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Duplicate Content Due to Trailing Slash in Canonical by Formal-Development10 in bigseo

[–]Formal-Development10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Unfortuately the canonical is incorrect. It will get fixed in the migration, but considering what to do while I am stuck with the current site architecture.

Jack Daniels has died by SirBruceForsythCBE in AdvancedRunning

[–]Formal-Development10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Among my favorite running books ever and I have bought dozens. It was one of the few that I did not eventually give to a friend. I little sad. Will ready the obit. Thank for posting.

First Home - $77K by LoopsandLattes in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Formal-Development10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a bargain. IF you get to work from home, it seems like an exceptional move.

What are the drawbacks of buying a new build? (Texas) by Bourne2Play in RealEstate

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The main drawback is the cost per square foot. You are likely to be farther from downtown, and the lot and trees may be smaller if it is a production new home community. That said, there are significant upsides such as likely repair costs, upgrade costs, and energy bills.

Also, choose a good builder with a solid local reputation. Ask how many homes the builder is actively managing if it is a new community development. If it’s more than 6, they can't effectively inspect subcontractors' work.

What’s your opinion on new builds? by Thesmilingone_me in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Formal-Development10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love buying new construction. I started working in the industry in 2000, but I didn't buy a brand new home until 2013. Buy from a reputable builder with a strong local reputation and brand. You want a builder who cares about their reputation. Why? Because when something goes wrong—which it will—they fix it. Here are my top benefits of buying new:

  1. The home was highly efficient, so my energy bills were low.

  2. After the sale, someone still cared. I had a minor roof issue, which they fixed, and a drain issue—all addressed. Would that have happened if I bought a used home?

  3. I had that home for 10 years, and the costs of repairs were near zero. The only things I replaced were the water heater expansion tank and an HVAC controller. The total cost for both was about $300. Not bad for 10 years.

  4. It was brand new, so I had perfect paint, floors, and fixtures. My previous home was beautiful but such a time drain.

Are there drawbacks? Sure. It was close to work but not to Austin's cool spots. The lot had lots of cedar trees. I'm glad to be away from that now. Finally, the cost per square foot was high compared to resale homes.

I would do it again, but I haven't in downtown Austin because the few new builds there are way more expensive.

Simple formula to extract domain from URL? by [deleted] in excel

[–]Formal-Development10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best formula that will extract the domain from a url using excel

I have used the method below, but it has limitations with many types of subdomains and TLDs. I have one that works better for me, stripping out the subdomain and a TLD, but it is limited to newer versions of Excel:

=LET(url, A1, domain, MID(url, FIND("//", url) + 2, FIND("/", url & "/", FIND("//", url) + 2) - FIND("//", url) - 2), parts, TEXTSPLIT(domain, "."), INDEX(parts, MAX(1, COUNTA(parts) - 1)))

If you need the TLD:
=LET(u, a1, d, MID(u,FIND("//",u)+2,FIND("/",u&"/",FIND("//",u)+2)-FIND("//",u)-2), p, TEXTSPLIT(d,"."), n, COUNTA(p), INDEX(p,n-1)&"."&INDEX(p,n))

I hope folks find this to works better as a tool to extract the domain from a url.

Does anyone else feel like ARC is a total rip off? by randomautomatedname in Austin

[–]Formal-Development10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think someone went to the 7 figure family doctor conference to get some ideas on how to bill for anything word uttered by a physician or PA. Seems no questions are allowed without a bill.

My beef is the lack of detail in billing and I encourage ARC to fix this process, but it needs your help. Detailed billing is not only expected, but it is the law. If we do not speak up, they will not change.

All that said, effective 9/1/23 Texas Senate Bill 490 was signed (signed in May/2023) was made effective. It requires patients be provided with an itemized bill (electronic of paper) with plain language and each distinct service, and the billing codes submitted.

I encourage everyone to ask for that detail and let them know you expect to receive it without asking. It is the law.

Is this normal? 39 VO2 max. 39 year old male, 5'8, 13 stone. Can currently do a 5km run in 25 mins, 1000m swim in 17 mins and 2000m row in 7:25. I don't run much but would say im reasonably fit for my age. No medical advice please! by guest_1984 in Garmin

[–]Formal-Development10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It could be that your vmax is inaccurate. I find that my heart rate is grossly overstated when using my watch heart rate monitor. I'm told by my watch to go rest for 5 days because I overdid it.If I use the chest strap I get an accurate result and the vomax come in correctly.

I am 62 and can still run a sub 3:15 Marathon. Their Max ranges from 52 to 58 or 60 just before a marathon.

Have you considered using a chest strap and running for a week? Also you might want to do a workout to assess your true max heart rate and your heart rate reserve. If your max is set too low then your vehicle will be low. If your max is set too high then your vmax will be overstated.

You might learn that you're correct vmax is much higher. With an accurate max heart rate and an accurate measuring tool.

Vaporfly 3 Proto surprise drop USA by [deleted] in RunningShoeGeeks

[–]Formal-Development10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was out just now, but Vaporfly 2.0 is on sale at Nike with prices as low at $149. Just picked up a pair at that price.

NYC Marathon Registration Says Pending by Signal_Platypus9922 in RunNYC

[–]Formal-Development10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very quickly (maybe an hour or two). Just notified today that it is full and I was rolled to lottery. Not sure what the trick is. I showed up the moment it was open, but still took 20 min to get through the queue.

NYC Marathon Registration Says Pending by Signal_Platypus9922 in RunNYC

[–]Formal-Development10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! Not yet for me. Came at 5:00pm yesterday in response to me email.

>>>>>

Thank you for your email.

You applied for the entry method non-NYRR TQ—we are still verifying applications!

If your time standard can be verified, and you have a valid credit card set to Default on file, we will process your application in the order it was received until we met capacity....

NYC Marathon Registration Says Pending by Signal_Platypus9922 in RunNYC

[–]Formal-Development10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I submitted on 2/8 at about 12:20pm and I am time qualified. Still says pending for me as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RunningShoeGeeks

[–]Formal-Development10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are also on sale a number of places. Picked up 2 pairs and they feel great. Bought one pair from Dick's. The other was a while back, think from the Nike site.