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  1. Comment on Solid: From Tim Berners-Lee, a project to decentralize the web in ~tech

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    I understand what you mean by momentum, but even FreedomBox seems to just be a wrapper on existing tools, much like Solid seems to be. Is it possible that we're using different definitions of...

    I understand what you mean by momentum, but even FreedomBox seems to just be a wrapper on existing tools, much like Solid seems to be.

    Is it possible that we're using different definitions of decentralization? For me, I interpret that to mean that services are available from multiple sources. Services meaning social interaction, email, file storage, VPN, etc. At the current time, there is nothing preventing an interested party from acquiring a server (physical or rented), installing the OS, webserver, and services.

    Is the idea of these "decentralized" web-apps-as-a-service to lower the barrier of entry?

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  2. Comment on Swole at every height: The greatest gym you'll never lift at in ~health

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    Ever since finding the GZCL method a few years back, I've idly followed Cody's blog. Aside from his on-point fitness observations, and quite effective training regimens, he also knocks out...

    Ever since finding the GZCL method a few years back, I've idly followed Cody's blog. Aside from his on-point fitness observations, and quite effective training regimens, he also knocks out excellent works like this.

    Have you ever experienced a unique fitness environment? What was it like? What made it special?

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  4. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~health

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    I pulled the study from the article, and it looks like the sample size was only 21, but three dropped out. That's a pretty wide age range. I'd be curious to see this followed up with a larger...

    I pulled the study from the article, and it looks like the sample size was only 21, but three dropped out.

    All subjects, recruited from local clubs, were sub-elite cyclists or
    triathletes who had self-reported 7 ± 4 years of endurance sport training. Inclusion criteria
    included that subjects be between 18-50 years of age, free from injury, familiar with cycle pacing,
    and currently following a structured endurance-training program.

    That's a pretty wide age range. I'd be curious to see this followed up with a larger sample size, and more closely grouped participants to control for age and experience.

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  5. Comment on Solid: From Tim Berners-Lee, a project to decentralize the web in ~tech

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    How is the proposed decentralization different from the existing setup? What's to stop people from setting up their own server, hosting their own page, running their own code? Is that not the very...

    How is the proposed decentralization different from the existing setup?

    What's to stop people from setting up their own server, hosting their own page, running their own code? Is that not the very same decentralization they want?

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