Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[S.Y.]

Our bodies are marvellous. As I write this, I am 82h into a water fast, and still counting. I feel great physically and mentally.

Those urges to eat and overeat? That is just the mind.

 

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[Kevin88660]

On sth related to aging since some mentioned here.

How a Man That Looks 20 at 50 Lives and What His Diet Is Like

Chuando Tan is a photographer from Singapore who attracted the attention of the whole world to himself by not only taking photos of other people but his own photos too. Why is this so interesting, you ask? Chuando was born in 1967, which means he is 51 years old now but he looks as if he is 20...

brightside.me

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

I used to listen to these two guys, but they appear to be mainly clowns being really good at monetizing their social media presence.

Loved this:

My First Million Clips - How I Built A $90,000/Month Side Hustle In 48 Hours

→ Listen to the Full Episode ← Sam Parr (@TheSamParr - https://twitter.com/theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP - https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) talk to Co-Founder & CTO of HubSpot, Dharmesh Shah (@dharmesh - https://twitter.com/dharmesh), about creating an alternative to Wordle in 48 hours. —...

podcasts.google.com

On another note, the Belgian state media began to push the "eat bugs save the planet" propaganda:

De la poudre de grillons dans la nourriture à l’insu du consommateur ? Impossible si c’est préemballé, improbable pour le vrac

This is a belgian startup making insect-based food lmao : Yuma : des biscuits renforcés à la farine de grillons, disponibles en grande surface !

Of course they get free PR!

If crypto was the way two years ago for startups, the bugs are the way for the next two years!

Until we realize they give heart problems, at least....

 

[heavy_industry]

Our bodies are marvellous. As I write this, I am 82h into a water fast, and still counting. I feel great physically and mentally.

Today I decided to do something "smart" and steer away from my usual diet. I stuffed myself with carbs and sugar.

I basically felt like I was having a hangover for the entire day, with low energy and massive brain fog.

I don't understand how can some people eat sugar all day everyday and live like this. Perhaps they develop a physiological tolerance to shield them from the repeated insulin spikes? Either way, it was not a fun experience.

 

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[Patryk.]

Today I decided to do something "smart" and steer away from my usual diet. I stuffed myself with carbs and sugar.

I basically felt like I was having a hangover for the entire day, with low energy and massive brain fog.

I don't understand how can some people eat sugar all day everyday and live like this. Perhaps they develop a physiological tolerance to shield them from the repeated insulin spikes? Either way, it was not a fun experience.

@heavy_industry today be like: The Archies - Sugar, Sugar

 

[constant]

Today I decided to do something "smart" and steer away from my usual diet. I stuffed myself with carbs and sugar.

I basically felt like I was having a hangover for the entire day, with low energy and massive brain fog.

I don't understand how can some people eat sugar all day everyday and live like this. Perhaps they develop a physiological tolerance to shield them from the repeated insulin spikes? Either way, it was not a fun experience.

The sugar induced brain fog is awful indeed.

What does your usual diet look like?

 

[VerteCs]

Today I decided to do something "smart" and steer away from my usual diet. I stuffed myself with carbs and sugar.

I basically felt like I was having a hangover for the entire day, with low energy and massive brain fog.

I don't understand how can some people eat sugar all day everyday and live like this. Perhaps they develop a physiological tolerance to shield them from the repeated insulin spikes? Either way, it was not a fun experience.

People get used to it. I don’t think they necessarily tolerate physiologically because I know people who will still eat junk food that causes them heart burn, headache, etc. Laziness, lack of drive to eat healthier, lack of self-respect all play a role.

 

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[MitchC]

Anyone else watching Physical:100 on Netflix?

I’m enjoying it so far. The people on Korean and Japanese reality shows are so much more normal and respectful. I can’t stand the western ones, I don’t know who decided westerners all want to watch the biggest degenerate F*ckwits on tv and not just nice normal people.

It’s a squid games style reality show where they compete to see who is the best physically.

A mixture of army, bodybuilders, Olympic athletes, strongmen etc. It’s cool and inspiring to see what humans can do.

 

[S.Y.]

Today I decided to do something "smart" and steer away from my usual diet. I stuffed myself with carbs and sugar.

I basically felt like I was having a hangover for the entire day, with low energy and massive brain fog.

I don't understand how can some people eat sugar all day everyday and live like this. Perhaps they develop a physiological tolerance to shield them from the repeated insulin spikes? Either way, it was not a fun experience.

Ya... I wonder if people can get used to insulin spikes. Our bodies are so good at adapting to bad situations for us to survive. Won't surprise me if they are just used to how they feel, and "forgot" what a "healthy body" feels like.

I went to an Indian place two weeks ago with a friend. The food was absolutely delicious and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Not something I would eat every day, but every now and then I do.

