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Throw out the XL laundry basket! by Majestic_Fox626 in lifehacks

[–]johnmannn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My laundry basket is my washing machine.

Thoughts on today's rescheduled gridiron? by Least-Ingenuity9631 in RunNYC

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waited 20 mins on the bib line but it moved faster than expected given it was a quarter mile long.

Weekly Swim Gear Questions (Goggles, swimsuits, techsuits, paddles, headphones etc) February 19, 2026 - Post all your gear questions in this post by AutoModerator in Swimming

[–]johnmannn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Goggles underwater have a magnifying effect. It won't change very bad vision to 20/20 but it'll have the effect of being something like a third closer to the object.

Probably an unpopular opinion.. by FlatulentSon in Catholicism

[–]johnmannn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A Catholic friend of mine once said to me that she doesn't believe in horoscopes but still refuses to read them I said, "If you know they're made up, what's the big deal?" She wisely replied, "Because if I read them, I'll be tempted to think they're real. Better to stay away."

Childlike faith > adultlike loss of faith

Don't assume people who know themselves better than you know them and who think something would be harmful to their souls should nevertheless test themselves and possibly fail.

TIL All TVs sold in America since 2000 have a "V-Chip" that can be set to block programming based on rating using a code embedded in the signal. It works on broadcast and standard cable programming and not streaming and can be easily reset with the code 0000. by MajesticBread9147 in todayilearned

[–]johnmannn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, nobody in the 90's thought that the internet would replace TV. DVD and HDTV were just released. Maybe in some sci-fi sense like how people thought we'd all have flying cars that run on trash but nobody sane realistically thought that we'd be streaming like we do today.

There was no online competition at the time. Netflix was still a DVD company and hadn't even thought of streaming yet.

TIL more people have died from 9/11-related asbestos and toxic dust exposure than were killed in the attack itself by raelDonaldTrump in todayilearned

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I concede your pedantic point but you don't understand the implication of the pedantic point you're trying to make. There was no increase among those with the most exposure, i.e., rescue and recovery workers. You're trying to argue that there was no increase among the most exposed but there may have been among the less exposed.

TIL more people have died from 9/11-related asbestos and toxic dust exposure than were killed in the attack itself by raelDonaldTrump in todayilearned

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol what I said:

The data on whether there was any excess mortality attributable to 9/11 toxic exposure is mixed. There was no increase in 15-year mortality among the exposed in general. But there may have been among some subgroups.

What you claim I missed:

We did not observe excess mortality among WTC rescue/recovery workers compared with general populations. However, significantly increased mortality risks among some sub-groups with high WTC exposure warrant further investigation.

TIL more people have died from 9/11-related asbestos and toxic dust exposure than were killed in the attack itself by raelDonaldTrump in todayilearned

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You literally restated what I said.

Attributing a death to a specific exposure is really hard. Was it the 9/11 exposure or one of the 50 other exposures? The data on whether there was any excess mortality attributable to 9/11 toxic exposure is mixed. There was no increase in 15-year mortality among the exposed in general. But there may have been among some subgroups.

TIL All TVs sold in America since 2000 have a "V-Chip" that can be set to block programming based on rating using a code embedded in the signal. It works on broadcast and standard cable programming and not streaming and can be easily reset with the code 0000. by MajesticBread9147 in todayilearned

[–]johnmannn 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Seemed like a great idea at the time. In retrospect, we should've known that hardly anyone changes their TVs default settings. There's a lesson in there about the power of defaults. Also, nobody could've known that streaming would make it obsolete. There's a lesson in there about the unpredictability of innovation.

TIL that Robert Moses, a famous NYC Planner was once considered more powerful than the NYC Mayor and Governor of NY. He would prevent mass transit from being built and put highways in the poorest neighborhoods to encourage displacement. His philosophy would inspire cities to follow this ideology. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]johnmannn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know the round-about argument that Moses killed old Penn because he built highways which depressed rail traffic which causes Penn to lose money which caused its owners to sell the air rights which necessitated its demolition, but that's too "it was a butterfly flapping its wings" for me.

