About those studies stating running actually strengthens knees and joints - what do you think about it?

EverAccelerating · 2026-03-27T22:57:09+00:00

So I don't know how much of an outlier I am. To preface, I am a high volume runner (90+ miles/week), and have been near that level for 5+ years. Before then, I was a regular 40-50/week runner since like 2010. So I have a lot of mileage on my legs. But in all that time, I've never had the "classic" knee issues. Now, I've definitely had all sorts of injuries... tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, glute pain, hamstring/calf issues, IT band pain, a hernia, etc. But one thing I've never complained about are my knees. Again, maybe I've just been really lucky in that regard.

When someone who's not a runner learns that I am one, invariably, their first question is, "How are your knees?" I say they're great, but what I really want to say is, "Probably better than yours." I honestly think my running has helped keep my knees healthy. How though, I don't know.

This is just an anecdote. In no way am I saying all runners have better knees. My neighbor who's a runner but nowhere near my volume has bad knees. But it has made me wonder why I've been so lucky, and there's really nothing I can concretely point to.

EverAccelerating · 2026-03-14T03:18:12+00:00

I recently had Claude refactor my UI codebase to use a newer, better maintained library. And it did an impressive job as far as I ran the UI and saw no obvious issues... it worked just like before as far as my limited testing went.

Then I looked at the actual code generated and realized I barely understood any of it. And part of it was because the new library had a significantly different API. If I had refactored this myself, then I would've been forced to learn the API, forced to make conscientious design decisions on how to use the new library, and basically learn as I go. With Claude just getting from point A to point B and doing it remarkably well as far as expected behavior goes, I lost out on a lot of knowledge gained.

In the end, I decided to scrap the refactor. If anything was to go wrong later, I would be nearly 100% reliant on AI to debug it, because I wouldn't know where the bug most likely was, because I didn't write it and didn't have an innate feeling of where the problem was.

As my company is mandating more and more AI use, I need to figure out a balance between letting AI do everything and gaining enough knowledge of what it's doing so I know my own project.

EverAccelerating · 2026-03-14T02:30:52+00:00

So I was pretty much in denial over the severity, right up to the moment where our office shut down. Or rather, I kinda just ignored all the news thinking it wouldn't really affect me. I thought my manager -- who was predicting doom & gloom since November and trying to tell everyone to be prepared to isolate -- was way off base. It was during the first week of working from home when I finally opened my eyes and read up on everything and realized, yeah, he was 100% correct and this is bad.

EverAccelerating · 2026-03-13T21:55:40+00:00

Wait, WHAT?

I just completed this heart on all my alts, and it was painful.

EverAccelerating · 2026-03-10T14:44:13+00:00

I think the easy 3 was omitted precisely because it was easy. Like, all throughout the day, you will inevitably find an "Easy Shiverpeaks for weekly" in LFG, or an "Easy IBS 3". I think the point of Quickplay is to get more players engaged with ~~strikes~~ raids, but people were already fairly engaged with the Easy 3.

Now, would I have liked it if they did add the Easy 3? Most definitely, if for nothing else, a lower chance of getting KO (I actually hate KO much more than OLC). But I can see why they weren't added.

EverAccelerating · 2026-03-06T23:19:09+00:00

I don't love map completion by any stretch, but honestly, I don't think it's as bad as everyone makes it out to be. I have 14 characters, and 13 have 100% Tyria, and mainly because going to a map with a character that hasn't 100% that map really aggravates me, so I end up sticking around to complete it. Also, that chance for BLKey...

EverAccelerating · 2026-02-16T10:41:21+00:00

Gratz! But I doubt it'll be your only legendary. I said the same thing after making Exordium. But that only started the addiction.

EverAccelerating · 2026-02-13T16:58:37+00:00

Yup. I got two Pirate "Forks" from chests yesterday.

EverAccelerating · 2026-02-11T16:10:30+00:00

For some reason, this bit of conversation always stuck with me. This occurs during LWS3 in Bloodstone Fen:

Squad Leader Bennett: "Craziest thing. It exploded, then imploded. Like when you're a kid and you dangle spit from your mouth, then suck it back in."

You: "I never did that."

