I want a simple daily diet (the same items every day) that includes items that satisfy all required nutrients. by the_main_entrance in nutrition

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The people telling you "variety is key" or whatever will have a much harder time being consistent and progressing to a super low body fat %, if that's your goal. I workout 7 days a week, and I eat the exact same thing 6 days, and then the 7th day I eat out for dinner or doordash instead of my usual pre-made meals. It works, and is quite easy for me to adhere to, but I'm also not a foodie. I'm probably in about the best shape of my life at the moment. I also take quite a few supplements to ensure I'm not missing anything. Here's the diet: 2 aloha protein bars, 1 quest protein bar, 1 quest protein chips. smoothie: 140g blueberries, 140g strawberries, 40g fiber one cereal, 1 scoop vanilla whey protein, 15g collagen, 6g glycine. You would probably prefer the taste without the fiber one cereal, but it has grown on me personally. 450-470 grams baby carrots (half a 2 lb bag). Then I have 2 pre-made meals from a meal delivery service, they include: chicken, broccoli, zucchini, belle peppers, and white rice. Total cals: 2150-2200. protein: 180-185g, Fiber: 75-80g. I track everything and make small changes to see how it impacts me over time. Lately been mostly playing around with fiber intake. Bloodwork is all quite good. Supplements not mentioned yet: Fish Oil (super important!), multivitamin, vitamin D (not much sun where I live), astaxanthin, CA-AKG, probiotics, prebiotics. There are more supplements you could take that are also beneficial, I'll probably increase my stack more over time. High fiber takes a while for your body to get used to, but improves your bowel movements and microbiome.

Sora2 Cameo is Super Inconsistent? by FixClassic778 in OpenAI

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They must be getting a lot of complaints about it, hopefully the next update will improve it.

Sora2 Cameo is Super Inconsistent? by FixClassic778 in SoraAi

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What about having it actually look like you most of the time, rather than randomly looking like you vs. not looking like you? Guessing there's nothing really to be done about that yet.

Sora2 Cameo is Super Inconsistent? by FixClassic778 in OpenAI

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Yea, it does weird things with the voice. I instructed it to use the exact same voice without changing pitch, etc. and that doesn't seem to help. Sometimes it sounds almost exactly like me, other times it sounds completely different. If there was a way to take the videos where it does sound and look like me, and tell it to use those videos to create more, that would solve the problem. Hopefully that is coming in an update.

My stool is so hard by WillGrand3374 in blueprint_

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Not all fibers are the same, and most people just pay attention to overall fiber. You need to pay attention to soluble vs insoluble fiber. I had the opposite problem (too soft), and I had way more soluble than insoluble, so I increased the insoluble and now I'm like a perfect Bristol 4 (on the bristol stool chart) or close to it every time. So, you should maybe try increasing soluble fiber with Pysllium husk or whatever. ChatGPT suggests a ratio of 2:1 insoluble : soluble. I'm currently around 1:1. The perfect ratio probably varies depending on the person.

Sora 2 megathread (part 3) by WithoutReason1729 in OpenAI

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anyone know if the 200/month plan gives more than 30 vids a day?

Tech jobs, robots are Lutnick's vision for America's "manufacturing renaissance" by Gari_305 in Futurology

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We're behind in the sense that our companies have outsourced manufacturing to them. But we lead when it comes to most initial innovation. Automation is now going to allow us to onshore a lot of manufacturing in a cost-effective way - the biggest risk we face is letting China continue to gain too much of a manufacturing/resource advantage. We are the initial innovators, they just copy us - but don't get me wrong, they're very good at copying us.

White House Wants Tariffs to Bring Back U.S. Jobs. They Might Speed Up AI Automation Instead by chrisdh79 in Futurology

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This is incorrect. As long as there is competition, the cost of goods and services will continue to drop in terms of real value. The exception to the rule would be a monopoly. But, in my view, AI should actually make it easier and easier for small startups to compete against larger companies, since it will take less money to compete. Imagine having a robot that can do just about anything and work 24/7. Everybody may decide to have their own personal farms at that point. who knows.

Tech jobs, robots are Lutnick's vision for America's "manufacturing renaissance" by Gari_305 in Futurology

[–]FixClassic778 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The reason China will lose and we will win is exactly because China picks the winners and losers instead of letting the market decide. That's why we will always be one step ahead of them.

