

If you’ve been in contact with aggressive chemicals, it’s actually a really good idea to wash your hands before touching other parts of your body.
Stopped using Reddit when the API disaster happened. Switched to Lemmy and stayed there for about 2 years. Now, I’m experimenting with Piefed.


If you’ve been in contact with aggressive chemicals, it’s actually a really good idea to wash your hands before touching other parts of your body.
I’ve used LLMs to have conversations about technical topics I’m not familiar with. I ask it how something works, it answers, and then I ask several follow-up questions to clarify various things I’m interested in.
I think it’s good enough for that sort of use, but you need to ask follow-up questions about anything important.


It uses electricity to make heat. That’s the one conversion where you can expect approximately 100% efficiency.
Modern stoves have fancy safety features and a flat glass top to make it look nicer. I don’t think the efficiency has gone up in the past 50 years.


My kitchen was originally built in the 70s. Some of the furniture is still original too. I think my stove + oven combo is original as well. Definitely looks very 70s to me. It’s an electric device, so the dials and electrons are the only moving parts. Not that many things can break in a setup like this.
Capsaicin gets on your hands when chopping chilis. Laundry detergent can get on your hands when doing laundry. Even small amounts can cause trouble if they get to sensitive parts of your body.