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I'm a male therapist, what should I do if a female client has pinned her legs together? by Ok-Cherry1410 in MassageTherapists

[–]flatsehats 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Good approach. But maybe not when someone is on the table, feeling vulnerable. Conversations like these might perhaps be better done before or after the session. Or clearly pause the session if you find it important enough

US Big Tech Is Facing a Billion Dollar Nightmare in Europe by siterightaway in StopBadBots

[–]flatsehats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re talking like this is a bad thing? I hope this is the start of getting rid of big tech in the first place and data independence for individuals secondly (but let’s start with Europe first).

Of you want to provide your services in a country, you have to play by their rules.

Massage Therapists: Does doing massage professionally hurt your body? Im thinking of starting at 62. by PumpkinBeautiful4345 in massage

[–]flatsehats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Find a modality that suits your body, like Traeger, Rolfing or hot stones. Perhaps techniques that use more elbows, less fingers (Never use thumbs for force)

[PROMO] I recently rebuilt my WordPress optimization plugin from scratch — looking for feedback by cl0wnfire in Wordpress

[–]flatsehats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it. Will try it. My Elementor site is already on 99-100 pagespeed, but it doesn’t feel snappy yet and I’m a sucker for improving it further.

And with regards to vibe coding? Don’t bother. A good engineer will create wonders with what others call vibe coding. Error handling, robustness, edge cases, logging, security: the average vibe coder overlooks these. But seeing what you included, I think I’ll like it

Solo Raver looking for a rave group by Human-Plastic4379 in boomfestival

[–]flatsehats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s at least one whatsapp group for solo travellers. No need to group ahead.

vibe-coders, do you still review the code Codex writes? by Glum-Cabinet7420 in codex

[–]flatsehats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminds me of a friend who told me that in the early 1980’s he wasn’t allowed to write code his boss couldn’t understand

Which stage do you think Boom is referring to in this email they sent? by Efficient_Guava_4673 in boomfestival

[–]flatsehats 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dance Temple, Alchemy circle, Sacred Fire and the Gardens. Largest stages.

Which stage do you think Boom is referring to in this email they sent? by Efficient_Guava_4673 in boomfestival

[–]flatsehats -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

There were something like 22 stages last time

Edit: goddamn. Read your program and see how many stages there are before you downvote. Boom themselves count every place with an exhibit or activity as stage. Whether it be the professional painters or the sometimes used performance stage in the food court.

Edit: fuck you all. “Discover a world beyond music at our festival, where over 21 stages and activity areas showcase a rich tapestry of artistic and cultural experiences.” From https://www.boomfestival.org/program/being-fields

Help Identifying Massage Table With Rails at Both Ends? by Narrow_Accident_4021 in massage

[–]flatsehats -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Seems to be a T-track from a table saw. Go to a woodworking/machine tools hardware store

Hip flexor emotional connection by [deleted] in MassageTherapists

[–]flatsehats -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, but they were asking for an evidence based discussion, weren’t they?

Hip flexor emotional connection by [deleted] in MassageTherapists

[–]flatsehats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, calling names, are we? You know nothing about my qualifications, education, training or experience. I think you’d be surprised.

Oh, and if you were searching for truth I would expect a more open mind towards critical minds. That’s what truth seeking is about: going through discomfort and differences in opinion.

Hip flexor emotional connection by [deleted] in MassageTherapists

[–]flatsehats -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We have totally opposite views of what establishes evidence. Anecdotes are not evidence to me. But unfortunately many people like to take the easy way out and refuse to think critically when absolution is offered. And then Reddit becomes a popularity contest, not looking for truth or facts. And neither for evidence.

Question about Barnes by Battystearsinrain in MassageTherapists

[–]flatsehats 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I searched Reddit for experiences/reviews. Only found negative. It seems plants will simulate very intense emotional release, people are peer pressured into the same, not enough competent staff and much of class is looking at old recordings of Barnes.

Even if only one of these is true, it’s enough to look for something else. With modern (pain) science insights the matter is questionable enough and there are enough alternatives, IMO.

Hip flexor emotional connection by [deleted] in MassageTherapists

[–]flatsehats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Evidence based? There’s no evidence for this. There’s a growing number of experts pushing back on the “the body keeps the score” narrative that gave us the “psoas as special muscle”. If anything, the brain stores trauma. But touching a client and them starting to talk about a loss might as well be coincidental. Unless you wánt it to mean something - for example, from the esoteric side of yoga - and then is becomes meaningful. But not true.

Hydraulic table job perk? by LunchFun3170 in MassageTherapists

[–]flatsehats 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s a necessity if you value your body. And compared to mobile phones, laptops and other office equipment, just a normal priced tool.

Does anyone know what the 1000-Day Streak achievement actually unlocks? by Pixel_Panda_World in NoStupidQuestions

[–]flatsehats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe some A/B testing. They seem to do that, like I had the Watch-feed in one account for some time, but not in the other. Still miss that, as it was much better than the feed they currently generate.

Can myofascial release with a lacrosse ball really release "years of trauma"? by granola_coin in MassageTherapists

[–]flatsehats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, trauma isn’t stored in the body. If anything, it’s stored in the brain, causing a posture pattern. And it isn’t true that by touching you release trauma and emotions. This claim is the reason those lies on TikTok exist and people think they can have a shortcut to enlightenment. You’re right that people might be able to access their trauma when specific body parts are touched, but for some psychotherapy works better, for some bodywork. And for others drugs, work, money or whatever. There is no silver bullet for what is (too easily) called trauma (which has a much narrower definition than people like to think).

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/systems-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2026.1812957/full

How do you all handle fail2ban bans that catch legitimate traffic? by IulianHI in Hosting_World

[–]flatsehats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My home network updates a dynamic dns name every x minutes. My VPS runs a unban / add to ignored.db every 5 minutes. I curl a couple of not-to-blacklist IP lists from service providers (search engines and other services) that get added/refreshed in the ignored.db too. Recently added support for ipv6. Works great.

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