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  1. Comment on We need to rethink exercise – The workout paradox in ~health

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    You read mine correctly. I was always between 85-90kg my whole life (162cm). I skated 25 hours per week from 2020-2022 and … went down to 75kg. I stopped and over two years I’m now at 84kg again....

    You read mine correctly.

    I was always between 85-90kg my whole life (162cm). I skated 25 hours per week from 2020-2022 and … went down to 75kg. I stopped and over two years I’m now at 84kg again.

    It’s absolutely depressing. Most of the weight I had lost then was because I had less time to eat so just ate less. Two years to lose 10kg is absurd, that’s 100g per week.

    And @ACEMat your metabolism also does impact how much you will want to eat by default, so I wouldn’t call it a load of bull anyway.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on US President Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate in ~news

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    Oof man, Obama is the absolute best orator of modern times in English speaking politics. Not to talk about the actions that follow, but he really is; he inspired a huge wave of both citizens and...

    Obama was good, but I don't think he was great

    Oof man, Obama is the absolute best orator of modern times in English speaking politics. Not to talk about the actions that follow, but he really is; he inspired a huge wave of both citizens and even other presidents (Macron especially visibly takes from him).

    And nah… your fantasy is what it is. Maybe it would work but you have to remember there’s plenty of very Information Age agencies out there propping up republicans (here’s what it looks like: https://targetedvictory.com/)

    30 votes

  3. Comment on We need to rethink exercise – The workout paradox in ~health

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    Metabolism is such a huge part of the burn that I do buy it. But I’m also not entirely convinced by all of the conclusions.

    Metabolism is such a huge part of the burn that I do buy it. But I’m also not entirely convinced by all of the conclusions.

    9 votes

  4. Comment on How are AI and LLMs used in your company (if at all)? in ~tech

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    Added you - mine is the same as my tildes username.

    Added you - mine is the same as my tildes username.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on How are AI and LLMs used in your company (if at all)? in ~tech

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    I’m working on the same thing actually! Fabrile.app :) Are you far along? Let me know if you want to join in. I think it’s a super useful type of tool in general and I’m surprised it’s taken so...

    I’m working on the same thing actually! Fabrile.app :)

    Are you far along? Let me know if you want to join in.

    I think it’s a super useful type of tool in general and I’m surprised it’s taken so long for such apps to be developed. I’m also really surprised it’s a space OpenAI hasn’t really touched (their custom gpts are terrible for b2b)

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Bernie Sanders: Joe Biden for US President (gifted link) in ~misc

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    Sanders chose to stay in the race when it was clear he was dividing the Warren voters and would not win. Yes it is fair to blame him for it; he and his team are politicians and know exactly how...

    Sanders chose to stay in the race when it was clear he was dividing the Warren voters and would not win. Yes it is fair to blame him for it; he and his team are politicians and know exactly how the system works.

    PS watch the sarcasm / attitude here please.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Bernie Sanders: Joe Biden for US President (gifted link) in ~misc

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    Obama was not so long ago and he was an exceptionally good quality candidate. Clinton on paper was also a very solid candidate in 2016. She didn’t follow through on likeability and fucked up in...

    Obama was not so long ago and he was an exceptionally good quality candidate.

    Clinton on paper was also a very solid candidate in 2016. She didn’t follow through on likeability and fucked up in the debates because of zero strategic guidance.

    In 2020 I blame Sanders for getting Biden into the mix. Had he withdrawn in time when he saw presidency wasn’t happening, Warren would have handily been nominated, won the election, and all this nonsense would not be happening now; we would be in until 2028 and Trump would likely be unable to run by then.

    The Democratic Party is definitely fucking up but they don’t stand alone in those fuckups.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Crunchyroll announces the removal of its comment section across all platforms to 'reduce harmful content' in ~tech

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    Poorly edited. This is the sort of mistake AIs don’t do.

    Poorly edited. This is the sort of mistake AIs don’t do.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on An uncompromising guide to sleep masks (for side-sleepers) in ~health

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    I got a Manta, and a cheap-ish blackout Chinese thing off Amazon. I more often wear the latter. I’m a back sleeper, so I didn’t have the problems you had with it but the strap is not great quality...

    I got a Manta, and a cheap-ish blackout Chinese thing off Amazon. I more often wear the latter.

    I’m a back sleeper, so I didn’t have the problems you had with it but the strap is not great quality — it’s aged very poorly in a couple of years and is now wavy and cracked.

    The manta is indeed just fancy imo. Well thought out but not worth the price jump. On the other hand, if pressed eyelashes are an issue for you then it solves that.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on I’ve stopped using box plots. Should you? in ~design

  12. Comment on I would very much like something akin to TikTok that's subscriber based and without infinite scroll in ~tech

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    Again. All the news outlets do it on social media. Log into instagram/tiktok and check literally any of them.

