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wiether
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> and also increases the workout effect If you push 300W on a 5kg bike or 20kg bike, the "workout effect" will be the same. At the end of the day, if you are looking for "workout effect", it means that you're try
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2y ago
I'm not sure if I want to ask for proof, to know you're not joking; or if I don't want to learn that this madness is actually real...
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wiether
2y ago
OP was asking for alternatives in funding, not just straight FF alternatives; I agree that Orion is not, at the moment, an alternative to FF! /comment posted with FF on Windows
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2y ago
https://kagi.com/orion/orionplus.html
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wiether
2y ago
BMI being based on the metric system, you should go for one's time on 1km ;)
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wiether
2y ago
> I can see how someone lugging lots of muscle mass around would want their own number Healthy people with high BMI are not how they are by accident, they don't care about their BMI because they know why it's high and they know
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wiether
2y ago
You got me in the first half. I actually thought you were preaching the same thing as the ones you are criticizing later on. I agree that there is people with a high BMI that are quite healthy. So this is not a perfect indicator of health.
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2y ago
> Experts recommend that adults sleep between 7 and 9 hours a night. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep/how-much-sleep Absolutely nothing wrong with sleeping between 8 and 9 hours, you're actually exac
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2y ago
On the other hand, for some serverless services, it makes sense to use AWS instead of self-hosting. I've deployed multiple Lambda for many years and I have yet to pay anything for them given how _generous_ their free tier is. Nowadays
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2y ago
Z2 sessions are supposed to be boring, they force you to endure the mental pain of not feeling physical pain when doing something dull. They also train you to listen to your body. Doing something else while in a Z2 session is going to kill
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2y ago
If you want companies to adopt your tech product, who should be your main target? - The junior dev with no say in decisions - The seasoned contributors whose opinion is listened to but who know that there is no magic tool, only compromises
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2y ago
Same, read it like the author was glad a new president was now sitting at the WH. Well, I guess they can remove the "formerly", now...
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2y ago
> Do be aware of the need to use sterilized water to avoid a possible dangerous infection, though. Distilled water is the easiest way. It must be noted that the infection is incredibly rare and requires multiple conditions (like dysfunct
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2y ago
At least it is for me since all my PCs are now on Linux! /posted on my Windows 11 work laptop....
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2y ago
anti-democratic takeover, sure. communist? Anything but. And I don't see how it relates to how much money is involved in the election process.
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2y ago
They're rewarding recurring customers, this is not a vendor lock-in.
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2y ago
The difference in the comment section between the source and here is quite impressive. I can't understand why people feel the need to throw so much hate in reaction to this kind of announcement. There isn't even the beginning of a
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2y ago
> suddenly it seemed like everyone was playing it That's exactly how I remember it, yes. It started with only the tech people, but then it spread to all coworkers, friends, grandparents... Anyway, congrats on this game but I won
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2y ago
> during covid you took afternoon naps We didn't went through the same COVID period I'm afraid.
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2y ago
I totally agree with the core of your comment since that's exactly what I'm telling people when we have discussions around the topic. But I'm surprised how truer and truer this part sadly is : > I think a lot of people are
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2y ago
It's still quite mainstream in domains where they manipulate a lot of money : banking/insurance. The core systems of many old institutions still relies heavily on COBOL.
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2y ago
What's interesting is that I get better results if I close my eyes to focus on feeling the sequence I need to copy and feel the feedback. The usual : improve a sense by shutting down another? Anyway, it's fun!
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2y ago
I'll bite. Putting regulations on new products doesn't influence the existing ones. If someone can't afford a new washing machine without regulation, regulations won't change a thing. They'll still have to buy secon
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2y ago
It's funny because on the other side of the pond, Republicans have introduced the "Liberty in Laundry Act" : > The legislation would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy efficiency standar
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2y ago
I had a discussion around this with a friend a few days ago. They saw it as a bad thing. But to me it's the same as before : what I decide to share on the Internet is for everyone. If someone find a way to make money with it, it's
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2y ago
Some of them are more like people seeing the shape Jesus or a penis in clouds.
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2y ago
Doesn't the US privatized incarceration so it's basically a _free_ market, where shady deals are made to funnel more public money to private entities, and many people are incentivized to have as many people in prison as possible?
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2y ago
Unless you have special needs like very high usage, privacy or other ones depicted in the article, buying another computer many hundred dollars for the unique purpose of running local models is a hard sell. If you use their API instead of t
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2y ago
https://time.com/5730790/banana-panama-disease/
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2y ago
I haven't read the whole study so maybe it's not the right meaning, but I tend to agree with you if "to abstain" has been chosen for its actual meaning. Personally I don't drink alcohol, but I would never say that I
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