Located 493 results from search term 'lifestyle'
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Commented in The smart toilet era is here! Are you ready to share your analprint with big tech?
All well and good,but how much would this cost? I just don't see this as being worth my bother since I can go to GI any old time I need help. No matter how fancy this is,what's wrong with my gi tract cannot be repaired,so I have better things to do with my money than to throw it at this.
a toilet that does more than flush excreta “is available to every household
This ain't happening. Telling people with IBS like mine ,to say:"Eat more fiber" is never a good idea since it does not work. One size does not fit all with "suggestions." I can figure out the below without some overpriced computer telling me what to do.
At some point, she thinks, a smart toilet could make lifestyle suggestions – it could tell you to eat more fibre or certain nutrients, for instance, or work out what kind of food triggered an uncomfortable gastric episode.
how much fat you had in your diet,
Fat does not matter,it's sugar that matters. When will this fat phobia up and die?! Thanks Ancle Keys...
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Commented in Birds on a houseboat by Martinus
There are moments in life I can't complain about, indeed. :-) But I try to keep my head down and paint on. My Calvinistic roots shine through here and there. But not today. I am splashing a bit, just for the @#!& of it. One day of Bourgondic lifestyle. Integrating (for 15 years already!) in my beloved Belgium has its' perks. This afternoon I tried pretty much the best icecream in town ("tried" is an understatement, volume-wise) and now I'm off for duck & noodles. :-) Tomorrow it's back to the chaingang. ;-)
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Commented in Bestiality brothels are 'spreading through Germany' warns campaigner as abusers turn to sex with animals as 'lifestyle choice'
Someone should stand outside these places taking pictures of the people that go and then post them online if no one's going to do anything about it. What kind of mental illness makes this seem like an okay and good thing to do? I like how the sick shit's called a lifestyle choice when those animals are like "wtf, not my choice"
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Commented in Homophobic, religious and race hate crimes on public transport are soaring
From the Norman Rockwell tone, I’m guessing there were not a ton of stabbing homicides growing up?
My father was navy, so we moved pretty often. I had some Norman Rockwell periods in small town USA with grandparents at times, but I lived in urban areas as well, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago and DC. Moved another 9 times in 24 years for the Air Force, so I've seen a few places
I saw my father's drug dealer get shot in the head when I was eight (San Diego). I saw three men repeatedly beat a man with bats and crowbars when I was 11 (Chicago). My father's lifestyle meant that violence was never far away, but random street violence was never a worry. It was far more personal.
By “the ones you care about,” is that to mean more the words, more the people, measures of both?
Both. Random praise from a stranger is as personally meaningless as random criticism.
"Bad" meaning hypersensitive to slights however real or imagined, or brutally murdered by being dragged by a car for who they were? Because it’s not clear from context which.
Hypersensitive. I am in no way belittling any sort of actual violence toward anyone, for any reason. My words, even if they bring offense or you disagree with them, being called "violence" is likely to cause me to point and laugh.
Face one’s bullies now or in the mirror later, one may choose.
Being a fat kid, and of small stature led to a few scrapes. I had a cousin that was a few months older and a whole lot bigger. I couldn't take him in a straight up fight, so I learned early that when it was time to go, go quick and dirty. It stood me in good stead for the next 30 years.
I'm old and broken now, but if it comes to it, I have one fight left in me if I need it.
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Commented in Teachers can’t afford Miami rents. The county has a plan: Let them live at school.
I can think of a lot of reasons. I live a block from a school and on school days it is noisy. If you were the only one in your household it might be OK, unless you had a day off. If you had a family, not so much. What if your lifestyle wasn't a typical conservative lifestyle? Would the school get a say about your "dates"? Especially if they stayed over?
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Commented in Someone left a nail bomb in a US airport last week and nobody heard about it. Is that because he was white?
Ooh, I don't know. Not sure that, because you saw it in heavy rotation on Trump TV, that means there's no double standard around who can't be victims of terrorism and who can't be terrorists in this country.
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Commented in It's Official: Anti-Vaxxers Most Likely to Blame For Rise in Measles
It's official: stupidity can kill people.
Edit: and this is the correct way to deal with it.
