CompactFlax
@CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
- Comment on It's a "patience" building exercise? 1 day ago:
The time to patiently apply to jobs elsewhere was a few months ago.
- Comment on Just say the word 2 days ago:
$12 million a year? In two years time we’re retired and the kids are set for life.
- Comment on What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets? 3 days ago:
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Yes
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Calories in, calories out is basic thermodynamics.
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- Comment on What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets? 3 days ago:
50 pounds in 8 weeks is 6 pounds per week which is well beyond a safe level of fat loss (without medical supervision and extenuating circumstances or surgery).
You’ll be left with a lot of flappy skin too.
“Not spending a lot” wouldn’t be worrying about that, you’re not going to be eating.
- Comment on Drug dealers hate this one weird trick! 3 days ago:
On one hand it’s probably clean and fairly free of bacteria, on the other hand it might have hair and bugs, and because animals have shorter lifetimes might not meet standards for long term health. For example we dose dogs with systemic insecticides for fleas and ticks but don’t use them in humans because over 80 years it builds up.
- Comment on Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers 3 days ago:
Religion is fair game for mockery.
He should already be incarcerated for giving orders to illegally abduct citizens using whatever level of force the pig wants to use.
- Comment on Can anyone explain why? 3 days ago:
Normalize it for age. How much did GenX spend at 22 vs GenZ?
There’s a big drop off in drinking overall and it’s a good thing. Yet genZ is back on nicotine.
- Comment on Memory Express trying to claim a 2TB ssd is "$470 off" 4 days ago:
You mean the one that was $200 before the AI chip BS?
- Comment on Is it possible to cool my body enough to not sweat while exercising? 5 days ago:
You’re making heat. Don’t worry about the sweat. I get a literal puddle underneath my bike on long sets. I can wring my shirt out when I run. I’m not even a particularly sweaty person. I know some people who can make a full puddle in 5-10 min. It is what it is. Especially if you’re at home, who cares!?
I’m pretty sure that you can sweat while getting frostbite. Your fingers, toes, nose, ears, etc. all are too exposed.
- Comment on Natalie Portman reveals she ‘misplaced a rib’ while filming ‘Black Swan’ 6 days ago:
Misplaced, or displaced?
- Comment on My dog's treatment cost £1,600 - vet bills are shocking 6 days ago:
There’s a few factors at play:
- vet clinics are increasingly owned by private equity groups. This is primary in recent years, and linked neatly to the “untapped market potential” of the next item
- people are more willing now than ever to spend money on their pets - “pets are family”, “I’m a pet parent”. I heard about a hip replacement in a senior Guinea pig, an animal with a lifespan around 6 years.
- medical costs are expensive, and in countries with single payer or public healthcare, a lot of those costs can be transparent (for humans) which leads to sticker shock “how can the blood tests be £150, my GP doesn’t charge!”
- Comment on What would happen if a person proved in a lab they're gaining weight while in a verified calorie deficit? 6 days ago:
Yes, I wasn’t clear. Hormonal imbalances make it seem they’re beating thermodynamics, but thermodynamics wins.
- Comment on What would happen if a person proved in a lab they're gaining weight while in a verified calorie deficit? 1 week ago:
Well, you can’t be in a verified calorie deficit and gain weight, outside of extreme water retention. Thats the definition of a calorie deficit.
But there are vanishingly small numbers of people who gain weight eating a very small amount of food who have hormonal imbalances that make that happen. Theres a much larger number of people who forget to count the handful of crisps or nuts or chocolates in their diet.
- Comment on in all fairness italian cuisine is a relatively recent invention 1 week ago:
This is another one of those times where I can’t tell if this is British humour or British documentary.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
My 2015MY has that as an option. It’s slick. I didn’t know it was available when I bought used but it’s a (€2500) DIY retrofit.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
A bit of column a, bit of column b. Ban Huawei, but Cisco is made in China too.
- Comment on Troubled waters: How the UK’s water companies became a national disgrace 2 weeks ago:
Public water: Fees + tax grant = budget
Private water: Fees + tax grant - profit = budget
Seems pretty fucking simple to me, Thatcher.
(Tax grant: government support, which may or may not be applicable to all scenarios.)
- Comment on How far do you wear your daily shoes out before bothering to replace them? 2 weeks ago:
Way before they reach that state.
I go barefoot whenever it’s feasible, so if I’m wearing shoes, they better do shoe things. They last a long time because I don’t wear them, which helps from a financial side .
- Comment on An open letter to the nasty motherfucker who shits with the aim of a stormtrooper: 3 weeks ago:
Risk of infection in that office is skyrocketing.
- Comment on Is there anyway I can screw around with ICE? I need a new hobby I come from a long line of immigrants. If i send my home address and phone number will they actually come and deport me to choose a cntr 3 weeks ago:
Me too, but I’m not even on the continent so can’t help you much with finding the groups.
- Comment on Do you have to deal with this during your morning commute? 3 weeks ago:
“I’ve done my shopping at 11 am on saturdays for the last 40 years and even though the shops are packed and the selection is poor, I’m not going to consider moving to 10 on Monday instead”
- Comment on Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document 3 weeks ago:
If your parents had instead started a dramatic stretched piercing, would you see it differently? What if they made a pretty scarification pattern on your back?
It is abuse, because it’s a permanent body modification with no medical purpose for which the child has not given consent. I think that for cultural reasons there does need to be protection so that estranged children who were snipped “for medical reasons” back in the day can’t go back and sue their parents, but the word “abuse” is accurate.
Religious or not.
- Comment on I feel like the only ones you hear getting "caught" are the ones who ships the direct output lmao 3 weeks ago:
Me who didn’t even remember applying for this job among the hundreds and wasn’t sure if the email was a phish.
Track your applications, even if it is depressing.
- Comment on What is the champagne of champagne? 3 weeks ago:
Cristal if you want to show off at the club.
- Comment on Is there anyway I can screw around with ICE? I need a new hobby I come from a long line of immigrants. If i send my home address and phone number will they actually come and deport me to choose a cntr 3 weeks ago:
Better idea, find a local community group which is antithetical to ICE to support.
Bug your representatives.
Show up to protests.
- Comment on (TW) Phishing mail in 2026 3 weeks ago:
Clever.
- Comment on School pool barricaded as repairs contract ends with work unfinished 3 weeks ago:
I am shocked and surprised that a for profit company went bankrupt just before their lucrative contract expired and all the work that they had skipped out on became due. What an interesting coincidence that the company also happens to be about as old as the contract and only serves that contract.
It’s so transparent.
- Comment on Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers wins lawsuit against Colorado. Judge claims there is no evidence that gas stoves cause or contribute to health issues 3 weeks ago:
The frying is important because that means they’re also eating that food, and fried food has links to cancer. Frying also releases a lot of VOCs, regardless of heat source.
- Comment on Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers wins lawsuit against Colorado. Judge claims there is no evidence that gas stoves cause or contribute to health issues 3 weeks ago:
I love my gas stove (for its simplicity and reasons) but there’s absolutely no question it produces CO, CO2, and other combustion products in addition to the usual VOCs from cooking and I need a really big hood to handle it.
This judge is not qualified.
- Comment on genius 4 weeks ago:
It just looks like it’s been painted in anti seize paste.