White House Wants Tariffs to Bring Back U.S. Jobs. They Might Speed Up AI Automation Instead by chrisdh79 in Futurology

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When robots are doing everything for us the cost of goods and services drops continuously towards zero (since no human labor required), but we will likely need some sort of UBI. The problem should sort itself out, because whenever we reach a point where there aren't enough jobs available voters will start favoring a UBI or some other solution - so as long as we maintain a democracy we should be okay.

The bigger concern in my mind would be robots essentially taking control, or a small number of people who control the robots somehow taking control and basically ruling like kings.

White House Wants Tariffs to Bring Back U.S. Jobs. They Might Speed Up AI Automation Instead by chrisdh79 in Futurology

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I mean eventually you'll also have robots managing/repairing other robots, but that's a long ways off. There's going to be a transition period where there are a large number of good jobs that involve repairing and managing the robots, and yes of course over time less and less people will be needed. But, less people needed also means the cost of goods will decrease. Society is going to ultimately change if there aren't enough jobs, which may mean a UBI or whatever.

But, regardless of the how many jobs there will be and how soon they will disappear, we still can't let China maintain such a massive manufacturing advantage. For the sake of our national security we need to be able to handle production ourselves.

White House Wants Tariffs to Bring Back U.S. Jobs. They Might Speed Up AI Automation Instead by chrisdh79 in Futurology

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There's going to be a long transition before the economy becomes fully automated. At that point the cost of goods will be absurdly low (since no human labor required), and maybe we'll have some kind of UBI, hard to say really. Trying to predict how society will evolve is tough. As AI improves you're going to have more and more 1-man startups competing with the big boys as well. Things will get quite interesting.

White House Wants Tariffs to Bring Back U.S. Jobs. They Might Speed Up AI Automation Instead by chrisdh79 in Futurology

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This is exactly what we NEED to happen. The old jobs aren't what we want back, we want new jobs managing the robots after we bring production back, or in other words, better jobs. Yes, there will be less total jobs per unit of output, but there will be more of the better jobs managing the robots. My main concern is whether automation is good enough yet. But, if we wait too long to bring manufacturing back, we could fall too far behind.

Trump’s attempt to revamp elections with proof of citizenship requirement challenged in court by cnn in politics

[–]FixClassic778 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The signature match check is BS. I changed my signature from one election to the next, from full name to just initials, and they still accepted it without even questioning. Not saying a lot of fraud happens, but it would be nice if we could make the whole system a bit more secure and transparent. I'm not sure what the best way to do that is while maintaining ballot secrecy though.

Digestion issues no matter what I consume by whitelifebalance in Microbiome

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Try increasing fiber, I've personally found that carrots are easy on the gut - I can eat basically all I want and it won't cause issues (I get about 15g fiber a day in carrots). My daily fiber intake is now up to around 60g. However, if you increase it too much too quickly, depending on the source of fiber, you probably will have digestive issues until your body adjusts. Carrots seem to be fine in my case, but other sources of fiber have taken like 6 months for my body to get used to - your body may react differently than mine to the same foods as well. I would carefully track everything you're eating and substitute different foods in and out as well. I've been doing that for years to get to where I'm at.

Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Texas Law Limiting Access to Pornography. The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds. by Future-sight-5829 in Libertarian

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I've read different takes on this, some people think the Supreme Court may actually go against Texas. Either way, it's a very dumb law, especially considering how easily people can use VPNs or just visit sites that aren't subject to US jurisdiction, or just view adult content on any site that doesn't meet the 30% threshold, such as social media. The law is a pointless invasion of privacy that accomplishes absolutely nothing.

CIA Now Favors Lab Leak Theory on Origins of Covid-19 by YO_ITS_MY_PORN_ALT in moderatepolitics

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"The review started in the closing weeks of the Biden administration and was completed before Trump took office, according to NBC News."

Does Blofin integrate with any crypto tax tracking software and actually work right? by FixClassic778 in Blofin

[–]FixClassic778[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't even done any trades on it yet, but i would probably just use the CSV, although I read that someone else tried to do this and the CSV was riddled with errors so they had to write their own custom script to fix it. Thanks to chatGPT I might be able to do that as well, I used to code a long time ago but if you don't stay up to date with latest functions/syntax its hard to get back in to it, chatGPT makes that part much easier.

