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7 hours ago, thedarkstark said:

This isn't entirely true. Everything makes a difference even things as simple as how you cook your food. A raw sweet potato has a low glycemic load (how quickly it's bio-available and enters the blood stream spiking insulin) a cooked sweet potato has a far higher glycemic load and baking it increases that even further than boiling or microwaving it. Part of the reason fiber is important in our diet isn't just to keep bowel movements regular, it also helps slow the breakdown of food and thus lowering glycemic load. 

 

Like most things, how much this stuff actually matters can vary greatly from person to person

I'm not really sure what your point is.

I don't see a meaningful analogy between sucrose/HFCS, and the glycemic loading you describe.  Does the manner of cooking (along with subsequent cooling) change the glycemic load of a starch?  Yes.  But that (relativistic) effect is common for all, even if there are acute differences in glycemic response from one person to the next.

The initial point that I posted, is that, contrary to what any number of media sources have reported, HFCS is not some nutritional bogeyman to be avoided in favor of a "healthier" alternative like surcrose.  That is a claim perpetuated by (I can only assume) SI who oppose the increasing market share of HFCS, and in fact, based upon current available evidence, there isn't any data to support the notion that HFCS has a greater effect on obesity, diabetes, etc., than sucrose.

Is it possible that HFCS is better (or worse) for some individuals because of some semi-unique allergy or physiological condition?  Of course...but that isn't a legitimate basis for an extrapolated claim of one being better than another because of "health reasons" which are actually limited to a marginal portion of the population.

2 hours ago, Zaku3 said:

 

Conformation needed. My understanding is it's bad because our bodies don't recognize it as sugar so overindulgening is more like?

 

I do wish we used cane sugar and diet stuff was just less sugar as opposed to a sugar subsittue. Coke being less sweet might be better then coke without sugar but a sus after taste.

From a health and nutiritional standpoint, there is no meaningful difference between sucrose and HFCS.  It's past time that that myth died.

Lol at the "teh show ended with S5" nonsense.  

I've struggled with my mental health at various points in the past, and while I'm able to manage it fairly well at present, I still find myself exploring new forms of self-care at times.

Journaling may be the single most productive practice I learned to embrace.  By nature, I try to be very deliberate and clear when writing, and that effortful thinking was/is very helpful when trying to write out how I am feeling.  Forcing myself to really channel my feelings into something that reads (to me) coherently led me to also consider questions of why/how, along with exploring if a surge in feelings after XXX happened was really because of XXX, or because of something(s) else that I'd repressed until it boiled over.

I spent a large part of my life repressing my own feelings, which meant that until a few years ago, I was rather hopelessly inept when it came to dealing with many types of personal issues in a healthy and productive way.  Overcoming the fear of dealing with those feelings, of learning how to understand them, and learning how to process them, has taken A LOT of work, and if I'm honest, remains a work in progress.  But while that journey does continue, I'm immensely thankful for how I've grown, and for the help I've gotten; it's helped me accept the fact that asking for help is okay, that not having all the answers is okay, and that struggling to understand the questions (let alone the answers) is also okay.

Feel free to add my name to the list of open DM's.  My own compulsivities have prompted me to study certain aspects of mental health pretty extensively, adn while I am far from any sort of professional, I'm happy to share what I have learned in the context of how I've been able to apply it to my own experiences.

10 hours ago, Dodger said:

Never but I shave my junk once a week

A Brazilian once every 6-8 weeks or so > shaving once a week. 
 

Although tbh, I’m leaning toward trying out a personal IPL device. There are some with really solid reviews and can pay for themselves within a year or so. 

2 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

Oh I DEFINITELY have thoughts on this having been the subject of it myself from a well intentioned screenwriting teacher in college. I NEVER forgot that experience and how it made me feel at the time. Here's the thing that I think a lot of non-melanated folks don't understand. People of color and marginalized groups don't want "special" treatment. They want "equal" treatment. That's gets lost because deep down inside, people in the priviledged group believe that they themselves are special  and equal treatment means taking that AWAY from them. Like I said, this is an incredibly nuanced discussion that I am thouroghly convinced this board at large is not equipped to have

 

I guess I myself am guilty of erring on the side of low expecations 

I think that that is an important distinction; one that far too many fail to understand/recognize.  

But it is an incredibly nuanced and challenging topic.  My wife was the only white person in her class when working toward her MSW a couple years ago, and she became involved with a number of "conflicts" with other students based upon arguments and ideas that intersect pretty closely with some of the points noted by SFLU, sbl, and you.  As one example: there were several instances in group-based work assignments where my wife ended up taking on a somewhat managerial type of tact in terms of delegating work, because she felt as though the group (after multiple meetings) weren't making any progress in terms of assigning any sort of structure for workflow or responsibility.  Her assigning responsibilities and defining workflow caused a lot of friction with several team members who commented on all the micro-agressions that she was guilty of.  From the perspective of those other members of her cohort, it was (another) example of a white person taking charge of things because they felt that the minorities were incapable.  And when my wife tried to make it clear that race/culture had nothing to do with it, that she was just trying to facilitate a way in which the work could be done by the team...it almost seemed as though that made it worse, as though she was acting almost condescendingly in how she responded.

