geargrinder

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by geargrinder 5mo ago
It was his first marathon, so he is probably thinking next time he will be the one to break the record.
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by geargrinder 6y ago
There are many other countries where I have experienced more societal meddling with neighbors' business. Ignoring the obvious authoritarian countries, many western european countries have a culture of making sure you are doing the norm
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by geargrinder 6y ago
Well that is exactly what Formula 1 is. Unlike NASCAR or Indycar where everything is prescribed, there is a formula which sets the outlines of the box and teams are free to play within that box. The box has just gotten really small in the p
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by geargrinder 6y ago
F1 has had very few years where one team didn't totally dominate. Some of those years were the best ever and showcased the drama, technology, power and talent which makes this such a great sport (88-89 is one example).
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by geargrinder 7y ago
I loved the movie when it was released, and felt it was true in spirit to the book. Sure, some of the details were missed or altered, but that was to be expected in a movie adaptation of a book with so many details. Herbert was on the set a
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by geargrinder 7y ago
His son Brian and Kevin J Anderson did write the last installment based on detailed notes from Frank Herbert, so at least the story is complete. While their writing is not as brilliant as Frank Herbert's, the books they wrote, mainly t
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by geargrinder 7y ago
John Vervaeke - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrS...
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by geargrinder 7y ago
That's a slippery slope. Who gets to decide who lives and who dies? Who should we abort or sterilize? We all suffer to some degree, then we all die. It's the human condition.
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by geargrinder 7y ago
Because it does highlight what women are capable of and it is certainly something to celebrate. Also, when it does happen it creates an interesting story which brings more attention to the sport (like this one did).
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by geargrinder 7y ago
All the records actually show men still have the physical advantage at these distances that they do at shorter distances. It would be cool if somehow women were faster in comparison the longer the distance, but the records don't show t
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by geargrinder 7y ago
It's great when women win these races, and I wish there were more, but don't get the misperception they are somehow faster in this sport compared to men than in other sports. It all depends who shows up on the start line. Elite wo
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by geargrinder 7y ago
#Epstein is trending and you have to ask why a company might be wary of advertising on a site with unmoderated adult content?
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by geargrinder 7y ago
Pretty soon the internet will be the place for bots to meet and manipulate one another. I'm sure this is happening to some extent already. The Democrat bots are triggering the Republican bots, and the Russian bots are fighting the Chin
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by geargrinder 7y ago
Freedom of speech is the social process that works because ideas can be aired and then opposed or supported. Free conversations are where extremes can be moderated. Driving ideas or words underground where they cannot be easily heard or cle
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by geargrinder 7y ago
There are complaints on both sides of this issue: http://christianresearchnetwork.org/2019/01/16/the-smoking-g...
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by geargrinder 7y ago
Does your claim include the keyword "abortion"? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/13/abortions-near...
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by geargrinder 7y ago
While I agree there have been no real features added for a long time, and there are significant gaps, it would be really difficult for me to leave Strava at this point. As a trail runner, all of my running friends are there and it is the on
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by geargrinder 7y ago
You can pretty easily crop your Strava activities when you leave your recording on longer than intended.
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by geargrinder 7y ago
Just start using curated link sites instead of google. Make your own curated link site about something you know and care about. Nobody is making you google anything.
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by geargrinder 7y ago
I'm not exactly sure what you are saying. Elites are outliers by definition. Elite runners are mostly elite because of genetics. Then they train hard to realize their potential. 99% could never become elite in traditional running event
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by geargrinder 7y ago
I have seen many women win overall races, at distances from 5k to 200 miles. But what is always left out of these articles is the relative talent and fitness of the entire field. Elite-level women can beat 90% of all men. So if a male in th
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by geargrinder 7y ago
It took less than two decades for Venezuela.
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by geargrinder 7y ago
Publications like those you named are tuned to your particular brand of "bs" but they have just as much bias as publications you find distasteful. That is the state of our news these days. I can't think of a mainstream news o
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by geargrinder 8y ago
As a competitive athlete, I value a fair playing field. I don't want the winner to be the one with the best scientific team behind them. That just becomes a race to spend more than anyone else and also happens to leave a trail of damag
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by geargrinder 8y ago
The language and imagery of this poem is worth the effort it takes to read it. It helps to have a good mythology reference nearby because he wraps the biblical story in references to classical mythology which gives it all a deeper meaning.
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by geargrinder 8y ago
Haha you really believe this? Everybody lost because of the misuse. The effectiveness of real emails is way down from 15 years ago. Obviously there are many factors, like multitudes of alternative services, but wading through tons of spam o
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by geargrinder 8y ago
Perhaps you are mixing up Augustus (Caesar Augustus 63 BC - 14 AD) with Constantine (272-337 AD). Tiberius Caesar Augustus, the adopted son of Augustus, was the Roman ruler when Jesus was born. Constantine's mother, Helena, converted t
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by geargrinder 8y ago
Thanks for the feedback. Bubble envelopes don't really protect CD jewel cases very well, which is why I create my own packaging by wrapping the cases individually in recycled cardboard. Simple and cheap. CDs are amazingly resilient and
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by geargrinder 8y ago
"This sort of thing is common when buying used CDs, especially if they need to transit a USPS international shipping center. " As a used CD seller who often ships internationally with no complaints, I am interested in learning mor
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by geargrinder 8y ago
This article only addresses public schools. States have had to reduce funding to those schools because of rising healthcare and entitlement costs, along with lack of public will to spend more on them. We all can see there is a giant marketi

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