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Cake day: November 12th, 2024

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  • So here’s what happened recently:

    • I opened the Google News widget on my Android phone, saw a Sponsored link, and found it interesting
    • Clicked on it, the link opened in Chrome, opening the googleadservices redirection thingummy
    • Took over 5 seconds to process the redirect
    • I exited the browser

    Guess who missed ad money?


    But of course, maybe they got the ad money and the only losers were:

    • me, who didn’t get to see the website that might actually have had something I wanted
    • the website owner, who not only didn’t get my business but also had to pay Google, because Google most probably processed the ad first and didn’t care to process the redirect

    I feel like I understand why they removed the “Do no evil” sign. Because now, they are messing with both, the product and the customers, only providing as much as is required to take their money, instead of the full, advertised service.








  • Agree. If it’s not part of the IDE I am using, prefer a terminal window.
    Even if it is in the IDE, in most cases, use the terminal.
    Unless some functionality is adding value, like getting a git log for the current file, or in-place git blame, or even for a specific line, which would be considerably longer commands to type and IDEs tend to give output with colours and hyperlinks to corresponding commits, which make stuff faster rather than slower (unlike in case of simple commit/stage/push commands).


    1. You may seem to get slimmer after a long session of sweating, which is just you losing water. That will come back a while after you drink water, so don’t consider that.
    2. Cardio is useful too and depending upon your current condition, might make a big difference in QoL or just a small one. You might want to talk in detail about it with someone knowledgable and decide your pacing.
    • As far as duration goes, do it at least until you start getting the feeling that breathing is not giving you enough power anymore. Less than that point and you will not be getting better (this would be in terms of performance and not in terms of slimming); More than that and you risk falling (and I don’t like falling, so that’s the tip I use) due to dizziness.

    As long as you are feeling better, I’d say, don’t really worry about visual results. As the main result that comes, is becoming more able to do what you want with your body.

    My weightloss happened when I was a kid and I’d say, it was around a year after I noticed the change. But my memories related to it are more of, eating low quality food (which was also more expensive) and having multiple ailments, so not much of a +ive.