johnking

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by johnking 7y ago
Solo = 1 person
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by johnking 9y ago
Thanks for the video reccomendation, super interesting.
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by johnking 9y ago
The core of the article (See full version for the extra commentary): A toothpaste factory had a problem. They sometimes shipped empty toothpaste boxes without the tube inside. This challenged their perceived quality with the buyers and dist
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by johnking 9y ago
Interesting idea, and probably will have an impact. But definitely a long term bet, given the time scale that ICE cars will be replaced.
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by johnking 9y ago
With regards to the parking space article reference. In the long run with self driving cars we can reduce the overall number of parked cars through greater vehicle utilization. Instead of them being parked for long periods of their life, th
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by johnking 9y ago
Thanks for the link, want to read this to find out what all the fuss is about.
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by johnking 9y ago
As someone who is cautious about the prospect of Amazon and other large retailers completely dominating the e-commerce space, this ruling worries me a bit. As things stand, the Google Shopping results allow smaller, independent e-commerce s
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by johnking 9y ago
Monica Anderson had an interesting post on this a while back. Essentially relating the Boston Dynamics sale to a clash between the deep learning approach at Google, and BD's lack of. Here's what she said: Google wants to sell ( no
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by johnking 10y ago
"Ditto Google search ads" checks article He spent less than $5 on Search ads... Hard to be drawing conclusions with that data set.
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Interview with Tom of the Physics of SpaceX Blog, on Mars Colonisation Logistics
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by johnking 10y ago
Thanks Alex!
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by johnking 10y ago
Anyone have a link to the actual study?
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by johnking 12y ago
So to clarify on what I wrote: "they won't all improve your health in other areas" Meaning that there are different ways in which to reduce calories. If you were to lower your calorie intake below your expenditure, but do it
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by johnking 12y ago
It's worth noting that whilst low calorie diets (of any macronutrient ratio), will usually aid weight loss, they won't all improve your health in other areas. This study also looked at other health markers (including triglycerides
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by johnking 12y ago
I can second that, great book, with really interesting analysis of not just carbohydrates, but cholesterol too. Also his second book 'Why We Get Fat' is great too. He realised the former book was too lengthy for most, and wrote it
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by johnking 12y ago
The study doesn't condone any of the diets you mentioned. Instead it compares a lower fat diet (<30%) with a higher one (>40%). No measuring of calories. It's just a study with interesting data, no fad diets. Although when y
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by johnking 12y ago
Yes Thailand is, supposedly, cracking down on visa runs from August 12th. Although there have been threats like this before, and its soon dissipated. So we will have to wait and see. This however has nothing to do with whether or not you sh
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by johnking 13y ago
The J1 trainee program sounds really interesting (as I'm currently out of education for > 12 months and therefore ineligible for the J1 intern program). According to the j1visa.state.gov site one of the requirements for the J1 train
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by johnking 13y ago
Agreed up until calories in, calories out. I know what you mean, but that way of thinking is quite dated. It's clear these days that the macronutrient composition of the diet also needs to be taken seriously.
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6 Common Mistakes When Starting at the Gym(winninginyourtwenties.com)
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by johnking 14y ago
Was using Dropmark for sharing designs, but after seeing Flatsies I'm tempted to switch.