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by shlant 2y ago
yea as soon as I read through the post, I ssh'd into one of my many Ubuntu servers, ran `ruby -v` and then noped out. From past experience I want nothing to do with trying to wrangle RVM or rbenv and then making sure the paths work pro
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by shlant 2y ago
> After 3 months I... Don't care. A single anecdote for 3 months is not even kind of relevant when determining if a diet is healthy long term
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by shlant 2y ago
> When people wrongly claim keto is a new “fad diet” you don’t know why people would point out that it’s been around for over 100 years Again, these are not mutually exclusive. Even if the idea of a keto diet has been around for 100 year
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by shlant 2y ago
> it was developed in a clinical setting for children with epilepsy to reproduce the benefits of fasting - which has been known for thousands of years to prevent seizures - while providing a long term solution and not deprive children o
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by shlant 2y ago
> Something is happening, it’s not just a fad these are not mutually exclusive. It is a fad AND something is happening. That something comes down to two major things about low carb/carnivore diets: 1. You are removing processed food
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by shlant 2y ago
> And you probably ignored any that the ratio probably improved between "good" and "bad" lipids? "For predicting your risk of heart disease, many healthcare professionals now believe that determining your non-HDL
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by shlant 2y ago
> Temporarily, and then it is dramatically reduced No change of diet will "dramatically reduce" metabolism. This is entirely unsubstantiated
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by shlant 2y ago
>toxic masculinity Would love an explanation of how you got here
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by shlant 2y ago
we also played a game in scouts called Survival. One of the funnest activities I remember from the trips we went on. There were different roles and a hierarchy between them which made for varied player experiences. https://www.sc
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by shlant 3y ago
I assume because video is hard and/or expensive
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by shlant 3y ago
can you point to specific examples of these laws? Maybe it's a hard thing to search for, but I mostly just found FTC guidelines which state "Your Ads Must Be Truthful and Accurate" but I can't find any more details. I th
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by shlant 3y ago
kind of surprised that the "What I would tell myself if I had to restart again" list didn't include not throwing all 100k of his parents "legacy" money into Tesla
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by shlant 3y ago
> In my view plant-based foods are not healthy. Red meat is healthy. Luckily we don't have to depend on our "views". We have data to work through differing perspectives and there is no good data to support your conclusions
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by shlant 3y ago
> if you aren't eating meat and aren't getting the required nutrients, despite eating foods rich in them, but aren't bioavailable leading to deficiency. How many people do you think have this problem? Logically, it doesn&#
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by shlant 3y ago
calling it "ancient" and putting it in italics doesn't change the reality
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by shlant 3y ago
yea they love to cry wolf about "anti-nutrients" as well
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by shlant 3y ago
of course - gotta get fasting into this fad diet thread
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by shlant 3y ago
> It doesn't seem healthy if you are accustomed to the standard American diet. This is such a low bar that it's not really saying much at all. There are very real reasons why this kind of diet is almost certainly not healthy lo
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by shlant 3y ago
you sound no different than every other diet of the month fanatic - overselling the benefits while downplaying any downsides
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by shlant 3y ago
higher LDL cholesterol is causative of ASCVD[1] so no, that's not the case. Stop spreading dangerous, dogmatic, unsubstantiated claims. [1] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoqlTVCWIAI81XY?format=jpg&name=...
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by shlant 3y ago
I haven't ever had signs of hearing damage (many of the clubs I go to keep it to 100db or less) but even more reason to move to Loops!
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by shlant 3y ago
I coincidentally JUST bought a pair of Loops today after my Dubs started falling apart after almost 15 years of use. Happy to hear another good review of the Loops. I like that the aesthetic is interesting which is a great conversation star
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by shlant 3y ago
> I've never had a problem with sound clarity at loud concerts with ordinary foam plugs. I wouldn't use anything else when cranking an amp. Regardless of "flat response" talk, I have been very happy using the same pai
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by shlant 3y ago
1. Can't be sure that the effect of caffeine is more worth it than the possible impact on sleep. Better sleep probably has a wider range of benefits compared to caffeine. 2. Might not have to be one or the other - just make sure caffei
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by shlant 3y ago
> And assume this set costs $1,000 for LEGO to produce (low economics of scale) This makes no sense unless you think they are making pieces that are only for this set which is almost certainly not the case considering others have posted
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by shlant 3y ago
> It’s a carcinogen according to the WHO and California This is meaningless. Probably the two worst places to look to for deciding whether something is a significant cancer risk. Do people still not realize that organic does not mean hea
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by shlant 3y ago
overnight oats with fruit, nuts, etc is easy, delicious, healthy, filling, and has unlimited combinations!
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by shlant 3y ago
how do you determine the difference between a "narrative" that is a true reflection of reality and a "narrative" that is to "milk money from middle class Americans"?
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by shlant 3y ago
> While this sounds like a reasonable argument, I think it's a load of bullpucky And you would be correct: https://www.motorbiscuit.com/new-study-confirms-loud-pipes-s...
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by shlant 3y ago
> Discord is popular because of network effects, virality, and marketing I don't think you are even attempting to fairly represent Discord if this is what you actually believe

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