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🔧 can you really get more out of 30 minutes than 80?
Intensity and specificity beat duration when you control the variables that actually matter.
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Intensity and specificity beat duration when you control the variables that actually matter.
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October 1, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🔧 can you really get more out of 30 minutes than 80?
Intensity and specificity beat duration when you control the variables that actually matter.
#ashtanga #yoga
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Intensity and specificity beat duration when you control the variables that actually matter.
#ashtanga #yoga
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🔧 shin rotation vs. thigh rotation: why it matters which one you’re doing
They're not the same move, and mixing them up means you're not actually working what you think you are.
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They're not the same move, and mixing them up means you're not actually working what you think you are.
#ashtanga #yoga
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September 30, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🔧 shin rotation vs. thigh rotation: why it matters which one you’re doing
They're not the same move, and mixing them up means you're not actually working what you think you are.
#ashtanga #yoga
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They're not the same move, and mixing them up means you're not actually working what you think you are.
#ashtanga #yoga
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💭 “The African American Civil War Memorial Museum Is Reopening!”
The African American Civil War Memorial Museum reopens September 30, 2026 in the renovated historic Grimke School building in DC's U Street Corridor. The museum honors the 209,145 United States Colored Troops…
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The African American Civil War Memorial Museum reopens September 30, 2026 in the renovated historic Grimke School building in DC's U Street Corridor. The museum honors the 209,145 United States Colored Troops…
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September 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
💭 “The African American Civil War Memorial Museum Is Reopening!”
The African American Civil War Memorial Museum reopens September 30, 2026 in the renovated historic Grimke School building in DC's U Street Corridor. The museum honors the 209,145 United States Colored Troops…
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The African American Civil War Memorial Museum reopens September 30, 2026 in the renovated historic Grimke School building in DC's U Street Corridor. The museum honors the 209,145 United States Colored Troops…
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💭 The Nuance of Tolerance
Steve Simkins examines the paradox of tolerance through Karl Popper's original formulation and a community moderation case, arguing that popular discourse flattens nuance into binary thinking. He explores how Popper's actual position was more cond…
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Steve Simkins examines the paradox of tolerance through Karl Popper's original formulation and a community moderation case, arguing that popular discourse flattens nuance into binary thinking. He explores how Popper's actual position was more cond…
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September 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
💭 The Nuance of Tolerance
Steve Simkins examines the paradox of tolerance through Karl Popper's original formulation and a community moderation case, arguing that popular discourse flattens nuance into binary thinking. He explores how Popper's actual position was more cond…
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Steve Simkins examines the paradox of tolerance through Karl Popper's original formulation and a community moderation case, arguing that popular discourse flattens nuance into binary thinking. He explores how Popper's actual position was more cond…
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🔧 why am i feeling hip flexor work in my mid-back instead?
Sometimes the mid-back has to extend and lengthen before you can actually access the hip flexor.
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Sometimes the mid-back has to extend and lengthen before you can actually access the hip flexor.
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September 29, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🔧 why am i feeling hip flexor work in my mid-back instead?
Sometimes the mid-back has to extend and lengthen before you can actually access the hip flexor.
#ashtanga #yoga
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Sometimes the mid-back has to extend and lengthen before you can actually access the hip flexor.
#ashtanga #yoga
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📺 Is AI Turning Us All into the Same Person? | Sandra Matz | TED
Matz reframes the AI risk conversation away from jobs and misinformation toward something quieter and harder to argue with: the slow algorithmic erasure of the self. The 'dial' proposal is genuinely actionabl…
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Matz reframes the AI risk conversation away from jobs and misinformation toward something quieter and harder to argue with: the slow algorithmic erasure of the self. The 'dial' proposal is genuinely actionabl…
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September 29, 2026 at 12:30 AM
📺 Is AI Turning Us All into the Same Person? | Sandra Matz | TED
Matz reframes the AI risk conversation away from jobs and misinformation toward something quieter and harder to argue with: the slow algorithmic erasure of the self. The 'dial' proposal is genuinely actionabl…
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Matz reframes the AI risk conversation away from jobs and misinformation toward something quieter and harder to argue with: the slow algorithmic erasure of the self. The 'dial' proposal is genuinely actionabl…
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🔧 the thing that brought you to ashtanga doesn’t have to make sense
Your embarrassing origin story is probably the most honest thing about your practice.
