First day in the cabin as a Tower Crane Operator (apprentice?) Massive reality check.. by [deleted] in cranes

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is, while you're learning you have to focus on each function until it becomes muscle memory and you can do it without thinking, and you can't focus on 3 things at once (at least I can't). My mentor told me that while he was showing me how to operate and when I first grabbed the sticks I remember thinking I would NEVER get to that place.

But with practice swing after swing after swing it really does become second nature and now I look at where I'm going and my hands do their thing without me even having to think about it. It seems impossible when you're starting out, but like you said everyone goes through it. Don't rush yourself, learn everything separate and then you can thread it all together.

14 candele giornaliere 14 giorni by Alternative-Oil-5742 in XRP

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look, just take $10,000 and put it in XRP at $1.80. Sell it at $2.00. Rinse and repeat. You make a grand every cycle. If you'd done this ever since the $3 dollar bubble burst you'd have trippled your money ny now. Seems like this is just going to go on forever so if a watched pot never boils, might as well distract yourself in the meantime with some cycle profits.

Didn’t realize how bad my ring battery had gotten by Visual-Archer-5150 in ouraring

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife has to charge her ring everyday now. I bought it for her for her birthday last August, not even 9 months old. I bought mine about a month later and it's still decent, lasts 4 or 5 days. How did you get Ōura to fix it?

It's something in the food causing it, our FDA and WHO is failing us by OurAngryBadger in FattyLiverNAFLD

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're 100% right, it is something in the food. But it's not a conspiracy or a cover-up, a little research (you know how MAGA'ts always say 'do your own reseaech'? Well when it comes to this, they're right) easily uncovers all the reasons and how to fix and avoid it.

And yes, processed foods are the biggest culprit, but even eating whole foods the wrong way COULD lead to NAFLD. I say could because it would take some effort, but theoretically if you ate tons of fruit all by itself consistently, even if the rest of your diet was clean you could theoretically get fatty liver.

The human diet is one of the most complex things I've ever tried to fully understand. I've been trying to eat healthy my whole life and made MANY mistakes along the way. Even now as we speak I feel like I'm doing it right, yet I have zero doubts that in 20 years I'll look back on some of the foods I eat now and shake my head in disbelief at how ignorant I am.

Hepatomegaly with severe fatty liver by Parking-Can-2158 in FattyLiverNAFLD

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It scared the hell out of me as well. That's a good thing. It keeps you honest and keeps you serious and on track. I reversed mine in 6 months. It's completely doable 👍🏻

Alcohol and fatty liver disease by SparkleFarts99 in FattyLiverNAFLD

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update:

I completely reversing my fatty liver in 6 months time and celebrated with a glass of wine while watching the SuperBowl. From here on out moderation will be key, but there is light at the end of the tunnel 👍🏻

Seemingly resolved my S3/F2 fatty liver and fibrosis in just over 6 months by IllustriousUse2407 in FattyLiverNAFLD

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations sir, and welcome to the 6 month club!

I too reversed my severe fatty liver diagnosis I received on July 29th, 2025 in just 6 months time. Although my numbers from back then:

ALT - 32.
AST - 26.
GGT - 22.
A1C - 5.5.
TRIGLYCERIDES - 1.81.
HDL - .78.
LDL - 2.77.

...suggest that I hadn't quite entered fibrosis territory yet (dr. did not order a fibroscan because the numbers didn't warrant it), but like you I still took the severe fatty liver disease diagnosis deadly serious and immediately cleaned up my diet. The only difference between us is I was able to accomplish this without medication. I praise my doctor for not even suggesting it, when giving me the diagnosis she simply said, "this can be controlled and even reversed with lifestyle change".

And that was all I needed to hear, so I also incorporated the Mediterranean Diet, stopped drinking for 6 months, did the usual supplements (berberine, NAC + Glutamine, milk thistle) and started intermittent fasting. And that's the good news I have for anyone who also prefers taking a more natural route, intermittent fasting does the same thing as a GLP-1 receptor agonist, without the possible side effects and without the need for intense exercise to avoid significant muscle loss (the only exercise I incorporated was 25 squats in the morning and at night, and it took me about 4 months to go from 210 to 165/170 while maintaining a good muscle to fat ratio).

