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New comment by adbge in "Weight-loss drug found to shrink muscle in mice, human cells"

adbge — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:42:23 +0000

Another potential synergy for bodybuilding is that these GLP1 drugs ought to help maintain insulin sensitivity in the face of supraphysiological doses of HGH. Specifically I have the impression that tirzepatide and retrarutide are more effective here than semaglutide, as they possess additional mechanisms of aiding glucose disposal.

New comment by adbge in "A cycling desk / Zwifting with a split keyboard"

adbge — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:02:04 +0000

The reason we know Niels van der Poel's training in such detail is because he wrote a manifesto about it, "How to Skate a 10k", when he retired (after winning gold and setting the WR). He did his base aerobic phase primarily on bicycle, writing:

> My target developed during the summer of 2021 to reach 33h of cycling weekly. I would aim to do three 7h bike rides and two 6h rides. If I would’ve been able to run, which I wasn’t due to injury, I would have lowered the hours a little and settled for 25h weekly (or approx. 30h if I would’ve combined running and cycling).

33h at 240 watts, about 28k calories/week!

It is a fascinating read for anyone interested in endurance sports, highly recommended: https://www.howtoskate.se/

New comment by adbge in "A cycling desk / Zwifting with a split keyboard"

adbge — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 01:37:24 +0000

Yeah, I've found the same problem (with a standing desk): as soon as I need to concentrate I stop maintaining my cadence. Maybe it's something I could train myself out of but I haven't been worried about it; cycling is my "productive" thing, I don't need to double it.

So far I've just been using the (open source!) app Auuki to drive my smart trainer while I stream television. Works great on NixOS. https://auuki.com/

I am curious to hear about what games people are playing while cycling (other than Zwift, of course.)

New comment by adbge in ""Outrageously" priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care"

adbge — Fri, 17 May 2024 23:27:29 +0000

These same companies that manufacture and distribute BPC-157 and bodybuilding drugs already also offer various GLP1 drugs, semaglutide, tirzepatide, retatrutide. Google around and you can find them available for much cheaper via grey market vendors.

Demosclerosis

adbge — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 23:23:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.jonathanrauch.com/jrauch_articles/demosclerosis_the_original_article/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20815402

Points: 1

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What You Can't Say

adbge — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:47:15 +0000

Article URL: http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20618065

Points: 3

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New comment by adbge in "8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service"

adbge — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:46:15 +0000

You can say the same thing about video games. We had a moral panic over those, too.

Rural Areas with Good Internet

adbge — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 23:43:43 +0000

Article URL: https://eatsquirrel.com/rural-areas-with-good-internet/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20603444

Points: 3

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Machine Evolution

adbge — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 02:07:31 +0000

Article URL: https://eatsquirrel.com/machine-evolution/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20598190

Points: 1

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Demosclerosis (1992)

adbge — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 20:49:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.jonathanrauch.com/jrauch_articles/demosclerosis_the_original_article/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20320410

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by adbge in "Open Letter to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees"

adbge — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:18:21 +0000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_response_t...

New comment by adbge in "I’m not saving ninety percent of my income for myself"

adbge — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 18:04:19 +0000

> And who wouldn't love to live in their "Depression"

The Japanese are committing suicide at higher rates than Americans[1], and a million of them have chosen to live as shut-ins rather than participate in society.[2] They're also not having children. Maybe that's your utopia but it sure isn't mine.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Japan [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori

New comment by adbge in "Millennials ‘Make Farming Sexy’ in Africa, Where Tilling Soil Once Meant Shame"

adbge — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 01:43:12 +0000

Even supposing that it's not happening in South Africa (ANC leaders are just singing about doing it [1]), land appropriation very much happened in neighboring Zimbabwe: "By 2013, every white-owned farm in Zimbabwe had been either expropriated or confirmed for future redistribution." [2]

To bring us back to OP's question, property rights in Ghana are listed here [3] as "weak".

[1]: https://www.reuters.com/article/ozatp-safrica-racism-2010033... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform_in_Zimbabwe [3]: https://www.propertymarketsscorecard.com/countries/ghana/pro...

New comment by adbge in "H-1B visa: Government says work ban for H-4 spouses coming this month"

adbge — Thu, 23 May 2019 02:44:32 +0000

Labor participation rates and wages remain low.

New comment by adbge in "SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships"

adbge — Thu, 16 May 2019 23:17:27 +0000

> Oh, do you think the right is going to improve upon the US's current system of incentivizing/forcing families to fight over/make big sacrifices for homes in the wealthiest school districts in order to give their children a half-decent shot at a good education?

Yes? Ever heard of school vouchers? The political right would love to reform the education system, from teachers unions to university professors, the entrenched interests are core Democrat voting blocs.

New comment by adbge in "Tech companies and governments sign up to Christchurch Call agreement"

adbge — Wed, 15 May 2019 21:23:40 +0000

It's also produced Singapore.

“The Ask” Is an Entrepreneur’s Core Skill

adbge — Mon, 06 May 2019 13:34:08 +0000

Article URL: http://rs.io/entrepreneurs-core-skill/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19839228

Points: 4

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New comment by adbge in "Spaced Repetition"

adbge — Sat, 04 May 2019 22:49:51 +0000

Neat! I have a similar page I put up at 10k cards. We should be friends

http://rs.io/anki-tips/

New comment by adbge in "Org-Mode Is One of the Most Reasonable Markup Languages to Use for Text (2018)"

adbge — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 05:54:40 +0000

M-x comment-region

New comment by adbge in "[dead]"

adbge — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:43:56 +0000

Ah, yes, of course--sex differences reach only as far as the shoulders and no further!