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Your embarrassing origin story is probably the most honest thing about your practice.
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September 28, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🔧 the thing that brought you to ashtanga doesn’t have to make sense
Your embarrassing origin story is probably the most honest thing about your practice.
#ashtanga #yoga
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Your embarrassing origin story is probably the most honest thing about your practice.
#ashtanga #yoga
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Is mom gonna win 11 vmas tonight? Will she just get slowly more rowdy? one can hope.
September 28, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Is mom gonna win 11 vmas tonight? Will she just get slowly more rowdy? one can hope.
Kacey Musgraves is a sensational talent and she touched my heart. By the by, that’s one of my all time fave Dolly Parton looks, too.
September 28, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Kacey Musgraves is a sensational talent and she touched my heart. By the by, that’s one of my all time fave Dolly Parton looks, too.
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be still my Bruno Mars loving heart.
September 28, 2026 at 12:20 AM
be still my Bruno Mars loving heart.
Madonna and Charli look like they’re having a great time. I sure did. I wanna be puliing an imperial phase at 67. That dancereria mix went harder than whatever after hours mix is on streaming. dope.
September 28, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Madonna and Charli look like they’re having a great time. I sure did. I wanna be puliing an imperial phase at 67. That dancereria mix went harder than whatever after hours mix is on streaming. dope.
💭 The Nuance of Tolerance
Steve Simkins examines Karl Popper's paradox of tolerance—that unlimited tolerance enables intolerance—but argues the common "don't tolerate the intolerant" slogan misses crucial nuance. Popper advocated suppression only when rational argument fai…
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Steve Simkins examines Karl Popper's paradox of tolerance—that unlimited tolerance enables intolerance—but argues the common "don't tolerate the intolerant" slogan misses crucial nuance. Popper advocated suppression only when rational argument fai…
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September 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM
💭 The Nuance of Tolerance
Steve Simkins examines Karl Popper's paradox of tolerance—that unlimited tolerance enables intolerance—but argues the common "don't tolerate the intolerant" slogan misses crucial nuance. Popper advocated suppression only when rational argument fai…
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Steve Simkins examines Karl Popper's paradox of tolerance—that unlimited tolerance enables intolerance—but argues the common "don't tolerate the intolerant" slogan misses crucial nuance. Popper advocated suppression only when rational argument fai…
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💭 Make Claude your assistant in excalidraw
Drawgent is a Rust tool that connects AI coding assistants (Claude, Codex, opencode) to a live Excalidraw whiteboard, allowing users to request diagrams via chat or annotate drawings with 'AGENT:' notes that the AI then edits in r…
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Drawgent is a Rust tool that connects AI coding assistants (Claude, Codex, opencode) to a live Excalidraw whiteboard, allowing users to request diagrams via chat or annotate drawings with 'AGENT:' notes that the AI then edits in r…
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September 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM
💭 Make Claude your assistant in excalidraw
Drawgent is a Rust tool that connects AI coding assistants (Claude, Codex, opencode) to a live Excalidraw whiteboard, allowing users to request diagrams via chat or annotate drawings with 'AGENT:' notes that the AI then edits in r…
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Drawgent is a Rust tool that connects AI coding assistants (Claude, Codex, opencode) to a live Excalidraw whiteboard, allowing users to request diagrams via chat or annotate drawings with 'AGENT:' notes that the AI then edits in r…
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🔧 santosha is a practice, not a vibe
Three rules said out loud before practice starts, and the third one lands hardest.
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Three rules said out loud before practice starts, and the third one lands hardest.
#ashtanga #yoga
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September 27, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🔧 santosha is a practice, not a vibe
Three rules said out loud before practice starts, and the third one lands hardest.
#ashtanga #yoga
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Three rules said out loud before practice starts, and the third one lands hardest.
#ashtanga #yoga
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🧘 Making Yoga Inclusive
Research identified specific teaching practices, including authentic leadership, inclusive language, and health focus, that make yoga spaces more welcoming for all body types.
#ashtanga #yoga #meditation
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Research identified specific teaching practices, including authentic leadership, inclusive language, and health focus, that make yoga spaces more welcoming for all body types.
#ashtanga #yoga #meditation
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September 27, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🧘 Making Yoga Inclusive
Research identified specific teaching practices, including authentic leadership, inclusive language, and health focus, that make yoga spaces more welcoming for all body types.
