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by npsimons 10y ago
> A year is awfully short to be chiming in with advice for long-term weight loss. How about nine years? 2007-03-28: 192lb; 2016-04-30: 153lb. I hit 160lb in late September of 2007 and haven't been above it since, typically fluctuati
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by npsimons 11y ago
> That seems really really wrong. I see they cite studies but it just finally got warm and sunny here after a long cold winter and it feels, well, happy :-) Maybe, just maybe, if it was sunny all the time I'd get used to it. I live
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by npsimons 11y ago
I feel similarly, but I'm still sympathetic to Mr. Fry's thoughts on the topic. I did find myself thinking "well, it doesn't have to be all or nothing, just look at Joey Hess ( https://usesthis.com/intervi
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by npsimons 11y ago
> But exercise, for instance, has the benefit of improving your health and creating happiness in its own right. That and losing weight. I honestly believe that many don't understand the effects of being obese (or even overweight) be
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by npsimons 11y ago
The claim that losing weight won't make someone happier always surprises me. To be sure, there are those who have deep seated issues that won't be solved by losing weight, or for those who lose a little it won't make a big di
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by npsimons 11y ago
> People tend to overlook the pervasiveness of food addiction People have this misconception that "addiction" can only be to something that you can live without (such as drugs, alcohol, gambling, the Internet or gaming), when i
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by npsimons 11y ago
> I have a Nest and if the cloud service went away and I couldn't control it from my phone anymore, I really wouldn't be sad. It's a feature I use maybe twice a year at most. I have to be honest, the number one reason I do
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by npsimons 11y ago
A million times this. People think that the second law of thermodynamics doesn't apply to them because "biology is complex!", which sounds an awful lot like the creationists. You can't outrun your fork. Even if you want
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by npsimons 11y ago
> Jack Lalanne (American fitness guru) stated "If man made it, don't eat it". He also said "if it tastes good, spit it out" which is just retarded, as there's plenty of things that taste good that are good f
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by npsimons 11y ago
Two things: Not everyone can be a manager, or move up the management chain; even if you're good, there's not that much room, and you might not be able to cut it. Not saying don't try, but there are more programmer jobs than m
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by npsimons 11y ago
I still relish this true story of progress: my father, who started programming with punch cards in high school that he had to send off to the nearest university and wait a week for results, now has a computer in his pocket with orders of ma
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by npsimons 11y ago
TBH, I actually feel worse if I sleep in. But it is interesting to think about if I get in to work before everyone else, I can leave early without anyone batting an eye. Late sleepers do tend to get shit on for no good reason, and as othe
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by npsimons 11y ago
Presuming security is when someone says "restricted data should not be [handled] on a mobile device". Spills happen, intentionally or otherwise. This security hole should be fixed before a field agent gets his iPhone hacked by the
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by npsimons 11y ago
> I can't imagine how touchscreen laptop users feel using Asana. As a digital immigrant that hasn't jumped on touch devices, I have noticed there is a shift to more "implicit" interfaces with touch devices. Not much s
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by npsimons 11y ago
1996 Toyota 4Runner. Love that car, dreading the day I have to replace it, which also helps motivate me to take care of it (although I still take it on rough roads - that's what I have 4WD SUV for).
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by npsimons 11y ago
Egg is pretty slick IME. Course for org-mode, 90% of my use of git as applied to my org files is as a glorified rsync.
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by npsimons 11y ago
> I do not believe governments (especially ones engaged in clandestine surveillance operations) have an obligation to share security vulnerabilities with companies. So I take it then you don't believe in a government "for the p
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by npsimons 11y ago
> More likely, the digital file would come to be erased or rendered unreadable by changes in technical standards. No one likes to admit it, but the solution is simple: 1) Plain ASCII text and 2) Distributed version control.
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by npsimons 11y ago
It's about how media is perceived; if I try to have a conversation with you, but ignore you saying words I don't like, it changes the meaning of our conversation, and one could argue we haven't really had a conversation at al
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by npsimons 11y ago
> > Make the OS your task management system > Can anyone who is more familiar with orgmode describe how it might play this role? Emacs, full screen ( https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/FullScreen ), auto-starting o
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by npsimons 11y ago
This is another reason I had forgotten about in favor of this project: information transgesses boundaries, and whether people like it or not, it will be modified, and it is wrong to attempt to subvert that capability. I still think it'
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by npsimons 11y ago
I consider both of those bad examples; in the first case, adults shouldn't be so picky. In the second, no, you shouldn't skip part of a candidate's speech, as you would then not be an informed voter.
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by npsimons 11y ago
I feel very similarly, but also feel very strongly that is is very welcome thing in a world that seems more and more obsessed with shoving culture/content down our throats (ad-blocking software comes to mind as a similar thing). That b
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by npsimons 11y ago
This question is facetious, almost as facetious as the "10,000 calories of sawdust". Almost. The human body can only process so much fat at once based on bile production. On top of all that, I would say no, I wouldn't gain se
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by npsimons 11y ago
> If you're gaining weight, it means you're eating more than your body can burn, so you need to eat less. This is spot on. So you have a slow metabolism/bad genetics/conditions/etc? Sucks to be you. Sorry. It&#
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by npsimons 11y ago
Burning your poop isn't necessary, but yes, weighing your food is a good idea. Want to know how much you're really absorbing from food? Calculate your real TDEE: https://www.reddit.com/r/leangains/comment
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by npsimons 11y ago
It is that simple; it's just not easy . Having been there, yes, it was hard. But it was also worth it, and I didn't have to change my gut biome or epigenetics to do it.
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by npsimons 11y ago
The question is moot; sawdust is basically pure undigestible fiber (poor mans Metamucil), so since the caloric content of it is virtually nil, it would be impossible to consume 10,000 calories of it.
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by npsimons 11y ago
> Do you think he was lying? Yes. If there's anything reading diet studies has taught me, it's that people lie, to themselves even, and people are very bad at estimating calories. Things like MyFitnessPal have been a boon to co
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by npsimons 11y ago
> But if obesity is primarily the fault of the person who is obese lacking will power then shouldn't we start by doing things directly addressing this. Yes, we should. The average weight has gone up far faster than humans can change

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