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Comment on Integrity Index of US Congress members in ~society
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Comment on Looking for goals, mostly fitness but other are cool too in ~health
F13 Link ParentI stand corrected! I generally mentally categorize deadlift as a mostly lower body lift, because for me, that's where I feel it most, but you're definitely right that 2x bodyweight is more of a...I stand corrected! I generally mentally categorize deadlift as a mostly lower body lift, because for me, that's where I feel it most, but you're definitely right that 2x bodyweight is more of a reasonable male target than female.
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Comment on Looking for goals, mostly fitness but other are cool too in ~health
F13 Link ParentAnything can be a goal, so at some point it becomes arbitrary. I just recently hit 200lb bench press (as a calculated 1RM), which is a cool milestone, but there's no reason to choose it over any...Anything can be a goal, so at some point it becomes arbitrary. I just recently hit 200lb bench press (as a calculated 1RM), which is a cool milestone, but there's no reason to choose it over any other number in a vacuum.
For my money, deadlift and maybe pull-ups have the best combination of actual functional value and normie impressiveness quotient. I see 2x bodyweight deadlift as a common suggestion in the 1-3 year goal space, obviously depending heavily on where you're starting from. For me personally, something like 12-15 pull-ups, or maybe like a 45lb weighted pull-up (I've never tried weighted pull-ups so that's a major guess) is about the same level of commitment to achieve, but that could be dramatically different for someone else.
I also think something like a 25 minute 5k is in that realm of "seems really far away for people that don't do it, but if you train somewhat consistently you'll get there in a year or three". Again depending heavily on your starting point and background. I know plenty of people who can just go and run a 30 minute 5k without running for months.
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Comment on Looking for goals, mostly fitness but other are cool too in ~health
F13 (edited )Link ParentWhat do you mean? I'm far from an expert, but categorizing using a function of body weight, while men are still generally stronger, evens out the playing field pretty significantly. Beyond...What do you mean? I'm far from an expert, but categorizing using a function of body weight, while men are still generally stronger, evens out the playing field pretty significantly.
Beyond that...in my experience, women strongly outclass men in lower body lifts as a function of body weight. My wife squats nearly the same actual weight that I do, maybe 85-90%, but only weighs about 65% of me. And I'm not a super beginner, and she's absolutely athletic but not exactly a weight lifting enthusiast, so I feel confident that isn't a massive outlier.
Can you say more about why that feels like an inappropriate suggestion?
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Comment on Looking for goals, mostly fitness but other are cool too in ~health
F13 (edited )LinkFor straight strength I think 2x bodyweight deadlift is a valuable functional goal, and is mostly going to be achievable by anybody actively pursuing it.For straight strength I think 2x bodyweight deadlift is a valuable functional goal, and is mostly going to be achievable by anybody actively pursuing it.
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Comment on Reversing the technical interview in ~comp
F13 Link ParentGlad you enjoyed it! My personal favorite line is from Hexing:Glad you enjoyed it! My personal favorite line is from Hexing:
He hasn’t read your resume. No man can.
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Comment on Reversing the technical interview in ~comp
F13 Link ParentThe code examples are nearly entirely Greek to me too, but it all still lands, since that's basically the point!The code examples are nearly entirely Greek to me too, but it all still lands, since that's basically the point!
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Comment on Reversing the technical interview in ~comp
F13 LinkA friend recently re-introduced me to this blog series and I wanted to share. The deep satire and direct connection of technology and witchcraft is hilarious to me. It goes on with Hexing the...A friend recently re-introduced me to this blog series and I wanted to share. The deep satire and direct connection of technology and witchcraft is hilarious to me. It goes on with Hexing the technical interview and others.
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Reversing the technical interview
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Comment on The iPhone 16e is good, actually in ~tech
F13 Link ParentArguably, there probably is a "correct" price for a plausibly deniable house fire generator...Arguably, there probably is a "correct" price for a plausibly deniable house fire generator...
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Comment on Meet the biggest heat pumps in the world in ~engineering
F13 LinkDistrict heat is such a foreign concept to me. Are there just miles and miles of pipes holding hot water, actively losing energy as they cool? The effect of long runs of hot water lines is...District heat is such a foreign concept to me. Are there just miles and miles of pipes holding hot water, actively losing energy as they cool? The effect of long runs of hot water lines is noticeable on the scale of a single home or small building; it must be a massive consideration when you're talking about entire cities.
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Comment on Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled? in ~life
F13 Link ParentShouldn't you expect that students with accommodations score higher than students without? Since some percentage of students without accommodations would benefit from them (unless you're assuming...Shouldn't you expect that students with accommodations score higher than students without?
Since some percentage of students without accommodations would benefit from them (unless you're assuming that every single disability has been accommodated), you should expect that some students are disadvantaged. Naturally, this will result in a lower average score for unaccommodated students.
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Comment on Looking for recommendations for a new home router in ~tech
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Comment on The DoorDash problem: How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon in ~tech
F13 Link ParentAs long as you just need "something" that meets your requirements, this works. But my stumbling block is that I know that the AI's exclusion criteria is a black box, and I don't know what...As long as you just need "something" that meets your requirements, this works. But my stumbling block is that I know that the AI's exclusion criteria is a black box, and I don't know what potentially great options it's decided not to show me, for whatever reason.
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Comment on So, NPR fixed their RSS ... it seems to work globally again in ~tech
F13 Link ParentIP over Avian Carrier is a strong contender, as well.IP over Avian Carrier is a strong contender, as well.
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Comment on Posts vs. comments. Where do you fall and why? in ~tech
F13 Link ParentNo. Redditors are perfect and there is no smugness when the response is objectively correct. (I hope you read this with the intended light-heartedness)No.
Redditors are perfect and there is no smugness when the response is objectively correct.
(I hope you read this with the intended light-heartedness)
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Comment on NATO alphabet in ~talk
F13 Link ParentYou forgot a few Buffalo. The full phrase is Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo.You forgot a few Buffalo. The full phrase is
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Comment on Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit? in ~health
F13 Link ParentIf you do anything 4-5 times a day, you're a that thing-er. 4-5 times a day is a lot. IMO smoking twice a week makes you a smoker. I don't know exactly where that threshold is but it's for sure...If you do anything 4-5 times a day, you're a that thing-er. 4-5 times a day is a lot.
IMO smoking twice a week makes you a smoker. I don't know exactly where that threshold is but it's for sure less often than 4-5 a day.
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Comment on Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking in ~tech
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Comment on My PKM journey in ~tech
F13 Link ParentWait, you can host your own obsidian sync server? Well, I know what my next few hours are.Wait, you can host your own obsidian sync server? Well, I know what my next few hours are.
It should not be a political statement to say that the Democratic party scores better on integrity measures, when integrity is something Democratic voters care about and Republican voters do not.