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Commented in Type 2 diabetes can be cured in four months — if you cut calories and exercise, research shows
Well, it's well established that lifestyle is a major factor for type two diabetes. You know what would be even more efficient? Cutting calories and exercising before getting type two diabetes. And not just intensively for a couple of weeks, but consistently. The difficult part is making people do that. We'd rather eat junk food, watch telly and pop some pills when disease strikes.
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Commented in Costume party highlights racism at Queen’s University, critics say
Not sure why the Culture Club would have a problem. Some pirates were, well, alternative lifestyle advocates. You cant appropriate a culture when the culture covers all.... cultures??? If that makes sense.
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Commented in White evangelicals voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, exit polls show
Here's a clue, stop labeling people. Trump wasn't elected because somebody happened to be a Christian. Still looking for excuses for failure? Scapegoats to soothe our sensitive goody two shoes emotions? Can't accept being wrong? People are sick of being labeled....especially the deplorable ones. That's who voted for Trump. There is a box full of human foibles and every time somebody takes offence or disagrees with a lifestyle, or a belief, or a preference, the appropriate label is pulled out of that box and pinned on the offender.
Everybody has a label and a number assigned for value for the pundits to come up with conclusions that often mean nothing.
They are people first.
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Commented in Elon Musk: Robots will take your jobs, government will have to pay your wage
If you don't like your presidential choices now, cheer up, it's only going to get worse when the stakes over control of basic wage walks on stage.
All this nonsense about how wonderful it will be when our precious time is freed up to do more meaningfull things is a sales pitch. Unless of course you think waiting in line for your basic foodstuffs alloted to you according to your basic income plan , bronze, silver, gold or elite doled out via your cashless AI banking system overseen by some pampered oligarch in some city you can virtually visit to exclaim your outrage over the subsistance lifestyle you are trapped in is appealling, then you should be thrilled to death to rush headlong into this new freedom generation...now go take up those harpsicord lessons you've always dreamed of pursuing!
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Commented in Why the World Is Drawing Battle Lines Against American Tech Giants
I think this article overestimates the actual leverage the Governments will have against the "Frightful Five". People in those countries have already had a taste of the digital lifestyle, that toothpaste isn't going back in the tube. Governments can get away with a lot because most of what they do happens in the abstract as far as regular people are concerned, but this is hitting them where they live and they're unlikely to stand for it.
Governments can oppress their citizenry and erode their freedoms, but heaven help the Government that tries to interfere with people's ability to watch cat videos, or post pictures of their every meal for the world to see. To paraphrase a really great actor, in a really bad movie: "It might seem like Governments and Tech Companies have each other over the same barrel, but it just seems that way."
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Commented in After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight
The problem I see here is that Mr. Cahill´s goal was to win the competition, not to become a healthier version of himself. He pushed himself to the limit because he knew there was a confirmed date for that lifestyle to end.
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Commented in David Bowie - Lazarus (Official - 2016)
Watch this and Blackstar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszLwBaC4Sw). Both videos are surreal and really powerful. Is Bowie from another world? If you were an extraterrestrial hanging out on earth (for whatever reason), you might just pick a lifestyle like his...
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Commented in Exxon's Oil Industry Peers Knew About Climate Dangers in the 1970s, Too
I see. So your plan all along has been to cite source after source after source that directly and specifically contradicts you. Sources that, as with your more dubious and crackpot sources, you know better than to read yourself. Have to admit, that’s a diabolical plan. Never saw that coming.
However, it may not be working out for you as well as you think. For instance, you claim that this quote from your own source says that “carbon foot print is a lie“:
The lag proves that rising CO2 did not cause the initial warming as past ice ages ended, but it does not in any way contradict the idea that higher CO2 levels cause warming. [Emphasis mine.]
Can you spot the contradiction? What do you make of it?
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Commented in Republicans’ Climate Change Denial Denial
Top Scientist Resigns Admitting Global Warming Is A Big Scam Hal Lewis, University of California, Santa Barbara
Harold Lewis was an Emeritus professor of physics, not climate science. The APS responded to Lewis' complaint but the climate denial community has ignored that.
Miranda Devine: Perth electrical engineer’s discovery will change climate change debate http://www.ntnews.com.au/lifestyle/miranda-de...te-change-debate/story-fnk0b1ks-1227555674611
Again, not a climate scientist, but a professional climate denialist. His "discovery" has yet to change the debate.