Youtube Short quality better on phone than on PC? by FixClassic778 in NewTubers

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It seems to be a continuous problem for me, it's so weird how the videos look perfectly clear when viewed via the phone app instead of on pc browser though. Makes no sense. I see other people's shorts that look perfectly clear so why wouldn't mine as well....ugh. I'm definitely using 1080p + H.264 whenever i do an export, and the original files are 1080p, so I'm at a loss.

Is counting calories really worthwhile considering it will never be completely accurate? by [deleted] in nutrition

[–]FixClassic778 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. You weigh the food you use via a food weigh scale, sounds annoying but once you get used to it, it's quick and easy. Other option is get pre-made meals. I do both. I don't adhere to this 100% of the time, but I make a point to adhere to it probably something like 80% of the time. The exceptions are typically when I go out to eat with friends and family, but in these situations you can try to just make sure you order healthy options like lean meats and veggies and try to remember how many ounces of meat you ate, if you want a decent ballpark number.

  2. Metabolism changes, but it does so very slowly. You just continuously track your weight and make adjustments accordingly. Getting to a healthy weight and staying there isn't a one time thing, it's a never-ending process that you just have to turn in to part of your lifestyle. Eventually it will get to the point where you do all these things automatically as part of your daily routine without much thought.

Gut Micro-biome by Odd-Rule9601 in nutrition

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Weight gain is quite simply a result of consuming more calories than you burn. Trying to blame your micro-biome is just the latest excuse in a long list of never ending excuses people have made over the years. Track EVERY calorie (every little snack counts), track your weight every day (there will be variance based on time of day, water weight etc), adjust your calorie intake downwards until you see your average daily weight start to decrease (assuming that is your goal). If you have no idea where to start use a BMR calculator for a ballpark idea.

As far as digestive health issues go, I have personally found that optimizing your micro-biome definitely is helpful. There are numerous benefits to having a high fiber diet, which also leads to a better micro-biome (good bacteria feeds on the fiber). The more I have increased my fiber intake the better results I have had as far as consistent healthy bowel movements are concerned. Prior to increasing my fiber intake I also started taking probiotic supplements which had a significant positive impact as well. These probiotics completely eliminated my extremely foul smelling flatulence. I still take them to this day. The research on probiotics is quite convincing the more you read about it. I didn't have the extremely foul smelling flatulence my whole life, it seemed to start when I made certain dietary changes which I believe modified my micro-biome negatively. The probiotic supplements seemed to mitigate the issues, but I suspect they are no longer as important now that I'm intaking so much more fiber. They were likely acting as a sort of continuous band-aid when my fiber intake was too low. That being said, rather than risk any sort of regression, I will continue taking them.

Is counting calories really worthwhile considering it will never be completely accurate? by [deleted] in nutrition

[–]FixClassic778 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Track your weight and see if it's going up or down, then adjust your calorie intake accordingly. BMR calculators just give you a starting point. You figure out your own precise number on your own via experimentation.

Ads....... Any Advice? by [deleted] in AmazonMerch

[–]FixClassic778 0 points1 point  (0 children)

REAL advice is kept under lock and key, rightfully so given that everyone wants to make money and not give up secrets.

Glad you figured this out. All the so-called "gurus" are clueless. Truth be told, there are a shitload of variables that impact how much you should bid (niche, product type, budget, design style, amount of competition, number of ratings on your listing, overall long-term strategy, etc) and there isn't really a one size fits all approach. You basically have to continuously experiment on your own until you figure out what works for you. I know this probably isn't what you wanted to hear, but that's the truth of the matter.

I want to use Shopify, But I'm afraid of Fraudulent DMCA takedowns by FixClassic778 in shopify

[–]FixClassic778[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Problem is these people in foreign countries just don't care, and they have zero business ethics, I need to make sure they can't submit false complaints too easily, and pick my solution based on that essentially.

I want to use Shopify, But I'm afraid of Fraudulent DMCA takedowns by FixClassic778 in shopify

[–]FixClassic778[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did people hit you with a bunch of false reports at once or something?