altgeek

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by altgeek 10mo ago
Yes, while these motor reflexes are not innate, autonomic responses remain. Search for the "mammalian diving reflex".
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by altgeek 1y ago
Cue Russell Edgington
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by altgeek 2y ago
You can buy 5-MTHF OTC in the U.S. if you don't feel like consuming a lot of meat.
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by altgeek 2y ago
Stereograms have been used in structural biology publications for many decades now. Google 'stereogram structural biology'
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by altgeek 2y ago
This is a common side effect. Try the extended-release form, i.e. Glucophage XR.
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by altgeek 3y ago
Rarely, there are tours. The dock is on the east side of City Island. Incarcerated NYS/NYC prisoners are conscripted for burial and brush cleanup duty, so you would occasionally see those buses parked at the dock.
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by altgeek 3y ago
This article might be paywalled, but contamination and adulterants are covered, as well as independent lab analysis of some of the products on the market. https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/turmeric-curcumin-supple...
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by altgeek 3y ago
It's been superseded by Mometasone. It's more lipophilic.
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by altgeek 3y ago
Smaller sizes of this pottery are also used to produce fermented hot pepper paste (Gochujang , 고추장). I remember rows and rows of onggi is a corner of my grandparent's farm. It definitely tinged the air with a unique scent.
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by altgeek 3y ago
For a cynical (and, perhaps bitter?) laugh, how about working at an org that has a <= 0 score? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capability_Immaturity_Model
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by altgeek 3y ago
Yeah, well while not bad, I found it to be more of a reference manual.
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by altgeek 3y ago
Guitar-related, Tommaso Zillio ( https://www.musictheoryforguitar.com/abouttommasozillio.html ) is pretty good for intermediate to advanced topics. I haven't looked at his courses; I use him for more composition ideas. S
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by altgeek 3y ago
Had to chime in here RE: music. When I encounter people that wish they could play guitar/piano/etc and say "they have no time", but then I find out they play games for hours per day. Well... priorities right? (I hardly p
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by altgeek 4y ago
Weyland-Yutani
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by altgeek 4y ago
The "Joi" character from Blade Runner 2049 is an implementable reality, today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Blade_Runner_character...
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by altgeek 4y ago
I don't have the alleles, _but_ the test is designed for western Europeans (and specifically shows up often in people from Ireland.) There are some candidate alleles for East Asians, but nothing concrete yet from LabCorp or Quest Diagn
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by altgeek 4y ago
Mm, never heard of it... let's do some googling with pubmed... Oh good lord :facepalm: "Stainless steel cookware as a significant source of nickel, chromium, and iron" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1514841&#
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by altgeek 4y ago
The C64 soundtrack was amazing, better than the Amiga version, in my opinion. Owned both, of course.
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by altgeek 4y ago
If you're an older adult with high ferritin levels (genetic or oterhwise), you should avoid cast iron. High ferritin has been linked with hepatic injury, cancer, and a other endocrine disorders. See https://irondisorders.org
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by altgeek 4y ago
Same here. Having my eyes jump and zigzag ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccade ) is very fatiguing. I've been programming >40 years now.
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by altgeek 4y ago
Agreed. "Tough" was finding a tech job after '00 dot-com bust or the '08-09 financial crisis.
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by altgeek 4y ago
My understanding is that Southwest was already at or had exceeded V1 speed. Explanation of V1 -> https://www.flyingmag.com/everything-about-v-speeds-explaine...
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by altgeek 4y ago
Never quit a job without something lined up. One of the first things your interviewer will ask is "What happened at the last job?"
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by altgeek 4y ago
"HST-only. 0 day warez" Same here, I can't bear to part with the Darth Vader of modems.
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by altgeek 4y ago
Too bad that writers and economists don't have concrete skin the game. Maybe some dosh should be put up, or their actual skin as Nasim Taleb wistfully notes (See the story of Sisamnes.)
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by altgeek 4y ago
Agree. North Korea is a shining example of this. They just make sure that they compensate their police and army forces slightly better than the serfs and keep their upper tiers in a state of suspended terror.
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by altgeek 4y ago
+1 to this. Decades ago, my mother complained that her vision was "dim" in one eye. It did turn out to be very bad, terminal news thereafter.
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by altgeek 4y ago
There's a physiology lab that built out machines for negative-only exercise -> https://news.drgator.ufl.edu/2010/02/24/the-negator-muscle-b...
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by altgeek 4y ago
The "negative" or eccentric component's contribution to hypertrophy has been well known since the 80's. I took a look at the linked journal and zeroed in on the cohort. "A total of 53 (25 male and 28 female) healthy
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by altgeek 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicobacter_pylori

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