So I am sitting down, and the waitress come and offers desserts, which was part of the combos we got. My friend says yes, and I follow. Why not? The thing come, I take a bite. It feels like I am eating pure concentrated sugar. It is the sweetest thing I have tasted in a long time. It was so sweet that I couldn't take another bite.

I look at my friend, and I tell her that it is enough for me. I can't get more of this and she can take it if she wants. About a minute later my Garmin watch vibrates, which surprises me because I don't have any notifications on; I use it purely to track certain health metrics. So I look at the watch to see what is up and it is the "relax reminder". Whenever the watch detects that my stress level is unusually high, it sent me a nudge. The dessert was so sweet that my watch recorded an unusually high-stress level. I was floored. It was the first - and only time - that food triggered that reminder. Wild!

The sugar induced brain fog is awful indeed.

What does your usual diet look like?

For me, mainly plant-based with meat occasionally - everything else in moderation.
Every 3 months or so, I like to get into ketosis for a week or two to stay metabolically flexible. So I will do Keto

 

[daivey]

I just got back from the doctor for just a regular checkup. I don't know man, I am getting more and more disillusioned with the medical industry every day it seems. I used to like this guy. He is fit, smart, critical thinker, and fairly young, maybe late 40s or early 50s.

Now I am not so sure. The last few years have literally just been pure shit shoveled down my throat with no thought behind it, just straight up pushing whatever the latest thing is.

Today I wanted to ask a few questions about some things like libido, nootropics for concentration, and I can't even remember what else. The answers for everything were just canned responses. He was sure to include that Canada just recommended that the alcohol intake be no more than 2 drinks a week, I figure I drink 2 a month so I am good according to them. But I mean lets just think about that critically for a half a second. An explosion in cancers and heart issues in the last few years due to this magical alcohol intake? People have been drinking since the dawn of time, and modern city-dwelling man probably has not changed their individual alcohol habits at all. So a spike in anything would have to be correlated to a spike in drinking, NOT in a change in the recommendations.

He also was pretty thorough in his questioning me on how my heart has been in general, and during peak load while working out or biking. Odd, I have never been grilled on my heart before, care to elaborate as to why? No, okay fine, just routine questions I guess.

I wanted to do a blood test because I completely changed my diet through September/October of 2022, and I want to see the results. Nope, can't get one, I already had one last year so its 100% off the table. Best healthcare in the world here in Canada!! Can't even do a routine blood test.

Oh, and make sure you get your boosters, your flu vaccine and I think tetanus or something. I said I have not had a flu vaccine in over 25 years and it will be at least that long until I get another.

somethings not adding up here about the blood test...... doctor can get a blood test done no problem. I've had 3-4 done in a year.... The doctor just needs to give you a requisition form. However, if you just "ask to have a blood test" then maybe thats why the doctor said no.

blood test is ordered if there is some underlying issue or something to check on. Not because 'u just want one'. though if u are having a full physical they should order a blood test... so i dunno the context of your meeting.

 

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[GPM]

somethings not adding up here about the blood test...... doctor can get a blood test done no problem. I've had 3-4 done in a year.... The doctor just needs to give you a requisition form. However, if you just "ask to have a blood test" then maybe thats why the doctor said no.

blood test is ordered if there is some underlying issue or something to check on. Not because 'u just want one'. though if u are having a full physical they should order a blood test... so i dunno the context of your meeting.

I have completely changed my diet, and asked about some underlying things specifically I want addressed. So yea, to me it should be available. Canada sucks sometimes.

 

[heavy_industry]

The sugar induced brain fog is awful indeed.

Basically felt like a mild hangover.

What does your usual diet look like?

Q4 of last year I've done a controlled high carb / low fat diet. The only source of carbs was rice with turmeric powder. I think this slowed down the absorption of glucose because I had no problems with my energy levels and felt great.

Last 2 weeks I've eaten mostly beef with no carbs, but I'm about to get serious with a diet plan and measure the outcome.

The dessert was so sweet that my watch recorded an unusually high-stress level. I was floored.

Haha that's insane!
That's why it's important to listen to your body's signals. If your brain decides that something doesn't taste good, it is happening for a reason.

 

[Kak]

 

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[mikecarlooch]

the most transformational year of my life!

 

[Mammoth]

blood test is ordered if there is some underlying issue or something to check on. Not because 'u just want one'.

Why not? I can walk into any lab in Mexico and pick what I want tested a la carte and get it done right then. The results will be emailed to me in a couple days.
I had the same issues in Canada. Hey I've made some changes in my life, just want to see where my levels are at. Nope. Too bad. Rationed, socialized healthcare sucks.

