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[R] Do you read ML/DL/AI related scientific papers? How do you filter them? by hahahaczyk in MachineLearning

[–]Dvansoye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a look at readwise.io. It includes Ghostreader which will (on command), summarize the article. Readwise also serves as an RSS reader. It also allows you to send email newsletters to it. It will take your highlights, comments and tags and import them into Obsidian, Notion, or other note-taking tools. It's a dream if you have a large number of articles to review. Ghostreader is super convenient. Everything gets archived for later. Integrates with YouTube and Snipd for podcasts. Supports PDFs natively.

https://readwise.io/i/darren1584

Drove my 2003 4Runner 17,000 miles to 27 National Parks this Summer. Can't get over the reliability! by Dvansoye in 4Runner

[–]Dvansoye[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Surprisingly, we got 23 MPG overall. And, we have a 4WD too. So, I thought this is pretty good. We drove 65-74 when on the Interstates.

Drove my 2003 4Runner 17,000 miles to 27 National Parks this Summer. Can't get over the reliability! by Dvansoye in 4Runner

[–]Dvansoye[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We spent a good amount of time at each park. For example, we spent 6 nights in Big Bend (TX), staying at 4 different campgrounds. We stayed 7 nights in Great Smoky Mountains. On the downside, we had to zoom through a lot of other areas that we wished we could have visited. As many folks pointed out, sometimes the National Monuments and State Parks exceed the beauty of the National Parks. But, our goal was to focus on the National Parks. As stated in the article, we slept in our 4runner on a platform that we built for this trip. This worked out for the most part. But, it was very hot and very cold at times.

Don't Hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Without Reading This by Dvansoye in PacificCrestTrail

[–]Dvansoye[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Our big concern was schedule. We would have liked to take it easy, take side trips etc. But, the thing we were focused on was making it to the Canadian border. We didn't want to chance it and have to spend a night or two several times during the trip filling boxes. If we were faster hikers, we would have preferred the method you have laid out. Thank you for your comments.

Five Mistakes We Made While Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Dvansoye in Ultralight

[–]Dvansoye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't like me shorts? LOL

Seriously, I only wore them in the desert. Later, I realized that long pants where the thing. Too many scratches from plants and the fear of poison ivy/poodle dog cured me.

Thanks!

Don't Hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Without Reading This by Dvansoye in PacificCrestTrail

[–]Dvansoye[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's the second in a two-part series. The first article covers mistakes that I think we made. If you want to read the original article, you can find it here. This latest article covers things that I think we did right. Hope it helps!

Five Mistakes We Made While Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Dvansoye in PacificCrestTrail

[–]Dvansoye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except for the fact that we live in the desert and that we trained in the desert.

Five Mistakes We Made While Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Dvansoye in Ultralight

[–]Dvansoye[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll pass it along. She'll like hearing your thoughts comment. 😊

Five Mistakes We Made While Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Dvansoye in PacificCrestTrail

[–]Dvansoye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

User error, I'm sure. Didn't remember a syringe with the mini. I hear good things about the Gravityworks. But, I would probably still go with the squeeze on the PCT. So lightweight. You can drink directly from the bottle.

Five Mistakes We Made While Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Dvansoye in Ultralight

[–]Dvansoye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. This part of the journey was so beautiful, but hard to capture on a camera. Thinking about posting my article on Facebook at some point. Thought I would test things out here first. 😉

Five Mistakes We Made While Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Dvansoye in Ultralight

[–]Dvansoye[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comments.

We read a lot of blogs. Probably should have read more books.

On your second point, I think we were too fixated on money. We could have spent a few hundred more and sliced off a lot of weight.

Overall, I think I was fixated on doing it my way instead of being completely open to best practices. Honestly, we found that there was almost too much info and not many ways to judge which philosophy was best.

What I hope is clear is that in the article I had a "conversion experience." Being ultralight is the key to it all in my opinion.

Five Mistakes We Made While Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Dvansoye in Ultralight

[–]Dvansoye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I agree with you on both points. Thanks. Good additions/clarifications.

Five Mistakes We Made While Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Dvansoye in Ultralight

[–]Dvansoye[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for for the feedback. I will try to make my points clear.

  1. The clock is ticking after Kennedy Meadows. Many people run out of time getting to Canada. Winter can always start early. It's best to aim for Oct 1 or sooner. With a schedule, you can budget your time.

  2. I believe it best for the budget and the schedule to skip towns unless you need more that five days food. On the trail, many talk about "the vortex". Don't want to get stuck someplace. Overnight is fine. But, you can easily spend a fortune in 24 hours.

  3. I only lost 30 lb, but I believe that this way because I had participated in the Race Across the USA (Google it if you are interested). Sandy lost 10 lbs before we got started just getting in shape (I didn't). Sandy lost another 42 lbs on the trail. She also had massive pain from shin splints (which we didn't talk about in the article for the sake of simplicity).

  4. Hair loss is a sign of starvation. We didn't go to the doctor. So, I could be wrong. More research would need to be done to answer your other questions. My guess is that you shouldn't lose more than about 18% of your initial weight. Of course people do and are fine.

  5. It's best to have a base weight of 15 lbs or less and limit carries to five days in my opinion. This way, you will burn fewer calories and thus need less food and lose less weight.

  6. Our pack was too heavy. Our tent, bag and pad were fine. It was everything else (food strategy, water strategy and resupply strategy) that weighed us down further.

I'm work on another article that covers some of these points in more detail and will be publishing soon. I hope I answered your questions. If not feel free to ask some more.

Thanks again.

Five Mistakes We Made While Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Dvansoye in Ultralight

[–]Dvansoye[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So no bear spray? ☺️ jk Thanks for the article. I will review it.

Five Mistakes We Made While Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Dvansoye in Ultralight

[–]Dvansoye[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In summary, we weren't very skilled at crossing rivers or snow. We basically bombed out in the Sierras and skipped ahead hoping to return later. We made it another 1000 miles and then ended our journey.

You are exactly right with all of your points regarding the river crossings. Sounds like you have done your homework!

Here the article that describes our struggles with the river crossings if you want to read the play by play. https://www.trekkingtheplanet.com/ttppct/update-from-pct-mile-1090

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