wamberg

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Comment · 2 years ago

exrx.net is such a good resource. Thanks for boosting it.

If I were really focused on hypertrophy, I think I'd use exrx.net more. The site does an amazing job detailing ~41 muscles and exercises to activate those muscles.

For me, I will not be competing in body building competitions (Never say never!). I mostly just want to be able to lift a kid, piece of furniture, etc. without getting hurt. I'm not too particular if I'm working my "gastrocnemius"[1] or "soleus"[2]. I'm okay with working out my "calves" and calling it a day. For better and worse, I've condensed the Long Haul Fitness database to focus on 21 simpler muscle groups that are more approachable for gym mortals.

[1] https://exrx.net/Muscles/Gastrocnemius [2] https://exrx.net/Muscles/Soleus

Comment · 2 years ago

https://longhaul.fitness/

I'm working on an exercise database and a strength training app.

Two years ago I tore my meniscus and had to go through physical therapy. The experience was eye-opening! Before PT, I thought I was relatively fit because I wasn't overweight, walked a bit, and went to yoga 1-2 times a week. At PT, the therapists basically told me, "You tore your meniscus because you're weak." I had just turned 40. I noticed that I could tweak my back if I sneezed wrong. My mental model of myself hadn't caught up with the stressors of aging that were set upon me. I had never been much into weight lifting before, but I needed to update the way I was taking care of myself.

I didn't know many strength training exercises. Like any good engineer, I started to build a database. It's free and open source:

https://github.com/longhaul-fitness/exercises

I needed a way to track my workouts, so I started to build an app. Over time the app grew beyond tracking my workouts to planning them too.

The app isn't for sale yet; I'm just looking for testers now. Sign up at the first link and try it out for free. Let me know what you think if you want to have a hand shaping the app that's worked for me for two years and counting. I love talking about strength training. Email welcome!

Comment · 3 years ago

PBS | Senior iOS/tvOS Engineer | Full time | Remote (US) or Arlington, VA Office | https://pbs.org

PBS is a membership organization that serves the American public with programming and services of the highest quality, using media to educate, inspire, entertain and express a diversity of perspectives.

We’re looking for an experienced engineer to join our team to work on the PBS Video and PBS KIDS Video products. If you're interested in working at a stable company, with a good work-life balance, creating meaningful products, then please apply!

https://vhr-pbs.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PBSCareers/job/S...

Comment · 6 years ago

PBS | Various Engineers | Full-Time | ONSITE (flexible WFH) | Alexandria, VA

PBS serves the American public with programming and services of the highest quality, using media to educate, inspire, entertain, and express a diversity of perspectives. We're hiring engineers for multiple platforms to build the PBS Kids and General Audience video products:

  • Android Engineer - https://jobapply.page.link/1cVH
  • iOS Engineer - https://jobapply.page.link/6h5F
  • Full Stack Web Engineer - https://jobapply.page.link/Ay8i

If you want to work on meaningful apps with audiences of millions, please apply at the links above or email me, Bill, at [email protected].

Comment · 6 years ago

PBS | Various Engineers | Full-Time | ONSITE (flexible WFH) | Alexandria, VA

  • Android Engineer - https://jobapply.page.link/1cVH
  • iOS Engineer - https://jobapply.page.link/6h5F
  • Full Stack Web Engineer - https://jobapply.page.link/Ay8i

If you want to work on meaningful apps with audiences of millions, please apply at the links above or email me, Bill, at [email protected].

Comment · 7 years ago

PBS | Mobile Engineers | Full-Time | ONSITE (flexible WFH) | Alexandria, VA

PBS serves the American public with programming and services of the highest quality, using media to educate, inspire, entertain, and express a diversity of perspectives. We're hiring mobile engineers to build the PBS Kids and General Audience mobile apps for Android and iOS:

- Android Engineer - https://to.pbs.org/32NCcnk

- iOS Engineer - https://to.pbs.org/2pW2w0Y

If you want to work on meaningful apps with audiences of millions, please apply at the links above or email me, Bill, at [email protected].

Comment · 8 years ago

I can't emphasize this site enough. The Python Challenge has a special place in my heart. I was a bored C# .NET developer. In my downtime I would poke at a challenge. I learned Python through this site; picking up the standard library as the challenges progressed. From my experience with this site I was able to land a Python webdev position.

pythonchallenge.com changed the course of my career and I'm grateful for it.

Comment · 13 years ago

SEEKING WORK - Washington D.C or remote

It's more about the project and less about the technology stack (although it would take a hell of a project to get me back on .NET). I worked as CTO for a small web studio as it went from four people to twelve. I've been running my own freelance shop for nearly two years. I can supplement or lead a tech team. Find out more, including my contact info, at http://www.technushi.com/hire-me/.

Comment · 14 years ago

My workflow with GNU Screen is something like the following:

  * start my computer
  * fire up a terminal
  * run `screen`
  * ssh into another machine
  * run `screen -e^vv` on the remote machine

At this point I can control my local Screen with ctrl+a and my remote Screen with ctrl+v. Is there an equivalent workflow with tmux? Is there an alternative? The podcast hints at "tmux inception" and everyone hints that they avoid tmux within tmux.