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I know you are not arguing from bad faith, but you are making an assumption along cultural lines, which is a mistake of missing the forest through the trees. The vast majority of p…

You intentionally or unintentionally described the plot of Wall-E

The formal term is irony, because what they are presenting is actually a "Reductio ad absurdum", but they don't understand why their argument is absurd. If you want a case and poin…

I think you're missing the point about needing to work in order to survive.

So the data nerd in me is struggling with your framing a bit. HIIT for people with "aerobically poor systems" may resemble slow jogging or fast walking based on HR alone. Also outs…

That... doesn't sound like HIIT. HIIT shouldn't average out to anaerobic heart rate ranges, otherwise you really lose the benefit of keeping your heart engaged in aerobic ranges du…

This is because maintaining inertia is efficient, despite the stress on the system. This is the reason High Intensity Interval Training and High Intensity Resistance Training work …

[TW: SPOILERS] I don't understand how something like this can be critical, but 'conveniently' ignore fundamental conceits of the narrative that led the characters to the formation …

I would also encourage the use of the GNU Image Manipulation Program for raster style image editing. It's not as shiny or clean as AffinityPhoto, but it seems more powerful and has…

Try taking a look at high intensity resistance training. It's the weight lifting equivalent to high intensity interval training. It's very effective, and it's low impact relative t…

You are incorrect. There is a consensus among scientists who study this subject that /skeletal/ muscle mass is directly associated with bone density. There are specific arguments a…

Wet is a relationship between a surface and a liquid, based on the liquid's viscosity and adherence to the surface. Where this came from, and how the conversation got this far with…

This is a tangent, but snake oil was medicinally effective. The colloquialism "snake oil salesman" comes from the old scam of confidence men selling a cheap, adulterated (and somet…

Literature is always a good rooting for language. :)

I don't think I've seen this described anywhere in an "official" anthropological sense, but given that we all seem to be aware of this in passing, it's nice to discuss terms for it…

It's tangential, but "Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet" by Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon is one of my favorite books on the foundations of the Internet.

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