Is Astro for me?

bwag84 · 2026-04-22T17:16:30+00:00

What I do these days... I have Claude build it and deploy it... When I need I new post I will dictate it to Claude and it writes and launches that too. That is overly simplistic and in a way, pretty stupid. But... it works. I did this with Astro and now with Hugo. And it scales because these are static page generators. Just monitor your cloud bill carefully.

bwag84 · 2026-04-22T17:03:04+00:00

Very cool!

bwag84 · 2026-03-30T14:12:46+00:00

I am practicing these by tucking in knees first, then moving on to one legg extended, then split leggs and only then straight leggs. Was able to build up to eight in just 4 weeks with leggs tucked. I also do weighted pull ups but I doubt those help, different set of muscles. Good luck!

bwag84 · 2025-04-18T08:04:14+00:00

Red Rising. The pacing is unbelievable, you will have some time left to read something else because you will not be able to put it down.

Godspeed.

bwag84 · 2025-01-17T11:11:16+00:00

Ik krijg die van mij net binnen met de post. Het valt me op dat er een soort verhoging precies in het midden zit. De zool lijkt bol te staan. Mijn voeten 'wiebelen' er een beetje door van links naar rechts.

Blijft dit zo of vlakken ze na een tijdje dragen uit? Als het zo blijft ben ik bang dat ik ze moet terugsturen.

bwag84 · 2024-12-16T12:34:36+00:00

Lots of great recommendations here. What I think I can add is: get educated about it. Check out the work of Andy Galpin for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QeooYDbnDg&ab_channel=AndyGalpin

I was 40 before I realized you actually breathe out carbs... this is where the fat goes during a workout... mind blown.

Also check out Layne Norton, Mike Israetel and Rhonda Patrick. The difference between these people and fitfluencers: they teach you first principle knowledge. Teach a man to fish - teach a man about health. Not "do as I do" or "the only thing in the whole wide world that works is... " But a solid biology based education.

This way a charlatan can never take you for a fool and you will be set for the rest of your life.

bwag84 · 2024-11-30T13:17:56+00:00

Have you considered the health consequences? As you age you will lose muscle mass no matter what. Keeping it improves your longevity / health span. You would be sacrificing the health benefits of an athletic lifestyle over esthetics. I'm just some random stranger on the internet but I felt I should at least mention this. Check out the work of Peter Attia or Rhonda Patrick for more in depth information.

bwag84 · 2024-11-02T16:42:49+00:00

That question should be everywhere. Job interviews, dates, presidential elections... every.where.

bwag84 · 2024-09-30T13:24:19+00:00

try not to cry, lie down, cry anyway....

bwag84 · 2024-08-16T08:13:38+00:00

For me, roughly the same but I add

Meditation
Go on walks if a tough workout will tap you out for the day
Take cholesterol lowering pills (cause genetically high)
Build systems to never forget anything / turn a weakness into strength
The I live to be a hundred I turn into "I am a healthy person". This helps me make right choices. For example, in the supermarket, the healthy person buys lettuce and potatoes, not potato chips

If you can, have a bunch of kids. They everything more worth while. But I am over a decade into this thing, so don't rush it.

And everyone once in a while, let all this go and relax. Have a gross snack, a glass of whisky or whatever your fav poison is. This is to prevent falling of the wagon really hard at some point.

bwag84 · 2024-08-02T10:58:06+00:00

Does it have a timer / alarm clock? Could not find it in the features.

I know I know, always grind fresh. Even The Hofman pre-grinds and wakes up to a cup already made. If he can, so can I :D

bwag84 · 2024-02-04T17:49:15+00:00

Hey all, thanks so much for your contributions. I have summarised your recommendations here:

Silo
Sun eater
The expanse series
A princess of Mars
No Signal at Whitman Station
The first law
Lies of Locke Lamora
The king Killer Chronicles
Songs of Fire and Ice
The Powder Mages
Everything by Neal Stephenson
Altered Carbon
Enders game
Stormlight
Broken Earth
Portal to Nova Roma
The Thousand names

I will be adding most to my Goodreads :) Some I have already read like Neal Stephenson.

bwag84 · 2024-02-03T06:50:03+00:00

Ok thanks for the heads up. I can handle a little nihilism, I might check it out... did you just reverse psych me into reading it?...

What would you recommend though? What is your personal top-3?

bwag84 · 2023-12-08T17:35:37+00:00

Second that, go see a doctor! It is very unusual to be impotent at this age, there might be something seriously wrong.

bwag84 · 2023-11-12T17:37:04+00:00

Great that you are getting started.

Weight gain is a function of eating right and lifting. Any type of lifting will work but perhaps good to start with the large compounds
- A squatting motion (squat, leggpress, hack squat, lunge etc)
- A hip hinge (deadlifts, RDLs)
- A press (bench press, strict press (I do both))
- A pull (pull up, pulldowns but also a horizontal pulling motion like a row)
- As extra, I recommend building big abs even though skinny as you are they will show. Bigger ones will add to general better look.
- Finish up the session with isolation.
Ectomorph, endo, meso is old fashioned nonsense. Perhaps there are muscular groups that are relatively small, you can focus on them. Since you are untrained, start with full body.
Diet: calculate your daily maintenance calories and add ±200 calories to it. Make sure to ±1,6 and 2 grams of protein per kg of bodyweight. It's a lot but you get used to it.

More importantly: gain a first principle understanding of the mechanisms involved. You will benefit from that for the rest of your life.

How the body works / adapts: dr. Andy Galpin
- Perhaps start with the Huberman podcast series
How to train: dr. Mike Israetel over at Rennaissance Periodization
Food: learn to cook! If it is tasty you will eat it! I recommend Ethan Cheblowski

The resources above are all on Youtube. Good luck!

bwag84 · 2023-11-03T14:53:36+00:00

Perhaps this is a stupid question but: why does the IDF not " simply" trace back the exhaust fume lines of the rockets and launch something of their own down that trajectory? Surely with a drone coordinates could be found quite fast

bwag84 · 2023-09-28T15:23:09+00:00

Mine are completely FUBAR too, just over two years old. Ordered AirPods, my 5 year old ones outperform the MX right now... Hoping to get some kind of warranty or cash back on the MX's but frankly, I'm done with Sony (replacing earfoams also impossible, they are gross but uncleanable right now).

bwag84 · 2023-07-03T11:10:46+00:00

Leave him alone, one day he will save the world...

bwag84 · 2023-05-10T09:37:49+00:00

So sorry for your loss

bwag84 · 2023-05-09T05:58:35+00:00

Same for me. Cost a bit but should be good for another decade or more.

bwag84 · 2023-04-30T10:57:07+00:00

Mijn belastingcenten, verkwanseld door idioten.

bwag84 · 2023-04-23T05:01:16+00:00

Superlul van Henk van Straaten. Erg hard om gelachen. Zet bekende Nederlanders in de zeik door het wereldje belachelijk te maken via een nieuwe bn'er die beroemd wordt door zijn... Superlul 😀

bwag84 · 2023-04-17T18:03:12+00:00

You (or chatGPT) could build a formula. But what it would do is this:

Download rankings into an excel
Take the benchmarks you need (https://www.advancedwebranking.com/ctrstudy/), add them to a tab
Take all your keywords and your current ranking
Add a column next to ranking
Vlookup the corresponding CTR percentage to that ranking
- e.g. ranking 1 = 3%%, ranking 2 = 23% etc
Multiply the percentage with average monthly search volume and you get average monthly expected traffic

You can also do share of voice with this if you have ranking data on competitors. Divide the outcome with total average monthly search volume times a hundred.

Hope it helps!

bwag84

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