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The entire industry is a blight on the human condition. We only permit it because we're a society that glorifies exploitation and predation in the name of almighty mammon.
If everyone in advertising and marketing died in their sleep tonight the world would be a markedly better place tomorrow.
"I'm sending in more trains!" [0]
Only the trains are additional layers of abstraction and the accompanying bloat.
Most of them have no idea how fast a computer is because they've been using ludicrously slow software for so long they just think that's normal. Microsoft developers these days seems to have a particularly warped understanding of what "fast" means in computing, see Teams startup times [0], VS startup times [1], or that whole debacle with Windows Terminal.
[0] https://twitter.com/i/status/1640972391265230848
[1] I couldn't find a video in a reasonable time frame, but it is very slow compared to its predecessors just to launch let alone do anything that might justify it.
This is called seitan and has been a meat replacement for at least a thousand years. You can buy it in the store. Hell, you can even buy wheat gluten itself right from the store and make your own without all the washing.
Or, you know, just stop eating meat.
-I value the tiny shred of anonymity I have here so I can continue to express stupid opinions without being too self conscious about it.
-Honestly they just aren't very good, at least not in any traditional sense. I find that I am not passionate enough about most of my ideas to expend the time that seems necessary to flesh them out into a coherent and worthwhile experience.There is a simple and obvious solution to this "abundance boredom": remove the abundance. There. Done. Put all your money in charity or, if that's too altruistic of you, lock it away in investments where you can't get at it easily and force yourself to live off of the national median income (~$38k individual, $70k household in the us).
The thing about being poorer is that you can't do the opposite, so it is quite understandable that no one in a poorer position has any sympathy.
I... guess? If your only calculation of value is how much money was spent making the latest edition of a cookie cutter experience like 90% of AAA games are (because execs aren't willing to risk budget coloring outside the lines). And frankly I find that pretty sad, but looking at sales numbers I guess that's the majority of the gaming market.
It is consequently very customizable so you can make it work better for how you work, instead of how some GNOME dev thinks you should work. It also didn't take 15 years of complaints to get thumbnails in Dolphin.
The trick they pulled is telling us all that inconvenience is bad and needs to be eliminated, but what I've come to see is that life happens in inconveniences, and consumerism tells us we should trade our life for their junk.
True, but only one of these parties ever talks about fixing the system. To be fair, of course, that's partially because the data says they'd win almost every election if it came down to a straight popular vote, so any system not specifically gamed against them is in their favor.
Consider this hypothetical: A person in intelligence knows something you would rather didn't get out, but you suspect there's a chance they will leak it. Maybe they have a personality that leads you to believe they can't in good conscience keep that secret, or maybe you're just callous and paranoid, doesn't really make a difference.
One thing you could do is convince them of something completely ridiculous that no one will take seriously. Even easier if there is a large existing community of nutters that already believe that (possibly you manufactured that too, just for such an occasion). Put on some little shows, make sure they see some documents they "weren't supposed to", and when they've bought into it enough have someone all but confirm it to them in person.
Then, if they're in a leaking mood, they'll discredit themselves for you.
[0] extremely well supported
1) The kind of people who bitch about tipping actually just hate the expectation of it. They're the same people who bitch about the price of everything and how "no one wants to work" when there's a staffing shortage that inconveniences them. They want to keep things just the way they are so they can continue feeling rightously indignant for not tipping instead of admitting they just don't give a shit about labor.
2) Business owners love the system because it effectively means the customers who aren't jackasses subsidize the ones who are and they can pretend the cost of their product is lower than it actually is.
3) The US is a hellscape run by sociopaths that routinely and gleefully burns its people on the alter of mammon. Nearly everyone in a position to do anything about this situation is both 1 and 2.
Yes, because being hungry sucks. Why this has to be explicitly pointed out to you, I don't know.
Doesn't matter. Ignore the O, focus on the I. If you want to weigh a certain amount, look up what the sedentary metabolic estimate is for that weight and consume that number that despite any additional exercise you are doing.
The hard part is dealing with being hungry all the time, and despite the promises of fad diets everywhere, there is no solution to that that I have found that doesn't involve stimulants.
How sure of that are you? Mark Haub, Nutrition Professor, famously ate a diet made entirely of "convenience store food" like Twinkies and chips for 10wks at a caloric deficit.
Despite a diet based on pure junk food, all of his health metrics improved and he lost 27lbs[0].
As someone who has lost well over 100lbs and who struggles constantly to deal with their weight, I can say from my experience that how many calories you eat is practically the only thing that matters. I have tried all the fad diets over the years and not a one of them has managed to lose me any weight and perform any better without strict calorie counting.
[0] http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/...
Settings -> Apps and Notifications -> Chrome -> Disable
I can't even click on links in email. It's great.
Good news though: System Shock Enhanced Edition fixed it in 2015 and can be had for $10. Just disable Cyberspace though, it really doesn't hold up well.