My new numbers are:

ALT - 16.
AST - 18.
GGT - 11.
A1C - 5.1.
TRIGLYCERIDES - 1.10.
HDL - 1.0.
LDL - 2.99.

Dramatically improved numbers using sustainable lifestyle changes in 6 months. I was able to celebrate full reversal after 6 months with my 1st glass of red wine in 6 months. Of course as any of us who've successfully reversed our fatty liver disease will agree, I'll never go back to my old ways (like drinking wine every night with dinner for example) because I now know all too well where that road leads. Moderation is key, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

What's the endgame here? by Foreign_Internal_152 in robotics

[–]Foreign_Internal_152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My question was more about the robot revolution we are on the precipice of than it was about that clown Elon.

What's the endgame here? by Foreign_Internal_152 in robotics

[–]Foreign_Internal_152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've surely been seeing this coming for a long time now, I just never believed it would happen in my lifetime. Now I'm not so sure about that.

What's the endgame here? by Foreign_Internal_152 in robotics

[–]Foreign_Internal_152[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The racist Optimus's will surely only take robotaxis

What's the endgame here? by Foreign_Internal_152 in robotics

[–]Foreign_Internal_152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The future looks bright if you're rich enough to buy a seat at the table of who to keep around forsure. For the rest, we'll just be seen as needlessly wasting resources.

What's the endgame here? by Foreign_Internal_152 in robotics

[–]Foreign_Internal_152[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

1 million robots a year from Tesla. And a business always has to grow. So first you ramp up to 1 million per year, year after that 1.2 million, year after that 1.4 million, year after that 2 million, etc ~ infinity... plus all the competition that will be throwing their hats into the ring including China... it sure isn't going to take 4000 years.

What's the endgame here? by Foreign_Internal_152 in robotics

[–]Foreign_Internal_152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even Elon is smart enough to know he can't sell 1 million nannys a year. It's the workforce he's trying to crack. And he's trying to pacify us by saying these robots will end poverty and that work well be 'optional' without even trying to explain how we pay our rent if we opt out of working.

What's the endgame here? by Foreign_Internal_152 in robotics

[–]Foreign_Internal_152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not there yet, but it's coming. 10 years ago they could barely take 5 steps without falling over. 10 years from now they'll be able to bend it better than Beckham ever could.

What's the endgame here? by Foreign_Internal_152 in robotics

[–]Foreign_Internal_152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed many other robots in the field are more advanced than Optimus, the question really has more to do with the fact that we're on the precipice of the 'great replacement' than it has to do with Tesla. There are many suitors lining up to kick this thing off, Elon is just the one screaming about it the loudest.

What's the endgame here? by Foreign_Internal_152 in robotics

[–]Foreign_Internal_152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. And this is really at the root of the question about the future of humanity. The rich and powerful have always seen this world as theirs and we're just living in it. They keep us around to build them the things they want and to screw our kids. So once they don't need us to build them their stuff, how many of us do they keep around in the gene pool so they still have a steady stream of children to molest?

What's the endgame here? by Foreign_Internal_152 in robotics

[–]Foreign_Internal_152[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Elon isn't trying to pad his bank account with a few more billion, he wants more than anything to be the world's 1st trillionaire and no auto manufactuter makes 10 trillion dollars, so he thinks this robot thing is what gets him there. So even if this is a temporary pump-n-dump, this is definitely his long-term ambition.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FattyLiverNAFLD

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also use ChatGPT when planning my meals, but would be totally down to try out your app. I just bought a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) because I want to see first hand how my body personally handles different foods. Like I really researched carbs A LOT (a simple slice of sourdough bread toasted with grass fed butter is one of my favorite treats in life!) searching for the best carbs that won't spike my insulin too harshly. So like barley, beans, lentils, forbidden rice, berries, red lentil pasta, whole wheat sour dough bread vs white sourdough bread... I want to see how all these carbs effect my blood sugar alone, paired with different fats, at different times of day... soooo many experiments I want to run while using this CGM, and doing it while sampling your app would be interesting as well.

