absGeekNZ
@absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
- Comment on Nutritional Hexes 4 days ago:
I try to focus on outcomes.
E.g. it takes me 28 minutes to bike too work, next month I want it to be around 25…in a few months it would need nice to be at 20 minutes.
- Comment on Nutritional Hexes 4 days ago:
Whilst this is true; your body does have some pretty neat tricks to maintain homeostasis; it can shift the energy budget around quite a bit to where it is needed.
Your body will down regulate some systems to try to keep your total energy balance within what is “normal” for each person.
Digestion uses quite a bit of energy; this is why sometimes you feel sleepy after eating; your brain has been down regulated to enable digestion.
Another common example is when runners get into “the zone”; this is your brain prioritising the required processes and reducing the energy of other parts, putting you into a semi trance…this is so your body can maintain an energy balance.
It is also why we sometimes feel sick if exercising hard and then eat quickly afterward; your gut is not ready for that job.
High energy process that can be “switched off” or at least significantly reduced:
- Brain processes (up to 25% of your energy budget)
- Immune system (~20% when fighting infection)
- Digestion (dependent on food 3[sugar] - 30[protein]% of food energy)
Just because you have done some exercise; doesn’t mean you have used more total energy that day…it seems counter intuitive; but your body likely shifted energy from one thing (immune system, brain) to muscles, for the time your were exercising.
In saying that exercising is so good for other things; physical and mental health are enhanced by exercise, there are so many good things about exercise, just don’t rely on it for weight loss.
As the old saying goes “you can’t out run a bad diet”; you are correct, if over the long term you eat fewer calories than your body requires, you will see an effect. But your body is a tricksy beast, it will do all it can to prevent this; it is why dieting is so hard in an age of abundant food.
- Comment on What Phone do you guys use? 1 week ago:
Indeed.
I have the photos backed up off site also. Along with any other important data.
- Comment on What Phone do you guys use? 1 week ago:
+1 for immich and local hosting.
- Comment on What Phone do you guys use? 1 week ago:
GrapheneOS on a pixel 8 pro I got second hand a few months back.
- Comment on I was on social media before web browsers existed. I am Legion. 3 weeks ago:
I remember trying to play online quake in the 90’s, I live in new Zealand… We had dial up, my latency was around the 5s mark. I have up pretty quick.
If I wanted to play multiplayer games, it was taking my desktop computer to a friends house, connecting them together with 10Mb BNC networking, and don’t forget the 50ohm terminators.
A friend spent a week trying to download the original pirated version on XP, the couple of hundred meg file would get stopped for various reasons.
I have my full name as a gmail account, I got it as soon as it possible. firstname.lastname@gmail.com
- Comment on Rage for the machine? 1 month ago:
It really doesn’t take many changes; just swap the perspective. Sing it from the point of view of ICE etc…
- Comment on Rage for the machine? 1 month ago:
[Verse] Some of us that work forces Are the same that burn crosses Some of us that work forces Are the same that burn crosses Some of us that work forces Are the same that burn crosses Some of us that work forces Are the same that burn crosses, ugh
[Refrain] Killing in the name of Killing in the name of
[Pre-Chorus] And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya But now you do what I tell ya Well now you do what I tell ya
[Chorus] Those I killed are justified For wearin’ the badge, I’m the chosen knights I justify those that died By wearin’ the badge, I’m the chosen knights Those I killed are justified For wearin’ the badge, I’m the chosen knights I justify those that died By wearin’ the badge, I’m the chosen knights, come on
[Verse] Some of those that work forces Are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces Are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces Are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces Are the same that burn crosses, ugh
[Refrain] Killing in the name of Killing in the name of
[Pre-Chorus] And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya And now you do what I tell ya (Now you’re under control) And now you do what I tell ya (And now you’re under control) And now you do what I tell ya (And now you’re under control) And now you do what I tell ya (Now you’re under control) And now you do what I tell ya (Now you’re under control) And now you do what I tell ya (Now you’re under control) And now you do what I tell ya (Now you’re under control) And now you do what I tell ya
[Chorus] Those I killed are justified For wearin’ the badge, I’m the chosen knights I justify those that died By wearin’ the badge, I’m the chosen knights Those I killed are justified For wearin’ the badge, I’m the chosen knights I justify those that died By wearin’ the badge, I’m the chosen knights, come on
[Guitar Solo] Ugh Yeah Come on Ugh
[Outro] Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Fuck you, you do what I tell you Get on the ground, Ugh
- Comment on Rage for the machine? 1 month ago:
Now I need to listen to Rage.
