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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-02-01 at 04:06

I looked at some #running intervals in my last marathon training block to check my running effectiveness (RE).

RE is defined as your ability to convert power (W/kg) into speed (m/s). The resulting unit is kg/N.

RE = m/s ÷ W/kg

Steve Palladino categorizes RE as follows:

Below average: ≤ 99%

Average: 99-101%

Above average: 101-105%

Likely elite: ≥ 105%

At 98.8% RE, it turns out I'm "below average". I guess I have strength training on the radar.

https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/wko4-new-metrics-for-running-with-power/

[#]RunnersOfMastodon

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-31 at 01:30

I've been curious if I could couple Jack Daniels' VDOT system with running power, such as Stryd to predict races.

Got it.

VDOT here is anchored on your CP in W/kg instead of a recent race result. This does mean it'll vary slightly from the official VDOT tables. But the difference is insignificant.

Why does this matter? It doesn't. Not really. If you're using one or other training paradigms, you're probably doing just fine.

I just wanted to see if I could.

[#]running #RunnersOfMastodon

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-30 at 13:51

Well that didn't take long: SQL injection via Deepseek AI chat.

[#]cybersecurity

https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/deepseek-ai-database-exposed-over-1.html

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-29 at 22:32

Every once in a while, I stumble upon the NSA password generator and chuckle.

Would you trust it?

https://github.com/nsacyber/RandPassGenerator/

[#]passwords #cybersecurity #crypto #Cryptography

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-29 at 22:11

This slipped past my radar: LetsEncrypt is ending support for TLS cert expiration notification emails.

https://letsencrypt.org/2025/01/22/ending-expiration-emails/

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-29 at 17:14

Proton Mail says it's "politically neutral" while praising Republican party.

The "privacy-first" company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.

https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-29 at 13:33

"AI stole our jobs".

https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-27 at 06:24

[#]Linux 6.14 switches from SHA-1 to SHA-512 for module signing by default.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.14-Modules

[#]crypto #cryptography

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-27 at 06:00

Being a Reddit sub mod is a thankless position ripe for abuse by the readers. I've been called so many different names the past couple of weeks, it's almost like Reddit mods are just Rorschach blots of things you claim to hate.

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-22 at 13:42

Woah. This is interesting.

Protein cryptography:

"Unlike traditional digital encryption, this approach relies on the inherent diversity, complexity, and replication resistance of biological macromolecules, making them highly secure against duplication or tampering... Proteins are (currently) unclonable. There is no existing method of cloning a protein that is provided in a small amount."

[#]crypto #cryptography

https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/089

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-21 at 23:54

"61.5% of content consumers actively access pirated content on a daily basis."

Huh. Wonder why. /s

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-21 at 23:52

"#Netflix is again increasing monthly prices in the U.S. between about $1 to $2.50 depending on the plan."

🌊 🏴‍☠️ 🌊

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-17 at 16:55

The airnow.gov TLS certificate expired 2 days ago. Le sigh.

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-17 at 14:33

Native #Bitwarden mobile apps are now available for everyone.

https://bitwarden.com/blog/native-mobile-apps/

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-16 at 14:24

30 One Piece episodes down.

1,092 episodes to go.

[#]anime

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-16 at 13:28

Just your friendly reminder to not use #Keeper. They sue security researchers.

[#]passwords

https://www.securityweek.com/keeper-sues-ars-technica-over-reporting-critical-flaw/

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Written by Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: on 2025-01-16 at 10:51

Hard pass. I will not use #passkeys and will tell my friends and family to do the same.

So long as attestation part of the WebAuthn spec, it allows companies to lock consumers into using specific passkey managers.

It's exactly like streaming subscriptions. Attestation sets up the dystopia of a paid 1Password account for your email passkey, a paid LastPass account for your utility account passkey, a paid Bitwarden account for your health insurance, etc.

[#]passwords

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/passkeys-not-perfect-getting-better

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