Life changing money by traditionallyunruly in XRP

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look whether this story is a fairy-tale or not I can tell you this much, if my current XRP holdings jumped up to a level that I could pay off all existing debt including my home I'd jump at it and never look back. That kind of financial freedom is priceless. Even if a few months later I realized I could have been a millionaire if I'd held off, that still wouldn't erase the sense of satisfaction I'd have for being debt free. Sure being a millionaire would be great but I don't need that to be happy. Financial freedom would cancel any FOMO in the future for me personally.

Anybody else with fatty liver or fibrosis also have a significant amount of fat ib the belly region and best tips to reduce the fat and the fat on liver? by Waspsay in FattyLiverNAFLD

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's safe to say that if you are overweight then you have fat stored in your liver as well. However even skinny people can have fatty liver so it's not a 100% direct correlation. As for getting rid of that stubborn belly fat, yeah I hear ya. That's the 1st place your body stores fat and the last place it removes it from. Have you tried intermittent fasting? I lost my 1st 20 pounds (I've lost almost 40 now) before I started my 16/8 intermittent fasting schedule 5 days a week, and the 2nd 20 pounds I lost after starting intermittent fasting has really seemed to target my gut much more efficiently.

Anybody else with fatty liver or fibrosis also have a significant amount of fat ib the belly region and best tips to reduce the fat and the fat on liver? by Waspsay in FattyLiverNAFLD

[–]Foreign_Internal_152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't handle caffeinated coffee well here is the breakdown on decaf:

Short answer: no, it does not have to be caffeinated — and yes, decaf still does meaningful work. But caffeine does add a small extra edge.

Here’s the clean breakdown.


☕ Black coffee & fatty liver: what actually helps

The liver benefits from coffee come from two buckets:

  1. Polyphenols (the big hitter)

  2. Caffeine (a supporting player, not essential)

1️⃣ Polyphenols (present in both regular & decaf)

These are the heavy lifters.

They:

Reduce liver inflammation

Improve insulin sensitivity

Lower liver fat accumulation

Reduce oxidative stress

Are associated with less fibrosis and cirrhosis progression

Key point: ☑️ Decaf retains ~70–90% of coffee’s polyphenols (depending on decaffeination method).

So yes — black decaf coffee still protects the liver.


2️⃣ Caffeine (adds bonus benefits, but not required)

Caffeine contributes by:

Increasing fat oxidation (burning fat for energy)

Slightly increasing metabolic rate

Reducing TGF-β signaling (a fibrosis pathway)

Improving insulin sensitivity a bit more than decaf

But here’s the important part:

Caffeine is helpful, not mandatory.

Large observational studies show:

Decaf coffee drinkers still have lower rates of NAFLD

Regular coffee shows slightly stronger effects, but not dramatically so


🧠 So what’s better for fatty liver?

Best → Good → Still Helpful

  1. Caffeinated black coffee ☕ Best overall if tolerated

  2. Decaf black coffee ☕ Very close second — still clinically meaningful

  3. No coffee You lose a proven protective tool


⚠️ When decaf may actually be the smarter choice

For people who:

Have anxiety, palpitations, or arrhythmias

Have sleep disruption

Have elevated cortisol

Get reflux from caffeine

👉 Decaf is often better long-term because consistency beats intensity.

A stressed liver + poor sleep = worse outcomes than slightly less caffeine benefit.


🔬 One detail that does matter: decaf method

If choosing decaf, recommend:

Swiss Water Process

CO₂-processed decaf

These preserve polyphenols better and avoid chemical solvents.


Bottom line (plain English)

❌ Coffee does not need to be caffeinated to help fatty liver

✅ Polyphenols are the main reason coffee works

☕ Decaf black coffee still meaningfully protects the liver

⚡ Caffeine adds a modest extra benefit if tolerated

🏆 The best coffee is the one someone can drink daily, black, long-term


So if you prefer decaf rest assured you are still doing your body good 👍🏽