beerclue
@beerclue@lemmy.world
- Comment on Wonder what it tastes like 1 day ago:
foodporn@lemmy.world :)
- Comment on 10-year-old me begging my unreceptive parents for a game [Day 95] 2 weeks ago:
I sometimes reply with “maybe”, just give myself time to think about it, or maybe I’m busy at the moment. One time my daughter was very happy with this response, and I asked why, as I didn’t say “yes”. She replied that “maybe is always yes for you, dad”. Damn. :)
- Comment on What is this thing, a spring loaded tampon or something? 2 weeks ago:
Oh. whoosh on me :)
- Comment on What is this thing, a spring loaded tampon or something? 2 weeks ago:
You would also need the wall-mount to properly test it. It’s a toilet paper holder, just in case people were wondering.
- Comment on Still love 'em 3 weeks ago:
it’s a farm cat, we live in the countryside.
- Comment on Still love 'em 4 weeks ago:
Bringing some home too, as gifts, because we humans can’t hunt. Last time it was still alive, and my cat was proudly watching me trying to catch the little critter from a counter. I could hear him: you can do it, human! you’re welcome!
Most of the time they are dead, though, heads or spines missing. When I hear my wife screaming at 5am I know there’s another partial mouse in front of the main door.
- Comment on HELP! How do I help educate my son about his body when I know nothing about boys?? 4 weeks ago:
I never received any kind of talk from my parents. Also, in my home country, during the communist era and even after, sex ed in schools was taboo. Crazy thing too, since it had (and still has) one of the highest teen pregnancy numbers in Europe.
Anyway, I did not want that with my kids. Luckily where we live now there is a strong sex ed program in schools, but also at home, we were always open. We talk about sex casually, we reiterate “always ask for consent” and “no means no”, and my son even ratted out one of his school buddies who’s a Tate fan. He knew that what the guy was saying was wrong, so they don’t hang out anymore.
Also, sexuality. One of my daughters came out to us over dinner, so casually, “dad, I think I’m gay”. I just said “cool” and gave an awkward fist bump.
Just be open, casual, don’t make things weird.
- Comment on Can I lose a beer belly working out one day a week? 1 month ago:
i did have some blood tests back in december. everything was within parameters for someone my age & gender.
i’ll try the calories / carbs counting. based on how much i eat, i should be able to add it all up at the end of the day. i remember 10-15 years ago i dropped the sugar from my coffee and also stopped eating bread for a few weeks, and i dropped a few kg. i do eat veggies, it’s not just protein with rice. my kids love a salad with olive oil and lemon juice, and my stir fries and curries also have plenty of them. but noted!
thanks a lot for the tips!
- Comment on Can I lose a beer belly working out one day a week? 1 month ago:
thanks! i commute once or twice per week to the office, and that’s some train, some walking. i average 5k steps per day, but with 10k when I go to the office. yesterday i did just under 1k.
i did check in with a specialist regarding my sleeping issues. it’s… complicated, but i’m working on it, part medication, part cpap machine :)
- Comment on Can I lose a beer belly working out one day a week? 1 month ago:
sorry for hijacking, i am also interested in the subject, commenting here to hopefully get some info. i’m 174cm / 84kg. i wear medium clothes, but my beer muscle shows up, it’s quite big. even through a sweater.
i don’t exercise (i work in it, from home mostly), but also, i barely eat. today i had 3 coffees (no sugar, little milk), some leftover stir fry (veggies, chicken, mie noodles) and an apple, and that’s common. i don’t eat sweets or junk food.
i cook almost every day, usually curries & rice, stir fry, pizza/pasta, soups and stews, but i rarely eat myself. i switch daily between chicken/pork/seafood/tofu/legumes for protein, but there’s always rice or pasta or bread.
i drink a couple beers in a week (on average), i drink very little water throughout the day, maybe half a liter.
i sleep very little too, about 5h on average (less during the week, more on weekends).
where should i start? what’s the most blatant issue on my list? i know, all, but… what would be the first?
- Comment on Why do some laws exist if everyone is expected to just break them? 1 month ago:
Okay buddy, simmer down.
- Comment on Why do some laws exist if everyone is expected to just break them? 1 month ago:
55 in a 50? Killer?
- Comment on Why do some laws exist if everyone is expected to just break them? 1 month ago:
They are enforced, of course, but there are large sections of highway with no speed limit.
- Comment on Why do some laws exist if everyone is expected to just break them? 1 month ago:
If it only was that easy. I don’t know if 5km/h over the limit is “speeding”, she just doesn’t pay attention, and we’ve been having this discussion for years… I am trying to convince/teach her how to use the speed limiter, but she always forgets to enable that. And the cameras are not static around here. There are a couple static ones, but the vast majority are mobile. They look like small black boxes on wheels, like a power distribution point. Until you see the flash light :)
- Comment on Why do some laws exist if everyone is expected to just break them? 1 month ago:
Well, tell that to my local traffic authorities. My wife basically has a subscription with them, we get home a monthly invoice for 30€ because she was driving 55-60 km/h in a 50 zone… Complete with a picture of her face and the car’s license plate :)
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Oh, I left that for something more practical IT (DevOps now), but I did it as a freelancer for a few years
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
People here gave really thorough descriptions, but what I remember is that their pamphlets (awake?) have a really cool graphical style, and that mesmerized me as a kid. Not the content itself, but the shadows, the gradients, etc. I went into graphic design because of :) still an atheist though.
- Comment on Steam has the best UI 2 months ago:
I think the issue is consistency. Not making everything look the same, but have a common design language.
- Comment on Way to learn a language 2 months ago:
So did I, and a lot of people I grew up with. Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel and later on, the Internet.
My teenage kids fluent as well, and that’s almost all of it from watching media. First cartoons and movies (I keep all my streaming services in the native language, and most of them are in English), and now… YouTube.
- Comment on what was the last game you played in 2024? 2 months ago:
I mean, PZ has been in alpha/beta state for so many years… What does stable even mean at this point :)
- Comment on what was the last game you played in 2024? 2 months ago:
Project Zomboid. B42 is out!
- Comment on Causes of Death in London (1623) 3 months ago:
How many of these are easily treatable today?
- Comment on No need to boil the ocean 3 months ago:
I read somewhere that certain places have a very large amount of people with lactose intolerance, like north America. I used to drink raw milk, straight from the bucket my grandma used to milk the cow. Never had any issues. Grew up on a farm in Romania in the 80s.
- Comment on turned them into their final form! 4 months ago:
Also, mici.
- Comment on What are your favorite 1000+ hour games? 4 months ago:
I… guess? I don’t know how I would classify these games. But they all are able to steal from me 8h in a day, no issue :)
- Comment on What are your favorite 1000+ hour games? 4 months ago:
Project Zomboid, Rimworl, Dwarf Fortress, Stellaris, Starsector…
- Comment on What should I bring to far-north Scandinavia? 4 months ago:
I don’t live so far north, but good, light, waterproof boots. Of course, everything else people recommended already - good gloves, socks, jacket, and layers. But for me personally, boots would be the most important.
- Comment on Premium Ads 4 months ago:
The stock YouTube app can be disabled, and they only have one choice… Works for my kids.
- Comment on FAQ: Yes We Suppirt Kinect 5 months ago:
| embrace the Sun with arms outstretched so that my oblivion will be one of my own choosing.
Hot damn! I’ll be holding on to that!
- Comment on What is the current best smart TV software/brand/ecosystem option? 5 months ago:
I have been using an Android XiaomiTV, with SmartTube and Jellyfin, Netflix and Prime. I do have a pihole, though.