I would like to see them provide -AI-free builds ... just to be sure.
Readit Newsclumsysmurf commented on Firefox Getting New Controls to Turn Off AI Features macrumors.com/2026/02/02/... · Posted by u/stalfosknight
> Note the paradox here: one of the principles of training is to stimulate the body, to “wear it out” at a given moment in time in order to trigger the physiological processes that will lead to improved capabilities, the fight against fatigue… and, ultimately, increased resistance to physical stress.
A somewhat recent paper:
Systematic review and meta-analysis of antioxidants with or without exercise training improving muscle condition in older adults
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12491480/
Seems to imply that as we get older, antioxidants might help the body recover from exercise. More specifically, antioxidants may help resolve exercise induced inflammation in adults aged over 55 years.
So it seems that, yes, as you get older, its easier for the body to wear down, but this can be mitigated somewhat.
clumsysmurf commented on Why DuckDB is my first choice for data processing robinlinacre.com/recommen... · Posted by u/tosh
Something different than https://duckdb.org/docs/stable/clients/java?
Android doesn't use JDBC.
clumsysmurf commented on Why DuckDB is my first choice for data processing robinlinacre.com/recommen... · Posted by u/tosh
DuckDB has experimental builds for Android ... I'm wondering how much work it would take to implement a Java API for it similar to sqlite (Cursor, etc).
clumsysmurf commented on Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis scitechdaily.com/anti-agi... · Posted by u/nis0s
Anecdote for any runners reading this: I'm a 75 year old runner. (Some young runners might say I run at a jogger's pace, I just tell them to keep off my lawn.)
A couple decades ago, I stopped running on concrete or asphalt, and took up trail running, i.e. running on (mostly) dirt. It feels way easier than running on asphalt, much less on concrete. If you're skeptical that running on concrete or asphalt feels harder, give it a try. YMMV, but I'd bet you notice a difference.
And yes, I do fall sometimes, tripping over roots or rocks. But I recover quickly.
Yes, I noticed this too. I ran a lot in high school / university, and for some reason we mostly ran on the roads. In my late 20s a doctor told me my knees sounded like they were "65".
I read a book my Michael Colgan at the time, and he mentioned training athletes on the trails as much as possible to reduce injury, so I gave it a try ...
That was 25+ years ago. At first people looked at me strange, like I was running from an animal. But its common now, and I'm still running on the trail, and knees seem OK.
Yes of course, you can still trip, step on a snake, etc, but its a different kind of injury. You are adapting gait and balance constantly which is nice too.
Running on the trail is much more interesting, with constant change, ups, downs, variations. Whereas running on grass / asphalt I can go into autopilot mentally and start ruminating, this is harder on the trail and I am more in a state of "here and now".
clumsysmurf commented on My First Meshtastic Network rickcarlino.com/notes/ele... · Posted by u/rickcarlino
I'm ignorant of mesh technologies, but can somebody explain to me why they are using MQTT in their stack? Topics and pub-sub over TCP doesn't sound like a mesh-y kind of thing. Does it work well in this context?
On the other hand, it's known that consuming the antioxidant vitamin E actually promotes the progression of lung cancer. Cancer cells are under oxidative stress so antioxidants can help them survive and grow.
The Vitamin E / NAC relationship are interesting. As far as I understand, there needs to be a balance of anti-oxidants (C, E, Selenium, etc). To make it worse there are so many formulations of Vitamin E you can buy (tocopherols, tocotrienols, etc). Sometimes its hard to tell from the studies what forms exactly were being used.
You may also find this interesting:
"NRF2 activation is a predictor of poor clinical outcomes in lung cancer. Given the widespread use of NRF2-inducing compounds such as resveratrol and sulforaphane, these findings raise important concerns about their safety in individuals at risk for or living with cancer."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11357-025-01736-0
Many people eat high-sulforaphane containing foods for health benefits.
And finally from last week https://newatlas.com/diet-nutrition/vitamin-c-air-pollution-...
This was about 1000mg / day for humans.
clumsysmurf commented on No more O'Reilly subscriptions for me zerokspot.com/weblog/2025... · Posted by u/speckx
Anytime I'm asked for feedback via the O'Reilly website (I manage the business account for my company), the first thing I always say is that the app is unusable. I've tried it on my Amazon Fire Tablet, Ipad, different phones - it doesn't work.
The user metrics in O'reilly (and probably most learning apps) has floored in the last 12 months. I see they've launched a new AI platform now. They're definitely going in a direction - time will tell if it's the right one.
Personally, I'd love a website that can provide all the ebooks oreilly provides. But it needs to work on a tablet.
I agree wholeheartedly. The app is unusable and unstable. I had to delete collections from the web because they were getting corrupted in the app.
One thing I notice is that it simply does not render many code snippets well, especially when using the "page" (vs "continuous" scrolling). I don't get the impression they are doing QA on rendering quality. Not only external publishers, but O'Reilly books themselves! I also had a lot of problems reading Manning books in their app.
Rendering e-books properly is a pretty big table-stake thing.
"Influenza vaccination is associated with significantly lower odds of myocardial infarction (MI), according to a large meta-analysis published late last week in BMC Public Health."
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-vaccines/new-analysis-l...