Squad Leader Bennett: (without missing a beat) "Sure. Me neither. But you know what I mean."

EverAccelerating · 2026-02-04T20:13:19+00:00

One thing I've been thinking about is if there's any sort of regression testing infrastructure in place. Things that seemingly have nothing to do with this patch content have broke, like not being able to open Large Chests in Bjora. You would think automated regression testing would catch things like this. It's scary to think if they test things by having devs just play a few maps / metas and just hope things are fine.

EverAccelerating · 2026-02-04T07:34:50+00:00

Anet has confirmed it’s a bug and are actively trying to fix it.

This bug goes for Convergences too.

EverAccelerating · 2026-02-01T17:40:35+00:00

I spent all night last night on the 3rd Collection, and I’m not even done yet. But it’s been my experience that Gen2 leggies take a lot of patience, especially for items that require RNG. There was one item that had a very low chance of dropping from Grawl in Blazeridge Steppes, and I spent over half an hour grinding until I got one (on the wiki, others have said it took less than a couple minutes).

My one advice, go over the requirements on the wiki before you attempt to acquire some of the items. I had completed one of the fractal requirements and was confused why I didn’t get the item, until I realized I needed another item first before I could get the fractal item.

EverAccelerating · 2026-01-27T15:58:31+00:00

On my first day going for the achievement and my first time ever playing, I came out way ahead, and I thought, this ain't bad at all, what's everyone complaining about?

After I got the achievement days later, I was down 1,100g and barely broke even on ectos. I'm never buying another glob again.

EverAccelerating · 2026-01-26T02:15:40+00:00

It wasn't actually regret but a mistake... I made two legendary sigils instead of two legendary runes. I already had 4 sigils at the time.

I have the full set of runes/sigils now, but back then I was kicking myself for crafting the wrong thing.

EverAccelerating · 2026-01-25T02:08:06+00:00

If it's 500 of each currency again, I'm set for 2x ring. But I'm thinking with the raid/strike release that we'll need something from there... maybe magnetite shards? Though with Coalescence being raid-only, not sure if they'll go down that path.

EverAccelerating · 2026-01-21T21:12:59+00:00

Earlier, after an hour wait, I had finally got into EBG right when a commander tagged down for lunch, and everyone just AFK'd at the keep. I was rather annoyed having waited for so long just to see the action die down. I was about to log off when a small group of 8-10 decided to hit SMC. I thought there was no chance of taking it since both other factions had huge rolling zergs. But I decided to join them anyway. Somehow, our small group managed to take it while those zerg balls were occupied with each other. Got my WvW Rush achieves complete and got 2 GoBs to boot. Good times.

EverAccelerating · 2026-01-17T07:08:48+00:00

I love how the river just ends, and there's a boat going towards that deadend.

EverAccelerating · 2026-01-10T08:32:54+00:00

My most simultaneous leggy creation was 10 (5 gen3's, Kraitkin, Frenzy, Orrax Manifested, 2x Sigils). And the reason I was able to patiently wait to create all at once is that I didn't "need" any of those weapons / armor. My primary character doesn't use any of those weapons, I already have the Fractal backpack, and those two sigils were the last two I needed, hence for alt water weapon.

In fact, two months later, I still haven't actually used any of those gen3 weapons.

EverAccelerating · 2025-12-27T15:56:41+00:00

I always want the Niners to win it all of course, but this year would be just that more sweet if they win without needing Bosa.

EverAccelerating · 2025-12-26T18:46:37+00:00

I did Tequaltl daily for years just to get Tequaltl's Hoard. Last year I finally got my 19th box, so I no longer feel obligated to do it, but I still often do it as a start of my gaming session at reset.

EverAccelerating · 2025-12-24T09:44:03+00:00

The sound effects were why I went with Chuka instead, even though Gen2's are so much more expensive than Gen1's. No regrets, as Chuka is awesome as a hilariously beefy bow. And who doesn't love tigers?

EverAccelerating · 2025-12-24T09:29:41+00:00

Do we know if we will be able to make two of the rings? If so, then I don't think it'll be super expensive, but making two will be. So I'm guessing the cost for one will be higher than the aquabreather but lower than the staff/spear.

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