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This isn't just a call to all hackers...this is a call to all entrepreneurs. It really highlights the artificial success of many companies today.


There's an app called Dminder that notifies you when the sun is in the optimal position (highest point in the sky) to generate Vitamin D based on your location.


Where I live, there is no optimal position for 8 months of the year.


The most important first step is to test your current levels. Then you can use a Vitamin D calculator[1] to help get you a starting point for how much to supplement based on your desired target level -- recommended target range is 40-60 ng/ml (100-150 nmol/L). Then re-test in 3-6 months to check levels and adjust supplementation as needed.

[1] Vitamin D calculator: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/project/dcalculator


Take a look at duplicity. http://duplicity.nongnu.org/

It does encrypted, incremental backups and can sync to many protocols including S3, DO Spaces, Dropbox, rsync, Mega.co...the list goes on. Super easy to set up. This is my go to backup solution for the cloud.


Duplicity is crazy unreliable. Had so many problems with that from memory ballooning to corruption.

Only thing I’ve found which is even fit for purpose so far is rdiff-backup.

For personal stuff I’m just using iCloud and time machine to local disks.


Ever since installing Arch + i3 on my old Macbook Pro years ago, traditional window managers feel so inferior now. I've been on the hunt, since, to find anything as close to i3 for MacOS as possible.

I did come close however...there's a hidden gem called Yabai[0] (formerly chunkwm) by koekeishiya on GitHub. For anyone looking for as close to i3 functionality as possible in MacOS, Yabai is definitely it. I'm really surprised I don't see more people recommend it as the developer has done an excellent job trying to bring the i3 experience to Mac.

[0]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai


If this is intentional, I'm just curious how it works. I feel like this could lead to a vulnerability or exploit.


This is far from the truth. I work for the organization that put the paper together, GrassrootsHealth. We're a non-profit organization doing nutrient research, with a focus on vitamin D.

You can read more about the organization here: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/?post_projects=about-us


https://www.grassrootshealth.net/press/

You also claim vitamin D could treat cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, autism, cystic fibrosis, and premature births and....Coronavirus?

Eating less sugar long term probably would help treat all those. But we have underlying reasons.

What's yours?


Did you take a look at the research section (https://www.grassrootshealth.net/research/)?

You can find the papers we've published that support our claims.


I chose one at random, it didn't explain an underlying mechanism why vitamin D might have such a large range of health benefits like you claim.

It is quite easy for an organisation to p-hack. It's also quite easy for an organisation to ignore correlation vs causation.

So I was wanting to know in summary (a blog is fine) what the underlying mechanism is to which vitamin D could solve so many problems.

[edit] I'll add an article critical of your way of researching - https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2017/03/vitamin-d-cancer-ho...


Your own self-serving bologna doesn't count as well-established science, and making unfounded health claims about supplements is illegal under numerous federal laws. I suggest everyone reading this contact the FDA to urge enforcement action against these shylock clowns.


Alex Jones, Jim Baker and whoever these scammers are... Snake oil panacea merchants preying people during on disasters. The FBI, IRS and FTC should throw a whole library at these vile, criminal scumbags.


Sure thing, I snapped a shot of the error window when it popped up: http://imgur.com/y5tQbTn

I was connected to the US East server at the time.


LiquidWeb looks very promising and fits right in my price range. Great find. LW is the top contender so far.

Great suggestions guys, keep em coming!


Wow, these guys look pretty good. The prices are a little higher than I'd like, but definitely worth checking out, thanks.


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