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Post by monero-xmr »

sanderjd wrote: post #705
monero-xmr wrote: post #490

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Not sure if you are someone who just wants to shit on stuff without ever learning, this is HN so 90% chance that's the case. But on the offchance you are actually curious: Tokens should be viewed like stock. The team behind the token has a pool to fund their network / app. Different products in the decentralised finance space (DeFi) incentive usage by handing out their tokens (stock) to people who provide value to th…

You should take to heart that most people here are not just "shitting on stuff without ever learning", but have seen this story play out many times now. Everything you described about LPs, TVL, and token value; you are just describing the mechanics of the ponzi scheme, not describing the way in which it isn't a ponzi scheme. If you are getting "interest" over 20%, what you are doing is extracting that money (which is…

Wow you must know more than me, oh wise one /s

I’ve been in crypto for 13 years now, I’m sure any day now Bitcoin will hit 0 and you’ll be proven right, and all the yield farms and defi will collapse, sure sure.

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Post by bmalicoat »

namrog84 wrote: post #245

Quit my job earlier this year to start an indie game studio and a little bit of contributions to misc open-source projects. A fair balance of relax time but also enjoying the time off. There is so much I want to do and get excited for, but I still suffer a lot of procrastination related problems or else I feel like I could have done a tremendous amount more. I feel like there is lifetimes of things I get excited abou…

I was in a similar boat. It helped me to find a collaborator who could inspire me and advance the projects without everything being on my shoulders. It's easy to be paralyzed when you know every single detail of all the work that you alone have to do.

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Post by atonse »

seige wrote: post #539

Solving men's issues, particularly friendship for middle aged men, developing hobbies outside the purview of providership, infrastructure and tools for fighting addiction of all kinds and mental fitness. I think a lot about what a modern day men's magazine would look like, and what sort of platforms or tools could exist in service of men's emotional well being.

Love this idea of a modern day men’s magazine.

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Post by justanotherjoe »

shalmanese wrote: post #769
justanotherjoe wrote: post #590

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what i find stupid is that you can represent yourself, but you cant have your non lawywr friend represent you. Despite one being better than the other.

Not stupid at all! There are many things I help others do that I explicitly want others to do if it were me. eg: I am really good at helping other people build websites but every personal website I have tried to build, I've floundered at until I've brought in outside help. I assume lawyers have figured out it works the same way as the common saying goes "Any lawyer that represents himself has a fool for a client".

I think we're in approval, no?

But in lawyering, people need defending cause they can't defend themselves. It's not preference, it's a need.

"There is nothing more annoying than when you think someone is wrong, but they think they are right". And here's the interesting part, it doesn't matter if you're actually right. This is why people need someone defending them. Cause the resulting optics from defending yourselves, coming off as ignorant, unrepentant, or downright evil, is so destructive.

Ofc it's even worse cause it often is the case that you are wrong, but still needs defending for lighter sentence (which you deserve, in truth). YOu can't do this on your own.

Tangential, but this is also why employees don't come to their manager to tell about all their small accomplishments and deeds that they think are underappreciated. You just simply can't testify for yourselves. Especially if you have some dirt on you, and who doesn't? We dont promote ourselves cause we know instinctively it will be received poorly. AND IT WILL. But if other employees go to the manager and say things they appreciate of you, then it's suddenly okay. If people catch on to this, we'll have a more healthier workplace.

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Post by InSteady »

mrAssHat wrote: post #737
RecycledEle wrote: post #604

I am passionate about AI in education. Economies die because of underutilized or wasted resources. Our educations system is horrible at wasting everyone's time right now. Source: I've been teaching since the 1990's and learning in school since the late 1970's or 1980. AI can fix most of that. Example: It has been many years since I looked a C code and I never really understood much about the Linux Kernel, even back w…

Problem with learning from AI is that you don't know if it's telling you b/s or not.

To be fair, also true of teachers. Even at the college level sometimes. Probably happens a lot more frequently with AI tools, though.

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Post by oarfish »

wtbdtloopsody wrote: post #723
oarfish wrote: post #636

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Sorry I don't mean to offend, but this comment rubs me entirely the wrong way. This attitude strikes me as gatekeeping and turning people away from barbell training. > mistakes in your form that you do not even realize. form is entirely overrated in lifting. There's little evidence that a particular way of moving in the gym is more or less injurious, even if it looks funny. Efficiency is another matter, but don't noc…

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You seem to be very passionate in a conviction not based on data.

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Post by wreath »

candiddevmike wrote: post #323
nwiswell wrote: post #284

Powerlifting. Solitary and meditative if you want it to be; social and uplifting if you don't. It's healthy in a variety of ways (including bone density; physical activity; higher BMR and glucose metabolism; improved cardiovascular function). Also being strong is useful surprisingly often. Unlike many things in life, your progress is almost entirely dependent on your consistency and the effort invested, with the exce…

Powerlifting can be very dangerous. You can really, permanently, mess up your body, specifically your back and neck. What steps do you take to mitigate that risk?

Do you have any data to compare risk of injuries of powerlifting vs other sports?

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Post by cagmz »

nwiswell wrote: post #334
candiddevmike wrote: post #323

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Powerlifting can be very dangerous. You can really, permanently, mess up your body, specifically your back and neck. What steps do you take to mitigate that risk?

This is a complicated question. First of all, your statement is absolutely accurate. The weights involved can cause injury and can possibly be dangerous or even fatal when not handled correctly. On the other hand, exactly what is meant by "injury" can vary widely, so we have to be precise in our language. Acute, serious injuries typically come about due to poor form, carelessness, failure to use safety mechanisms, or…

> Chronic injuries, on the other hand, are much less preventable and much more common among experienced lifters. I've worked through several, including a soft tissue injury in my hips and a nagging tendonitis in my left elbow.

Can you describe your hip injury a bit more?

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Post by gadders »

munbun wrote: post #732
gadders wrote: post #620

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Or you could go with Starting Strength, which is similar and has some good information on the form of the lifts as well as novice programming. https://startingstrength.com/get-started

This honestly isn’t a great choice for beginners for a number of reasons. For someone seeking a better introduction to strength training, please take a look at the BoostCamp app https://www.boostcamp.app

It depends what you want. Bodybuilding or strength training/powerlifting.
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