Issue #97 (What Is Your Time Worth?) 12/21/20
Here's another great Ask Hacker News thread where a user asks:
I'm curious to know more about what automations people use day-to-day. Either cron jobs or other services?
If you're pretty nerdy when it comes to that sort of thing, you'll love the suggestions discussed, but my favourites are the top two comments that have one thing in common: Bread. To quote part of the first one:
"I realise this might not be what the question has in mind, but we have a bread machine. Just buying bread might be more 'automatic', but we've been evolving the process and recipe for the last 6+ months, and honestly the bread is now better than any but the best artisan loaves available locally, and hugely cheaper ... So from my point of view, I almost have 'automatic bread'."
And the first few lines of the next top comment:
"There's only one bakery in my area that has keto bread, but infrequently. I have a daily bot that scans the bakery page on the Uber eats equivalent webpage, then alerts me when bread is available."
That user also gives a list of more 'techy' automations. Amazing how a food that's been a staple in so many cultures for thousands of years still gets the most focus on a super-techy discussion forum!
Now on to this week's hand-picked productivity links!