#ashtanga #yoga #meditation
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Research identified specific teaching practices, including authentic leadership, inclusive language, and health focus, that make yoga spaces more welcoming for all body types.
#ashtanga #yoga #meditation
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🔧 when does a teacher’s assist actually build strength vs. just do the work for you?
Most students have been carried through postures they thought they were doing themselves—here's how to tell the difference.
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Most students have been carried through postures they thought they were doing themselves—here's how to tell the difference.
#ashtanga #yoga
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September 26, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🔧 when does a teacher’s assist actually build strength vs. just do the work for you?
Most students have been carried through postures they thought they were doing themselves—here's how to tell the difference.
#ashtanga #yoga
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Most students have been carried through postures they thought they were doing themselves—here's how to tell the difference.
#ashtanga #yoga
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💭 I tried Readme, the new dating app for book lovers
The article reviews Readme, a dating app designed for book lovers, contrasting idealized bookstore meet-cute fantasies from romantic comedies with the reality of modern dating. It explores whether shared literary interes…
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The article reviews Readme, a dating app designed for book lovers, contrasting idealized bookstore meet-cute fantasies from romantic comedies with the reality of modern dating. It explores whether shared literary interes…
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September 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
💭 I tried Readme, the new dating app for book lovers
The article reviews Readme, a dating app designed for book lovers, contrasting idealized bookstore meet-cute fantasies from romantic comedies with the reality of modern dating. It explores whether shared literary interes…
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The article reviews Readme, a dating app designed for book lovers, contrasting idealized bookstore meet-cute fantasies from romantic comedies with the reality of modern dating. It explores whether shared literary interes…
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🔧 your confidence helps with my confidence — what does that mean?
The teacher-student relationship in the Mysore room isn't one-way; it's a feedback loop.
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The teacher-student relationship in the Mysore room isn't one-way; it's a feedback loop.
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September 25, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🔧 your confidence helps with my confidence — what does that mean?
The teacher-student relationship in the Mysore room isn't one-way; it's a feedback loop.
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The teacher-student relationship in the Mysore room isn't one-way; it's a feedback loop.
#ashtanga #yoga
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🔧 can i practice sequences from multiple teachers in your room?
If you care about what you're doing and can tell me what it is, I don't care where it came from.
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If you care about what you're doing and can tell me what it is, I don't care where it came from.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🔧 can i practice sequences from multiple teachers in your room?
If you care about what you're doing and can tell me what it is, I don't care where it came from.
#ashtanga #yoga
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If you care about what you're doing and can tell me what it is, I don't care where it came from.
#ashtanga #yoga
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🔧 what it means when you stop needing it so badly
The terror of losing your compulsion to practice might mean transformation already happened, not that you've given up.
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The terror of losing your compulsion to practice might mean transformation already happened, not that you've given up.
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September 23, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🔧 what it means when you stop needing it so badly
The terror of losing your compulsion to practice might mean transformation already happened, not that you've given up.
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The terror of losing your compulsion to practice might mean transformation already happened, not that you've given up.
#ashtanga #yoga
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🔧 if you think it’s about you, it probably is
In a real shala, you're not just receiving teaching—you're generating it.
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In a real shala, you're not just receiving teaching—you're generating it.
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September 22, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🔧 if you think it’s about you, it probably is
In a real shala, you're not just receiving teaching—you're generating it.
#ashtanga #yoga
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In a real shala, you're not just receiving teaching—you're generating it.
#ashtanga #yoga
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💭 Can ‘A Different World’ sequel change lives like the original series? Hillman is back in session
Netflix's sequel to 'A Different World' returns to the fictional Hillman College, following Deborah Wayne (daughter of original characters Dwayne and Whitley) and a new gener…
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Netflix's sequel to 'A Different World' returns to the fictional Hillman College, following Deborah Wayne (daughter of original characters Dwayne and Whitley) and a new gener…
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September 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
💭 Can ‘A Different World’ sequel change lives like the original series? Hillman is back in session
Netflix's sequel to 'A Different World' returns to the fictional Hillman College, following Deborah Wayne (daughter of original characters Dwayne and Whitley) and a new gener…
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Netflix's sequel to 'A Different World' returns to the fictional Hillman College, following Deborah Wayne (daughter of original characters Dwayne and Whitley) and a new gener…
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