Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on My 5-step program for losing weight · 2024-06-30T18:27:56.013Z · LW · GW

Thanks for the post. I didn't know about MacroFactor, and it seems like a great alternative to the all-too-popular MyFitnessPal. Do you (or anyone else) have a good recommendation for a food scale? Measuring individual ingredients, like those for a complex salad, for example, seems like a tedious task.

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on Sci-Fi books micro-reviews · 2024-06-25T04:59:49.310Z · LW · GW

The two other books in the series (particularly The Dark Forest)

I found the series to be a slog until about halfway through The Dark Forest, when jura Yhb Wv ragrerq pelbfgnfvf naq jbxr hc gjb uhaqerq lrnef yngre. After that, the series ramped up, and I couldn't stop reading.

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on Sci-Fi books micro-reviews · 2024-06-25T04:56:06.475Z · LW · GW

You're O.K. to read in publication order.

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on Sci-Fi books micro-reviews · 2024-06-25T04:55:13.658Z · LW · GW

This is really two books.

I'm in the camp that Seveneves is three books: disaster thriller to start, space-based intrigue in the middle, and fantastical science fiction at the end.

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on Web-surfing tips for strange times · 2024-06-01T22:33:00.443Z · LW · GW

For the people who live in the terminal, newsboat works well.

Comment by chrono (Route Zero) on my note system · 2024-05-15T15:23:37.882Z · LW · GW

I enjoy using Obsidian for its automatic syncing and intuitive mobile application. I'd happily use the git system outlined in your post if I didn't jot down as many notes (or reference links saved in files) on my phone as I do now.