Marc Croteau

Computer Engineer with many other interests (Shooting, Electronics, DIY, technology, ironwork, multimedia, gardening)

[AVWEROSUOGHENE @Akinjoshua2017]

A rich dude from the Northern Region, completed building his house, but since he didn't have enough money to hire a security guard, he installed free Wi-Fi from 5PM to 7AM.

Every evening, guys in and around his area gather right outside his compound for free internet access.

They all think this man is being generous, but it’s just a batter trade.

His compound has never experienced any kind of robbery.

[Nepal Correspondence @NepCorres]

𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬’𝗦 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗗
Ecological disaster caused by Chinese Xiaokang settlements in Glacial altitudes now trigger avalanches annually on China- #Nepal
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[Jvnior @Jvnior]

🚨🇮🇱 BREAKING: Israeli tourist arrested after starting a huge wildfire in Crete is missing

He got out on €10,000 bail and fled to israel.

[Punchbag Studios @punchbagstudios]

POV: you bought a Porsche but it has Indian AI inside it now 🤡😂

[Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده @RamAbdu]

This is not about a threat to life. It is about children.
One bullet to the heart, and a family is shattered, a future is lost, and hope is gone.
Israel continues to target children—this time inside a UN facility. In 1,000 days, Israel has killed around 25,000 children in the ME.

[Fist Punch @FistPunch]

Indians can't eat beef
Muslims can't eat bacon
Jews can't mix meat and dairy

The Bacon Cheeseburger is the White man's burger.

[Middle East Report @ME_Report_Info]

⚡BREAKING:

Iran has developed a new cancer treatment method for the first time in the world.

The approach targets FAP, a protein produced by cells surrounding tumors, using a radioactive isotope called Ruthenium-2268 produced by Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization.

[SlavicPatriot @infantserbian]

American YouTubers are flooding Cuba right now. Filming the poverty. Shocked by the conditions. No electricity. Empty shelves. Crumbling buildings.

And every single one blames the Cuban government.

Not one mentions the US embargo. 64 years. Since 1962.

Let me explain what that means in simple terms.

Cuba can't trade with the US. Can't buy American goods. Can't sell to American markets. That's expected.

But here's the real damage: any company that does business with Cuba gets sanctioned by the US. Any bank that processes Cuban transactions gets cut off from the American financial system. Any ship that docks in Cuba can't enter a US port for 6 months.

The US didn't just embargo Cuba. They forced the entire world to embargo Cuba.

For 64 years.

No access to international banking. Can't import medical equipment. Can't buy spare parts for machinery. Can't trade freely with 90% of the global economy.

I watched sanctions destroy Serbia in the 90s. We got 8 years of full economic isolation. Cancer patients died waiting for medicine we couldn't import. Inflation hit 300 million percent. Our economy collapsed.

That was 8 years. Cuba has endured 64.

And now American YouTubers show up, film the poverty their own government created, and blame the victims.

Why am I bringing this up now? Because the media campaign is starting. Marco Rubio just said "all options are on the table" for Cuba. American influencers are suddenly very interested in Cuban suffering.

This is the setup. Film the crisis. Blame the government. Build public support. Then invade.

I've seen this playbook before. Serbia. Iraq. Libya. Venezuela last week.

Watch. Cuba is next.

Cuba is poor because America strangled them for 64 years and won't let anyone else help. That's the answer. Everything else is propaganda.

[William A. Wallace, Ph.D. @WilliamWallace]

Most people accept 10,000 steps a day as the benchmark for cardiovascular health. The number didn't come from a clinical trial. It came from a 1965 marketing campaign in Japan.

In 1965, the Yamasa Tokei company began selling a step counter called the Manpo-kei. The name translates literally to "10,000-step meter." The number was a brand identity, picked because the Japanese character for 10,000 resembled a person walking. There was no underlying mortality study. No randomized trial. The 10,000 target became a global health norm because the device was successful and the number was memorable.

The actual mortality data tells a different story.

Lee and colleagues (2019, JAMA Internal Medicine) measured step counts in 16,741 older women using accelerometers and tracked all-cause mortality over four years. Compared with the lowest step quartile (around 2,700 steps per day), women averaging 4,400 steps had significantly lower mortality. Risk continued declining with more steps. Then it leveled off. The plateau was around 7,500 steps per day. Beyond that, additional steps showed no further mortality benefit in this population.

