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Retractable awnings should be able to cope with this issue, right? At the expense of having to be actively managed, unless you go all in and get a motorized one with IoT-controls.

I don’t think this line of reasoning is strictly speaking correct, but assuming it was, then I think it would follow that Kotlin exists and as such C# does not need to be kept around.

Goonmaxxing

For the Beaughpheourght sea

I thought it was called the Beaufort Sea?

I wholeheartedly support both rules

Well, one could probably deduce that a lower internal temperature than the instant point is sufficient to cook chicken, and use that in combination with a thermometer when cooking chicken.

In fact, that’s what I’ve done after learning this, bringing my chicken breasts only up to ~68 C (~155 F), resulting in a vastly more enjoyable chicken breast.

So I’d argue the opposite - this is very helpful for real world cooking.

Tenerife?

In order of significance:

• Way smaller scale

This is the most significant part, large scale means entirely different problems to tackle.

• Less functionality

Seen from the perspective of the codebase. Some of this functionality is not of interest to the users (tracking etc). All code executed takes time in some way, shape or form.

• Younger codebase

Lemmy has had less time to accumulate cruft compared to reddit.

• Written in Rust vs Written in Python

Not super-significant at the end of the day, but it does make a difference.

• Bicycling

It’s cheap (well, can be), healthy (the risk of murderous drivers notwithstanding), and extremely fun. I’ve moved from mostly moving around by public transportation to biking everywhere, and I’ve never gotten so much free exercise. As a bonus, I get so much time to listen to podcasts as well.

• Coffee

Brewing coffee can be very fun and rewarding.

• Podcasts

Not the bro-kind. Lots of great entertaining and educational material out there, I listen to north of 50 hours a month.

• Growing food

Growing your own food is a really rewarding activity, give it a try if you can.

• Calisthenics and flexibility

I don’t have good access to a gym where I live, so calisthenics has been the option for keeping my body relatively fit. Getting into flexibility more recently has been a really good addition.

I don’t live in a hot place, but I am learning to cope with higher temperatures, and these are a few tips:

• Wear garments in cool fabrics, like Linen

Linen is one of the better types of garment to keep cool during summer. For a sunny day, long linen pants and a long-sleeved linen shirt will help you beat the heat in the sun. I find that linen helps with the issue of perspiration, as it does not retain moisture in the same way that cotton and some synthetics do. It’s also a pretty decent choice from an environmental perspective.

• Use fans to reduce perceived temperature

Wind helps keep body temperature low by aiding in the effectiveness of perspiration, i.e. sweat evaporating and reducing body temperature. This will only be effective if your indoor humidity is not too high, see later tips on that topic.

• Keep the sun away from the building

If you can shade the building you are in, it will heat up less. Awnings can be useful in this regard.

• Create a draft when the outside temperature is lower than the inside

This relies on the layout of your building being appropriate, but try to keep windows open at times when it’s possible. Bug nets can be useful to keep things open without getting unwanted guests.

• Keep things closed when the outdoor temperature is higher than indoors

You’ll want to try to maintain the amount of cool air as much as possible. Manage the climate actively, best as you can.

• Turn off things that generate heat

This relies on things like you not working from home and having to keep a computer on, but even under those circumstances, you can still try to switch from high energy devices to lower energy devices (stationary computers vs laptops, TVs vs phones). Higher electricity consumption is generally going to mean higher heat generation.

• Drink lots of water

You’ll need it to maintain good hydration, which keeps perspiration working, which is fundamentally what’s going to keep you cool when temperatures are hotter than what keeps you optimally cool.

• Go for a swim

If you have access to even mildly cool water, this can help refresh you when you’re feeling the heat. It’s also fun.

• Buy an AC

At the end of the day, perceived temperature can be a pretty hard factor to manage. When you’ve exhausted the rest of the list, you may need to get an AC, which will both cool the air and reduce humidity, which in turn decreases perceived temperature and generally increases comfort. If you can get one installed, that’s ideal, but if your country is anything like mine, you might be stuck with a portable one, which is unfortunately pretty inefficient. Try to get a good seal on the outdoor-part of the AC unit to help it work as efficiently as possible.

On desktop: Firefox On Android: Firefox

The extension support is the killer feature, and the open source+supporting a diverse web ecosystem is a close second.

World of Warcraft (TBC, WotLK, Classic, Classic TBC) probably wins out by a large margin, followed by Dota 2.