These are relatively new changes then

Not really. Lightning has been around for many years. Ethereum transitioned to Proof of Stake back in 2022. Layer 2s on Ethereum went live in 2021-2023, continuing on and ever expanding up until today.

I remember when a transaction cost $25 and 7 minutes

For Bitcoin mainnet, this may still be the case, however in practicality 1) that’s still faster than tradfi settlement times (ACH takes 5-7 days to settle), 2) depending on the amount of money you’re moving, $25 might be very cheap, 3) most people will use Lightning if they value speed and cheap fees. With Ethereum, block times are every 12 seconds or something like that. So actually it’s not only fast but very consistent. Fees [on Ethereum] have been very cheap since blockspace demand has been muted the past couple years, however like Bitcoin most people prefer to use Layer 2s

In any case, that wasn’t practical for anyone except organised crime

that’s just simply not true.

And the fact that crime is still a major user.

I’ve got news for you, tradfi ain’t much better. Regardless, there’s a large and growing list of use cases that don’t involve “crime”: https://ethereumadoption.com/built-on-ethereum?view=byEntity. Exchanges, lending and borrowing, mortgages, insurance, derivatives, pay day loans, no-loss lotteries, social media, collectables, identification, certifications, streaming salaries, …

For normal transactions, it’s too slow and expensive, but for crime, that’s not a problem.

I’m no lover of Bitcoin, but this is just false. Using the Lightning Network (basically a Layer 2 application on top), transactions are near instant and cost only pennies.

Using the Ethereum network and L2s, which has an energy expenditure less than that of your dishwasher, you can move money instantly and for basically fee. There’s a reason big corporations like Visa and countless others are heavily investing in and building on Ethereum: it’s faster and cheaper than legacy tradfi rails. Also, it’s a pretty good way to get aid to Gaza and other war-ravaged countries, pay for privacy-respecting email and VPNs, etc.

primary use case is crime, money laundering, drugs, assassination, ransomware

In fact, crypto has moved on from 2009-era use cases: https://ethereumadoption.com/usecases/

So all those things, but illegal are better? lol

Thank you! My daughter uses the rings more than I do … they’re hard!

I realize this is 5 months old, but hey, the community is a bit slow…

Instead I wanted to try and get another rep in 1. Set and 2. Set and 3. Set but to my suprising it didn’t happen. My first set today was 9 Reps, 2. Set 6 Reps and 3. Set I had to reduce weight to even get it up.

This is completely normal. It might take 2-4 weeks to add that 1 rep. Let’s do the math.

100kg for 14 reps (whatever, it’s just an example). That’s an e1RM of 146.7 kg. Let’s say you add 1 rep a month. Yep, 1 rep a month. In 6 months you would have 100kg for 20 reps. That’s an e1RM of 166.7 kg. You just added 20kg from only 1 measly rep per month. That’s awesome progress!

Do you see what’s going on here? Progress slows when you get stronger, but it’s still significant over the longer term.

You aren’t doing anything wrong! This is totally normal progress! There’s always somewhere that I can add a rep in my workouts, but it’s often not my main lifts.

Up the weight like you planned, and work on getting the reps to your target again.

I’m shocked that people expect to make progress without knowing where they are vs where they need to go. Record everything. DB curls, deadlift, lat raises. Everything. Over time, everything needs to trend upwards.

I have a whole table with my 1-20 rep maxes for a dozen upper and a dozen lower big lifts. I have smaller tables with all my accessory lifts.

Because it’s over 315lbs.

cheers!

traps

“you support fascism if you use brave” … Omg come on. This is really ridiculous. I’m a communist and active member in a socialist org. I’ve been in the face of proud boys, I’ve fought with ICE, I’ve marched with strikers… Telling people they support fascism through browser choice is fucking nuts. Everything you do supports the fascist system unless you live off grid in the woods.

There is no ethical consumption under a capitalist system. Do I like the guy? Fuck no. But I like brave search. I liked BAT when it was released; it was an interesting idea on supporting creators that ultimately flopped. I like the ad block. I also use firefox with ad block. I’m capable of both. I’m browsing the web for lifting videos, not planning the revolution.

All browsers suck. I’ve tried them all over the past 30 years. Show me a browser that doesn’t suck and I’ll change, I haven’t seen it. This shaming of people is really getting fucking ridiculous. It’s the most milquetoast lib purity test I’ve seen.