Recent content by Captain Suave

From which we can conclude very little, other than that there is a broad range of diet that supports elite athleticism. We're talking across each other here. I agree with you that the current state of knowledge is uncertain and that we already know enough for most people to make significant...

Meh. Nothing that broad is that simple. Are some whole foods better than others? In what combinations or proportions? For everyone, doing every kind of activity? Are there tradeoffs between performance, domains of health, and longevity? Etc.

No, I'm saying that it's possible to make statements that are true enough to be useful in improving people's lives. It's hard and we've not done a great job of it yet, but that's not a reason to stop trying. Actually understanding how the human body works and giving us the ability to improve...

It's not impossible. If you get a sufficiently large study population (say, thousands to tens of thousands) those factors will either wash out or can be accounted for in the analysis. Of course, when making a recommendation to an individual on the basis of research you need to be aware that...

With large enough samples, well-designed studies over long enough periods of time, and a careful and cautious interpretation of the results, of course it is. It's just really hard and expensive to do and requires enormous patience, so we haven't had great information yet.

No, the map should regenerate the Ashlands portion of your existing world according to the new update. This can obviously have negative effects if you've already built something there. If they changed the world generation algorithm you'll get your old world with the new features, but it might...

In fairness, being able to survive on damn near any diet is not the same thing as proving what is the longevity-optimizing diet. The science is a confused mess, obviously (mostly around the policy and messaging, the pure research itself is generally appropriately caveated), but that doesn't mean...

We need this with courses in three dimensions.

I'd add 3) clamp and drill the hole while the part is still rectangular, then be careful to make the taper cuts to the hole is centered at the end.

I'd just eyeball and do it by hand with a drill. It won't matter for leveling feet if you're off by a couple of degrees over three quarters of an inch. I might invest in a forstner bit set over a spade bit. They'll jump around less. A classic bit and brace would do it too with perhaps more...

Did you initiate the appointment or did they?

That at least I understand, but I've had multiple tradesmen come to my house, spend 30-60 minutes talking about the job, and then never deliver an estimate despite multiple follow-ups. WTF, why waste everyone's time?

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And here I thought a $10k quote for 180 feet of fence was robbery.

I'm doing this math constantly. Painting, trim work, cabling, basic 120v wiring, irrigation systems, cabinetry, etc, aren't worth calling anyone for any more. I started with some tools for my furniture making hobby and am basically backing into general contracting as time goes by. I'm a little...