I have a habit of changing my avatar periodically. Which has turned out to be a good mechanism to track my progress. :)

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the basic features haven't changed, just the level of fat around them ?

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If you look at my Plurk avatars over the last 10 years, you can see the face changes have been…fairly dramatic.

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That 104-106kg range is exactly where I'm at.

New Post: Slow and Steady [phoneboy.info]

Scientists question accuracy of HbA1c testing due to red blood cell age variability [diabetes.co.uk]

Turns out red blood cells in healthy individuals live longer, giving them more time to accumulate sugar, thus leading to a higher HbA1c.

This too. If public transportation is effectively replaced with a fleet of self-driving cars, how many people are actually going to want to own a car?

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I'll look at this when I'm in the market for a new car…in 10-15 years.

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For a fixed-purpose vehicle (going to/from specific locations), an electric vehicle might be the right answer. Most people can't afford to buy a fixed-purpose vehicle.

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when I can charge my car battery as quickly and as conveniently as I can fill up my gas tank today, then I'll consider moving to an electric car. Given the experience Adam Curry had recently [noagendaplayer.com], I'd say we're a long, long way from that reality.

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