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Peaky Blinders always seems to have been highly rated, watched the first season, may draw some ire for this but...does it get better? Watching someone build a criminal empire is usually an easy way to make something gripping but PB is really lacking so far and
SPOILERthe fight at the end of S1 against Kimby was cringeworthy from start to finish, even before his sister turned up.
Shelbys? "Family? They're a glorified crew"
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostPew research center's findings on What Americans actually know about Religion: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...hat-they-dont/
You can take the polling test here: https://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/u-s...nowledge-quiz/
I'd be pretty surprised if people aren't getting above the average of every cohort polled.
Ability to put Laz to the test here. I was 13/15 FWIW
If I had taken time to really think about it I’d of gotten all 15 right.
Two wrong were
SPOILERchose Jacob instead of Abraham, was 50/50 in the 10 seconds I was giving the question, but with time I would have remembered.
Chose Catholicism over Protestantism for the question on ‘faith alone’ again time would have reminded me that Catholicism is action and repentance based also.
Even just guessing gets you higher than the US average though. Though the follow up point on some of the omitted questions would explain some of it as well (even if the average for teh specific 15 we answered was pretty low anyway)Last edited by Iago; 27-07-19, 13:23.
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Originally posted by hotspur View PostI got the Jewish Sabboth day question wrong because of the way it was worded about what day it starts (sundown on Friday).
Also got the question wrong about faith being the thing leading to salvation, I thought both Catholics and Protestants believed that.
Same reason.
Got the rest though. Fairly easily too.People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Quiz (or the 15 questions we see) seems quite biased towards Christianity.
I doubt we'd score as high if there were questions as specific as the Moses or Abraham ones but based on people in Buddhist or Muslim theology. Or the equivalent of the commandments in the Sikh religion etc.
11/15, poor.
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Any of you computer geeks know the best place price for a Lenovo Chromebook charger? Don't wanna put 30 euros.
Ta.Last edited by Solksjaer!; 27-07-19, 14:59.
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Originally posted by Iago View Post13/15
If I had taken time to really think about it I’d of gotten all 15 right.
Two wrong were
SPOILERchose Jacob instead of Abraham, was 50/50 in the 10 seconds I was giving the question, but with time I would have remembered.
Chose Catholicism over Protestantism for the question on ‘faith alone’ again time would have reminded me that Catholicism is action and repentance based also.
Even just guessing gets you higher than the US average though. Though the follow up point on some of the omitted questions would explain some of it as well (even if the average for teh specific 15 we answered was pretty low anyway)This too shall pass.
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Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostPeaky Blinders always seems to have been highly rated, watched the first season, may draw some ire for this but...does it get better? Watching someone build a criminal empire is usually an easy way to make something gripping but PB is really lacking so far and
SPOILERthe fight at the end of S1 against Kimby was cringeworthy from start to finish, even before his sister turned up.
Shelbys? "Family? They're a glorified crew"
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Originally posted by shrapnel View Postno idea tbh. i think he would have pulled away from Alaphilippe, but not sure from Thomas who was in a decent sized group.
still a decent stage tomorrow. stopping early might just give Bernal that extra bit of energy he might need to push on or hold on to the Yellow jersey, as i think he would have had to push extra hard on that last climb
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Originally posted by Dice75 View PostCurrently minding 8 kids under 8 for 48 hours....how the fuck did people do this full time years ago. Id have just put a hot iron to it after 3 or 4.
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Not even midnight and ready for sleep checked steps app 22 k steps. Avg at home 4k max.
I'd say first hol I may have lost weight
Fuck these city breaks. Rather sitting on my fat ass by the beach drinking Cocktails and home a half or so stone heavier
I ain't no city girl break type
Feel like I'm in Lisbon 2 fucking weeks after 4 daysHer sky-ness
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Originally posted by SatNav View PostI used to think bloody Mary's were vile. They are fucking beautiful if done right.