There were quite a few incidents along those lines during the course of her classwork; she learned a tremendous amount, as did I, in terms of how behaviors which seem entirely benign/normal to us can very easily be perceived in a much more negative light by those who come from a marginalized background.

If I'm being honest, I really struggled with some of the incidents that my wife told me about - she had/has definitely evolved her views to be much more closely aligned with what SFLU is striving for, but for me, I still struggle with this notion that in certain contexts, when in comes to discussions which involve those from one of those marginalized backgrounds, it may not matter if I am factually correct regarding certain particulars, simply because my own (privileged white male) background/upbringing precludes me from being able to speak with any real authority.  

A few books I read back then (WHITE FRAGILITY, and SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE, in particular) helped me gain a more nuanced understanding of those other perspectives, although I'd be lying if I said that I am as evolved as I would like to be.

Lol. That was a reply to skillz’ speculation about my next big bad comment. 

What is the title of the next Avengers movie?

It’s a little hard for me to really criticize the quirky camp that permeates so much of the movie when that is clearly the intent, but more often than not, the tone of the movie just didn’t work for me. I really don’t have any issue with weird per se, but it really felt that by and large, the movie’s reach exceeded its grasp. 
 

I was a little bummed. I really enjoyed the first two, so feeling somewhat underwhelmed or disappointed was really, well, disappointing. Part of that is almost certainly a failure to live up to some hype/hope/expectations that I had, so I can’t really fault the movie entirely for that. 
 

But on the whole, I think it was (aside from a brief couple moments) a lackluster start to the next phase, and a pretty underwhelming introduction to the next Big Bad. 

On 2/5/2023 at 11:50 PM, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

But I already know python /s

 

what should I be looking for?

Someone who asks questions about your training background, current goals, available timeframes for training, etc.  Someone who can speak competently about different programming models without falling into hyper-complex language - one of the first and biggest red flags that I see are trainers who love resorting to florid and often incomprehensible fitness/anatomical rhetoric, which, as often as not, means that they don't have an appropriate level of understanding to be able to communicate with the average joe starting a training program.  Joel Seedman is a classic example of that, although he sucks for a whole host of other reasons as well.

Just started a new programming model this week, after seeing my lifts starting to plateau off a bit - that, along with the fact that I realized that my work capacity has gone to shit from focusing too heavily on high intensity/low rep work with too little cardio/GPP, made me realize that I'd started chasing weight and losing focus of the bigger picture.

Decided to try running Bromley's Bullmastiff program: powerbuilding program that relies primarily on volumizing as the method for progressive overload.  First workout had 4x6+ (last set AMRAP) back squats, with 3x12 front squats, and 2x15 for leg press/leg extension/low cable row/DB Kroc Rows; Weeks 2 & 3 add a set each for the support exercise (front squat) and isolation movements.  Resistance workouts 4 days/week, and I'll be sprinkling in GPP work for 2-3 days/week to help provide some additional cardio/recovery volume: stuff like KB swings, loaded carries, and prowler push/pull intervals.

I had the option of having a stool sample analysis in lieu of a colonoscopy (turned 45 last year), but decided on the colonoscopy since the results are apparently valid for ten years, as opposed to 2-3 for the stool sample: that was the main benefit, although there are several others I discussed with the doctor.

On 2/1/2023 at 7:10 PM, stepee said:

 

absolutely, it’s ridiculous looking at how the rest of the world is doing economically right now in the post covid recovery compared to us

Care to specify who else is doing so much better?

Started training again in June after a 2+ year layoff: COVID, long hauler symptoms, office job, and laziness all combined, and managed to gain a good 70+ lbs and reached 300 lbs in May, which served as the wake-up call I needed to start getting my ass in shape. 
 

~ 6 months later, I’m down 45 lbs, while also being stronger than at any point before in my life. Squatted 500 for a single on Thanksgiving, and also benched 305 for one. On OHP I’ve done 195 for three, and for DL, I’ve done 450 for five. 
 

Barbell resistance training five days per week, with KB swings done in intervals pretty frequently. 
 

A part of me wants to shift gears a bit in the new year and make endurance/VO2 max training more of a priority, but by the same token, I’m loving pushing new boundaries for strength and power; compromising on that by doing more interval/cardio work is going to be a tough pill to swallow. 

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One photo of my wife and I enjoying wine country in Santa Ynez, CA.  Other is me setting a new PR for squatting, this past Thursday.

On 9/11/2022 at 9:54 AM, Emblazon said:

While I enjoyed it, it felt like the film was trying to do too much. It also required pretty much everyone in the film to do stupid things just for the movie to move forward. 

 

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There's also a HUGE difference between keeping and killing women in your basement, and creating a large catacomb of tunnels under your suburban house. And the fact that the guy's kids went from baby to Hills Have Eyes in a single generation. The amount of suspension of disbelief needed while watching this movie is substantial. 

 

It's very similar to Don't Breathe... but I'd say Don't Breathe is quite a bit better than this movie. 

