stevedt
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Comment · 4 months ago
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8541492/
Comment · 3 years ago
> you lose muscle faster due to low protein during the fasting period
if this is the reason, then wouldn't adjusting your macros to ensure enough protein mitigate this?
Comment · 4 years ago
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/the-5-2-diet-guide
FTA: It’s called the 5:2 diet because five days of the week are normal eating days, while the other two restrict calories to 500–600 per day.
Comment · 6 years ago
https://image3.slideserve.com/6300839/cumulative-distributio...
this says 10% of the people drink 60% of the alcohol
Comment · 6 years ago
While not everyone is a fan of Jared Diamond, see: https://www.enotes.com/topics/guns-germs-steel
Infectious diseases often arise when humans live in large groups with their animals from which a lot of the diseases originate.
Comment · 7 years ago
> Rem sleep occurs in the last two hours of an 8 hour sleep.
Slight quibble: the fraction of REM sleep in each sleep cycle is highest during the last sleep cycle of the night.
Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menthol
FTA: Menthol has local anesthetic and counterirritant qualities, and it is widely used to relieve minor throat irritation.
This makes it easier to get new smokers going without the coughing / throat irritation.
Comment · 9 years ago
But in Ruby only false and nil are "falsey", so unless the variable was accidentally set to false (not impossible) the construct behaves as an initializer.
Comment · 9 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...
Auto, tire and oil companies had an affect in some places.
Comment · 9 years ago
Just my anecdotal experience: the people who should be coding will find a way to start coding.
The barrier to entry is so low -- talking about learning to code, not necessarily finding employment. I have tried with coworkers and family members who wanted to do it for the money and their heart just wasn't in it.
Comment · 9 years ago
In California you can turn left on red from a one-way to a one-way street.
Comment · 10 years ago
I Googled "islands accelerate genetic changes" and the results show stuff like:
The restricted scale, isolation, and sharp boundaries of islands create unique selective pressures, often to dramatic effect.