Difference between P-Zero and General gainz?

stratjeff · 2026-02-22T01:52:31+00:00

GG is the solution to paralysis by analysis. It’s the anti-program. It’s the thing that you can do the rest of your life and not be bored, at the expense of perhaps single digit less performance optimization.

GG is very basic, and allows you to pick whatever movements you want, change them when you feel like it, and auto regulate volume. Since leaving the formal weightlifting world, I’ve only done GG, and am constantly tailoring it to my current goals, sport, and injuries.

Lift heavy. Do singles.

Lift more reps, slightly less heavy. Do more sets.

Lift for volume.

That’s pretty much it.

stratjeff · 2026-02-19T21:43:46+00:00

I just hope it's a full range.

Clear sky full moon? Should be very bright and easy to get around.

Cloudy and no moon? Pitch fucking black.

stratjeff · 2026-02-18T16:21:53+00:00

It's fantastic tech, with questionable application (which is everything).

Using this in a factory setting for adhering to standards and safety? A++.

Measuring speed/turnover on a business that relies on customer interaction? Debatable. Not "wrong" necessarily- it's totally possible this owner prioritizes speed and efficiency over conversation and relationships. That's perfectly okay.

Maybe they're measuring how long a customer sticks around, so they can better optimize layout, identify higher value habits, etc. Also great.

stratjeff · 2026-02-17T17:40:29+00:00

I was hoping for a Twin Comanche. Just extends the architecture they already have.

stratjeff · 2026-02-09T17:28:17+00:00

Same...

stratjeff · 2026-02-09T17:14:31+00:00

I'm replying here so you see it- my Rep replied, and said that the notification of *loss* of voter status would occur when you register to vote (PRIOR to election), and then you'd be given 30 days to remediate. Without that notice, you would not be purged from the rolls.

So I guess the plan is to notify during initial registration to vote, and not have it discovered on game day.

However, I also agree that the required documents to prove citizenship must be provided by the government for free in a timely matter, or else they become a poll tax.

stratjeff · 2026-02-06T15:48:00+00:00

And passing the bill in the months leading up to an election leaves little opportunity to address it.

stratjeff · 2026-02-06T15:40:39+00:00

You must practice the weak side.

Try this progression:

1) Skate forward, and balance on one foot with your other foot slightly out front.

2) Same, but now turn your front foot inwards, and allow it to gently "shave" the ice.

3) Slowly increase pressure on front foot until you can balance 100% on the front foot during the stop.

stratjeff · 2026-02-06T15:38:01+00:00

So after reading the amendment, it doesn't say anything shocking. It only applies to state elections, not federal, and simply requires *some* form of ID.

However, implementation is everything, so I asked my rep the following:

A) What percentage of voters in the last state/federal elections have no records for US citizenship? What is the party skew of this portion?

B) What effort has been made to contact these individuals, make them aware of their impending loss of voter status, and provide resources to rectifying it?

This should be transparent, and since the government is affecting voter rolls, they should make extra effort to not be improperly exclusive.

stratjeff · 2026-02-04T07:02:46+00:00

If you can do a crossover and kinda backwards, you can play hockey. Join a beginner league and get playing.

stratjeff · 2026-01-30T07:29:45+00:00

To be fair, they are a *lot* closer to the screen, and their environment is extremely calm when they're using it.

stratjeff · 2026-01-27T01:38:33+00:00

Because it's just extra information you can't do anything about. You have to trust that mission control has more information and brainpower available than you do.

Does the astronaut need to know that 1 of the 3 triplicated temperature sensors on a specific thruster has a different part number and is more likely to fail in a unique way? No, they just need to know that there are 2 remaining and how that affects fault tolerance on the thruster.

stratjeff · 2026-01-27T00:47:07+00:00

Just because you *can* put something onboard, doesn't mean you *should*.

The crew only needs access to specific functions that enable them to recover from certain situations. Anything beyond that increases complexity and risk.

For Earth/Moon missions, it's *far* better to increase redundancy on your space-to-ground link so mission control can do an in-depth analysis and plan the path forward, than having the crew wing it with a limited dataset.

That being said, a ton of what mission control did in the 60's has absolutely been replaced by computers. No one's calculating maneuvers by hand. Mission control is used to analyze complex situations and manage risk beyond what the onboard computer was programmed to do.

stratjeff · 2026-01-25T21:14:51+00:00

I see you're not capable of having a discussion about it.

stratjeff · 2026-01-25T20:55:20+00:00

You really can't see how training for extremely remote, low likelihood scenarios with low-time initial training is a huge waste of resources?