 

[Lex DeVille]

 

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[Isaac Odongo]

Guys
Google drive going nuts and behaving like a pretty mound of bullshit. I have assignments to submit and the thing isn't going to upload the files so I can share.

Which other cloud storage service is reliable and easy to use?

 

[PureA]

Guys
Google drive going nuts and behaving like a pretty mound of bullshit. I have assignments to submit and the thing isn't going to upload the files so I can share.

Which other cloud storage service is reliable and easy to use?

GD is so good I would just be patient. They will fix it.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1619740928046145536

View: https://twitter.com/Babygravy9/status/1619740928046145536

 

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[loop101]

I'm surprised several of the Hollywood Studios don't get together and create a social media platform that they control, and instruct all their workers, agents, actors, and stars to use it. Maybe throw in some music studios. If enough famous people went there, regular people would follow, and they might get a critical mass. They could do to Facebook/Twitter what Facebook did to Myspace.

 

[evanwilson]

Are you a competitive person? Or a result-driven person?

Although it might not sound too meaningful, I think it's an interesting distinction. If you're competitive you want to become better in order to beat others. If you're result-driven, you've got internal motivation to become better for the sake of achieving a better result.

I am a result-driven person. People often tell me to look at xyz person, how they are doing better than me. I tried competing but that never worked until I genuinely wants to achieve those goals. I think I am progressing if I am doing something better than before. I aim at learning, not winning. If it's a game, well I try to win then . Depends on scenarios I guess.

 

[Robin 133]

Some great free tools on here. I'm finding the PDF editor very helpful. Free AI Writing, PDF, Image, and other Online Tools - TinyWow

 

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[Skroob]

I'm surprised several of the Hollywood Studios don't get together and create a social media platform that they control, and instruct all their workers, agents, actors, and stars to use it. Maybe throw in some music studios. If enough famous people went there, regular people would follow, and they might get a critical mass. They could do to Facebook/Twitter what Facebook did to Myspace.

That basically was Twitter until a couple months ago.

 

[piano]

I was researching about sales and I found this guy:

View: https://youtu.be/GFkEdFC3WcM

 

[Matt Sun]

I'm surprised several of the Hollywood Studios don't get together and create a social media platform that they control, and instruct all their workers, agents, actors, and stars to use it. Maybe throw in some music studios. If enough famous people went there, regular people would follow, and they might get a critical mass. They could do to Facebook/Twitter what Facebook did to Myspace.

That is what facebook is

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Multimillionaire "Mr Beast" cures 1000 people of blindness and unfortunately, some of the insufferable maggots of our society aren't happy about it, deploying tropes about "capitalism" "rich people" and "universal healthcare."

This proves that no matter what you do, culture's morons will take issue with it unless you kneel at the alter of communism.

America is beyond repair.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1619767939250663425

View: https://twitter.com/LilithLovett/status/1619767939250663425?s=20&t=VVdnu8vV-rps9ILiaZCsvQ

 

[constant]

Multimillionaire "Mr Beast" cures 1000 people of blindness and unfortunately, some of the insufferable maggots of our society aren't happy about it, deploying tropes about "capitalism" "rich people" and "universal healthcare."

This proves that no matter what you do, culture's morons will take issue with it unless you kneel at the alter of communism.

America is beyond repair.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1619767939250663425

View: https://twitter.com/LilithLovett/status/1619767939250663425?s=20&t=VVdnu8vV-rps9ILiaZCsvQ

When there's nothing to be outraged about, Twitter will invent something to be outraged about.

 

[Andy Black]

Multimillionaire "Mr Beast" cures 1000 people of blindness and unfortunately, some of the insufferable maggots of our society aren't happy about it, deploying tropes about "capitalism" "rich people" and "universal healthcare."

This proves that no matter what you do, culture's morons will take issue with it unless you kneel at the alter of communism.

America is beyond repair.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1619767939250663425

View: https://twitter.com/LilithLovett/status/1619767939250663425?s=20&t=VVdnu8vV-rps9ILiaZCsvQ

Wow. Did Mr Beast really help 1,000 people see? That's amazing.

As for the morons, the last laugh's on them. They live their life miserable complainers.

 

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[Kak]

Exclusive: Dr. Phil on Being Late

Chronic lateness is something that drives Dr. Phil up the wall. Find out why he says you're sending negative messages about yourself to others when you're never on time.

www.oprah.com

47 percent of people are jackasses.

 

[Andy Black]

Exclusive: Dr. Phil on Being Late

Chronic lateness is something that drives Dr. Phil up the wall. Find out why he says you're sending negative messages about yourself to others when you're never on time.

www.oprah.com

47 percent of people are jackasses.

I did a wee video related:

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/LWPSF3gVUJ4?feature=share