To me it sounds as though your criticisms largely stem from a conclusion about a timeline that may be based upon a mistaken assumption. 
 

I also think complaints about excessive stretching of the suspension of disbelief may be a tad misplaced given several core elements of the movie. 

On 10/14/2022 at 8:12 AM, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

Silence is quite easily my absolutely favorite of his films!

SILENCE may be the greatest movie I never want to watch again. 

Lol, yep. Small world and all that ****. 
 

She and I were high school sweethearts, then reconnected about 20 years later on Facebook. 
 

She worked in LA in the entertainment industry while she was married to him, but left it a couple years after they divorced. 

I always feel so conflicted seeing an announcement about another Mike Flanagan project. I have nothing against him, but given that my wife is his ex-wife, I can’t help but compare his successes to my own…and that part of me that’s struggled with self esteem issues in the past has a field day with the comparisons, regardless of how stupid they are. 
 

Of course, it doesn’t help when my mother-in-law (who has some narcissism issues) never ceases to post headlines about him on FB, commenting about how he is her former son-in-law. 

Great episode. Couldn’t get over how Ewan Mitchell looks more like Matt Smith than Matt Smith does in the show 😂

21 hours ago, Kal-El814 said:

60 is fucking young, that's bananas.

Young in terms of mortality, perhaps, but not in terms of awareness and recognition of contemporary norms. 
 

Who is more likely to have a pragmatic and realistic perspective of the urgency for SS reform: someone who is on the cusp of being able to start receiving it (or already has) and who runs a relatively low risk of loss of benefits in their lifetime…OR…someone who is contributing but sees that, absent meaningful reform, that they may likely never be able to collect?

That aside, Generational divides are more significant that ever, if only because of how rapidly technology has fundamentally altered our lifestyle. Those now in their 60’s got their first exposure to a PC (potentially) while in their 20’s, and look at how dramatically computers have evolved and reshaped our lives. 

Wife and I both enjoyed it, but both felt as though Peele didn't really stick the landing in terms of thematic follow-through.  

But that nitpicking aside, I think it was beautifully shot, with (as others have noted) a wonderful take on how movies often portray certain types of creatures.  There were more than a few genuinely entertaining moments, and kudos to Peele for being able to really nail building a sense of suspense.

It did feel strange, though, walking out of a Peele movie and not feelign as though there was more meat to chew on and think about.  Maybe the theme noted in my spoiler section is really all it amounts to, and while I can certainly appreciate the perspective to an extent, I feel as though the movie took a bit of a meandering route to get to that particular point.

I can definitely see why reviews have been really mixed - between the fact that the movie almost certainly does not cater to any expectations that some might have walking in, the fact that it feels like a number of elements are red herrings, and the fact that there isn't that pulpably shocking moment(s) that you got from US and GET OUT, it's easy to see why the movie will be polarizing for many.  

On the whole, I definitely enjoyed it, but don't have any particular urge to watch it again...something else that feels unusual (for me) from a Peele movie.

IDK.  I understand that the show was originally intended to end after S5, and yep, there some extended runs of episodes that took me close to hate-watching territory, but somewhere around maybe S10 or S11, (I can't remember exactly when), it always felt to me that the whole family-esque dynamic that the actors and fandom talk about, really seemed to gel, quite possibly around the time that the show occasionally leaned into a certain degree of self-awareness of what it was.  It still had some real clunkers at times to be sure, but even when it failed, it failed with heart, as often as not.

Haven't watched the trailer for the new spinoff, but my guess is that it will fail, like the last attempted spinoff did.

With re: to the father and whatnot, I'm relatively certain that the show's internal logic supports the how and why of the father never knowing more about the Winchesters' "family business" with the MoL, since the MoL were largely wiped out while John was just a baby (or maybe not even born?).

And yeah, I suppose you can pick at nits with regard to Winchester and Campbell families coming together and resulting in Dean and Sam, but hell, there was one episode with a cherub that spoke to the amount of effort that was invested in bringing John and Mary together.

You'll never see me holding it up as all-time great TV among greats like The Wire, and such, but there was something special about it, some singular and somewhat intangible quality that really makes the show more than the sum of any of its parts.

Worth trying just for Tatiana Maslaney. Wonderfully versatile actress in this type of environment; I think she could make it something great (for what it most likely will be).

On 5/8/2022 at 3:10 PM, chakoo said:

I'm excited to see how this turns out. I never saw Sex Education but the compilations people posted of him on resetera sold me on him as the next Dr.

Sex Education is absolutely phenomenal.  I'd say it's easily on a short list of Netflix's top 5 series, and maybe among the Top 3.  

I'll probably give Dr Who another try with Gatwa in the starring role.  

26 minutes ago, johnny said:

“then you can't help but wonder: does anything matter? “

 

this is true for almost all of the marvel projects 

It feels like a certain level of narrative fluidity is allowing that to become true now, or in moving forward.  That was not always the case.  

Look at who got offed in DS2:MoM, and give me an example of how cavalierly that was done in the past, with the exception of IW1 and IW2, where characters' deaths and returns were integral to the story itself.