“Massively Altered” …German Professor Examines NASA GISS Temperature Datasets! http://notrickszone.com/2015/11/20/german-pro...-been-massively-altered/#sthash.fA7WC4pZ.dpbs
From your link: "retired geologist and data computation expert Professor Dr. Friedrich Karl Ewert," who is not a climate scientist, is making the same claim that denialists have been making for years without merit.
NASA Exposed in ‘Massive’ New Climate Data Fraud http://www.principia-scientific.org/nasa-exposed-in-massive-new-climate-data-fraud.html
This is the same news as the previous one, just from a different source, and is no more evidence of your claim than the previous one.
NOAA’s climate change science fiction http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/...r-smith-noaas-climate-change-science-fiction/
The Mooney Times. 'Nuff said.
"Atmospheric satellite data, considered by many to be the most objective, has clearly showed no warming for the past two decades. This fact is well documented, but has been embarrassing for an administration determined to push through costly environmental regulations."
Global carbon emissions nearly stalled in 2014 http://www.nature.com/news/global-carbon-emis...alled-in-2014-1.18897?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureNews
This is great news, showing both China and the EU have been taking climate change seriously. But that doesn't mean the problem isn't real, as you claim.
The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environ...data-is-the-biggest-science-scandal-ever.html
The scandal went nowhere as Booker's professional climate denial has been repeatedly debunked.
Obama Offers Phony Solution to Phony ‘Climate Change’ http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/...ffers-phony-solution-to-phony-climate-change/
And Breitbart. 'Nuff said.
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Commented in Tiny Houses - Living Big in a Small Abode
A lot of the benefits of owning a tiny house looks great, but I just don't think I could do it.
The room I'm sitting in right now is about the size of, or larger, than some of those houses, and I couldn't fathom fitting any other rooms in here. Dragging the bathroom over to cut off the hallway, then trying to fit a decent sized kitchen and a bedroom (Well, I could always replace the couch with a couch/bed combo) in here would just be a bit much. I might have some sort of claustrophobia or something, but I'd get extremely uncomfortable extremely quick; it'd drive me insane. I guess I favor openness and empty space more than I do tiny, functional designs.
I'm envious, though. It'd be awesome to live in one of those, from a logistical and financial standpoint. Moving would be reduced to hitching the house on the back of a truck and heading off (depending on how much these things weigh). Rent could end up being the cost of a camping spot, and utilities would be really cheap, since I'm heating and cooling a very small space, and there's no room for anything that would use a lot of resources.
It just seems like a different lifestyle, that I'd have trouble dealing with. I'd rather have a comfortably sized house on a respectable plot of land, pay it off, and have a place that I could always call mine. The idea of using the money saved to travel and do things sounds wonderful, but with the right planning and financial situation, it wouldn't be hard to do that with a regular house. This is just a way of getting to that point faster and easier. I can really respect what the people living in these tiny houses are doing.
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Commented in Why vegetarians around the world need to get off their high horse
I only know a handful of vegetarians, but surprisingly none of them have chosen their lifestyle due to "morality." One did it for health, another does it because she feels better on a meatless diet, still another friend of mine passes on meat simply because he doesn't like the texture. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely people out there who insist that they are being more responsible as a human than you are if you consume animals, but not all vegetarians ride the high horse.
Mmmmm, horse.
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Commented in I love the Victorian era. So I decided to live in it.
Seems to me they strive to replicate Victorian life as much as possible but still use electronics when necessary.
Each day I write in my diary with an antique fountain pen that I fill with liquid ink using an eyedropper. My inkwell and the blotter I use to dry the ink on each page before I turn it are antiques from the 1890s; I buy my ink from a company founded in 1670.
From what I understand of their lifestyle from the article (I haven't had the chance to read their blog), it appears they just want to live their love (which is the Victorian Era) by first principles. This would be similar to a mathematician who solves problems with pen and paper when one could easily plug the problem into software or someone who loves fashion and sows their own clothes. To people who do not share their passion, it is torture, however, they find great enjoyment and fulfillment in such endeavors. Similarly, I find that the Victorian Era couple just have an extreme passion for the Victorian era and find great fulfillment in "first-principles" living.
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Commented in An interesting article, focusing mostly on women, on why more are choosing not to have children. What are your thoughts? Interested in either side.
