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  • Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60

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  • Good on you, I've read elsewhere that the better shape you can be in prior to years of decline, the better you handle the natural aging process. I don't need to do anymore marathons, they're too hard on my knees, but running/biking and body-weight exercises are part of my attempt to stave off the inevitable.

  • Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60

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  • Read further in that paragraph:

    Researchers assessed 135,000 different molecules (RNA, proteins and metabolites) and microbes (the bacteria, viruses and fungi living in the guts and on the skin of the participants).

    Also, see the previous article in Nature linked in the article. That study looked at fewer proteins, but had over 4,000 participants.

  • Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support

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  • Lawnchair is what I switched to after Nova Launcher was purchased. Honestly, I have few complaints, it's been plenty good enough for me.

  • One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who's caught doping

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  • While we're over-hauling doping punishments, we have to confront the deeply broken doping testing system and widespread contaminations of many foods and medications. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and its country-level entities (UKADA, USADA, etc.) don't like to talk about how laughably bad their systems are, and how often the pop false positives. It wasn't as well known until cyclist Lizzy Banks challenged a false positive last year and spent €40,000 in legal fees and testing fees to get a "no fault or negligence" ruling. And that wouldn't have been possible at all if Banks didn't have a medical background (she went pro just before finishing a medical degree) and was able to read the faulty reports herself and challenge the claims of UKADA. Thanks to her, we now know that WAY more common foods and over-the-counter medications have contaminations with banned substances, which produces positive results with trace-amounts of banned substances.

    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-felt-that-my-life-was-over-british-rider-reveals-nine-month-anti-doping-nightmare

    I'm all for cracking down on dopers and cheaters, so long as we fix the system so it doesn't create false-positives.

  • What can a city do when neo-Nazis start marching down its streets?

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  • Neil Gaiman: Three Women Accuse Author of Sexual Assault

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  • The existence of a prior NDA is never a good sign.

  • I got average monthly ratings for games on Wine AppDB, and seems like something happened in 2016.

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  • Anti-Cheat is a bitch

    Seriously, I don't know how this one is solvable, to be honest, without major investment and support from the game companies themselves.

    performance issues are definitely not universal

    Agreed!

  • I got average monthly ratings for games on Wine AppDB, and seems like something happened in 2016.

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  • Don't @ me too hard, but I think @luciferofastora has some good points on sound and anti-cheat. They don't affect me, mostly because I don't like PVP games that need anti-cheat, but they represent a huge chunk of the market and I do wish they worked better on Linux. I'm fully on Linux for my daily driver and generally have good experiences, I'm not even considering going back to Windows, I just wish things worked better for everyone.

  • Google and Brave The Only Search Engines Able To Index Reddit

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  • Gotcha, thanks!

  • Google and Brave The Only Search Engines Able To Index Reddit

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  • This has historically worked because Bing (from which DDG draws results) previously indexed Reddit. What indications do we have that it will work after this change? As I read the articles, I thought it wouldn't work going forward.

  • Google and Brave The Only Search Engines Able To Index Reddit

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  • Also, I will say because Brave search has such a small market share that’s probably not going to help Google’s case much.

    I'd venture a guess that Brave is still allowed to search Reddit just as a legal fig leaf for Google's arguments with regulators.

  • What is optimal price category for bike?

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  • I got mine to get to work in my (hilly) city in the Southeastern U.S. with high summer temperatures. It's nice to arrive at work or appointments without sweating buckets.

  • What is optimal price category for bike?

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  • My current bike is a do-it-all touring bike, which I bought for $500 USD during COVID lockdown. I'd probably pay more now, but I think it's a lot of value for the money. Maybe I'd spend up to $1000 USD for a better groupset, but I honestly have been pretty happy with the Shimano Tourney set it came with. they get the job done and need minimal adjustment over several thousand kms. And let's be honest, my fitness level is the thing holding me back, not a few grams of weight on the bike.

  • Capacitive controls could be the cause of a spate of VW ID.4 crashes

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  • This bears repeating more: VW already knew how to make good driver controls. Their buttons and switches were carefully and thoughtfully designed for many years. The decision to throw in touch-screen buttons is either chasing a fad or outright dangerous cost-cutting. Companies like VW deserve the flak because they knew better, and did it anyway.

  • Gillibrand, Adams Push To Accelerate E-Bike Battery Safety Measures After Tragedies.

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  • I don't have much patience for officials who clutch at pearls over ebike fires but ignore hundreds of car deaths each year. Both are problems, but the amount of headlines dedicated to the former is out of whack.

  • Netflix officially removes Basic - the cheapest ad-free tier

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  • (Dark was so good, I do appreciate the risks the old Netflix took on some programming, even if the company is busy burning that goodwill now.)

  • Embattled Bob Menendez tells allies he'll resign: report

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  • Don't tell me you'll resign, just do it already.

  • Tax filings show Catholic conservative activist Leonard Leo helped fuel Bud Light boycott

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  • Anger and outrage. Extremism lives on outrage, it wilts if it doesn't have pissed off people to constantly feed it.

  • Storm Linux 2000, 1999

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  • It looks quite usable, to be honest. I would have loved to use it back then.