Saint-Maurice and colleagues (2020, JAMA) measured 4,840 US adults aged 40 and older. Compared with 4,000 steps per day, taking 8,000 steps was associated with roughly half the all-cause mortality risk. Twelve thousand steps showed further benefit, though the marginal gain after 8,000 was smaller than the gain from 4,000 to 8,000.

Paluch and colleagues (2022, Lancet Public Health) pooled 15 international cohorts including 47,471 adults. They found the dose-response curve plateaued at 6,000-8,000 steps per day for adults 60 and older, and at 8,000-10,000 for adults under 60. The age-dependent plateau is the most replicable finding across the literature.

If you are over 60, the data suggests most of the mortality benefit accrues by 7,000-8,000 steps per day. If you are under 60, that benefit window extends a bit further, into the 8,000-10,000 range. Going beyond your population's plateau is fine. It is just not adding measurable mortality benefit at the population level. The number to chase isn't 10,000. The number to clear is closer to 7,000 for most adults.

These are observational cohort studies, not randomized trials. Reverse causality is a concern at the low end, where people who walk less may walk less because they are already sick. The studies adjusted for known confounders but residual confounding likely remains. The data is also strongest for all-cause mortality. Step targets for specific outcomes like cardiovascular event reduction, weight management, or cognitive performance may differ. Stepping intensity, separately analyzed, did not predict mortality independently of total daily steps in any of these studies.

10,000 is a round number that came from a 1965 product name. It is not a research-derived target. The mortality data shows the curve flattens earlier than that for most adults, and the practical implication is that consistent walking at moderate volume captures most of the available benefit. The number on your wearable is not the goal.

Lee et al., JAMA Internal Medicine
2019 Saint-Maurice et al., JAMA, 2020
Paluch et al., Lancet Public Health, 2022

[Tristyn Jones @Tristyn_Jones1]

Not New Delhi, this is a Costco in Canada.

[Marc Croteau @marccroteau]

Good Swiss quality

[dimden @dimden]

the washing machine we have in our rental is from 1958 and uses punch cards for operation

[Vlad @VladTheInflator]

Japanese cities have gutters so clean that koi live in them.

India's most sacred river is a toxic dumping ground you get cancer from drinking.

Guess which country has the higher IQ

[pulseby_M @pulseby_M]

A Gen Z started her first job.

Day three.

During training, the boss said,
"You'll answer emails on weekends here."

She nodded.

Then asked,
"Is weekend work in my contract, or is it a favor?"

The room went still.

- No attitude.
- No drama.
- Just a question.

Later, the boss brought up "being a team player."

She said,
"Does that come with extra pay, or just extra hours?"

Silence again.

- No laziness.
- No ego.
- Just clarity.

That's when the whole office realized something.

[Persian Girl @Persianserene1]

Ladies and gentlemen!

Meet the landscape of southern Iran, where Trump and Hegseth are planning to deploy troops

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

Every neighborhood in Japan
has a tiny police station on the corner.

One officer. Sometimes two.
A room the size of a closet.
It is called a koban.

He knows the woman who runs the flower shop.
He knows which grandfather forgets his way home.
He knows the kids on this street by name.

When you are lost,
he draws you a map by hand.
When your bicycle is stolen,
he apologizes as if he took it himself.
When you drop your wallet,
he sometimes calls you
before you notice it is gone.

There are over 6,000 of these tiny boxes across Japan.

Other countries build one big station
in the middle of nowhere.

Japan puts a lamp above your walking route
and lights it every night.

That is the difference.

[Iran News 24 @IRanMediaco]

Never in history have the good guys taken pictures like this

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

The cost of battery fires at recycling waste has hit £1 BILLION a year!

Conveniently, we don’t even calculate the national CO₂, toxic smoke or black carbon released by these fires…

Because it’s too awkward for the Net Zero narrative 🤡

[Ehsan Safarnejad @Safarnejad_IR]

⚠️ Breaking: Iranian military places a $30,000 bounty for each American Soldier that invades Iran (Dead Or Alive)

If the honorable Iranian women do this, the reward doubles ($60,000)

Note: It goes without saying that protecting our land is a duty (which any Iranian would do for free) and this is merely a form of saying "thank you" by the Iranian armed forces.

[Jvnior @Jvnior]

🚨🇮🇱 BREAKING: International Court of
Justice declares "Israel" illegitimate and
ordered its withdrawal from Palestine.

Repost this if you want Netanyahu arrested.