Re: Enscript

rbowman wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:42:29 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
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No wonder your ass is so ponderous! :-D  Get up off it and stand! Isn't
your fitness watch telling you that?

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It took the app forever to update just now. Yup, 54 minutes on a outdoor
bike as usual. In truth it was 54 minutes pushing a lawnmower which always
shows as a bike. This time ouf year mowing the lawn means mulching the
leaves and deer turds. Great things mulching mowers.

My watch has one thing that bugs me. Let's say I go walking without activating
the "Walking" app. It counts the steps, but adds in only a few calories.
If I activate it, then it counts calories.

I need to know if I burned enough calories to deserve a couple beers!

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