Googled a decent place that serves an all day brekkie for morn and bloody mary reviews 5*
Think ill spend all day tomorrow drinking them, and they surely not fattening 🤔
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Originally posted by SatNav View PostNot even midnight and ready for sleep checked steps app 22 k steps. Avg at home 4k max.
I'd say first hol I may have lost weight
Fuck these city breaks. Rather sitting on my fat ass by the beach drinking Cocktails and home a half or so stone heavier
I ain't no city girl break type
Feel like I'm in Lisbon 2 fucking weeks after 4 days
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Originally posted by KevIRL View PostHow the fuck do you only get 4K a day max at home?
Outside of training, I probably walk circa 5k a day.
Worst part of the 10k mark is it's completely arbitrary and it's actually recommended to be 15k
*Shared an article but it's behind a paywall, Nature calculated US average at <5k a dayLast edited by Guest; 28-07-19, 06:32.
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostI'd say you would be very surprised by the amounts people walk Mon-Fri tbh.
Outside of training, I probably walk circa 5k a day.
Worst part of the 10k mark is it's completely arbitrary and it's actually recommended to be 15k
Read another article that suggested 6k is enough. I doubts there’s any calculation behind these numbers, it’s just a case of moving more.
4k<6k<10k<15k
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Originally posted by Mellor View PostAnyone who’s on their feet regularly at work, even a small amount, should get close to 10k easily.
15k actually recommended by who? That’s sounds completely arbitrary too.
Read another article that suggested 6k is enough. I doubts there’s any calculation behind these numbers, it’s just a case of moving more.
4k<6k<10k<15k
The optimum amount of exercise you should get each day is equivalent to about 15,000 steps, taken at a brisk walk or faster. Steps that fall below this “moderate-and-vigorous” activity level will count for less. Here’s a rough guide to how that stacks up
STEPS (moderate and vigorous)
50: climbing four flights of stairs
150: running the length of a football pitch
1250: 1 kilometre brisk walk
1500: approximate daily average for US and UK adults
3000: US recommended daily minimum
3000: approximate equivalent to 10,000 steps on a fitness tracker
7500: 1 hour of running, dancing or cycling
15,000: daily round of a postal worker in Glasgow
19,000: UK recommended weekly target for adults
200,000+: ultramarathon
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostThe optimum amount of exercise...
That article is referring to an optimal amount. The 10k steps thing is a recommended daily minimum, very different statements. (Similar to the RDA for vitamin for example).
It’s further blurred by the fact that that article is referring to exercise, not total activity. It mentions that incidental steps over the day “count for less” compared to vigorous exercise steps. The article includes 3k vigorous steps as the recommended minimum, which equals 10k activity steps being a recommended minimum.
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Originally posted by Solksjaer! View Post3 x 10 minutes fast walking kicks the arse out of 10k steps for wellbeing . Look at obese golfers moseying 25k steps a round 5/6 days a week .
5 tee times booked
€40 for the round including 2 course dinner
A grand walk while hitting a few round balls in an open space
Jump aboard
1st tee time 4.15
All welcome
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Originally posted by Mellor View PostThere’s the two key differences.
That article is referring to an optimal amount. The 10k steps thing is a recommended daily minimum, very different statements. (Similar to the RDA for vitamin for example).
It’s further blurred by the fact that that article is referring to exercise, not total activity. It mentions that incidental steps over the day “count for less” compared to vigorous exercise steps. The article includes 3k vigorous steps as the recommended minimum, which equals 10k activity steps being a recommended minimum.
Fair point regarding optimal vs minimum but I wasn't really referring to recommended as analogous to a vitamin RDA. I was more referring to what one should strive for on a daily basis whether that be referred to as recommended/optimal.
I think we can agree that aiming for greater than the RDA equivalent is probably a fine goal.
The 10k thing was invented in the 1960s as a marketing ploy apparently, so it's as arbitrary as it comes I guess but it's clearly worthwhile to use if it's the minimum as the article suggests while average is 5k tracker steps.
