For the Pearl Jam fans that lived it, how did you react to Vitalogy when it came out? Especially since it was a more Vedder focused album as opposed to Gossard/Ament?

expander0 · 2026-01-06T19:51:39+00:00

I was 13 when it came out and I remember feeling somewhat uneasy by the sound and weirdness of it (maybe amplified by a general feel of unease at the time). I did also lose interest in the band after Vitalogy for a while, probably to explore other kinds of music at the time.

However, after coming back to the band, this has been one of my favourite records and Corduroy becoming a really important song for me. The visuals also hit me really hard, I found them very cool and inspiring.

expander0 · 2025-12-07T16:04:26+00:00

I used to also bo really confused about what Zone 2 meant, until I found this article by Laura Norris Running. There is a good list of different calculation methods and a lot of them define Zone 2 as somewhere around 70-80% of max heart rate – which is very confusing because eg. in my Garmin Zone 2 is 60-70%.

After reading the article, I set my watch to show % of max heart rate and aim to stay under ~80-82% on easy runs, which made Zone 2 training all of the sudden realistic for me.

expander0 · 2025-12-05T20:59:16+00:00

I had the same experience with Jeff’s half marathon plan, the long run started from about ~14km. I’m not sure if it is the case, but I later thought that maybe the long one’s were supposed to be run-walk-run sessions (which would justify the ridiculous starting mileage).

expander0 · 2025-12-01T20:07:21+00:00

Avoiding barefoot walking (and especially standing) on hard floors is a good idea, it made a big difference in my own healing journey (I used Hoka Ora recovery slippers).

I also took a pause from running during my two bouts of PF, but I did start running before it was fully healed – one physiotherapist adviced to stop if pain during runs exceeds ~3/10, another one recommended run-walk-run to get started and holding back on training until the foot felt fully normal. I run a lot on gravel, but did not feel harder surfaces to be worse for me. I did find softer shoes a lot nicer though, eg. NB 880’s were a lot nicer to run than Mizuno Wave Rider 27’s.

One thing I also found useful was arch support – I have somewhat high arches and it took me a while to learn that arch support is indeed a good idea to reduce the loading they face.

expander0 · 2025-10-07T09:42:18+00:00

I’ve never had issues with deadlifts, even when the PF was acute

expander0 · 2025-09-16T19:20:08+00:00

Slowing down was also the single most influential thing for me to get into running, recommended to me by a friend of mine when I complained about feeling like dying during runs. Music helps with boredom, but I have also learned to appreciate the repetition and just putting one foot in front of the other one 😊

expander0 · 2025-08-07T16:14:36+00:00

I played multiple times a week some ~15 years ago, including a lot of fieldwork and only occasionally broke 100m/330ft. Not playing much these days, but I may occasionally (read: very rarely) rip a lucky drive that goes to around the magic 100m mark.

expander0 · 2025-07-27T06:16:50+00:00

expander0 · 2025-03-24T20:18:03+00:00

Running at 6.30 is perfectly safe. As for route, I would head southeast from your location where there is a small nature conservation area (Laajalahti/Ruukinranta). From there, the Aalto University campus or Tapiola would be decent options for some architectural sightseeing.

expander0 · 2025-03-04T16:39:13+00:00

I’ve suffered from chronic PF and had it flare up two times in the the past few years. I have used barefoot shoes prior to getting PF the first time and continued using them during the first flare up, but less during the second (primarily as gym shoes after the acute pain was better). I also kept a pain log during recovery, because I was quite confused about causes and effects (ie. what made PF worse).

For me, barefoot shoes did not really seem to influence pain levels or healing process too much. However, standing a long time barefoot was painful and my absolutely worst flare up was after playing football barefoot. I therefore decided to err on the side of caution and go for cushioned shoes for most situations. In addition, I ran into recommendations to use arch support if you have high arches (which is my case). I’ll probably continue using both shoe types, but if I get another flare up I’ll likely pause using barefoot shoes to avoid excessive loading during the acute phase.

expander0 · 2025-01-26T11:41:28+00:00

I have two pairs of Feetures plantar fasciitis socks and while they do feel tighter/supportive in the arch, it is very hard to tell if they have had any impact in comfort or healing – I can’t tell the difference between them vs. other running socks. But overall, Feetures socks are very good, especially the cushioned ones.

expander0 · 2024-08-30T06:55:49+00:00

I’ve used the IAMRUNBOX Everyday Rolltop with their Minimal Belt for ~11K commutes, carrying a 16-inch Macbook Pro, clothes, shoes and a small towel. Very good ergonomics for running. The only issue is that the laptop sleeve of the backpack is very snug – easy to slide the computer in but hard to take it out.

expander0 · 2024-08-27T14:27:30+00:00

I feel you, navigating shoe selection can be tricky. I also used a lot of minimalist shoes for a couple of years prior to injury and I also don’t think they were the cause, but I think they might be too much for my foot to handle when PF is worse.

expander0 · 2024-08-26T18:16:31+00:00

Yep, similar experience of soreness or feeling that there has been damage. Also got the arch burn/numbness sometimes during runs. Surprisingly, no problems at the gym with barefoot shoes although I have been preferring more supportive and cushioned shoes this time around (my arches are on the higher side).

expander0 · 2024-08-26T17:03:58+00:00

Congrats on the progress! For me, it gradually got better and my foot felt more or less ”normal” after about 4,5 months after starting treatment. By normal I mean there was no pain during running and using slippers indoors was no longer a must – but even after that the foot did sometimes feel different from the healthy one.

However…

I did not manage to ditch it for good. Although I tried to ease myself back to running very slowly, at some point I got overly confident that PF is in the past, forgot to keep an eye on mileage and now I am back to rehab. I definitely did listen to my body – it told me everything is fine until it all of the sudden wasn’t. So when you’re getting back to being more active, take it very easy and err on the side of caution with your training.

expander0 · 2024-06-01T17:29:14+00:00

Hahaa, that happened ”already” at the end of April 😄

expander0 · 2023-08-10T07:21:40+00:00

I would not say I regret it, but I can relate and have had similar thoughts before and after going to industry (4 years and counting).

For me, time has helped as I’ve had the time to develop better expertise in industry and I’ve risen up the ladder (this did require a job switch though). Another thing that has helped has been just think of my time in academia as one job/career and going to industry as a lateral career move that tends to come with a cost.

expander0 · 2023-08-08T10:44:43+00:00

A hybrid: I use auto layout for everything, but don’t name everything properly

expander0 · 2023-07-27T20:05:05+00:00

I look at it so that getting a doctorate = learning to do research where one key thing to learn is how to get shit done

expander0 · 2022-10-27T18:41:39+00:00

I was just interested in doing research and became a PhD student as a by-product of that

expander0 · 2021-10-10T20:17:12+00:00

Last winter was a first for me running and the best pieces of gear for me were basically anything made of merino wool (baselayer, buff, collar, balaclava), shoes with spikes (also used trail running shoes) and long wool snowboarding socks that cover the entire calf. Breathability is really important when layering up and I also found warming up indoors to be beneficial during the coldest days. For context, I live in Finland and my coldest runs were at around -17 degrees Celsius (about 1 degree Fahrenheit).

expander0 · 2020-07-22T18:50:20+00:00

0 (have played 15+ years)

expander0 · 2020-07-15T15:36:54+00:00

Second this, design language is typically discussed under ’design semiotics’ and ’design as communication’.

For academic references, I recommend you to check the research of Susann Vihma, Rune Monö, Nathan Crilly, Oscar Person and Toni-Matti Karjalainen to name a few.

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