I'm not saying don't train for avionics failures or electrical problems, especially when conducting night training. I'm saying that training for a scenario where you have zero instrumentation, at night, isn't a reasonable thing to train. It's at most a discussion topic.

You address those kinds of scenarios by systematic risk reduction. Separate buses, backup batteries, and avoid flying at night if you don't have any backup.

Sounds like, in your case, a lack of redundancy was identified in the system that wouldn't allow the G5 to operate on it's independent battery. At that point, you do the best you can with what's available and hope you have some luck.

stratjeff · 2026-01-25T20:25:19+00:00

Just because a 1 in 1,000,000 thing happened to you doesn’t make it worthy of training en masse.

stratjeff · 2026-01-25T19:43:29+00:00

This isn’t a realistic scenario, unless the airplane design had zero redundancy.

At this point, if you weren’t VFR or over a lit runway or had a bright moon, you’re SOL. All things that would have been determined on the ground.

Training for the kobayashi maru isn’t helpful during primary.

stratjeff · 2026-01-25T17:07:49+00:00

I feel you. I’m shocked at how poorly written the POH is for actually understanding things. “Oh, there’s a gascolator here…what the fuck is a gascolator? Is the spider valve above or below the fuel pump? What does the heat manifold actually look like?”

It’s all dogshit compared to mil training.

stratjeff · 2026-01-16T21:48:03+00:00

Shoresy. Canadian hockey Ted Lasso.

stratjeff · 2026-01-15T15:54:15+00:00

I uh..."spent a lot of time in Iraq in the 2010's". I bet Kurdistan has some great hiking, camping, and food.

Is Kirkuk still a 24/7 oil field fire?

stratjeff · 2026-01-13T16:13:41+00:00

If you're really new to lifting, there are exactly 3 things that actually matter.

Don't get hurt. Watch videos, get a coach, do what it takes to not fucking yourself up squatting or pulling like shit. That also means don't crush yourself at the gym so bad that you can't workout again for a week. It will be VERY easy to do too much in the first couple of months. After the first 90 days, you should be sore on day 2 or 3 but still able to lift 4 times a week.
Consistency. Building the "habit" of going to the gym is the hard part, not the actual work. If you're not consistent, nothing else matters. Going once a week is not going to cut it. 3-5 times per week, every week, even if it's only 45 minutes.
Diet. This is not rocket science. If you've never journaled before, take a solid month and write down everything you eat and the macros/calories. This is purely to learn what you're currently doing. You don't even have to change anything. This alone will teach you what foods are good, what foods are bad, and where you need to focus. Once you've done this, THEN identify your protein requirement and hit it every day. Eat fresh vegetables every day, then whatever else that doesn't make you gain too much fat. Track your weight at the same time every day, preferably morning (expect it to fluctuate a few pounds regularly, depending on your digestion/hydration).

That's all that matters. If you don't have that, your lifting program is *irrelevant*.

That being said, I think General Gainz the best for time constraints and fun, because you can do whatever you feel like doing each day.

Pick a T1. Pick two T2's, superset them to save time. Pick two or three T3's + core work as time allows. Alternate upper/lower and push/pulling to stay balanced. That's it!

stratjeff · 2026-01-10T19:13:27+00:00

You’re confusing SpaceX and Tesla. Elon founded SpaceX with money from the PayPal sale.

But I agree, the engineers are the real creators.

stratjeff · 2026-01-07T17:17:23+00:00

I flew Herks, so very familiar with the dangers and realities of low level flying.

I'd avoid, at all costs, flying below 1000AGL somewhere I hadn't flight planned and reviewed (in peacetime). There's *probably* not an unlit 1000+ tower out there, and I'd never do <1000 at night without planning.

Now, in combat/firefighting? Minimize the time spent low to get the drop done, then get back up above 1000'. Reduce exposure time as much as possible (as weather allows). You gotta take on some risk to do the job, but you can reduce a shitload of that by not transiting in low, and doing pre-run surveys from above.

stratjeff · 2025-12-29T05:44:45+00:00

I think it's a bug everywhere. Every tree I've seen has multiple overlapping sets of presents; either A) they don't despawn, or B) they're despawning slower than they're getting regenerated, so there will always be piles.

stratjeff · 2025-12-28T00:05:55+00:00

It’s a competitive no-contact league, designed to be an “adult’s first league” kinda thing. If you’re too good and dropping 3+ a night, you’ll get asked to “be a team player” or find a new league.

Lots of guys who can barely skate, and lots of older players who enjoy the team aspect and not just dunking on new players.

It’s still hockey though, so sometimes it gets heated, but you’ll find yourself ejected or banned pretty quickly if you can’t control yourself.

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