I believe the ambiguity arises for many people as they feel that hitting their 10k steps on a tracker is in fact a daily workout and not really a baseline.Last edited by Guest; 28-07-19, 09:02.
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@Mellor just on the subject of sport & optimisation etc, I started this during the week, probably right up your street, David Epstein Sports Gene guy: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41795733-range
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Originally posted by Tar.Aldarion View PostI just walk to work and back and hit something like 12k and that feels like nothing. Sitting around at the weekend can be a killer for me though, gotta get out and walk. Hitting 500k for a month feels good! Need to get back to that.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostIn what is surely an all time record, my net after-tax pay this month was €19,800. (my normal monthly pay is obviously a lot less than that)."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by SatNav View PostI wish I had another 3 days in Lisbon
SPOILERsaid no one ever
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Originally posted by dobby View PostDid you ever think about doing something other than drink on a holiday? Like book a tour or go exploring and sight seeing. I just googled "things to do in Lisbon" and a whole host of things popped up.
So now Mr dobby!!!
Edit to say, I've only had 2 bloody Mary's and a cherry shot and I'm on my second little beer, people watching outside of the train station wondering will I go to the beach again or go on a boat trip again or go on a tuc tuc tour again or maybe jump on metro AGAIN...Last edited by SatNav; 28-07-19, 13:04.Her sky-ness
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Originally posted by dobby View PostFair play. Just seemed from your posts that you had been boozing all the time and complaining then about lack of things to do. I suppose the craic is what you make it
It's hard work like lolHer sky-ness
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Originally posted by SatNav View PostThe thing about these city breaks is your actually doing alot and stopping here and there for one or two drinks. No big sessions, no late nights. Up early and doing loads. I just think City breaks ain't for me.
It's hard work like lol
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Originally posted by Lazare View PostThat's the first time I've heard anyone say anything negative about Lisbon.
Have had so many people tell me how great a city it is.
It just ain't for meHer sky-ness
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostI obviously agree with your suggestion that anyone regularly on their feet in work can hit 10k but how regular can one be on their feet in work if they work at a desk. I would think not enough to hit 10k tbh.
Days when I’ve actually been on my get it’s up past 20k. But I’ve a habit of pacing about when I’m my heads not right.
I believe the ambiguity arises for many people as they feel that hitting their 10k steps on a tracker is in fact a daily workout and not really a baseline.
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Originally posted by Murdrum View Post@Mellor just on the subject of sport & optimisation etc, I started this during the week, probably right up your street, David Epstein Sports Gene guy: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41795733-range
And drugs too tbh. Rambled down many PED rabbit holes. Blatant cheating, but it’s damn interesting
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General understanding of personal finance is mad. I've had the same discussion with three people lately where they were going to take out a short term high APR loan to buy or pay for something that was less than their savings. Its like they see it as two different types of money. So mad to borrow money at 10% from the same people that are giving you 0% on yours.
I think it comes down to seeing their money as an untouchable emergency reserve, they don't trust themselves to replenish it in the same way they would pay back a loan. To them that was worth setting a few hundred on fire.
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Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostGeneral understanding of personal finance is mad. I've had the same discussion with three people lately where they were going to take out a short term high APR loan to buy or pay for something that was less than their savings. Its like they see it as two different types of money. So mad to borrow money at 10% from the same people that are giving you 0% on yours.
I think it comes down to seeing their money as an untouchable emergency reserve, they don't trust themselves to replenish it in the same way they would pay back a loan. To them that was worth setting a few hundred on fire.
And you could reasonable apply your argument to the above.This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.
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On working days I'd struggle to make 10K steps unless I go for a walk, usually 4-5K
Apparently the arbitrary 10K number comes from the Japanese symbol for 10K (万) being animated to looking like it was walking it by one of the early pedometer manufacturers.
It seems to me like a good number for sedentary people to aim for and there is no doubt that people are motivated by it.Turning millions into thousands
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