Dave Pratt
@daveprattdpt.bsky.social
Physical therapist. Strength and conditioning coach. Into web dev and discussing tech.
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Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.
February 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.
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🚨 BREAKING: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s going to rename Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois.”
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
February 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s going to rename Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois.”
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
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Hi, everyone! I'm looking for recommendations for biographies or memoirs. For context, one of my recent favorites is “Shoe Dog.” Thanks in advance! #BookSky
January 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hi, everyone! I'm looking for recommendations for biographies or memoirs. For context, one of my recent favorites is “Shoe Dog.” Thanks in advance! #BookSky
Rare winter storm tracking from Kansas to Virginia: Starting Saturday night in CO, hitting STL Sunday AM, reaching DC by Sunday night. Some regions preparing for their heaviest snowfall in 10+ years. Subzero temps. This is NOT a typical winter weather system! #WinterStorm #news #climate
January 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Rare winter storm tracking from Kansas to Virginia: Starting Saturday night in CO, hitting STL Sunday AM, reaching DC by Sunday night. Some regions preparing for their heaviest snowfall in 10+ years. Subzero temps. This is NOT a typical winter weather system! #WinterStorm #news #climate
One-month trials like Veganuary are great - low commitment way to explore plant-based eating, improve health markers, and help the planet. Research shows most people maintain some changes. Give it a try! #health #diet
Take Part in Veganuary and You Might See Yourself Differently
The ritual of giving up animal products for a month leads participants to see both meat and themselves in a different way, and could have lasting effects on people’s diets.
www.wired.com
January 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A glimmer of hope for beginning 2025. EV charging buildout progresses across party lines. Texas, Utah, Kentucky among Republican states with active charging station projects. #GreenTech #Tech #Climate
Electric Vehicle Charging Is Going to Get Political
The incoming Trump administration has signaled its hostility toward EVs. Will the red-state/blue-state divide come for public charging?
www.wired.com
January 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A glimmer of hope for beginning 2025. EV charging buildout progresses across party lines. Texas, Utah, Kentucky among Republican states with active charging station projects. #GreenTech #Tech #Climate
NYE celebrations ranked by entertainment value:
1. Sydney 🇦🇺
2. London 🇬🇧
3. Dubai 🇦🇪
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30. Times Square
#NYE #NewYearsEve
1. Sydney 🇦🇺
2. London 🇬🇧
3. Dubai 🇦🇪
⬇️
30. Times Square
#NYE #NewYearsEve
December 31, 2024 at 11:47 PM
NYE celebrations ranked by entertainment value:
1. Sydney 🇦🇺
2. London 🇬🇧
3. Dubai 🇦🇪
⬇️
30. Times Square
#NYE #NewYearsEve
1. Sydney 🇦🇺
2. London 🇬🇧
3. Dubai 🇦🇪
⬇️
30. Times Square
#NYE #NewYearsEve
AI data centers creating power distortions in nearby residential areas. >50% of houses w/ worst power quality are w/i 20 miles of major data centers. With AI's volatile energy demands, this isn't just capacity - it's about grid stability. Old power infrastructure wasn't built for this.
#Tech #News
#Tech #News
AI data centers could be ‘distorting’ the US power grid | TechCrunch
The proliferation of data centers aiming to meet the computational needs of AI could be bad news for the US power grid, according to a new report in
techcrunch.com
December 30, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Despite the challenges we face, this is a great time to be alive. I estimate that around 70% of Americans today enjoy a higher standard of living than John D. Rockefeller did, even though they have far less wealth. Let’s resist the urge to be pessimistic.
December 29, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Despite the challenges we face, this is a great time to be alive. I estimate that around 70% of Americans today enjoy a higher standard of living than John D. Rockefeller did, even though they have far less wealth. Let’s resist the urge to be pessimistic.
