GoldenTongue

It may feel good, but ice baths/cold plunges would tend to dilute many of the benefits you are looking for from training. They reduce/negate the inflammation which is a natural (and necessary) part of the stress-recovery-adaptation cycle needed to drive and improve strength/performance gains. For professional athletes looking to be able to display athletic performance, they can be extremely useful. But for those who are training to get bigger, stronger, faster, etc., then there is a strong likelihood that cold plunges could limit your growth.

I can agree that the map trope is a bit tiresome, but by the same token, I feel like the need for satisfactory explanations about how those hyperspace lanes were lost might require even more exposition that, in all honesty, most viewers wouldn't really care about. There's quite a bit of info out there in the SW universe that speaks to that to some extent (the more recent Thrawn novels discuss it to some extent), but that line of thinking only furthers the (somewhat legitimate) criticism of how Filoni is "Marvelizing" Star Wars, making each series less able to stand alone without having some degree of background information. And I'm really not sure how well he's succeeding with that with Ahsoka. I'm really enjoying it, but I know that a lot of what's engaging me is fan service (Rebels S5, KotOR easter egg references, etc.), and I can completely understand how/why some feel as though the show isn't as tight as it could be, with more than a little narrative sprawl that feels out of place.

While this would probably fall within the umbrella of paying taxes, I think it’s important to note that this would include paying into Social Security. Having worked as a bartender for over ten years when I was younger, I knew a LOT of older people who’d worked as bartenders or waitstaff for most of their lives without reporting their income from tips, and really suffered as a result in terms of expected income in retirement from social security. This of course assumes that SS remains solvent, but that’s a separate discussion.

My Apple Watch posted a notification about an atrial fibrillation earlier this year. Even though I was pretty skeptical, I booked an appointment with my cardiologist, got tested, and ultimately confirmed the diagnosis. Now taking beta blockers to reduce the risk of clotting. Feeling pretty thankful that I had the watch, and acted on the notificaiton. WIthout it, I'd be living at a singificantly greater risk of stroke/heart attack for god knows how long.

I'm really curious if the language here actually matches the intent of what the author was trying to communicate. I wouldn't be completely shocked if that were the case, but still...JFC. TBF, not exactly a new issue, just a bit of an evolution of the Peter Principle. People are hired/promoted to (or beyond) their level of incompetence with some frequency, for a host of reasons.

I can't shake the feeling that the fair officials are a bunch of officious pricks unused to holding positions of authority, the types for whom any taste of power goes immediately to their heads. Based on what the article reported, multiple efforts were made by the mother to handle the matter amicably, in a reasonable timeframe, with a reasonable request to accommodate any cost burdens caused by her daughter's action, and that those efforts ran up against bureacratic shitheads whose ignorance and lack of basic empathy prompted them to react in about the worst way possible. So fucking stupid and unnecessary.

So, my wife and I were pretty far behind, but got mostly caught up on Ted Lasso this weekend. I'd been really curious to watch this episode to see what happened to generate this line of discussion. I was a bit taken aback when the episode closed after he said "we did", but when I asked my wife, she, without any hesitation, said that her feeling was that "we did" was referencing a deeper and more profound connection formed during the night. She didn't have any impression that they'd had sex. I thought it was interesting, after seeing the discussion here.

The energy code already requires a fairly substantial portion of the most effective means of passive temperature control; the only major element would be increased requirements to facilitate greater ventilation airflow, ie, more operable windows. There are some intriguing concepts on the horizon associated with exterior facade construction and green roofs, but they aren't ready for widespread use quite yet. I suppose we are somewhat lucky that open concept layouts are incredibly popular right now, as that can maximize the potential cross-flow effect of having multiple windows open.

Is that really an indictment against DeSantis? I hadn't followed the story too closely, but there were a number of articles which seemed to point to the fact that the woman who won was a prominent public figure with a favorable reputation among many, who proved capable of remaining clean from some right wing attacks of her character. The impression I got was that the results of the election were really more the relative popularity of the candidate, than a repudiation of DeSantis. Although I might well be discounting that too much, considering that she did win despite the R's having a stronger turnout than the D's, so she clearly won the support of the centrists. Which is precisely what the left needs to focus on doing everywhere else.

Not terribly surprising. A sizeable plurality, if not outright majority of new drug interventions for mental illness over the past decade have been drugs originally used for treatment of other conditions: anti-convulsants used for treatment in OCD, anti-seizure medications used in treatment of depression/BPD, hell, I think there was a drug used for treating osteoporosis which was repurposed for treatment of schizophrenia. It's been great, considering that in many of these instances, the side effects are significantly less severe and intrusive than those of drugs which were traditionally used. Semaglutide's been an interesting one to watch as its use has grown from diabetes treatment, to weight management, with a fairly strong success rate, although like many pharmacological interventions, it isn't uncommon to see rebounding once the treatment ends.

The variance of bone density to which you refer is orders of magnitude removed from the difference in bone density between biological males and females. Stop being obtuse.

The problem is that many of the arguments regarding testosterone (in particular) are poorly framed. There are some who suggest that a trans woman is competing on a level playfield because their testosterone is in line with cis women athletes...disregarding the fact that 10,15,20 years of living as a male with elevated testosterone levels (respective of cis women) leaves a lasting biological marker that cannot be undone with short-term hormonal therapy. But the real issue isn't that - it's that most discussions on the topic are highly emotionally charged, as often as not, and (as others have mentioned) the arguments/debates themselves about the issue are often raised to offer a reductive point (that is more easily digested) within the context of a much larger and more complex discussion.

