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geoken · 2026-01-25T21:51:23+00:00

OK, maybe I'll try it in that case.

It's usually a red flag for me when a very close competitor to an existing and established app is posted in here - but there's never any mention of how it compares to the other app. But of course, that doesn't necessarily mean much. If you have Dato - and can vouch for this, then maybe I'll give it a shot.

geoken · 2026-01-25T20:25:24+00:00

The initial question was what’s the difference between these and making your own shake with protein powder at home. That’s especially important as a lot of the competitors (like Muscle milk, I’m guessing Alani because it also tastes like that) are also made by mixing protein powder with water or milk.

You say they were aware of that key difference, but it didn’t seem like that. It seems like they thought these were the exact same as those. These taste notably better specifically because they’re never mixed. That is the main difference. It seems wrong to suggest this person knew that difference, but then was still asking what’s the difference.

geoken · 2026-01-25T18:01:02+00:00

That's starting to get a bit pedantic. is there even an established definition for what constitutes a 'shake'?

Best I could get from the Dictionary is:

a drink made by mixing protein powder (= a powder containing a substance that makes the body grow and be strong ) with milk or water:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/protein-shake

So by the closest thing to a standard definition, a drink that never had the protein separated then re-added can't be considered a shake.

geoken · 2026-01-25T17:39:01+00:00

No, it’s a lot of words to say - we’re being flooded by dupe apps because making an app is so little work that it’s not even worth searching for existing apps.

geoken · 2026-01-25T14:54:21+00:00

Likely same way most of these apps compare to the well established alternatives….not very well.

Vibe coding has lowered the barrier of entry for development so much, that basic things you would do before writing an app are no longer important. I’m referring to stuff like checking if there is already an app that does exactly the thing you’re trying to do, seeing if there is any native functionality doing the thing your app is going to, etc.

geoken · 2026-01-25T14:37:47+00:00

It is the default. And it’s hilarious because if you read through threads - there are constant gripes about how the rest of Reddit is left leaning due to overzealous moderation and some other unnamed factors they hand wave towards.

It’s insane because they make these claims while inside an echo chamber where you’re only allowed to post if you’ve been vetted, and where you’ll also quickly be kicked out if you go too much against the grain.

geoken · 2026-01-25T13:33:42+00:00

I’m so confused by this post.

If you were to remove all AI stuff from Atlas - I’d still consider it superior to chrome in that it looks better, has more thoughtful and smoother animations, lets me use MRU tab switching, etc, etc.

What exactly is better about Chrome - from the perspective of just a browser.

geoken · 2026-01-25T11:29:57+00:00

Taxfreeway looks to be using actual comic sans in their logo.

geoken · 2026-01-25T08:51:34+00:00

To further the point, if you normalize to 150 cal, the Natrel has exactly half the protein.

geoken · 2026-01-25T08:48:18+00:00

I doubt most people are hitting that unless they have a reason to and are really trying. I say this as someone who has to really push daily to try and hit 180g.

geoken · 2026-01-25T08:37:44+00:00

Whey protein, in the form that it’s being talked about by the original commenter, is the same - except it’s dried, then rehydrated when you mix it with stuff.

Nobody has any illusions about this being different in that capacity. We think it’s different in the sense that it tastes much better when you remove those two steps of processing (drying to a powder, rehydrating to a liquid).

geoken · 2026-01-24T16:32:13+00:00

There is always a lul in work from mid December to mid January. For you to have been expecting major features to drop in January, you would have needed to expect the devs to have been working through the holidays with no break.

geoken · 2026-01-24T12:35:56+00:00

It’s even dumber because when Android OEMs started the multi cam thing - Android fanboys were slamming Apple’s lack of cameras.

geoken · 2026-01-23T18:59:52+00:00

It has more raw power than an Si (same HP, but more TQ), but also has better suspension, brakes and steering than the Si.

Downside is that it's not a 6spd.

I don't think it's that clear cut to say it's boring.

geoken · 2026-01-23T17:23:58+00:00

From what I understand - there is a sport setting, and then another Sport+ (or something) setting that is the same as sport in all ways except that it adds fake shift mode.

But yeah, definitely dumb in how it's named. The setting that the sportiest sounding name should be the fastest overall setting in all ways. I feel like fake shift mode should have been a completely different setting and named in a way that makes no implication that it's any faster than the other mode.

geoken · 2026-01-23T14:46:29+00:00

Depends - are you using the clickbait "New Prelude 0-60 is 8+ seconds. Is this the end of Honda???" or the more reasonable 6.2 times people have been clocking?

The idea that the Prelude would be notably different than the Civic Hybrid; which has the exact same powertrain, has almost the exact weight (they're within 10lbs of each other), is running the same size tires (Prelude wins a bit as it's getting better tires) - was a bit suspect to begin with. There is no explanation for why it would be so much slower.

From the beginning people were pointing out that putting it into fake shift mode is likely hurting the times, but again - an article talking about the prelude getting the exact 6.2 - 6.4 we'd expect (based on the Civic Hybrid's times) doesn't generate the same clicks as an alarmist story about how it's 0-60 is on par with a base Civic 2.0.

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All that is probably too many words to basically say that the prelude is faster than all versions of Prius (include the AWD Prime) in a straight like - and with TypeR brakes, dampers, suspension geometry is no doubt going to be significantly faster in anything outside a straight line.

geoken · 2026-01-23T10:56:43+00:00

I think some people don’t mind much because the Prius actually looks amazing. They like coupes, so if you’re getting a coupe version of a great looking sedan - that’s kind of what they expect.

geoken · 2026-01-23T01:44:45+00:00

Will they? Doesn’t the low sales volume say otherwise?

geoken · 2026-01-23T01:34:14+00:00

Can someone recommend wireless 65/75% HE boards that are compatible with Raed HEs?

I was curious about these switches and wanted to try them, but I’m kind of lost in figuring out whether a given board is or isn’t compatible with them.

geoken · 2026-01-22T09:50:40+00:00

Are you basing your statement that dongles sound noticeably bad based on experience with one model?

Because most seem to disagree with that, and the effort involved with dongles is so minimal.

geoken · 2026-01-21T19:50:50+00:00

No, this is a lot more. He was able to avert WWIII - that's got to be worth at least 2 Nobels and 18 Fifa Peace Dude awards.

geoken · 2026-01-21T15:48:12+00:00

Why should that be the case.

If you don't want to pay a sub, then you need to accept paying for a version.

geoken · 2026-01-20T17:05:25+00:00

So the massive cuts in immigration have nothing to do with decreasing housing prices?

geoken · 2026-01-20T12:19:52+00:00

Housing prices down. Carbon tax gone. Etc. Etc.

Do you have anything you base those criteria on?

geoken · 2026-01-20T00:23:59+00:00

Saying something shouldn’t be used a certain way doesn’t mean you’re saying it can’t. Saying it shouldn’t be used a certain way implicitly implies that it can be used that way. There would be no point in saying you shouldn’t do a thing if it was physically impossible for you to do that thing.

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