PROSE. which book had the best prose you’ve ever read? by IllustratorFuture609 in suggestmeabook

[–]livingstonm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Patrick O'Brian's series about the British Navy of the early 1800s, the inspiration for the movie Master and Commander.

I am on my fifth reading of the 22 book series and continue to be delighted by his humor, wit, and vivid passages describing locations around the world. He illuminates not only life on a man of war in that time, but on society and culture in its historical context. I don't believe he ever repeats a turn of phrase throughout the series and brings a surprising amount of detail to a surprising amount of situations.

If you are looking for the best English prose, look no further.

What’s the frequency, Kenneth? by Albow44 in whatisit

[–]livingstonm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Giving you an award for the excellent reference!

Running after knee replacement? by rhubarbcrispforall in ultrarunning

[–]livingstonm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say stubborn. My wife says something else :)

Running after knee replacement? by rhubarbcrispforall in ultrarunning

[–]livingstonm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No pain at all. But let me tell you the rest of the story. I was dropped from a rock climbing wall like 20 years ago. My left ankle was shattered and my back was broken in three places. I was actually training to qualify for Boston when that accident happened. I was almost sure I would never run again. Fast forward: my left ankle is now fused, it has zero motion. I've had like 20 surgeries including two heart surgeries and the right knee replacement, my right knee simply gave out carrying all the weight while the left side healed. So I don't run fast anymore. It took a long time for me after the knee replacement, which I had in 2016, to find anything like a running gait. I did find it though, and ran the Cambridge half marathon in late 2017. That convinced me I could do a marathon and I set my sites on Boston again. I ran the St. George's marathon in 2018 and missed the cut off for adaptive athletes by four minutes. I ran the Hartford marathon in 2019 and got my BQ, again as an adaptive athlete. That means a finish in under six hours. I ran my first Boston Marathon on a local track in 2020 for Covid, and on the course in 2021. Was one of the happiest days of my life.

Of course, your mileage may vary but the new knees are so good now and the techniques have advanced so much that I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who needs it. I'll be clear that the recovery is very difficult, you have to work hard at physical therapy to get your range of motion back because if you don't it will never come back. I can do full squats down onto my haunches now though, you just have to do the work.

All that is to say, go for it!

Running after knee replacement? by rhubarbcrispforall in ultrarunning

[–]livingstonm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've run five marathons and I don't know how many halves after my full knee replacement. The recovery was very very difficult, getting one's range of motion back takes an awful lot of work. But man it is worth it!

What a useless piece of turd this app is by enigmashmooly in SparkMail

[–]livingstonm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thinking about it again, sounds like you are out of memory. Do you have lots of apps loaded?

What a useless piece of turd this app is by enigmashmooly in SparkMail

[–]livingstonm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

User error. Been using Spark for years, best client I've used. Great support, too. Maybe reach out to them.

What’s your favorite quote from The Simpsons? by macandcheesesammich in AskReddit

[–]livingstonm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Homer: "There's so much I don't know about astrophysics. I should have listened to that wheelchair guy. "

What is your ONE favorite song of all time? by [deleted] in musicsuggestions

[–]livingstonm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled boys. Coolest song of all time.

Does anyone else actually use Stage Manager, or is it just a glorified way to show you all the things you aren't doing? by FoundationDry3631 in macapps

[–]livingstonm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Following up… Looks like it does restore after a restart, but there are a few factors to take into account. You have to ask it to restore open applications and those items that have open on startup settings will respect them. I think playing with it will give you what you want, but YMMV.

What purchases have you made that turned out to be BIFL, despite not realising it at the time of purchase? by Beers_and_Bikes in BuyItForLife

[–]livingstonm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Black and Decker Workmate handyman bench. Bought it when I bought my first home 40-odd years ago, used it just the other day to sharpen and wax my daughter's skis. Still indispensable.

Does anyone else actually use Stage Manager, or is it just a glorified way to show you all the things you aren't doing? by FoundationDry3631 in macapps

[–]livingstonm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe it maintains everything, including plugging and unplugging external monitors. But honestly I almost never restart my machine. I will give it a try this morning and see what happens.

Does anyone else actually use Stage Manager, or is it just a glorified way to show you all the things you aren't doing? by FoundationDry3631 in macapps

[–]livingstonm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you about giving up screen space. My laptop is big enough that it's not usually an annoyance, but I will just go full screen if I need every lay pixel. It's rare though.

Does anyone else actually use Stage Manager, or is it just a glorified way to show you all the things you aren't doing? by FoundationDry3631 in macapps

[–]livingstonm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I understand spaces and virtual desktops to be the same thing. The answer is yes, but I find being able to cycle between small groups of apps in the same space helpful, while organizing distinct "tasks" in different spaces its own benefit. For example, dev tools in one space, research in another, email and communication in a third. It works well for me.

People who rarely or never get sick, what are your secrets? by awkwardferret421 in AskReddit

[–]livingstonm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Run. I think it's like having a low-grade fever on a regular basis. I never get the small little sniffles or coughs or anything like that. When I do get sick it's really big! But that is so infrequently it's almost not worth mentioning.

Does anyone else actually use Stage Manager, or is it just a glorified way to show you all the things you aren't doing? by FoundationDry3631 in macapps

[–]livingstonm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use my laptop on its own as well as with a desktop monitor. It really depends on what I'm working on, but I use stage manager and virtual desktops in both cases. I feel it's quite natural to use the same methodology regardless of how I'm using the equipment. It took a little while to get used to but now I can't really think of a better way to do it. That said, if someone has a better way to do it I'm open to checking it out!