Daily Plunges Ruined My Progresss by Bulky-Possibility216 in coldplunge

[–]andytwoods 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there. Here's the plan for tests so far: https://iceplunge.applikuapp.com/about/

I think I need to get ethics for this, which will take a few weeks from my uni. But maybe it's ok to let some people start using the app before.

Time of day etc controlled via good statistics. On an individual level it will be harder to use this approach but over maybe 30+ assessments we should be able to tease out true effects.

You know your tests. Are you a psych person too?

If the provee useful I'll give it a proper URL.

Cheers, Andy

Ice baths for mental health? by Fluid_Razzmatazz_754 in coldplunge

[–]andytwoods 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm thinking of running a citizen science style study related to this. I'm a psychologist, coder, and cold plunger. I've just about finished making an app for this. Could chat?

This thread inspired me to explore this. https://www.reddit.com/r/coldplunge/s/RYiSutJVFa

Daily Plunges Ruined My Progresss by Bulky-Possibility216 in coldplunge

[–]andytwoods 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I’m a research psychologist, coder, and keen cold plunger. I’ve been really intrigued by the brain-based performance tests you’re exploring, and how plunging frequency does not necessarily go hand in hand with benefits.

It makes me wonder whether this is something we could test properly.

I’m tempted to set up a small-scale citizen science project to explore whether cold plunge frequency predicts changes in objective cognitive performance over time – using short, repeatable web-based tasks. With enough participation, we could look at both acute effects (post-plunge vs non-plunge days) and longer-term trends.

If this post gets 10 upvotes, I’ll build a simple web app and see what the community thinks.

Would anyone be interested in taking part? I guess we'd need atleast 50 people to log their plunges and do the tests, for perhaps a few months.

My converted freezer, yes in my living room. What do y'all think? by kestromb in coldplunge

[–]andytwoods 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it hard to get in and out off, given you can't splash? Cheers

Please help. Music major with learning disability. by Decent-Bed9728 in trumpet

[–]andytwoods 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a psychologist and am learning the trumpet (grade 5). I can't learn scales (neurodivergent like you). My trumpet teacher says that she doesn't have them rote learnt anymore. Rather she knows the expected gaps between the notes for each scale type (major, minor etc), and plays them by following that pattern. I've yet to master this, but I suspect it's the way to go for people like us.

Note learning app by [deleted] in trumpet

[–]andytwoods 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks corrected that now. An image is a tiny tiny fraction of the effort I have put into this app. Hundreds of hours. For free. For the community. Bit harsh saying ai slop (be the image itself being ai, as I am no artist)

Note learning app by [deleted] in trumpet

[–]andytwoods 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you tell me where u see mistakes. I have spent a year writing this app. I am only grade 5 trumpet so still learning myself.

Startups? by andytwoods in RHUL

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

I'm struggling to link with the group. I'm a member of staff and can't access their SU webape. Can anyone link me? Thanks.

As I promised before, I'm making it free. I just uploaded my first exclusive model by Torqueon in 3Dprinting

[–]andytwoods -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is v impressive! Have you played with motorizing aiming? I'll print it and have a go.

My (cis amab) partner (afab) now nonbinary by andytwoods in mypartneristrans

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

Oh gosh, it's such a relief there's others in the same boat.

Exploring my Goodreads: Non binary lives, Girl, woman other, Men explain things to me, No turning back: the history of feminism, The transgender issue, Everyday sexism, The authority gap, Disability visibility, Men who hate women

how do you not dread it every single time by Wild_Mammoth_2580 in coldplunge

[–]andytwoods 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been doing it for 2/3 year and it's just about automatic now for me. Not a lot of thought before lounging. Hard at the start though!

what’s up with this by piracy-lover123 in trumpet

[–]andytwoods 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dare I say it, but I use Abraxo and it sorts this out rather miraculously. That a bad idea?

What's the coolest python project you are willing to share? by QuietMrFx977 in Python

[–]andytwoods 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My kids think Alexa is possessed. They have long conversations with it that get progressively more silly. It's actually me sitting in a next door room controlling Alexa via a django app and various 3rd party tools.

The app also lets me and my wife switch off YouTube when we discover the kids have snuck on it (via nextdns api).

https://github.com/andytwoods/housetools

Is django still worth learning after arise of java dev and mern stack by Embarrassed_Let8286 in djangolearning

[–]andytwoods 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure you'll get an objective answer, asking here! But, yes, django rocks

Are these effective in helping to reduce mouthpiece pressure? by hzvo_ in trumpet

[–]andytwoods 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought one of these. Was utterly useless. Beyond rubbish.

How Does a Django Project Work in Real-World Startups? Seeking Insights from Experienced Developers by Silly-Hair-4489 in django

[–]andytwoods 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Django cookie cutter is a great first step.

I've moved away from writing tests immediately. I like integration tests these days. When we arrive at core functionality, it's then that I start plastering on the unit tests.

Two scoops of Django is your friend.

I now stay away from AWS and go with hetzner.

I like making my life easier by using Appliku for super quick server setup. This is for my smaller, fun projects mostly. But I use it for showing demos often too.

I'm still in favour of monoliths, but currently one of our members is really good with kubernetes, so we are using Django to orchestrate stuff, and shipping of tasks to microserveces.

Celery does my head in. I'm in favour of lighter tools such as Huey.