On day three of my Colemak DH journey i managed to break through the 20 wpm barrier and hit the dizzying speed of 21.11 wpm . . .
I’m feeling quite pleased with myself. Next stop 30 wpm.
Goodnight!!!
Tag: #5t4n5
Keyboard Change to Colemak-DH
So, after over 30 years of touch typing on qwerty i decided it was time to try something different, and after much thinking and a fair bit of research, i changed my nice new keyboard over to Colemak-DH . . .
Admittedly, it’s quite a challenge learning a whole new keyboard layout, but i’m really enjoying it so far. Although my Monkeytype score has plummeted from 72 wpm down to 14 wpm . . .
Ho hum!
I’m now left wondering how long it’s going to take to get back to 70 wpm. We shall see.
Having fun with #mechanicalkeyboards.
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Monkeytype Best
My current best score on my new keyboard at Monkeytype.
I got the keyboard about a week ago and was hitting in the 50’s with it. A few days ago i replaced the stock switches it came with with Akko Crystal Silver switches and that upped my speed into the 60’s. Then, today, i replaced the cherry profile keycaps it came with with XDA profile keycaps and that’s upped it into the 70’s.
Now i just need to spend some time getting used to this set up. I’ve never had a keyboard that’s this fast before, it’s rather strange when your fingers can’t keep up with the keyboard. It feels like my fingers are tripping over themselves trying to keep up — i’ve never experienced that with a keyboard before.
Having fun with #mechanicalkeyboards.
#5t4n5 #akko #mechanicalkeyboards #monkeytype #keebs
My Keyboard
This is my lovely Akko 3068B Plus keyboard. I’ve changed the stock switches to Akko Crystal Silver switches, because they activate faster and bottom out earlier, and i really didn’t like the cherry profile (or whatever that uneven profile is) of the original keycaps, so i bought these rather pretty looking XDA pudding keycaps from Ali Express at a surprisingly good price. I love the way the pudding keycaps really make the RGB bling to the max as they have translucent sides and legends.
The faster switches and the flat profile of the XDA keycaps make this keyboard a very nice keyboard to type on. I touch type (that’s like with all my fingers and everything, while not looking at the keyboard ever) with the keyboard sitting just about my knees and this feels just about prefect to me, your mileage may vary depending on how you type.
You can keep a check on my typing speed at this post, which i will keep updated with my progress as i get more used to this keyboard set up.
#5t4n5 #akko #mechanicalkeyboards #keebs
Ninja Foodi — Mixed Beans
How to make the perfect mixed beans in a Ninja Foodi
There is no need to pre-soak the beans or change the water. The slow cooker takes care of the soaking bit and this is all the water the beans need, they’ll absorb it all. When you’ve finished cooking these you will notice that the adzuki beans will have turned to mush and absorbed all the leftover, nutritious, bean cooking water, this is supposed to happen, it’s nice like that – mixed beans in pure bean sauce.
The following recipe is for a 7.5 lt Foodi. If you’re using a 6 lt Foodi use 200 g of each bean and reduce the water to 2 lt)
This will make about 3500 g of cooked beans so you’ll need some containers to freeze a whole bunch down. I freeze them in 450 g batches and add them to everything i eat — super duper banging healthy.
250 g Chick Peas
2.4 lt Boiling Water
Start “Slow Cook” 4:00 on Hi
When countdown gets to 3:30 add:
250 g Soy Beans
250 g Black(Turtle) Beans
250 g Pinto Beans
When countdown gets to 2:55 give the beans a stir.
Continue slow cooking on Hi until timer reaches 2:20, turn off the Foodi, the slow cooking is done.
Add:
250 g Adzuki Beans
Stir to mix in with other beans
Turn off slow cooker and start pressure cooker on Lo set for 10 minutes.
When the pressure cooker beeps, do not release pressure. Just leave it until the count up timer reaches 35 minutes and then release any left over pressure.
Stir beans well and place in a sink full of cold water to cool them with a lid on. Continue to replace the cold water as the beans cool and the water warms.
#5t4n5 #food #health #microbiome #ninjafoodi #recipes #vegan #wfpb
Bobble Made a Pretty
Click on picture for a nice biggy look.
Every once in a while the Lophophora williamsii, that also lives in my house, makes a pretty. Every once in a while being like 4 or 5 years.
Yeah, Bobble (that’s his name) is a bit stingy with his pretties. I grew him from seed and he’s about 20 years old now.
So, not only one of the slowest growing plants ever, but also one of the rarest flowering plants. It’s so rare that i even published this in a full colour photo on this monochrome website, which is also about as rare as Bobble flowering.
Anyway, i just thought i’d share.
Bye for now.
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The Molecule of More — Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
A rather interesting book all about dopamine, and how it controls us and shapes our world.
Me thinks everyone should read all the books they can about neurotransmitters, this being a fairly good one.
The annoying thing to me is that while there’s quite a lot of discussion on how our genetics affect out dopamine levels and responses, there is a complete lack of discussion on epigenetics, as though they have no influence whatsoever. There’s also a complete lack on how diet and lifestyle affects dopamine and other neurotransmitters. So while this is a fairly good look at dopamine in general, i wouldn’t take it all at face value because there’s simply too much left out, IMHO.
But lots of people just want to blame the genes they were given and take the “It’s not my fault” path, so maybe this book is written for them.
Bye for now.
Daniel’s Page Michael’s Page
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LOOK – Geo City Grip Bicycle Pedals
If you’re looking for some nice, really nice, bicycle pedals, then maybe have a look at these ones from Look. They’re really good.
The platform is 100mm wide by 105mm long, which is a really big flat area. I’ve never seen any pedals this big before.
Great for bare foot riding, or riding with nice shoes on that you don’t want the soles to get torn up. Nice and grippy without the spikey bits of normal pedals due to the Vibram rubber grippy surface. You can buy replacement surface pads in lots of different colours if you wear them out.
All round good pedals if you’re wanting something super comfortable the doesn’t destroy your shoes or feet and gives loads of support from the extra large surface area.
Not sponsored or anything like that, i just bought them because i like riding barefoot and i couldn’t be happier. Worth every penny.
Check their website if you want more information.
#5t4n5 #bicycles #cycling #bikes #gettingfitter #roads #transport #fitness #health #lookcycle #reviews
Carl Jung
Fortune’s Fool — Kathleen McClure
A super good story continuing Gideon Quinn’s adventures after all the shenanigans we all totally enjoyed in Soldier of Fortune.
I found the pacing of this quite different to Kathleen and her co-writer’s other books, which was not a bad thing at all, i rather liked it. While the story mostly drives along in Kathleen’s usual fast paced style we are also left with the crew back at Doyle Street who have no idea what is going on with Gideon — and all the others who have gone missing — while getting the cafe ready to open and having a baby. So it’s quite nice to get these little breathers between the fast paced scenes involving Gideon and co. to catch our reading breaths.
And not only do we have all our favourite characters back and in the thick of it, but we have a few new ones to meet and enjoy reading about, yes, even those nasty ne’er-do-wells.
All in all, once again, brilliant writing, great characters, and great story telling. I just can’t wait for Kathleen to add the finishing touches to the next Fortune book, The Crew Who Came in From the Cold, which i will be diving into with absolute joy.
And i’ll say it again, like i say on all of books coming out of Outrageous Fiction, if you’re looking for some great action packed character driven story telling then look no further than their website for all your reading needs. You shall be satisfied.