    Again. All the news outlets do it on social media. Log into instagram/tiktok and check literally any of them.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on I would very much like something akin to TikTok that's subscriber based and without infinite scroll in ~tech

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    Because a "stories based news app" does not create its own content. Content creation and content delivery are two distinct parts of the lifecycle, they don't have to be owned by the same company...

    Because a "stories based news app" does not create its own content. Content creation and content delivery are two distinct parts of the lifecycle, they don't have to be owned by the same company and generally aren't.

    For example, wordpress is part of the delivery lifecycle. So is instagram, facebook and youtube. Whereas the Kyiv Independent for example is in the original creation lifecycle. The KI is not in the business of creating their own platform tools: They purchase (= sign up to) content delivery platforms (= social media) to distribute their product (= reach users). The outlets like that because it lowers the barrier to reach new users, and the platforms like that because they're not in the business of investigating bombs falling on cities.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on I would very much like something akin to TikTok that's subscriber based and without infinite scroll in ~tech

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    I don't understand either your point nor @GenuinelyCrooked's. Yes and yes? It's a model that works, that is employed by social media, and lots of people consume media that way. I mean y'all don't...

    I don't understand either your point nor @GenuinelyCrooked's. Yes and yes? It's a model that works, that is employed by social media, and lots of people consume media that way.

    I mean y'all don't really think about the fact that there's 8bn people on earth and that you only need 0.01% of that to have a million users. Facebook has 40%.

    I love percentages because they can showcase just how well catering to niches can work.

    Here's an example: When tildes grew from having 0.0001% to 0.0002% of earth's population, we had to deploy extreme measures because the site was seeing unprecedented attention.

    Here's another example (real numbers): If you make a website only for blue-eyed left-handed people, ask them to pay $0.10 per month, and you manage to capture 1% of your market, you're making a million dollars per year.

    Yes, you can make a profitable news service using the stories model. You can make it profitable even if the stories are all black and white and upside down as long as your costs are low enough.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on I would very much like something akin to TikTok that's subscriber based and without infinite scroll in ~tech

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    Why do you assume this? This is exactly the "stories" model which is all over social media right now, and it's so profitable it got copied hard by everyone (with a lot of fails in the process).

    That sounds amazing, but I assume would never be profitable in our current world of endless growth.

    Why do you assume this? This is exactly the "stories" model which is all over social media right now, and it's so profitable it got copied hard by everyone (with a lot of fails in the process).

    5 votes

  16. Comment on I would very much like something akin to TikTok that's subscriber based and without infinite scroll in ~tech

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    You are describing how many people get their news off Instagram. I welcome you to try it: make a new account, follow various news institutions you like, and swipe through the stories. Every single...

    You are describing how many people get their news off Instagram.

    I welcome you to try it: make a new account, follow various news institutions you like, and swipe through the stories.

    Every single media organisation long ago realised they have to be on social media and accommodate these use cases, lest they become irrelevant for a new generation.

    6 votes

  17. Comment on The Steam Deck now has over 5,000 Verified games in ~games

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    Valve sent me a free steam deck for my work in Arch Linux (which is the OS running on it). I didn’t get around to setting it up until a couple of weeks ago because of how busy I’ve been lately....

    Valve sent me a free steam deck for my work in Arch Linux (which is the OS running on it). I didn’t get around to setting it up until a couple of weeks ago because of how busy I’ve been lately.

    Anyway my productivity the last two weeks has gone way down haha. I played a bunch of vampire survivors, hades and finally bought hades 2 and played it a bunch.

    Hades is actually a game I have on Epic, and got my save on there. I set up an external game manager on the deck, was easy as hell, and it works super well.

    I think I got lucky though. Supraland on Epic expects a keyboard and mouse and doesn’t recognise the deck controls out of the box. I didn’t look into it further. I’m sure the steam version works just fine.

    6 votes

  18. Comment on $2.70 supermarket wine wins gold medal at international wine contest in ~food

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    Pigeons in this context means “fools” (we are not fools/dupes). French expression: Quel pigeon! (what a fool!)

    Pigeons in this context means “fools” (we are not fools/dupes). French expression: Quel pigeon! (what a fool!)

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Scarlett Johansson says she is 'shocked, angered' over new ChatGPT voice in ~tech

  20. Comment on Outdoor time is good for your kids' eyesight. Here's why. in ~health

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    I wonder if there is a negative correlation between adhd and myopia then. My adhd ensures I never look at a single point. And despite decades of computer use I have perfect vision. But who knows.

    I wonder if there is a negative correlation between adhd and myopia then. My adhd ensures I never look at a single point. And despite decades of computer use I have perfect vision. But who knows.

    1 vote