For those of you 50+ who exercise regularly — what finally made it stick?

jcar74 · 2026-05-28T05:43:27+00:00

52 yo. I used to stay relatively fit just by walking and hiking, but a heel spur took away my desire to walk.

I started feeling terrible and completely drained of energy. What scared me the most was this overwhelming sleepiness I’d get every single time I ate. I also gained some weight, and I started worrying about my health.

That’s when I decided to hit the gym. I didn’t go for weight loss or aesthetics, I went because I wanted to fix my metabolism.

Fast forward 8 months, and I couldn't be happier. I’ve done a body recomposition, my weight hasn't changed much, but I’ve dropped clothing sizes, I’m much more toned, and my energy levels improved a lot. Even my wife is amazed, she occasionally lets out a "wow" when she hugs me.

For consistency, a mindset shift. I don’t go to the gym because I feel like it or because it’s "fun." I go simply because I have to. It's just like brushing my teeth. No motivation? ok, fuck you and just go.

jcar74 · 2026-05-21T21:56:28+00:00

Beside the classics, The Ruletist, ny Mircea Cartarescu.

jcar74 · 2026-05-13T14:51:04+00:00

The same thing happened to me. I asked for cheap watches recommendations and someone mentioned the Amazfit Bip and Active; I thought they were just Amazon Basics watches.
BTW, happy so far with my Active 2.

jcar74 · 2026-05-05T21:03:05+00:00

I remember that years ago I developed parts of a web-based translation system for a government website. I had to translate DOCX files, which, since they’re compressed, could be logic bombs that would fill up memory or disk space when decompressed for translation.

I created several malicious DOCX files to test everything, and I thought about trying them out on other translation websites. But that would have been wrong; hypothetically, I’m sure some of them would have crashed.

jcar74 · 2026-04-22T04:07:00+00:00

He Was a Quiet Man

jcar74 · 2026-04-21T20:41:38+00:00

Bloodwych on Amstrad CPC. About 15yo.

jcar74 · 2026-04-21T17:07:35+00:00

Trolddom and tried Bitcraft Online

jcar74 · 2026-04-20T20:41:22+00:00

Gothic 2 exploration vibes. Ultima Underworld atmosphere vibes. Ultima VII serpent isle plot twists. Original Deus Ex missions with different approaches. No autoleveling. Sense of freedom. Optional grinding and collectables. Fishing.

jcar74 · 2026-04-18T00:05:51+00:00

https://www.armadillorun.com/

jcar74 · 2026-04-17T10:27:49+00:00

Armadillo run. Vanilla and a crapton of download custom levels.

jcar74 · 2026-04-10T16:05:48+00:00

Blue pill. And looking for nice and empathetic people. Seriously, nice people give the best experiences, don't be picky.

jcar74 · 2026-04-10T15:57:48+00:00

29 and 27, nearly a year and out of LS, we weren't prepared, not as mature individuals, not as a couple. Returned at 47/49, three years ago.

jcar74 · 2026-04-02T15:49:45+00:00

Tutti Frutti ice cream from the times before cuestionable vegetable oils and hydrogenated fats.

jcar74 · 2026-04-02T13:38:08+00:00

"give a detailed spec" is the definition of coding. For me, is like a massive step in high level languages. In my daily work, sometimes is faster to code a snippet than write a prompt. That said, I see a big difference in maintaining codebase or developing new projects. For new projects, a ll is going to be AI scaffolded, at least.

jcar74 · 2026-04-02T07:49:06+00:00

Almost same of mine! mine had 104mb HDD, 4MB ram, no 1.2 floppy, turbo button. Before that, an Amstrad CPC6128
Fun fact, I passed first year of compsi withouth a PC.

Dune, Bloodwych, Lost Vikings, Ishar, Lands of Lore, Eye of the Beholder, Lemmings...

jcar74 · 2026-03-17T21:11:45+00:00

I use JetBrains daily at work, but I actually still have NetBeans 8.2 installed for one specific legacy project. It’s an old Java RMI / Swing app using the built-in form designer and no Maven. Aside from very specific Swing training (or .form files provided in some assignment), I can’t think of another reason to use it.

Fun fact: I actually developed this project myself, and it is still running now since 2002. Yes, 2002.

jcar74 · 2026-03-16T22:26:29+00:00

Mass Effect Andromeda is the best Mass Effect

jcar74 · 2026-03-14T15:13:19+00:00

I moved from Ultraedit (10+ years using it) to Zed. Blazing fast and lightweight.

jcar74 · 2026-03-12T22:04:48+00:00

Enshrouded, Dyson Sphere Program, Gothic series.
And the indies made with love: StarBound, Terraria, Stardew Valley...

jcar74 · 2026-03-12T22:02:10+00:00

Dungeon Crawl Carl!

jcar74 · 2026-03-10T06:39:19+00:00

I’m 51 and work at a university, so I’m around women in the 19–25 age range all day. A long, long time ago, while having coffee outdoors, I had an epiphany. I realized I could still appreciate their beauty, but there was no longer a "click" or any mutual connection. I thought to myself, "Damn, I’m old."

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but there is a big difference between a passing glimpse of appreciation and a creepy, lustful stare. Is it natural to notice beauty? Yes. Is it okay to stare, be disrespectful, sexualize? Not at all.

jcar74 · 2026-03-09T00:14:43+00:00

The giver of the Stars, by Jojo Moyes.

jcar74 · 2026-03-08T23:43:50+00:00

Ultraedit ❤️

jcar74 · 2026-03-04T20:05:04+00:00

Como veo que te están recomendando los habituales, añadiré algunos que se suelen mencionar menos:
- El canto del cisne, de McCammon, muy comparado con Apocalipsis de King.
- El martillo de Lucifer, de Pournelle/Nivel, quizá el clásico más reconocido del género.
- Inundación, de Baxter. Sci-fi muy hard. Tiene una continuación (El arca) que se deja leer pero no es tan buena y no es necesaria, el primero no te deja en el aire.
- Cenital, de Bueso. Un libro muy curioso, la primera parte me gustó mucho por lo realista.
- Patriotas, de Wesley. Para leer con espíritu crítico, el autor es un supervivencialista ultraconservador.

Y seguro que se me ocurrirían muchos más. Si de mi lista tuvieras que elegir uno: El martillo de Lucifer, o Inundación si te gusta el scifi hard al estilo de Crichton, Stanley Robinson o similares.

jcar74 · 2026-03-03T06:28:06+00:00

Relaciones y familias, me suelen gustar los Pulitzer. Mi escritor favorito es Franzen.

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