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Jesus it's objectively worse. NY/Chicago/London/Paris/Tokyo you can conceivably and easily nip out to a grocer's, bodega, cafe or pub within 10 minutes of where you are. LA? Outsid…

Rogue is the gold standard but I honestly haven't seen any deficiencies with other smaller brands like Rep or Titan Fitness. I don't know your fitness level, but if you have the sp…

You're conflating two issues. One, the benefit of exercise on mental health, and two, the side effects of the gym lifestyle and culture.

Anecdotally, I find even dedicated heavy lifting (1-1.5 hours) does not improve my sleep but similar durations of high-intensity cardio (45 minutes+) heavily improve my sleep even …

Man, that's crazy how sudden this car demand surge happened. I was in the market for a Model Y in February 2021 and got mine in March.

> Often, people expect to do whatever they want and then go to doctors to ‘fix’ them. It’s good for doctors, but not so great for you. Hackernews doesn't realize they are the 0.000…

I've got another anecdote about exposed information. Saw a car's 'Instagram handle' while next to them (was passenger) and got curious. Sure enough, their car's Instagram handle wa…

Heavypaint is a fantastic abstract drawing tool that's fun to do while you're killing time. Here's a great example of how easy it is to get into: ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…

> Writing this on an iPad keyboard just now sucked—light years less efficient than on my computer keyboard. And my phone is even worse! But I often want to journal in bed or write …

> Both the data and my lived experiences indicate a correlation between more extreme behavior among protestors and more arrests. I think there's a false attribution of 'extreme beh…

In the immortal words of the GOP, "Fuck you, got mine."* *But no not necessarily, but at the same time I had a lack of autonomy in regards to those decision made.

King James Version truly is the worst translation you can find of the bible.

Out of curiousity, how many pilots do you regularly hire?

> Woah there cowboy. I've been on waiting lists for any serious at home gym equipment since April. Not a peep, but I refuse to pay Marketplace/Craigslist scalpers. I was in the sam…

> I just don't get why the Peloton thing is so popular when you can get a smart trainer and a bike you can actually take outside for sooo much cheaper. You could even sign up for Z…

Think about insulin pumps, cataract surgery, LASIK/PRK, or any type of surgical augmentation for disability (limb replacement or hip replacements) - we are definitely improving and…

While there is gate-keeping in medicine (MCAT scoring preferring English-native applicants, limited residency spots, financial costs of medical school) I would argue the residency …

Cocaine, and/or illicit substances.

There are a few meta-analysis about snus cancer risk. I think generally the opinion [1] is that while lower than other smoke-cured tobaccos, there still exists a non-zero risk for …

Cheaper and older alternative is the Ubiquity Unifi Security Gateway + 8 port switch + UAC AP-PRO if you don't want the Edgerouter X cost. Less customizeable but if you're buying a…

Phenylalanine is not part of your yearly blood test (Complete Blood Count, Complete Metabolic Panel) and generally isn't tested unless you specifically ask for it, or if a pediatri…

> Healthcare is massively overrated. Working in the medical field as an internal medicine physician, I'd say that focused and good-quality healthcare is vital to prolongation of li…

Having said that, an incidental 1 lead EKG on a wrist that can be brought up to your primary care and cardiologist at a later date is a game-changer. In clinical practice we will o…