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rale00 commented on Exercise, metabolism, and weight: New research from The Biggest Loser (2022) health.harvard.edu/blog/e... · Posted by u/paulpauper

paulpauper · a year ago

it is even worse than that. the energy constrained model suggests it is impossible to ever work off a pizza. you just simply burn fewer calories later to negate exercise, such as lowed BMR or less NEAT. As you lose weight, your constraint is lowered and any calories above it will produce weight gain regardless of exercise.

The constraint throws off all the calorie math in regard to exercise. You find that no amount of exercise helps at producing lasting weight loss even if the meter/app says you burned 700 or whatever, which is .2 lbs. If you do this for 10 days you should lose 2 pounds of fat , keeping diet constant, but you don't. Either you lose less or just water.

rale00 · a year ago

If only we could find some way to harness the power of these thermodynamics-violating pizzas.

rale00 commented on Fairbuds: In-ear with replaceable batteries shop.fairphone.com/fairbu... · Posted by u/pfooti

petsfed · a year ago

Think about the device that is performing the decoding.

At its core, It's an ultra-low-power microcontroller, and the low-power requirements to hit the battery life specification while maintaining audio quality may or may not allow the kind of software abstractions that make these codecs "just software". Once you've licensed the codec, you then have to implement it on the micro's architecture, in a way that's actually performant. Which in turn may or may not require actual Assembly work.

rale00 · a year ago

You wouldn't be implementing anything in software. The hardware would have decoding built in, so it's really just a question of choosing a bluetooth audio soc with the codecs you want and paying the licensing fees.

rale00 commented on Insecure vehicles should be banned, not security tools like the Flipper Zero saveflipper.ca/... · Posted by u/pabs3

fargle · 2 years ago

stupid on stupid.

- it's incredibly stupid to ban the flipper zero because it's factually not even part of the problem

- but it's equally stupid to "ban insecure vehicles". if kia makes a cheap car with crappy locks either don't buy it (because maybe insurance) or add and aftermarket immobilizer or a steering wheel lock. if it was really negligent of kia to "save a couple bucks", then it's equally negligent on you for not spending a couple bucks.

- i also cringe at the idea that we throw the word negligent around when talking about failing to prevent other peoples crimes. i'm not negligent for not doing enough to prevent the crimes of some other asshole. nor is kia. meanwhile, there's sibling threads here that point out that the us is far to hard on the criminals. so wait - kia and me and other law abiding entities are "negligent", but the asshole who stole the car deserves compasion, etc.?

- it's stupid-on-stupid-on-stupid to sit here discussing the problem of car thefts, caused by lack of enforcement of the existing laws against it, and the proposed solutions is making more things illegal (and arguing about which things).

rale00 · 2 years ago

> if kia makes a cheap car with crappy locks either don't buy it

Immobilizers were a standard feature on cars for decades. If you went to buy a car, no one was putting immobilizer on the list of features, and they certainly wouldn't let you try breaking the ignition lock on a test drive.

If they had advertised that their vehicles were insecure, then sure, it's on the buyer, but they didn't.

rale00 commented on Why is my LG Washing Machine using 3.6GB of data/day? twitter.com/Johnie/status... · Posted by u/shaicoleman

Hamuko · 2 years ago

I've had an idea for the longest time to hook up a smart outlet to my washer and just monitor when it starts using a bunch of electricity and when it stops doing that. That way I could DIY myself washer notifications, since I never hear when the machine goes off and its time estimates are near useless.

rale00 · 2 years ago

If you decide to do that, make sure you use something rated to handle that kind of load. The cheaper ones really aren't meant for more than switching on and off some lights.

rale00 commented on Why is my LG Washing Machine using 3.6GB of data/day? twitter.com/Johnie/status... · Posted by u/shaicoleman

paradox242 · 2 years ago

The idea of a washing machine, coffee maker, refrigerator, etc. including a network card strikes me as a solution in search of a problem. Unless you are the company marketing these devices and the problem is "how can start getting in on the user data collection game".

rale00 · 2 years ago

I can't imagine there's much value in LG knowing how often I wash my clothes.

On the other hand, it's nice to get a notification when the cycle is done if I'm on the other side of the house. Refrigerator sending a notification to my phone if the door isn't closed could come in handy some day too.

rale00 commented on The anatomy of a smart bulb cheriches.com/smart-home/... · Posted by u/mariuz

HeavenFox · 2 years ago

I replaced all switches in my apartment with Lutron smart dimmer & smart switches, and have Philips Hue in some lamps.

- While the color change feature is mostly gimmick, the adjustable color temperature is really useful. You can't get that in a smart dimmer / switch

- Dimmers don't work very well with LED bulbs, and they can flicker at low end of brightness setting

- At least the Lutron smart switches I used don't work very well with LED lights with minimal power draw. Apparently due to the way they work, in off state, there still will be a little bit of current leaking to the circuit, which would be enough to power some LED bulbs

rale00 · 2 years ago

Philips makes some bulbs that change color temperature to get warmer the more you dim them. Not as flexible as a smart bulb, but it gets you most of the way there.

rale00 commented on Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging science.org/doi/10.1126/s... · Posted by u/gumby

giardini · 2 years ago

In the study mice were given 1000 mg taurine per kg body weight per day. In comparison a typical taurine supplement for humans is 1000 mg total.

IOW they gave the mice a dose of taurine that, proportionally, i'd be unwilling to take.

rale00 · 2 years ago

You don't directly convert dosage across species like that. The dosage they tested on monkeys was 250mg/kg, and the human equivalent would be less than that.

rale00 commented on A peek inside Japan's largest “Dagashi” store one-from-nippon.ghost.io/... · Posted by u/kizunajp

danielscrubs · 2 years ago

I got the feeling it has to do with rent and taxes, owning your own establishment helps. Being able to keep open even with few customers would drain all your resources within the same year in my city, but you hear these stories of businesses keeping open in Japan with prime real estate just because. I like that a lot, instead of the “everything is a chain” where I live.

Im not sure why real estate moguls don’t have a field day, buying everything they see. Anyone knows? Is it the earthquakes and tsunamis? Exponential taxes on owning several properties?

rale00 · 2 years ago

The real estate bubble in the 80s probably still has a lot to do with it. It took 2 decades for real estate prices to start to recover at all.

rale00 commented on Health officials delayed report linking fluoride to brain harm salon.com/2023/03/16/heal... · Posted by u/gjsman-1000

tiberious726 · 2 years ago

That will just dehydrate your mouth and kill all the bacteria which is supposed to be there. I joke about it with my neighbors when we have a boil water advisory, do not actually do it in real life.

rale00 · 2 years ago

Wait till you find out whats in mouthwash...