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I keep thinking to myself that most things in life are really inefficient, but then there are those few shining examples of the results of thinking and optimizing as we do...
List them!
I keep thinking to myself that most things in life are really inefficient, but then there are those few shining examples of the results of thinking and optimizing as we do...
List them!
:suspicious:
You mean... like how some people like to urinate in the shower because it apparently saves water and the trouble of wiping?
*raises an eyebrow* If that's what floats your boat.
I was thinking more along the lines of the kitchen design of an In-N-Out, or Quicksort.
When you said say "efficient" and "life" my mind shot to the memory of the time an aquaintance of mine made a Facebook group called "People who pee in the shower" or something along that line...
:-X
Anyway, I can't think of any off the top of my head. I guess I usually take the efficient for granted, and have more to complain about than praise.
Guido
09-29-2007, 03:40 PM
:suspicious:
You mean... like how some people like to urinate in the shower because it apparently saves water and the trouble of wiping?
So, you spray-paint fur coats, hand out 'save the whale' pamphlets and urinate in the shower... nice :o
I really can't think of anything that fits this description :/ If I had to pick something, I'd pick the subway system here in Montreal.
So, you spray-paint fur coats, hand out 'save the whale' pamphlets and urinate in the shower... nice :o
I really can't think of anything that fits this description :/ If I had to pick something, I'd pick the subway system here in Montreal.
I almost forgot the subway system in DC, which is top-notch. Thanks!
That reminds me of a sign I saw on my trip to HK.
"Save water, shower with a friend."
;D
That reminds me of a sign I saw on my trip to HK.
"Save water, shower with a friend."
;D
As long as that friend is skilled with the soap... ;)
The iPod
Old pre-smartphone Nokia cell phones (the kind where you could operate them and their phone books without looking at them (before voice dialing, which is pretty good now)), especially the later candybar-form-factor ones.
wedekit
09-30-2007, 12:54 AM
The tool doctors use to circumcise newborns. Quick and efficient... if put in the right hands of course.
deicruxified
09-30-2007, 04:31 AM
hydation packs that can hold at 3L + water... convenient than water jugs
bikerscars
09-30-2007, 01:15 PM
commuting to work on my bike(gets me to/from work and is lots of fun)
brushing teeth and shaving while in the shower
To me efficiency really means doing a proper job. In my line of work as a programmer there is really no point in rushing. It will just increase the number of faults. Eventually the bugs are found and it will cost you 10 times as much effort to diagnose and fix them.
r21left
10-21-2007, 05:27 AM
Stainless steel guillotine. No muss, no fuss!
I keep thinking to myself that most things in life are really inefficient, but then there are those few shining examples of the results of thinking and optimizing as we do...
List them!
:suspicious:
You mean... like how some people like to urinate in the shower because it apparently saves water and the trouble of wiping?
Eh hem... wiping might be shaking. ;D
To me efficiency really means doing a proper job. In my line of work as a programmer there is really no point in rushing. It will just increase the number of faults. Eventually the bugs are found and it will cost you 10 times as much effort to diagnose and fix them.
Yes, there's an optimal speed to follow with most projects, if you go too quickly and make mistakes it costs you time and materials, and if you go too slow it costs you too much time.
Naokohiro
10-21-2007, 04:02 PM
To me efficiency really means doing a proper job. In my line of work as a programmer there is really no point in rushing. It will just increase the number of faults. Eventually the bugs are found and it will cost you 10 times as much effort to diagnose and fix them.
Yes, there's an optimal speed to follow with most projects, if you go too quickly and make mistakes it costs you time and materials, and if you go too slow it costs you too much time.
That's going to be my future job...