- Comment on Man posts his incorrect opinion online 1 month ago:
I’m weirdly conflict conflicted, I mean we are on the map, but it is incorrect.
But most kiwis are shoes off in the house.
- Comment on On AUKUS and the current state of the world... 2 months ago:
How many billions are the Australian people going to spend on submarines; that will likely be obsolete when delivered…if they get delivered al all?
- Comment on Bungee jumping 2 months ago:
With asshole lips, talking shit must be a common occurance.
- Comment on What a great idea 2 months ago:
May I suggest a cart licence.
No license…you get a fucken carry bag, get your shit together!
- Comment on People like this 2 months ago:
I guess I’m not that grumpy.
- Comment on How to reduce the crime rate to 0 2 months ago:
As a side bonus, you now know who all the members of the thieves guild are.
- Comment on I cannot imagine what lawsuit led to this 3 months ago:
Requiem for a Dream, you mean that movie!
- Comment on Longing, Rusted, Seventeen, Daybreak, Furnace, Nine, Benign, Homecoming, One, Boxcar 3 months ago:
I did this at climbing recently.
It was really hot and everyone was sweating; someone said “I better have some electrolytes”; without thought:
it’s what plants crave!
- Comment on Longing, Rusted, Seventeen, Daybreak, Furnace, Nine, Benign, Homecoming, One, Boxcar 3 months ago:
Well…a single mitocondrion is not really a powerhouse of anything except really simple single celled organisms.
The number of mitochondria in a cell vary widely by organism, tissue, and cell type. A mature red blood cell has no mitochondria, whereas a liver cell can have more than 2000.
It would be more correct to say “are the powerhouse of the cell”.
- Comment on THIS is a real test of how old you are. If you score 20 your future is short 3 months ago:
5 makes no sense outside of USA
20 What is phone bo? book?19, 20 if NZ equivalent of AOL
- Comment on YOLO 3 months ago:
Necrotic puss ulcer…lovely
- Comment on YOLO 3 months ago:
Indeed!
- Comment on Is this true? 3 months ago:
Should have a category for dangerous river animals, with the major rivers marked.
- Comment on Have YOU ever done this? 3 months ago:
Of course I do, sometimes I need expert advice!
- Comment on same shit every day, on god 3 months ago:
What is the peak efficiency of steam turbines?
- Comment on I've always said this 4 months ago:
Everything should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.
- Comment on British plugs 4 months ago:
We used to be. The rules changed about 10 years ago.
A lot of big appliances require higher power. Dishwashers, clothes dryers, fridges.
Some powers tools, drill press, plainer.
I never worry about load splitting,.
The benefit of the AS/NSZ plug, is that it isn’t much bigger than the US plug, but has a higher power density.
- Comment on Have you noticed this? 4 months ago:
Because the soul is corrupted in the process.
- Comment on Have you noticed this? 4 months ago:
It is a bit silly.
But the reason is; the faithful are the prize. The unfaithful are already damned; why would the demons bother with those already going to hell?
I’m a lifelong atheist; it is all just superstition; but the logic is not flawed in this case.
- Comment on Hashtag spiritual hashtag truth 4 months ago:
Well he looks like a guy that can get things done!
- Comment on British plugs 4 months ago:
AS/NZS 3112
I can charge my electric car from a standard outlet. Can add 20kWh overnight, which is plenty for 3 days round town driving.
230V at 15A on a standard outlet, plug only slightly larger than the American one.