(Full disclosure, I'm male) - I'm in a long term relationship (5 years). Neither my partner nor I are interested in having children. A couple of reasons are on the list, but I would add that I don't think #2 is broad enough. It's not just the child's mental health I'd be worried about. Both of my parents have (thankfully) survived bouts with cancer. Heart disease runs rampant in both our families. My grandfather died of COPD. Her mother survived it. We both have bad teeth, bad eyes, and bad backs.
The financial worries are there as well. We both have student loans to pay off, but luckily we both have good jobs.
I could name you a laundry list of reasons, many of which are included on the list you've linked but the number 1 reason for both of us is very simple:
Neither of us wants a kid. Lots of our friends seem to misunderstand this, somehow. I'm not against kids, and I love my friends' kids, but that doesn't mean I want one. The lifestyle of 'parent' just isn't one that appeals to either of us.
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Commented in Austerity kills: The sad, sick truth about right-wing economics’ body count
Like a lot of articles at Salon these days, I find this one is pretty much just a partisan smear job. When Glenn Greenwald wrote for Salon he (as he always does) provided fact based analysis, not emotional "well, this, therefore right wingers are bad". The world economy has been in a huge slump for years because of a lot of reasons. And, just like in the U.S., when the UK had big bucks, its politicians spent lavishly to promote themselves and keep themselves in office. There are very few politicians in any party that aren't self-centered twats bent on doing anything to keep their cushy lifestyle afloat. Blaming one group over another is like saying, "Well, that' lying used car salesman is better than that other lying used car salesman because he has a blue tie." Almost 100% are serial liars and the few that aren't are marginalized to the point that they are merely stemming the tide of corruption. Even if you have a genuine, honest politician that wants to help the poor through a government program, it will eventually become mired in bureaucracy and corrupt just like every other government program. Looking to any group of politicians for help on economics is not the answer. They can't balance the spread sheets for the government they work for now, what makes you think they can create any positive economic situations for the millions of people they supposedly govern? The sooner we stop letting politicians dictate the economics of the countries they govern, the better.
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Commented in Lara Croft Gets a Realistic Makeover from Eating Disorder Support Group
What? No. I'm trying to say that Lara leads a physically demanding lifestyle. She is the peak of physical prowess which would mean that the likelihood of having any body fat is pretty slim (pun intended). Not to mention that Lara is just a video game character so it is easier to make her super skinny.
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Commented in Lara Croft Gets a Realistic Makeover from Eating Disorder Support Group
Yes, exactly, someone capable of the activities portrayed in game would be an amazing specimen for the same reason those crazy parkour people in the movies are. It is an outcome of lifestyle.
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Commented in Diet and exercise alone are no cure for obesity, doctors say
This is just going to give people yet another excuse to stay fat and not even try... "The doctors said I had as much hope as winning the lottery as I do in becoming skinny" or "It's in my (plus sized) jeans!"
If you've been raised to eat massive amounts of junk and sit in front of the television all day, then of course eating palm sized portions of healthy food and having an active lifestyle is going to be foreign and a struggle to maintain. But people do need to try, and keep on trying, and try even harder.
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Commented in Obese men have just a '1 in 210' chance of attaining a healthy body weight
Basically what /u/mathematical said. Keto isn't some "special" meals. Think Bacon, then add Bacon. Now give yourself a nice side of Bacon. Did I mention Bacon? I'm joking but not really. A sample of what I was eating:
Breakfast: 4 pieces of bacon and some scrambled eggs (with thickened cream instead of milk), and some halloumi (not necessary, more just to increase fat). Lunch / Dinner: Make things in bulk for dinner and freeze for the next day or twos lunch. We cooked a lot of chicken cordon bleu bake with broccoli or cauliflower and beens.
Oh a lot of red meat as well is good w/ fat.
Basically you're eliminating, breads, rice, anything with sugar and replacing with high fat. The easiest way to explain Keto is that you are reducing your carb intake as your body will break down carbs before fat. Increasing fat intake and lowering carbs will mean fat is burned faster.
It's an interesting lifestyle change. I went from 340 to 264 in 6 months. A lot of that (like 30-40 went within a few weeks due to water weight). You're not eating special, you're just eating smart. Also keep almonds handy and drink a lot of water when you are hungry. You'll get to a point where you'll be like.. meh eating, but you should keep your energy up so don't really ignore food.
Edit: Check out Caveman Keto for somewhat simple recipes.