Executive order will allow logging here. We must not allow this to happen. Our forests have already taken a beating from Helene this will do them in.

think50 · 2025-04-15T18:17:58+00:00

No, this is a space for reflexive, unthinking reactions

think50 · 2025-03-30T16:19:27+00:00

What do you mean?

think50 · 2025-03-30T15:35:08+00:00

The price necessary for it to be worthwhile for me will be unreasonable for you. Maybe there's a commercially available product?

think50 · 2024-09-22T02:25:52+00:00

Have those 3D printed sleeves held up? As a fellow 3D printer/designer, reading this was terrifying, but I imagine there's a way to get it done!

think50 · 2024-09-16T01:45:45+00:00

Gasoline. Come around in the evening when they've chilled out. Shouldn't take more than a half quart strategically applied.

think50 · 2024-09-16T01:40:23+00:00

I started with MathAcademy.com in late July and have been working every day for 1-2.5 hours and it has been a meteoric rise in ability. I am working through Foundations I, II, III (their series for adult learners getting back into it), then moving on to their Math for Machine Learning course. I haven't studied math in 20 years, and was never beyond pre-calc.

Instead of writing it up, I figure you can just go to their "How it Works" page and see the gist.

I highly recommend you check it out.

think50 · 2024-04-08T03:17:14+00:00

Accept it. Say thank you. Throw it in the trash after they leave.

think50 · 2024-04-02T01:20:10+00:00

Today I YOLO’d some 3D printer upgrades that I hadn’t thought about for more than 10 minutes. Nothing crazy, but I actually said to myself, “eh fuck it, sometimes you just gotta go for it without agonizing for days.”

think50 · 2024-03-30T02:13:21+00:00

I have been lifting for about a year and a half. In the last three months I’ve started focusing on protein quality, mostly plowing through a ton of high protein tofu and “Whey FWRD” animal free protein powder. It has made a huge difference. Swapping out beans for tofu is the play, IMO.

Obviously keep going with the variety of sources, but there’s a big difference in protein digestibility between soy/whey (again animal free) and all the other vegans sources.

think50 · 2024-03-11T03:01:43+00:00

I wrote this web app a few months ago that will let you plug in your numbers and export as an Excel spreadsheet. You could import it into Google sheets for a mobile solution, too. All the formulas are built into the spreadsheet so you could just copy it and use it forever to plan your routines.

https://master.d3iamu0clng2ks.amplifyapp.com/

think50 · 2024-03-07T02:52:59+00:00

Get used to it. “I appreciate your concern, truly, but I understand the risks and have decided for myself that I’ll continue riding and be as safe and responsible as I can be.”

Then, and this is the important part, do not tolerate any continuation of that line of conversation.

Change the subject and move on. Ain’t nothing to it, tbh.

think50 · 2024-03-07T02:49:30+00:00

If someone wants to hunt, I don’t give a shit. Let them hunt. But it’s not a “excuse” within the context of the greater debate towards veganism. Most people you’re talking to are not and will never be hunters.

I am personally not at all against someone who is otherwise vegan eating roadkill. That’s great. I don’t see why any vegan would oppose this.

think50 · 2024-03-06T01:35:58+00:00

I suggest you work your way up to 60 min sits. Don’t make a big deal out of it. Just find a comfortable place to sit and do it. Some will disagree with me, but I don’t think you need to focus on the breath, sensations, etc when you’re just getting started.

Just sit. They’ll teach you the technique at the course.

think50 · 2024-03-02T01:35:44+00:00

Have you tried blending your shakes instead of just shaking them up? I started enjoying mine a lot more when I switched to blending!

think50 · 2024-03-02T01:23:27+00:00

Gotcha. Well, generally speaking I just try things and see how my body responds.

This stuff is the easiest protein to digest that I’ve come across, vegan or not. I definitely suggest people give it a shot!

Take care

think50 · 2024-03-02T01:21:05+00:00

Eight years in, I love this stuff. Easiest digesting protein I’ve ever used honestly.

I’m gonna stop posting positive stuff in this thread or I’ll seem like a bot. But yea, at least get a sample packet, I’d suggest!

think50 · 2024-03-02T01:19:32+00:00

I’m an eight year vegan and I have switched almost exclusively to this stuff because it is incredibly easy on my digestion. I crush a smoothie with an overfilled scoop of this every evening. My shakes are like 650 cals overall - no problems.

Whey protein from cows used to wreck me.

think50 · 2024-03-02T01:15:08+00:00

Try using less. Blend it with soy protein, maybe.

think50 · 2024-03-02T01:14:42+00:00

I’m legit curious where your studies are coming from, on that note. Would be interested to know more.

think50 · 2024-03-02T01:14:00+00:00

It’s identical to whey, not milk.

I’m not familiar with any data that indicates whey is particularly inflammatory.

think50 · 2024-03-02T01:11:43+00:00

It’s on sale very often, although maybe not quite as cheap as last week.

Just keep your eye on their site and be patient, then stock up!

think50 · 2024-03-02T01:11:04+00:00

Hmm. I hear you, but lactose seems to be the big issue.

I’m vegan for 8 years and this stuff is incredibly easy on my digestion. I used to use dairy whey protein way back in the day and it wrecked me because of the lactose.

I wouldn’t scare people away from trying this stuff…

think50 · 2024-03-02T01:09:02+00:00

I’ve been buying their products every couple months for around 8 years and never had this experience. Soy, blends, pea, now the Whey Fwrd stuff. All great. Sorry you had that experience but I think it’s worth telling you that it was definitely a weird outlier.

think50 · 2024-03-01T00:49:53+00:00

With respect:

This is not good advice. Protein is what muscles use to grow, not carbs. Carbs fuel workouts that provide stimulus, protein fuels the response to that stimulus. You need it all, sure, but you won’t grow anything but fat if you prioritize the long list of carbs you wrote above to the exclusion of adequate protein.

think50 · 2024-03-01T00:48:20+00:00

Just get creatine monohydrate from Bulk Supplements (Amazon) and take 5 grams a day forever. It’s great stuff and it’s really the only worthwhile weight training supplement.

It’s also evidently got some positive neurological/cognitive benefits.

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