Anyone watching? Wife and I absolutely adored Season One; phenomenally creepy, suspenseful survivor horror tv that has a small bit of a LOST vibe. I hadn’t been keeping an eye out for Season Two announcements but just got an email that it’s starting today. Time to reactivate my MGM+ subscription, although tbh, I’d had no idea that Epic had become (or been absorbed into?) MGM+.

Seems a bit stupid comparing athletes from one sport, to another, as though they all follow the same type of training programming. But seeing as how each sport has specificity principles applied to resistance training/conditioning as well as the sport-specific training/practice, it seems myopic to try to compare one to another, especially considering the fact that a number of athletes have performed well in multiple sports at the professional level, and it isn't terribly uncommon to see some degree of crossover at lower levels.

I've seen some of those articles, but the ones I read were usually more about hating THE LAST JEDI (or any aspect of SW that offends sad white males threatened by any degree of diversity or inclusion) than staunch defense of JJ. I must have clicked on the wrong article(s) a few times too many, since my FB feed is now littered by all kinds of poorly written articles pissing and moaning about Gunn/DC's mistreatment of the Snyderverse, any hint of diversity in the MCU (so, so much hatred for the cast of THE MARVELS), etc. And sadly, closing the articles and noting them as irrelevant hasn't done much to remove them from my feed. [EDIT] Oh yeah, and in the past few days, I've definitely seen a slew of articles making an admirable effort to support Majors as ardently (and with as little context) as detractors expressed the moment he was charged last month in NYC.

Idk. In hindsight, the only thing that really stands out to me about the episode now is that it feels a bit like part of the storyline was developed later than they might have liked, somewhat forcing them to shoehorn in a lot of expository detail in a way that feels largely detached from the main Mando-esque narrative. But even still, I enjoyed the episode, and (for the most part) agree with several of the points that Kal had mentioned in this thread. Some of the...criticisms...from earlier in the season reminded me (SO F'ING MUCH) of some of the pissing and moaning about Battlestar Galactica back on the IGN Sci Fi board back around the time of Season 2. There was a 2-3 episode stretch in the second half of the season where people were just losing their shit about how bad the show was getting...right before the last 2-3 episodes of the season which were jaw-droppingly phenomenal. And while the kvetching wasn't as bad here, it definitely felt similar to back then. But anywho - loved the finale, for the most part. It did feel as though things were wrapped up just a bit too tidily - if I didn't know anything about the show, I would have been checking after it finished to see if this was a series finale. And Grogu's appearance early on felt kinda ridiculously convenient, although that little bastard is cute enough that it's hard to not give him a pass most of the time...especially with the "voice" enhancement he got. And I definitely spent some time wondering how much was spent on CG during the aerial firefights. I'm really curious what the budget was for the finale, as so much felt like a legitimate live action cartoon, in the best possible way.

Feels like I'm sharing the thread with a buncha culinary cowards, tbh.

It can vary a bit depending upon the indivudal. What BloodyHell said is more or less accurate, with the qualification that stress response(s) can be similarly amplified when someone is on a cycle, or coming off one without proper post-cycle therapy. With that said, it is more common to see "roid rage" like tendencies from select derivatives like Tren, as opposed to pure testosterone, which can be a meaningful distinction, as there are some whose steroid use is largely limited to supraphysiological doses of testosterone. It's become increasingly common with growth in the TRT sector. From what I've read so far (with no comments on the accuracy of the reporting), it sounds as though Majors is just an asshole. If the stories are true, then he would be more the type for whom the steroid usage amps up aggressive tendencies in general.

But but but the episode with Pershing was rly rly dumb.

Fox News has something like $4B in cash holdings. Gross profits for 2020-2022 were $4.496B, $4.872B, and $4.857B, respectively. And based upon Murdoch's track record of big-ticket payouts for settlements, I would absolutely consider this a win for him. He's paying a fine that he can absolutely afford, and this allows him and Fox to resume business as usual (without any apology or public admission of guilt), as opposed to the alternative of a protracted trial which would have kept him, and a host of Fox News personalities, under public scrutiny for an extended period of time. Anyone expecting this settlement to result in a meaningful change in how Murdoch does business is naive or delusional. The Smartmatic suit, depending on how it plays out, might have a different impact, but if it's another settlement, then it amounts to another win for Fox.

Snackie, lol.

Semaglutide FTW. I could swear I see commercials for about three different types/formulations a night while watching TV.

Jus stop, please. Type 2 diabetes is not reversible. It is possible, in some instances, for select populations, to bring the condition into something akin to remission. And it is important to note that claims of reversal and remission are based largely upon studies in which drastic interventions were applied, most of which are unavailable or not realisticially sustainable for significant portions of the population. And while there are plenty of reasons to criticize Big Pharma, the progress made in management of Type 1 Diabetes over the past ~10-15 years has been extraordinary. Advancements in real-time/remote CGM, CGII, LGS, etc., have improved the quality of life (and reduced probabilities of complications of T1D) in profound ways, based upon efforts which must be credited in part to Big Pharma.

You mean, aside from the fact that the series did continue, with support from original showrunner? K. Like I said, there's nothing wrong with saying you don't like the show post-season five. It's okay. But if you enjoy the cognitive contortionism required to argue the point that Supernatural episodes which follow the finale of S5 are fundamentally less than, then by all means, have at it.

No need to start the mental gymnastics required to prove your point. Just say that you don't like Supernatural post-season five. You don't need to try to justify it by arguing some point that really can't hold up under scrutiny.