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New comment by almost_usual in "Fed hikes rates as inflation worries push up bond yields"

almost_usual — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:07:00 +0000

The consistent best thing you can do for yourself and family is sleep well and exercise to increase your aerobic efficiency.

New comment by almost_usual in "Fed hikes rates as inflation worries push up bond yields"

almost_usual — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:02:44 +0000

The Fed purchased Treasury securities during COVID QE. Those securities had low yields and cash reserves were created during those purchases.

Those cash reserves are held by banks which the Fed funds rate pays interest on (what was hiked).

Meanwhile the fixed rate debt from QE remains the same.

New comment by almost_usual in "Fed hikes rates as inflation worries push up bond yields"

almost_usual — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:58:11 +0000

Long term bond yields are not directly tied to the Fed funds rate.

The problem is the debt purchased by the Fed during QE had extremely low yields (COVID era) the reserves held by banks created by the Fed during QE now cost more to service by the Fed.

New comment by almost_usual in "There's a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Ruining the Internet"

almost_usual — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:18:03 +0000

Or proof of work to at least deter the increase in transfer volume. Neither are environmentally friendly.

New comment by almost_usual in "There's a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Ruining the Internet"

almost_usual — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:11:47 +0000

The existing models and higher layer protocols of the web will likely break down over the coming years.

I’m not exactly sure what will replace it yet but communication infrastructure built for humans isn’t going to scale with the volume of communication created by artificial intelligence.

There might be some solutions requiring proof of work to introduce friction but that comes with a real environmental cost.

I’ve personally spent the least amount of time over the past three decades on the Internet this recent year. There are some niche corners I frequent but I find the overall experience more draining than rewarding lately.

New comment by almost_usual in "Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal"

almost_usual — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:18:19 +0000

SSRIs not Benzodiazepines. Withdrawals from the later can be life-threatening if you abruptly stop after prolonged use.

New comment by almost_usual in "The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment"

almost_usual — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:13:21 +0000

Sleep less and sit more. What a species we’ve become.

New comment by almost_usual in "Chinese robot runs 100M sprint quicker than Usain Bolt's world record"

almost_usual — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:00:51 +0000

My bar is the Kilian Jornet test. Once a humanoid robot can do everything he’s done within the same time constraints it’s officially over.

Until then human is the best at navigating and moving across various terrain.

New comment by almost_usual in "The AI Billboards Are Killing SF"

almost_usual — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:51:07 +0000

More ego than practical.

New comment by almost_usual in "British runner Josh Kerr breaks world record for mile which stood for 27 years"

almost_usual — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:55:38 +0000

There’s a psychological factor. Many people believed it wasn’t humanly possible to do a sub 4 minute mile before Bannister accomplished it.

Once that was done the flood gates opened and many others broke it in the following months. This is the “central governor” theory in endurance sports.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_governor

New comment by almost_usual in "Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration (2023)"

almost_usual — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:12:02 +0000

Magnesium Glycinate worked well for me, take it an hour before bed or so. L-Threonate is too expensive, citrate gave me diarrhea.

Much more deep sleep with Glycinate, some folks don’t like it because they feel too groggy after waking.

New comment by almost_usual in "What happened to nerds?"

almost_usual — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:35:59 +0000

Elites who put in a lot of work are world class. You can’t outwork genetics.

New comment by almost_usual in "What happened to nerds?"

almost_usual — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:33:41 +0000

Some people are naturally talented at things. It’s no different than an average athlete who works extremely hard and an elite athlete who puts in half the work but still outperforms the average.

New comment by almost_usual in "Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity"

almost_usual — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:17:10 +0000

Life is short. If folks want to spend their time in Texas more power to them.

New comment by almost_usual in "Creatine raise brain energy levels and slow Alzheimer's cognitive decline by 30%"

almost_usual — Sun, 31 May 2026 18:56:40 +0000

I’m an ultra runner, I’ll do 50-60 mpw weeks during peak weeks with strength training.

I take 10g creatine, it did wonders for me. More energy and mental sharpness.

Strength training is essential for runners to avoid injury at high mileage. Sleep, strength, and nutrition. It can’t be ignored or you will get injured.

Some folks mention cutting it out to lose weight but at higher mileage I find it hard to keep on weight anyway.

New comment by almost_usual in "Creatine raises brain energy levels and slows cognitive decline: study"

almost_usual — Sun, 31 May 2026 18:37:25 +0000

I take 10g a day, have for a couple years now. Started mostly because of training but it does wonders in sleep deprived states.

5g would probably be fine without a lot of training ( I train about 10hrs a week). Seems like I need 10g to both get the physical and mental benefits, especially during peak training blocks (running 50-60 mpw with strength training).

New comment by almost_usual in "Creatine raises brain energy levels and slows cognitive decline: study"

almost_usual — Sun, 31 May 2026 18:35:18 +0000

I counteract it with Magnesium Glycinate. Works well for me.

New comment by almost_usual in "Amazon workers under pressure to up their AI usage are making up tasks"

almost_usual — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:56:31 +0000

It’s preposterous, companies are blindly funding slop and the product is fool’s gold.

New comment by almost_usual in "Amazon workers under pressure to up their AI usage are making up tasks"

almost_usual — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:51:31 +0000

Corporate tech has accelerated into a preposterous trajectory.

Burn resources at all costs to appear productive and use proxy metrics to measure success.

Fire productive employees to ensure we have resources to fund the proxy metrics.

AI slop fool’s gold is the product.

New comment by almost_usual in "Houses are for living, not for speculation"

almost_usual — Tue, 12 May 2026 13:18:41 +0000

Chinese property sector crisis (2020–present)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_property_sector_crisis...