Swell…
Hackers hijacked legitimate Chrome extensions to try to steal data
Hackers hijacked legitimate Chrome extensions to try to steal data
One company blamed a phishing email for the attack.
buff.ly
December 28, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Swell…
Growing mushrooms alongside trees could give us a new protein source that actually helps the environment. Christmas tree farms could grow food this way. Uses less land than cattle farming. #health #christmas
How Christmas Trees Could Become a Source of Low-Carbon Protein
In the nascent field of mycoforestry, tree-growers are combining saplings with symbiotic fungi to grow timber and mushrooms on the same plots of land.
www.wired.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Growing mushrooms alongside trees could give us a new protein source that actually helps the environment. Christmas tree farms could grow food this way. Uses less land than cattle farming. #health #christmas
Most imaging studies show no significant differences in knee cartilage or joint space between runners & non-runners. Running doesn't appear to accelerate joint wear. #running #health #fitsky
Running and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Kate A. Timmins, Richard D. Leech, Mark E. Batt, Kimberley L. Edwards, 2017
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic condition characterized by pain, impaired function, and reduced quality of life. A number of risk factors for knee ...
doi.org
December 28, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Common belief debunked: Heels-only bridging does not increase glute activation compared to flat feet. An EMG study finds no significant difference in gluteus maximus activity between the two positions. However, the heels-only position did increase quadriceps activity. #fitness #training #gymsky
Effects of Ankle Position While Performing One- and Two-Leg Floor Bridging Exercises on Core and Lower Extremity Muscle Recruitment
Given there are no known studies which have examined multiple lower extremity muscles between different ankle positions during bridging activities, the objective was to assess how employing two differ...
www.mdpi.com
December 26, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Recent nutrition research overturns long-held beliefs about egg cholesterol. The FDA now endorses eggs as a part of a healthy diet. #health #diet
Eggs added to FDA’s updated healthy claim food list
The Food and Drug Administration has added eggs to its updated list of healthy foods along with fish and vegetables
thehill.com
December 26, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates! 🎄
December 25, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates! 🎄
@codinginpublic.dev I’m enjoying your course so far. Good work! Unrelated question: do you think Pagefind is still the best option for adding search to a static or hybrid Astro blog?
December 21, 2024 at 1:04 AM
@codinginpublic.dev I’m enjoying your course so far. Good work! Unrelated question: do you think Pagefind is still the best option for adding search to a static or hybrid Astro blog?
The crypto generation gap is real: Under-40s are 7x more likely to use cryptocurrency than those over 70. Minority communities leading adoption at 33% compared to 14% of white users. #tech
December 2024 National Poll: Young Voters Diverge from Majority on Crypto, TikTok, and CEO Assassination - Emerson Polling
Majority Think Tariffs Will Hurt US Economy Majority oppose Biden’s Pardon of Hunter & Trump’s…Full Release & Results
emersoncollegepolling.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:01 AM
The crypto generation gap is real: Under-40s are 7x more likely to use cryptocurrency than those over 70. Minority communities leading adoption at 33% compared to 14% of white users. #tech
December 14, 2024 at 6:19 PM
This is still one of my favorite tech stories of '24. NotebookLM podcasts are right up there. #tech #bluesky
The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people.
A phone company developed an AI 'granny' to beat scammers at their own game
The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people.
www.npr.org
December 14, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Leafy vegetables, such as kale and collard greens, have enhanced nutrients when stir-fried (optimal time: 15 minutes), microwaved, or cooked using sous vide. However, steaming reduces their nutritional value #health #diet #cooking
Modern and traditional cooking methods affect the antioxidant activity and phenolic compounds content of Trachystemon Orientalis (L.) G. Don
Trachystemon orientalis (L.) G. Don is a medicinal plant with beneficial effects on human health. Its antioxidant and phenolic compound content is higher than most natural plants. This is the first st...
doi.org
December 14, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Research links Western diet high in omega-6 (corn oil, soybean oil) to chronic inflammation in colorectal cancer, while omega-3 rich foods (salmon, sardines) show protective effects. #diet #health #news
Integration of lipidomics with targeted, single cell, and spatial transcriptomics defines an unresolved pro-inflammatory state in colon cancer
Background Over a century ago, Virchow proposed that cancer represents a chronically inflamed, poorly healing wound. Normal wound healing is represented by a transitory phase of inflammation, followed...
doi.org
December 13, 2024 at 5:32 PM