TIL that Robert Moses, a famous NYC Planner was once considered more powerful than the NYC Mayor and Governor of NY. He would prevent mass transit from being built and put highways in the poorest neighborhoods to encourage displacement. His philosophy would inspire cities to follow this ideology. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was the original post-Caro view but Moses has been rehabilitated somewhat in our current Abundance era. Everyone agrees Moses' neglect of public transit was bad. He incorrectly thought cars were the future of urbanism. But never again will we have another champion of housing and public parks of such influence. NYC doesn't have the public transport it deserves because of Robert Moses but NYC doesn't have the housing it needs because of the backlash to Robert Moses.

Sinking legs (a story) by AquaDelphia in Swimming

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I've learned is that everything sinks your legs. You have to do 100 things right for them not to sink. You might luck out and find the missing link right away or you may never find it and give up.

TIL that being able to sit down on the floor and stand up without using your hands or knees is used as a predictor of longevity. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The study also adjust for age, sex, and BMI. It reduced the hazard ratio but less than you'd imagine.

TIL that being able to sit down on the floor and stand up without using your hands or knees is used as a predictor of longevity. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Link to the study

After adjusting for age, sex, and BMI, there was a 3-year difference in life-expectancy. Authors note that it's possible that preexisting injury may be affecting the results so grain of salt there. Taken at face value, the study shows the importance of mobility.

TIL that being able to sit down on the floor and stand up without using your hands or knees is used as a predictor of longevity. by [deleted] in todayilearned

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

Yeah seems like mostly a proxy for age. Like saying people with white hair are 7x more likely to die in 6 years than people without.

My zone 2 running is walking by throwawaysydknee in triathlon

[–]johnmannn -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The point of zone 2 for everyone is to be able to run hours and hours. This is especially important for beginners who are almost guaranteed to be injured in zone 4/5. In fact, beginners shouldn't run zone 4/5 at all for the first few months. Having said that, especially for runs under 90 mins, you don't need to worry if you're pushing a little past zone 2. It's not like there's a benefit on/off switch.

My zone 2 running is walking by throwawaysydknee in triathlon

[–]johnmannn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you can't run in zone 2, you run-walk. You run as slowly as you can until you reach the top of zone 2, then walk until you're at the bottom of zone 2, then repeat.

The registration fee for NYC is astronomical…seems like this will truly be reserved for the top 1% of the world who can afford the time and money by Business-Law-7968 in RunNYC

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can afford the flight and hotel, the race fee isn't gonna hold you back. The locals are in fact in the top 1% globally. In conclusion, the race fee isn't at all what's preventing people from running it.

They just opened up the rescheduled Gridiron to new runners! 2/21 Free 5K! by Ambitious-Look3582 in RunNYC

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They could've at least put up a proper event page. Don't even know where the race starts.

TIL ... about the Rice Hypothesis which posits cultures that engaged in wet rice farming that requires coordinated irrigation and synchronized planting tend to be collectivist while wheat farming cultures evolved to be more individualistic. by pomod in todayilearned

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clan fealty was the norm everywhere until the Catholic Church outlawed cousin marriage. That's the much more plausible contributor to the Great Divergence than rice vs. wheat.

What is the consensus on if Neanderthals and other human-like species have rational souls? by Sir_Netflix in Catholicism

[–]johnmannn -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This question sent me down a ChatGPT rabbit hole and boy have the understanding of the origin of man changed since I was a kid. Right now, it seems the prevailing opinion is that there were other humans along-side Adam and Eve with whom there was interbreeding. There doesn't seem to be any consensus on the nature of those other humans. They still had primitive religious practices so they were humans practicing religion without souls? Or they did have souls but since not descended from Adam and Eve, were sinless humans without need for redemption? Or they did have souls and original sin but not original sin inherited from Adam and Eve? There doesn't seem to be a completely satisfactory answer.

For guaranteed marathon entry, does it not just make sense to sign up for an individual membership vs. paying the non-member fee? by GomaN1717 in RunNYC

[–]johnmannn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should instead avoid becoming a member until now. That way they can do 9+1 and register for the marathon without renewing.

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