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Maybe I am missing something, why not just write the items on the box instead of the number?
by bhelx 11y ago
Maybe I am missing something, why not just write the items on the box instead of the number?
- grhmc 11y agoEver moved and thought "Damn, where did I put <one little thing that you just tossed into a box because you had a little bit of space left...>"? Instead of writing every little thing (which could be dozens, or a hundred small ones!) you can just say what it is as you place it in. Less work, less remembering when you're done loading up a box. Don't have to sit and read 30 boxes to find the right one -- just have to find the right number.
- twothamendment 11y agoI like numbered boxes, but I still tend to put a word or two on them. If you have it in your hand reading it is always faster than pulling out your phone. The lookup is great if you have a pile of boxes and want to find something. In place of a lookup app I used a Google doc spreadsheet. I could search it for "silverware" and see what box it was. As much as I love to code, sometimes it is nice not to.
- grhmc 11y agoYep, so we took the same notes on the outside of the box that I used to. I would still have several "kitchen -- dishes" boxes etc. It made it easy to find the obvious stuff, and easy to find the smaller stuff, without having to take meticulous notes after packing the box.
- bonobo3000 11y agoBoth storing an item and finding one is O(n) with this approach. With audio + search, storing is O(n) (but a much smaller constant factor of talking vs writing), and lookup is O(1)! :)