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Re:The Great Barefoot Running Hysteria of 2010 on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @11:19AM (#43472397)
I believe I am, but don't have great evidence to say one way or the other. I have very flat feet, and just got new orthotics/shoes actually. Any tips or helpful guides/drills on how to transition to mid-foot you would recommend?
Re:The Great Barefoot Running Hysteria of 2010 on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @10:42AM (#43471938)
Hmm, interesting. I've recently gotten back into running, however shin splints are preventing me from running as much or as far as I would like. My cardio is good, but my legs/shins are what starts screaming first forcing me to stop. I also currently run almost exclusively on a treadmill (due to winter weather), which may be a self-inflicted issue.

Do you have any insight on treadmill or track, vs. running outside?

How far do you barefoot jog each week that seems to be enough for you?

Re:Microsoft Remote Desktop will be renamed to Windows App on Friday August 30, 2024 @01:33PM (#41402847)
Please tell me I can still "WIN + R" -> mstsc
Re:Can you tell who is a robot and who is a human? on Monday November 14, 2022 @01:30PM (#33598627)
I agree with another commenter that "Which face is real?" is somewhat easy to determine. In this scenario, it's A or B. You already know one face is fake, and one is real. It would be substantially more challenging if the question was rather "Can you spot all the AI generated faces?" and it turns out 40% of the time there is no AI generated face at all.

AI vs. Real can become somewhat easy to identify over multiple repetitions - AI vs. Real, Real vs. Real, AI vs. AI. are all scenarios that should be included to increase the difficulty imo.

> “He realized that a delivery option had mysteriously appeared on their company’s Google Listing. The delivery option was created by Doordash,” Roy wrote.

Isn't that the crux of the issue? No one except the business owner should be able to edit the Google Listing.

Re:Ask HN: Does your org use a password keeper? on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @10:45AM (#31582508)
Sorry should have clarified - we are a government organization that interacts with a number of other government agencies. It's simply not feasible for us to implement SSO for all of our own internal applications (many different units/teams), let alone the external apps/systems we are consumers of.

Ask HN: Does your org use a password keeper?

I work for a large (~10k) organization that obviously interacts with a number of different systems/applications on a daily basis. The average employee likely has 10-20 (hopefully) different sets of credentials that they must maintain and update as necessary - I can only imagine there are a variety of Password, Password1, Password12 combinations in use.I'm curious if anyone has experience with...

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Piggybacking off this comment to say, I made it 95% of the way to downloading the calendar before the "Sign in" button made me close the tab. There is no valid reason why I need to authenticate and provide you my account information to download a generic PDF, the juice ain't worth the squeeze imo.
FYI I got a 404 when trying to visit - https://scailer.com/news/join-final-beta-testing
Re:Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11 on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @03:34PM (#29477852)
It's crazy to me that Windows 11 has already been released and yet they're still adding what should be core functionality to the OS as an after thought.

If they are so set on redesigning Notepad and/or all system apps to use the new design style, why would those not be prioritized and included in the original release from day 1?

This has been a big one for me too. Recently I picked up a smart bike trainer and started "Zwift Rides" which have only further increased the gamification of winter exercising.
Re:What Does My Site Cost? on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @07:55AM (#27760034)
Out of curiosity, where is 'here'? Germany?
Re:I just bought Usernames.com on Monday June 21, 2021 @02:38PM (#27582318)
Please don't break the back button.
Is this Reddit as a whole or specifically /r/UKPolitics?
Re:Why isn't HN infinite scroll? on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @02:56PM (#26254855)
There's no technical requirement that justifies infinite scroll.

HN is purposely bare bones - it does what it's intended to and nothing else.

Re:Ask HN: What would give you trust back in Facebook? on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @09:33AM (#26089610)
Nothing, their reputation is absolutely tarnished and past the point of no-return. I want nothing to do with Facebook products/services.
Re:AirPods Max on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @01:23PM (#25349312)
Do they have a USB-C or lightning port?
Re:Ask HN: What is the best money you have spent on software? on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @11:39AM (#25138861)
YNAB - it seems unnecessary to some.. but I've got into an awesome routine after using it for 4+ years.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2020) on Monday March 02, 2020 @03:59PM (#22468909)
Expected salary range?
Everyone (a lot of people) thinks their current project is the most important thing at this given moment for their organization.
Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival on Friday November 15, 2019 @03:39PM (#21548532)
> What else do you need for a 'social network?'

Mass adoption. The user base is the valuable aspect, everything else can be easily recreated.

Do deaths from stupidity ever stop?
Stop wasting time debating and just use .NET, don't overthink things.
Re:How Much Money Do Parking Lots Make? on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @03:14PM (#21195981)
In 2050, maybe.
Re:ColorBox by Lyft Design on Friday September 20, 2019 @02:11PM (#21029624)
I concur... I'm a developer not a designer, what am I looking at besides a nice gradient of colours... how do I use this tool?

Ask HN: Should URL's be case insensitive?

I frequently visit https://news.ycombinator.com/active and sometimes I accidentally type https://news.ycombinator.com/ACTIVE which provides me with a niceUnknown.message...Should a URL string be case insensitive or does it actually matter?

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Re:Ask HN: Will you pay $49 per month for food startup? on Thursday May 16, 2019 @11:39AM (#19929989)
There's _a lot_ of details left out, was that intentional?

What types of food? Is it the same thing everyday? Do you have vegetarian options? How many meals do I get for this price? What if I'm away on holidays for a week, do I pay a discounted rate?

People already pay >$49 a month buying lunch, if you're trying to find out if people would pay that much monthly for lunch services - yes of course they would. Your offering has to be better than whatever they're currently eating however.

Re:Google reverses course on cutting off Works with Nest on Thursday May 16, 2019 @11:36AM (#19929955)
> In an attempt to de-Google my life, I recently disabled Play Services. Now, my Pixel 2 XL complains every time it can't "phone home."

Wouldn't it be easier to get a new phone that isn't created by the (ad) company you're trying to avoid?

This question will produce absolutely no valuable answers without providing at least a bit of context.

What are you trying to accomplish? What problems are you facing? What do you intend to do with this budget?

You can hire 100 code monkeys and have them accomplish _anything_ just to say you spent the budget, or you can provide rigid leadership in a certain direction. It's up to you to decide whether they succeed or fail.

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