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Optometrists are behind this. When you turn mid fourties they'll politely but sternly ask you to consider spectacles with progressive correction. It will make the world just as curvy as they want you to see it.

Exactly. Multiples of 5 are easy enough in my opinion, but the principle can be used for all kinds of stuff when trying to calculate quickly.

For instance 9x =10x-x is usually faster than 9x (at least for my brain).

I once talked to an old guy who called it "little math", because it fits in your head instead of having to use paper and pencil at the desk. It must have been taught differently before I was born. I work with numbers, and I've often encountered these old geezers who can eyeball a number close enough to make a decision before I can boot my pc and put everything through Excel.

Multiplication of x times 6:

x * 6 = 1/2 x * 10 + x

This can sometimes be a shortcut for numbers that are easier to divide by 2 than to multiply by 6.

Take half as tens and add the number.

6 * 6 = 30 + 6 = 36

8 * 6 = 40 + 8 = 48

150 * 6 = 750 + 150 = 900

320 = 1600 + 320 = 1920

Etc.

Sleep well.

Looks fine. You have better screen estate, 7.5 posts while I only have 6 posts on a screen.

I think the reason why I changed from Jerboa was the data usage at the time (July last year). It'd download the entire picture instead of thumbnails. Sometimes it lagged.

The reason why I liked RiF was basically only that I had used it so much that I knew where everything was. I've been using Connect long enough that I'm not eager to switch at the moment.

Posts:

Connect.

I like to have posts and comments as small as possible, without large pictures being downloaded before I click the post, and it must have a dark mode.

I also tried Jerboa and Voyager, and while they're also customizable, I couldn't get it exactly right. Maybe it's possible now, but I can't be bothered to keep up to date on three apps when Connect does it just fine.

I'm not sure what any of them look like by default. I basically set out to recreate the way I used RiF for Reddit, which also wasn't the default.

Looks like a turning point.

Renault, VW and Hyundai have also increased their EV sales considerably in 2024 so far, while Tesla is moving down the lists.

So it's not just Chinese cars taking over due to artificial low pricing. I think consumers are getting more comfortable with EVs in general. Tesla no longer have the advantage of being "first" or long range or being perceived as exclusive luxury or whatever drove them to the top in the first place. Their design also looks pretty dated by now in my opinion.

I use Radiodroid. Works fine with Bluetooth, but not android auto.

There have been a lot of articles about men's beards since hipsters started rocking full beards in the last couple of decades, and they're often loaded with opinions against it. It's usually not more scientifically interesting than asking "why animals grow hair". They do, and nobody really cares enough to ask "why".

I'd rather like to know "the real reason men shave". That's somewhat more interesting, because it's something humans have created and there ought to be a reason why.

I stream online radio while commuting.

It's a great way of discovering what people in other countries listen to or what is happening in certain genres etc.

The small online stations are better than ordinary radio because they usually don't have commercials and no need to attract large numbers of listeners so they don't always play the most popular garbage over and over.

It's as if removing all the commercial aspects of radio makes better radio.

It's based on an increased company value. I suppose he will gladly pay it back when the company loses value too. Right?

Hardly knew her.