J_Sherz

This is cool - is there any data you can aggregate on waterways traffic / the ferry system?

I would too. I believe the Sea Glider built by Regent Craft solves the take off in rough water component to some extent with hydrofoils. So you "taxi" on the hull in rough water up to a speed where you can get up on foil. Then with the reduced hull drag and clearance over (presumably low) rough water you can hit a higher speed when the wing creates lift, at which point the foils retract.

This seems like an optimal solution for takeoff, but I don't know how it lands in rough seas.

Can you elaborate on what I get with the free API?

I also haven't seen any here yet. I ride Citibike daily (Brooklyn and Manhattan) and would be wary of using the scooters because the roads are so badly maintained. It's already pretty bad even on a bike.

Disregarding the sweetness angle, what's interesting is that we perceive the saltier solutions as tastier when we are dehydrated. If you try drinking an ORS product when you're not dehydrated it will taste worse than when you are in that run down sweaty state on a hot day.

The most effective time to consume oral rehydration solution would be after drinking. Alcohol is a diuretic causing you to lose more water than normal through urine, and eventually also electrolytes (although at first, your body will make an effort to retain them). So if you drink the ORS whilst still in diuresis, it won't have any negative effects, but you're more likely to urinate away the contents. After drinking, but before sleeping is anecdotally the optimal way to use ORS products for the hangover use case.

Coconut water is marketed for hydration because it does have a relatively high electrolyte content, but it's mostly potassium with minimal sodium, so not as effective as an oral rehydration powder which has those specific ratios of electrolytes / sugar that maximize the speed of uptake/hydration.

Similarly, I've used the PixelBlock Chrome Extension and it works well. Very much a "set it and forget it" kind of tool.

This is really cool, the data collection part reminds me of those water fountains at airports that tell you how many plastic water bottles they've kept out of landfill - that kind of feedback is very motivating.

Would love to know if something like this exists in New York.

Agreed - I liken it to my college experience: if you want to eat or drink anything other than water, or talk to other people, you go to the coffee shop.

If you want to focus on your work and take breaks to do the rest you go to the library.

I always chose the coffee shop, so open offices don't bother me hugely. The caveat is that a good pair of headphones is a must.