For the February break, we once again embarked on our annual pilgrimage to the slopes: this year’s choice fell on the French La Plagne.
Below, you’ll find a short 4K video showcasing a week of tumbling, face-planting (nah…), and occasionally even snowboarding, plus a handful of photos that prove we did more than just lie in the snow contemplating our life choices.
I’ve decided to launch a dedicated series, which I called Longevium. There I’ll be sharing my insights and personal achievements in the realms of health, vitality, and longevity. Subscribe here!
Today, let’s talk about a rather intriguing metric known as VO₂max, also known as the maximal oxygen uptake. Modern physiology treats VO₂max as the gold standard for measuring physical fitness of a person.
And here’s where it gets really interesting: if you know your VO₂max today, you can predict your fitness level 10, 20, 30 etc. years from now. Just take a look at this chart:
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New Comentario version 3.13.0 Garvagh is released.
Comentario is a fast and powerful free comment server for web pages, written in Go.
You can follow relevant news in the Comentario blog or via RSS .
Are there too many “Comentario” posts in my blog?
Let’s change the subject for a moment. My New Year’s resolution for this year (what the Dutch call nieuwjaarsvoornemens) was to lose weight — specifically, to reduce my visceral fat percentage while maintaining muscle mass.
As you can see in the photo, the results speak for themselves. In numbers, I’ve gone from 87 kg to 72 kg (-15 kg or -33 lb) in body mass, and my visceral fat percentage has dropped from 13% to 7%.
I’m thrilled with the progress (also visible in the photo) — more details below.
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It’s almost Christmas again, and Comentario is decking the halls with the fresh 3.12.0 Faughanvale release!
Comentario is a fast and powerful free comment server for web pages, written in Go.
You can follow relevant news in the Comentario blog or via RSS .
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New Comentario version 3.11.0 Enniskillen is released.
Comentario is a fast and powerful free comment server for web pages, written in Go.
You can follow relevant news in the Comentario blog or via RSS .
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New version Comentario 3.10.0 Donaghadee has seen the light of day.
Comentario is a fast and powerful free comment server for web pages, written in Go.
An important announcement: if you’re only interested in news about Comentario, feel free to bookmark the Comentario series page. It also provides a dedicated RSS feed .
The version 2.3.10.1 of the Sound Switcher Indicator is released — closely following 2.3.10.
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New version Comentario 3.9.0 Crossgar has seen the light of day.
Comentario is a fast and powerful free comment server for web pages, written in Go.
In today’s menu: OIDC support, dark theme, migration from Commento++, and more!
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New version Comentario 3.8.0 Belfast is released.
Comentario is a fast and powerful free comment server for web pages, written in Go.
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The new version Comentario 3.7.0 Armagh is out.
Comentario is a fast and powerful free comment server for web pages, written in Go.
This is the first release retouching the database layout since 3.0.0, therefore it bundles quite a few changes.
On March 20th the official astrological astronomical spring began in the Netherlands. The nature was celebrating this date with the air temperature of 18 °C and trees in full bloom.
Here’s a traditional video of the blooming Houten — this time in 4K!