The Very-Many-Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread XL

[Synobun]

Of course.

Maybe those who retired before Xenforo got a choice, but I sure didn't. I asked to not have it and was promptly denied.

 

[The_J]

I was told that it was scientifically proven that the happiest people are those who listen to death metal. I've only heard of problems with the fans of power metal, although the worst genre of heavy metal is supposed to be doom metal.

Not likely. I'd be curious to see an actual reference to this in some journal. Is this idea from those friends of yours who also espouse other wrong things?

-> as BJ says: To the internet!
If it's scientifically proven, then there must be some info to be found.
While this could be complicated especially for older stuff, anything what's been done in the last 20 years (and I can't imagine that such research was done before, since these subgenres were probably not fleshed out yet in the 80s) should be online.
-> here we go: https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/ppm0000184 .
As you can see, they only checked the emotional impact of death metal on fans vs non fans. So death metal fans are happy while listening to death metal, while non-fans are not happy. Okay, makes sense so far, right?
It's only about death metal though. They didn't compare how happy someone feels, only that death metal fans feel happy while listening to their preferred music. I don't know if you can quantify "Happiness", but we have no idea what would happen if you compared fans of different kinds of music listening to their preferred genre, and who of them is happier. I think it's reasonable to assume that everyone will feel happy while listening to their preferred music, but I'd not really dare to say if e.g. rap fans are happier than country fans (or if that's even possible to say).

So... your "friends" seem to have only gotten part of the info right.
(or maybe there was a misleading media report, could also be)

EDIT: While I think that your friends are often bigotted and stupid, I think this was probably a honest mistake, which many other people might have made too.

Powerwolf is meant to be terrible and Alestorm too hard to listen to after a song or two.

That's a generalization which can't hold, purely by the fact that both bands are known, have multiple albums and filled up concert halls .
Maybe for your "friends", but not for everyone.
(and definitely not for me, I like these bands)

 

[Birdjaguar]

I was pmed by ainwood when the retired moderator tag was in the works and asked about it. There were staff discussions about who should get it and how far back in time it should go. It was seen as a a thank you to to those who had volunteered their time to help the site.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

Not likely. I'd be curious to see an actual reference to this in some journal. Is this idea from those friends of yours who also espouse other wrong things?

They said it was from a scientific study they read about, then adding the reason is that death metal is an outlet for their anger and that the people who listen to death metal are harmless nerds.

That's a generalization which can't hold, purely by the fact that both bands are known, have multiple albums and filled up concert halls .
Maybe for your "friends", but not for everyone.
(and definitely not for me, I like these bands)

It doesn't matter if a band is successful or not. They've proven that most of everything that I listen to is terrible, mainly that it's too bland, samey and noodly.

 

[Birdjaguar]

They said it was from a scientific study they read about, then adding the reason is that death metal is an outlet for their anger and that the people who listen to death metal are harmless nerds.

Probably an internet survey and not scientific at all. In any case, another reason to ignore their opinions about stuff.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Is it relatively easy to put a new garage door into an existing track? That I feel is within my capabilities. Mounting a new track, not so much.

 

[Synobun]

Is it relatively easy to put a new garage door into an existing track? That I feel is within my capabilities. Mounting a new track, not so much.

Be careful of the tension springs. They'll outright kill you dead.

 

[Farm Boy]

That's true. We've got an old wooden one from the 50s that I'm pretty sure stands a chance at going through a wall when it pops.

 

[Cutlass]

Is it relatively easy to put a new garage door into an existing track? That I feel is within my capabilities. Mounting a new track, not so much.

If you are moderately mechanically handy, you can do it. I have, and I had no directions or training to follow.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Thanks, Cutlass. And Syn and Farm Boy.

 

[Cutlass]

Any one with any medical knowledge know anything about wearable heart rate and blood pressure monitors?

Both these things seem well up for me lately. I need to figure it out.

 

[Synobun]

Any one with any medical knowledge know anything about wearable heart rate and blood pressure monitors?

Both these things seem well up for me lately. I need to figure it out.

They aren't very accurate. Well, compared to in a healthcare setting. Heart rate is easy, things like blood pressure are dodgier. However, the difference between a good watch and a traditional cuff at the doctor's is small enough that you can still do useful trend tracking.

The watches/bands are the sort of thing you shouldn't skimp on, though. The cheap knock-offs won't give you anything remotely nearing usable.

They did a study using the HeartGuide watch: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jch.13799 I don't think they have studies for any other products. And the creators of HeartGuide funded the study, so keep bias in mind.

The HeartGuide is probably the most expensive one you can get, at half a grand. Accurate measuring and longevity is still at a premium. You would probably be better off getting the consumer-grade monitor with the cuff and just lugging it around and taking your measurements at specific times if you wanted to save money. It's more inconvenient, and doesn't have real-time tracking, but significantly easier on the wallet. A cuff, blood pressure monitor, and heart rate sensor (probably still in the form of a watch, just significantly cheaper; the knock-offs are good enough here) will run you less than $90.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Any one with any medical knowledge know anything about wearable heart rate and blood pressure monitors?

Both these things seem well up for me lately. I need to figure it out.

Heart rate as in beats per minute?

 

[The_J]

It doesn't matter if a band is successful or not. They've proven that most of everything that I listen to is terrible, mainly that it's too bland, samey and noodly.

Think about it: Does this makes sense?
It pretty much matters if a band if succesful: If they are, they can't be terrible.
To certain people's standards maybe. A snob who only likes classical music will find... er... what's hot... that Korean boy band, what's the name... clearly awful. Millions of people disagree though. Who's right: One snob, or millions of people?
And actually: Nobody is "right", since there's no objective better or worse with taste.
Your taste is your taste. Don't let anyone tell you it's bad. You like what you like, and it doesn't matter for anyone what you like.

 

[Cutlass]

Heart rate as in beats per minute?

Right. My heart seems to be racing a lot lately.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Right. My heart seems to be racing a lot lately.

Won't a fitbit or apple watch track that for you?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

So in this article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/high-dose-flu-shot-limited-supply-fall-2020-1.5769160

She said it's unlikely more high-dose vaccine will become available late in the season like it did last year in December.

Strang said people should not delay getting vaccinated because they're hoping for a high-dose shot.

Is there any reason that a person couldn't get a regular shot now and then a high-dose one later on if they become available?

 

[Chukchi Husky]

Probably an internet survey and not scientific at all. In any case, another reason to ignore their opinions about stuff.

It wasn't a survey.

Think about it: Does this makes sense?
It pretty much matters if a band if succesful: If they are, they can't be terrible.
To certain people's standards maybe. A snob who only likes classical music will find... er... what's hot... that Korean boy band, what's the name... clearly awful. Millions of people disagree though. Who's right: One snob, or millions of people?
And actually: Nobody is "right", since there's no objective better or worse with taste.
Your taste is your taste. Don't let anyone tell you it's bad. You like what you like, and it doesn't matter for anyone what you like.

They did say something like that once, that people can listen to whatever music that they like.

It was after they asked me why is it that there are people who listen to a variety of different music styles. At the time I said that maybe they don't want to limit themselves to one style, that they might want to know what other music is like, but they said that I was wrong, that people can just listen to what they like. They later said that they can't understand why people would want to listen to different styles of music.

 

[Lohrenswald]

It wasn't a survey

Post a link to the thing

 

[Chukchi Husky]

Post a link to the thing

They never showed me.