Efficiency... Efficiency... No clue.
mind_wander
10-22-2007, 03:34 PM
Here is one efficient way. When your done taking a bath, take a empty buck about 4 one gallons and start scooping. You can used this for flushing your toilet water, if your using no.1 and not no.2. Very efficient and saves your water bill too. As for electricity, well thats a different story. Give it a try.
cielo market
11-01-2007, 10:28 PM
Re-use the same water bottle by refilling it at home and/or the waterfountain. Filtered tap won't kill you. [smiley=dozey.gif]
thegnat
11-01-2007, 11:10 PM
Efficiency to me, means not wasting time or energy. This does not mean rush, this just means using time productively. It also has to work. Playing with a ruler, bending it, and seeing how much it vibrates is not efficient use of time. yet I was just doing it. yes, I can be inefficient. sigh.
Hm, my award will go to.......
any kind of multitasking. You're normally "killing more than 1 bird with 1 stone". So it's an efficient use of time.
Hm, my award will go to.......
any kind of multitasking. You're normally "killing more than 1 bird with 1 stone". So it's an efficient use of time.
Which aspect of multi-tasking do you mean? The doing things in parallel part (holdings two apples in front of you while bouncing a ball on your head). Or the other part (my shower takes about a minute to warm up, so every morning I turn on the shower, take a piss, and use the rest of the minute to shave myself. When the shower has heated up I drop the shaver and jump in the shower)?
Most people consider the last part "multi-tasking". Personally I prefer the term "Scheduling".
Which do you mean?
thegnat
11-02-2007, 04:33 AM
Hm, my award will go to.......
any kind of multitasking. You're normally "killing more than 1 bird with 1 stone". So it's an efficient use of time.
Which aspect of multi-tasking do you mean? The doing things in parallel part (holdings two apples in front of you while bouncing a ball on your head). Or the other part (my shower takes about a minute to warm up, so every morning I turn on the shower, take a piss, and use the rest of the minute to shave myself. When the shower has heated up I drop the shaver and jump in the shower)?
Most people consider the last part "multi-tasking". Personally I prefer the term "Scheduling".
Which do you mean?
Actually both ;D
Actually both ;D
Ok my bad :D
Personally I'm horrendous in doing things in parallel. I once read that woman tend to be better at. So which feats of amazement do you do?
mind_wander
11-02-2007, 11:17 AM
Re-use the same water bottle by refilling it at home and/or the waterfountain. Filtered tap won't kill you. *[smiley=dozey.gif]
I do that too, very efficient. Especially, you got alot of things on your mind [important stuff].
mind_wander
11-02-2007, 11:18 AM
Hm, my award will go to.......
any kind of multitasking. You're normally "killing more than 1 bird with 1 stone". *So it's an efficient use of time.
Which aspect of multi-tasking do you mean? The doing things in parallel part (holdings two apples in front of you while bouncing a ball on your head). Or the other part (my shower takes about a minute to warm up, so every morning I turn on the shower, take a piss, and use the rest of the minute to shave myself. When the shower has heated up I drop the shaver and jump in the shower)?
Most people consider the last part "multi-tasking". Personally I prefer the term "Scheduling".
Which do you mean?
Man, you are so funny. Interesting questions :)
thegnat
11-02-2007, 11:18 AM
Actually both ;D
Ok my bad :D
Personally I'm horrendous in doing things in parallel. I once read that woman tend to be better at. So which feats of amazement do you do?
I juggle balls and pick my nose. No I don't actually do that.
My main one is being able to read something completely different while typing. Working on physics/chem problems while....oh I dunno. Multitasking has been kind of beaten into me. It's actually the only way I sort of keep sane. I can read something fun while doing work that I don't particularly enjoy and it'll help me get the work done in some odd way.
mINTJelly
11-02-2007, 11:21 AM
I have to work against my tendency toward efficiency otherwise I:
1.Don't leave the house unless I have 3 or more errands to run for a week or more
2.Wait until someone calls me to tell them what I want to tell them
3.Would get divorced again
4.Wear everything until it wears out
5.Go broke saving money
6.Eat in and read another book
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