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  • BMI is generally useful as a form of shorthand for whether somebody is a healthy weight. Body composition, specifically body fat percentage, matters more. Bodybuilders often fall into the obese category for their height but you generally wouldn’t call them fat.

    The original BMI calculation has received criticism for classifying shorter people and taller people incorrectly. Shorter people end up with a BMI that is proportionally too low and tall people proportionally too high.

    You’re fairly tall, but still fall squarely in the overweight category with the new calculation (https://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/trefethen/bmi_calc.html). Even with the new calculation, it’s still a shorthand method and won’t be accurate in all situations.

    For a more accurate picture of whether you may want to consider losing weight, a Dexa scan will determine you body fat percentage. General guidance is <20% for men and <25% for women.


  • I have no recommendation to meet your use case, but I do have experience supporting environments that process credit card transactions. PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance is going to be a requirement you’ll want to keep front of mind if you’re going to be assisting. PCI doesn’t care too much about the software in use, so long as the network and data handling is up to snuff. For small businesses, this usually means you’ll be limited to a few choices based on the card processor you select.




  • I (distantly) knew someone who was cutting grass on an incline adjacent to a pond. The lawnmower flipped, and it pinned him in the pond. He drowned in a foot of water and was sober.

    People misjudge things all the time. I would guess it was a combination of distraction and/or non-ideal terrain (slope, dropoff, or combination).