mrcartmenez

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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
True. The main way a cyclist becomes more efficient is holding a more aerodynamic position for longer. Which you can’t measure on an exercise bike indoors
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Only in a bunch sprint. Otherwise there is no benefit and a lot of downsides in terms of how likely you are to get injured by poor cleat placement or saddle position.
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Clip ins (“Clipless”) aren’t any more efficient than flats, but will allow a little more power in a sprint. Clipping in is mostly a cargo-cult among non-pro riders
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
This is unfortunately a disproven theory. The evidence to the contrary came in the form of power-meter data from pro cyclists. It shows that professional cyclists instead use their power only in the down stroke of the peddle and have a far
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
I just wanted to let you know that you have caused great distress to my aunt, my daughter and my wider family through you and your colleagues thoughtless actions. I hope someday you, and Amazon as a whole, gets its comeuppance.
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
What are these legitimate use cases? Controls for people with disabilities?
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Agreed. Those things are useless novelty items that seem to have no genuinely useful function
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Since when did random jokes on the internet become news?
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
I want this so much. If your business model relies on invading people’s privacy. Then screw your business model.
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
The first one will be a nightmare at 12, the others will witness their behaviour and likely decide not to repeat it. Here’s some advice from the NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/copi...
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
This is very true. It also helps with their ability to regulate emotions. I’d like to the study but, on mobile...
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
It gets easier every day. Once they hit 6 you’ll be riding high. Until they hit 13
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
I have an older sister who was the first child, and my oldest child is currently a 13 year old girl. Girls go through very negative emotions between ages 12 and 18. These can be very challenging for a family. PM me for details! This 5-year-
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
It doesn’t. The difference is that all teenagers become difficult. But girls are often worse. If parents have already seen a boy go through their teenage years, they’ll be better prepared for the grief a 12-year-old girl can cause. Also, an
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
It’s actually much more simple than that: Many girls become assholes at age 12.
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
> parents of teenage daughters argue more about parenting than do the parents of sons From my own experience. When my daughter hit 12 it was a fucking nightmare. The hormones hit girls hard and they can become incredibly difficult. That
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Mario Cart is self driving on the easiest settings. So there’s that
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
There’s a big difference between localisation of ads (which the industry has always achieved) and targeted ads that know you are interested in DIY vs hiring a contractor. Saving that DIY enthusiast a single modification of their google sear
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Worked for me after I had become incredibly depressed while attempting to rescue my daughter from an abuse situation (I succeeded yay!). I went from having tunnel vision, hearing music as just noise, severe dissociation etc. to being just f
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Sweden, for example, has much better safety nets and better income equality than the US, and is rated as being much easier than the US to start a business. Essentially, Swedes have far greater economic freedom due to greater economic equali
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
FYI. Cannabis psychosis is also symptomatically identical to schizophrenia.
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Weirdly grounding stress and anger
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
The problem was not React it was .Net developers. Angular is worse in this regard because the .Net developers feel more confident and charge ahead writing terrible code that is only == to shite rather than === to good. Learn the fucking lan
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Opera with proxy turned on + pirate bay (don’t forget to delete the trackers out of your magnet links)
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
If you were confused about it, then it’s possible you were just a pawn in someone else’s game
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Just came her to complain that Axios articles are written in a very stupid format and that I hope the site burns down with all its editors trapped inside the server farm
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
That was a pretty grim hook to an otherwise interesting article. Thanks BBC
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
What the hell is an EA?
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
You say that, but there are standardised learning programmes like this that were very popular 30-40 years ago, such as the SMILE System for teaching maths. These relied on the idea that, given the opportunity, students would find their leve
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by mrcartmenez 6y ago
Research from the university sector in the US and Europe — who invested heavily in remote learning in the past decade to try to increase their reach — is unfortunately that distance learning is an order of magnitude worse in terms of outcom

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