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Does any language have a word for mixing a beverage by pouring from one vessel into another? in c/[email protected]

[–] Derby 46 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I believe the word you're looking for is "Rolling"! It's specifically a mixology term for mixing by pouring between containers. It's mentioned in the techniques section of this page: https://bartendertrainingcenter.com/bartending-techniques/

4000ac solar farm in Texas devastated by hailstorm in c/technology

[–] Derby 12 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I'll convert it to a metric unit for you so it's easier to visualize: the solar farm is 2*10^27 square Angstroms.

Hope that helps!

You understand? in c/lemmyshitpost

[–] Derby 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Santa Claus is obviously an absurd myth, as this post and the nau.edu article correctly point out. The only rational explanation is that the Christmas present phenomenon is Odin delivering Yule gifts. Odin and his horse Sleipnir--well-documented as the best of all horses--would not be restricted by the physical laws and friction. Odin's generosity has been misattributed to this portly, cola-guzzling elf for too long and it is time to come to terms with FACTS.

https://brodgar.co.uk/2020/12/14/odin-as-santa-claus-and-other-norse-yule-myths/

How do I manage my inbox? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] Derby 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

I get a lot of email at my job (~200 per day) and to stay on top of the binge I need to separate emails that truly need action from those that I just need to read or can ignore entirely. The filing filing approach doesn't work for me (even with automated rules) because it's too easy to miss something when there are many places to check.

Here is what works for me. I use Outlook but other clients may have similar features:

My inbox is my "to do list" as another commenter said, and all emails come into it. I've also disabled the Focused Inbox.
I use conditional formatting rules to change the appearance of subject lines in the inbox depending on how they are addressed:
1. If I am in the To line with other people then the format is standard Outlook formatting with blue text. Unread emails are bolded.
2. If I am only in the CC line, the email is colored gray. Unread is still in bolded.
3. If I am in the To line alone, then I keep the font color blue but increase the font size so it is BIG and obvious that an email is addressed to me specifically.
Whenever I am "done" with an email (replied / read / taken action) then I move it out of my inbox into a single folder called Archive. I have a Quick Action set up to mark an email as read and move it to that folder.
The "group by conversation" feature is a great help: it organized email chains by subject line, making it easy to find related emails. When a new email comes in the entire group pops to the top of my inbox (even emails that were archived), which helps if I've missed or forgotten something.
To find things later, I make extensive use of the search functionality. Many email clients support complex searches to find exactly what you want. For example: "myproject from:Stacy to:Adam hasattachment:true"

I start most days by going through the gray/low priority emails and quickly clicking Archive on the ones that done need attention, then replying to those addressed to me. Throughout the day I only have ~10 emails that stay in the inbox as true "to do", and below those are any I didn't finish from the day before.

Good luck on your own email organization journey!