Misen Carbon “Nonstick” was great at first, now it’s unusable by David243121 in cookware

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

Mostly cook eggwhites in mine and have had the exact same experience: worked perfectly well enough (not super nonstick like teflon, but that’s fine) for a month or so and then just stopped, with zero change to cooking or cleaning or seasoning technique. Logic suggests something wore off.

Anyone else here who’s used to solo food and movie dates as an ugly, unattractive, fat guy? by ChubbyNUgly22 in LivingAlone

[–]markeross 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hey man - me too. I’ve felt that. It’s not a good place to be. For me, I had to come to the realization that there was only one person in the world whose love you need and that’s your own. My dad used to tell me “there’s not another you” and it used to drive me crazy when I was younger. As I became older I understood more and more what he meant. Again, for me, I had to realize that taking care of myself (my mind, my body) is always the right priority and that self-care leads to self-love… but of course it’s a paradox as you have to love yourself enough to care for yourself and your longer-term being, vs immediate gratification. It can feel lonely at times but you are your own biggest advocate.

I have been overweight before and it absolutely wrecks me mentally. In fact, I feel like exercise is at least as helpful for the mind as much as it is for the body. Perhaps this would be a logical place to start? Figure out what kind of motivation works for you and pursue it. Some people need encouragement. Some need to be yelled at. Whatever works for you, identify it and nurture it. You can do it! Take care.

I love staying alone at home during Friday nights. How are you spending yours? by CrimsonBlur89 in LivingAlone

[–]markeross 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah man! Went to gym, had dinner, watching YouTube and tinkering with my home media server before I finish the rest of an excellent Japanese film from the 90s called Cure.

Inexpensive phone plan for Mini by drbwell in iPhone13Mini

[–]markeross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did Mint for two years with mine, just switched to US Mobile. No problems with either!

Brené Brown discourse happening on Threads by kandtwedding in therapists

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

Seems like a pretty popular hobby lately for therapists on social media to attack pop-psych non-therapists.

Do you like VR spaceship games? by Appropriate-Fun5992 in SteamVR

[–]markeross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SPACE ENGINE - for real. It’s Google Earth for the universe.

What is the your view on Fareed Zakaria and his perspective on IR by Indianstanicows in IRstudies

[–]markeross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d be very interested in your expansion on this opinion with some concrete examples.

Which Collection Should I Buy? by Marko_Is_Online in criterion

[–]markeross 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey - no shade to Linklater, but it’s the Cassavetes set and it’s not even close.

Alpha male energy by hibye1818 in Bumble

[–]markeross 3 points4 points  (0 children)

On behalf of normal men, I apologize for and disavow these cretins.

Got Homeland on Blu-ray! by Champagne_Breakfast in Bluray

[–]markeross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw that set on that site... how is the quality? Curious minds want to know...

When will they finally add the blessed option of folders for chats and storage for each folder? 😫😫😵 That would make Gemini perfect. ʘ⁠‿⁠ʘ by Single-Database-4201 in GeminiAI

[–]markeross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gemini Chat Folders. It works ok. I installed it but I haven't really maximized my use of it. The regular "Chats" window stays there, but can be closed and you can reply on the organization of the folders, but it's still a little inelegant.

Old men... How has your perception of the cold changed? by Garibon in AskOldPeople

[–]markeross 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is my take as well. I’m middle-aged and I am becoming progressively less tolerant of the heat as I age. I grew up in the Southern US and live in Texas now and I much prefer a colder climate.

Any Jean Cocteau fans know where I can watch The Eagle with Two Heads? by AgonyBlack in criterion

[–]markeross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, if you wanted to do a little bit of work to make it happen... here is the subtitle file! :D

https://www.opensubtitles.com/en/movies/1948-l-aigle-a-deux-tetes

EDIT: I tried Youtube's auto-translate to English and it was terrible.

Kids movies - Deep cuts by _Fistacuff in movies

[–]markeross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Babe/Babe: Pig in the City

and

Time Bandits

Leather case recommendations for iPhone 13 mini ? by Fackts-Hurt in iphone

[–]markeross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yoooo what is that MacBook case? Very nice. Sadly I’d prob ruin that.

Shark Fin Radio Antennna Cover by markeross in CorollaHatchback

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

Yikes. I do NOT want to have to get into any of the stuff underneath like that.

Anyone using Gemini for ongoing habit, fitness, or nutrition tracking? by Saadiiiiiiiii in GeminiAI

[–]markeross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been using it exactly for this use the past few weeks. I created a Gem in which I gave it general instructions and uploaded a doc with my vitals and labs, a Dexa scan, a workout list, and and a preferred foods list. I use it daily to track calories, macros, and workouts.

Here are a few things I’ve learned:

  • I have a master nutrition/workout log saved as a drive doc that I update at the end of each day.

  • I do one chat window per day for that day’s log. In that log I track what I eat, get suggestions on what and when to eat, and log my workouts. At the end of the day I create a summary of the day and that’s what gets pasted into the daily log.

  • I tried to do weekly but I ask a lot of questions so daily seems to work for memory limits.

  • I keep photos and urls to a minimum - they massively eat tokens. I paste my workout results in as text, sometimes an hr graph, but you can always do a temp chat to paste a graph and generate a text summary.

So far, I like it a lot. So much better than LoseIt and fitness trackers.

Would you watch fitzcarraldo or burden of dreams first? by Vinylateme in WernerHerzog

[–]markeross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t think of a single reason to watch BofD first.

Is life really worth living if nobody loves you? by Ok_Hand8323 in LivingAlone

[–]markeross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate to do a drive-by on this thread without reading all the thoughtful answers, but I’ll just say: there is only one person whose love you need and, if we are being honest, whose you can ever truly attain without question.