YSK there is a website to donate rice to people who need it by answering simple questions!

TommyRoss · 8 days

They probably know the average number of grains in a kg so they estimate the quantity.

The quiz is not ridiculous, it keeps people engaged. If you had to just refresh the page you would be bored much quicker. It also keeps you longer on the page while you read the question, increasing the chance that you will also see the adds (which actually pay for the donation).

ro_ana_maria · 14 days

Thanks, a treadmill sounds like a good idea in my situation, although I hate it. But maybe the steep incline will make it feel more challenging. I don't need one with a decline, I only had trouble during the very steep ones which also had a lot of gravel. I don't think a treadmill could help with that.

G3m · 1 month

Cool, make sure you post the new version :)

If you're doing this for netbooks, definitely make the top space smaller, and the same goes for the height of the image. There are a lot of netbooks with 800x600px, and those two things will take up most of the space on screen (remember, you also have to consider that the top of the browser window, with the menus and address bar, also takes up some space).

G3m · 1 month

First, I kind of like it, it looks clean and I really like the top picture. But it does look a bit.. dull.

Basically, the problem is that you have only "cold" colors in your layout, you need to add something brighter (maybe a yellow would go with those greens?), and the best places to add some bright highlights seem to be the logo and/or the menu.

Just a few quick ideas:

the logo at the top is the one thing I don't like, it doesn't really go with the rest of the layout, and it's too dark.
the menu is a bit too simple, and the text way too large in comparison with the content. Maybe change the font, add some separators? You should also think of a way to highlight the current page in the menu.
for the posts, I would leave more space between the text and the picture. Also, maybe extend the header of the post (with the title and the date) above the picture?
I think the content area seems weird just being cut at the bottom like that. This is a just small thing that always bothers me, maybe you should let some background show at the bottom of the content, just like you do on the top? (but not so much).

I think one of the main reasons you feel it looks old is because it's too narrow.. Most layouts are now built with larger resolutions in mind, this occupies just a little over a third of my monitor, so maybe you could add an extra column?

Since this could be targeted towards your potential clients, may I suggest a column that always contains your latest projects? These are really the most important thing everyone will look for when they visit your site.

ianm118 · 1 month

I'm a runner who casually plays tennis once a week, for two hours. I've been playing tennis for a long time before I started running, and the first thing I noticed was that a moderate amount of running helped my tennis quite a lot because I was running out of breath a lot less and my legs didn't tire so easily.

However, right now I'm in the middle of marathon training (in the last month) and I can tell you that the increased mileage and really long runs have definitely cause a drop in my tennis performance.

As for how did the tennis affect my running, I suppose all the sprinting is good, but I don't play enough tennis to actually have a noticeable effect, so I'm not sure what to tell you here.

silverhydra · 2 months

Saving this for later. Sounds delicious.

significantcyrus · 2 months

Thank you! It feels amazing! I've been stuck at 26-27km for quite some time (and the snow that was everywhere definitely didn't help) but yesterday everything went great, and the fact that the snow had completely vanished from about half the route helped a lot. I didn't even feel very tired, I felt that I could keep going but didn't want to push it and risk getting injured. I can't wait for the next long run!

significantcyrus · 2 months

Yesterday I ran 30km for the first time.

spaaaaaghetaboutit · 3 months

I used to have the same problem, used to wake up almost every night with those awful cramps. I've heard a lot of explanations, like low calcium, magnesium, potassium etc.. Supplements didn't work at all (I've found ones that were specifically for this sort of cramps, they contained magnesium and potassium), what has worked for me was eating some yogurt mixed with a banana every evening. The cramps went away from the first evening I've tried this, not sure which one did the trick as I've gotten used to eating both every day in the meantime.

esac17 · 4 months

I looove running when it's snowing.. the feeling is amazing. This winter there has been no snow so far, but this morning when I woke up the snow was pouring from the ski, everything was white. Just got back from doing 16km, it was one of the best runs ever.

workingdankoch · 4 months

Also, don't worry about leaping into the future and indavertently jumping into the harsh vacuum of space because Earth got blown up by an asteroid. Your one-time-use disposable time machine won't let you do that. This is a no-risk trip.

I know this only refers to the future, but because of the "no-risk" part it could be interpreted as saying that you could only travel to a time when earth exists and has suitable conditions for humans..

silentcrs · 4 months

Always try to eat something after a run, even something small like a fruit will do, it doesn't have to be a huge meal.

A very similar thing happened to me last year, also at the vet. I didn't actually faint, just got very dizzy and had to sit down. I always eat after running and never had any problems, but on that day I returned after my run to find my dog suddenly really sick, so I just took her to the vet immediately and forgot all about anything else. They did all sorts of tests so I had to stay there for almost three hours, during which I had nothing to eat, so my blood sugar was probably really, really low at that point.

Since then I've starting carrying one of those cereal running bars in my pocket for longer runs and eating it right after finishing.. fortunately I've had no other problem since.

ro_ana_maria · 4 months

I think he's saying in some races they give you a whole bottle, instead of the cup.

urraca500 · 5 months

I switched about two years ago, so my memory is not so fresh.. I was running 4-5km max at the time, and at first I was doing intervals alternating between forefoot and heel strike, gradually increasing the forefoot part, until one day I realized that forefoot felt more natural than heel-striking. I remember my calves were killing me at first, but this went away about two-three months later.

DamaAgcria · 5 months

Like DiarrheaPocket said, keep your tongue against the roof of your mouth, it really works. I've used the trick all last winter, and started using it again now that the weather is getting cold.

There are also some running masks that cover your mouth and nose. I can't use them because I hate having anything over my face while I'm running, it makes me feel like I'm suffocating; but I see a lot of other people using them with no problems, so they might work for you.

daddyman · 6 months

It that were the case, shouldn't it just say "sent from my phone", without naming the brand of the phone?

WildYorkies · 6 months

Best solution I've found so far: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-switcher/ .

ro_ana_maria · 6 months

Yes, like that. The library I've found seems to be built on top of raphaeljs, but it has some extra features, like built in shapes and arrow types. Right now I'm comparing them to see if it's easier to modify those, or just built my own directly with raphaeljs. Since what I need to do is pretty custom, the second version might actually be better. Thank you!

ro_ana_maria · 6 months

Hmm.. I'm curious.. could you tell me why it would be better to start from scrath? I was thinking it would be easier to expand on something existing, especially since the time for the project is not very generous.

Also, although I have quite a lot of experience with javascript in general, very little of it had to do with canvas, so I was thinking that looking at the way the library is built might help me a lot.

ro_ana_maria · 6 months

Thank you for the suggestion, I took a look at Google Charts, but it seems to be more suitable for charts, not diagrams.

InfiniteLiveZ · 6 months

As Dead_Muskrat said, I'm sure he was just trying to be helpful. I tried telling him why I run the way I do, but it was really hard to interrupt his explanations.. so in the end I just thanked him for the advice and went back to running with my normal form.

InfiniteLiveZ · 6 months

Weird timing.. an old guy stopped me this week when I was running in the park, to tell me the same thing she is saying.. and he used the exact same arguments, maybe he had seen this video?

tallyfree · 6 months

I have a waistband, so the bottle is on my lower back, and even after a long time of running with it, sometimes I'm still bothered by the sound of the splashing water.. I can't imagine what it would be like to have the bottle right next to my ears.

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