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Comment Re:Bad Summary: Looking at the graphs in the study (Score 2) 128

"Fitbit only usable device, Nike Fuelband total shit".

I think they're all quite usable. In this space utility is not dependent on accuracy, for most people, because for most people it really doesn't matter if you get an extremely accurate step count. What matters is that you get a reasonable estimate of your activity level, as compared with you activity level measured on other days.

You could argue that something that sometimes only registers half the steps might make you fitter .... if you exercise until it says 10,000 steps every day you could be doing a lot more.

Comment Bad Summary: Looking at the graphs in the study (Score 4, Informative) 128

Looking at the graphs in the study a more accurate report would be:

Of the dedicated devices the "Fitbit One" and the "Fitbit Zip" where super accurate, but the average for dedicated devices was brought down by the abysmal performance of the "Nike Fuelband". The various apps tested gave a reasonable performance, as did the other dedicated devices tested

Comment Re:The myth is not its basis (Score 1) 305

I do not know how 'red wine' got inflated to 'any form of hooch'

Red red wine you make me feel so fine
You keep me rocking all of the time
Red red wine you make me feel so grand
I feel a million dollars when your just in my hand
Red red wine you make me feel so sad
Any time I see you go it makes me feel bad
Red red wine you make me feel so fine
Monkey pack him rizla pon the sweet dep line
Red red wine you give me whole heap of zing
Whole heap of zing mek me do me own thing
Red red wine you really know how fi love
Your kind of loving like a blessing from above
Red red wine I love you right from the start
Right from the start with all of my heart
Red red wine in a 80's style
Red red wine in a modern beat style, yeah

Comment They could add (Score 1) 305

"Beneficial associations between low intensity alcohol consumption and all cause mortality may in part be attributable to inappropriate selection of a referent group and weak adjustment for confounders. Selection biases may also play a part."

... and the pint of strong lager that they drank before working on the paper probably didn't help much either.

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