadedness I used to get when smoking
Another +1 for magnesium glycidate before bed, and another suggestion for you to speak with your Dr about is propanol; it’s a blood pressure medication used to treat anxiety, it’s often used in combination with ADHD meds. I personally didn’t like it, but it can be very effective for some people.
You’re spot on about everything you’ve said, the only bit I’d like to say is that my reasoning for the reduced anxiety is the reduced CO2 inhalation, as increased CO2 levels will generally increase anxiety.
Also my goodness I am so much more outgoing now that I vape weed as opposed to smoke; when smoking it back in the day I wanted to be atleast 100meters from people (or better yet in some woods) due to concerns about the smell etc, nowadays I will confidently walk down the street vaping, or go to social events not too worried about it, ironically my friends who still smoke are so much more anxious about going out.
I’ve only ever had someone comment on the smell when we were both in the same room.
(Also unrelated but seriously fuck my countries culture of smoking weed with tobacco)
My working theory for the increased anxiety from smoking Vs vaping is to do with increased inhalation of the combustion products as well as both CO and CO2; increased CO2 inhalation is known to increase anxiety (or atleast the symptoms of it).
Plus with vaping my consumption of cannabis went from 1oz a month to 1oz every 6months.
Interestingly cutting out caffiene helped massively with my anxiety, but I noticed I was unable to effectively multi task, as such I’ve switched from coffee in the morning and through the day to a single strong cup of tea, and then 1-2 cups of coffee between 3-5pm, with very little negative effect (though my coffee is half decaf and half regular)
The main bit of caffeine coming towards the end of (but not after) my meds functional period appears to be much less anxiety inducing, but still allows me to function in the evening.
Look into vortioxetine, it’s not quite an SSRI but a multimodal antidepressant with a similar safety profile as SSRIs, it basically functions like an SSRI but is rather clear headed as opposed to the slight fog that traditional SSRIs induce. Generally less anxious with it than I was with sertraline.
Other aspects are, vape your weed, don’t smoke - it’s sooo much cheaper and healthier.
Cut out tobacco, and try reducing caffiene, if applicable
A literal caltrop