Deficits are a funny thing.

How are you doing it? How long for? How big a deficit?

Previously its been hard, but I did a lot of research about macros, meals, using fat content to slow digestion etc… Once I got my diet dialed it was easy, because I figured out a few meals that were FUCKING HUGE and still low enough in calories that I got to be “full” at least once a day and hit all my nutrients.

That being said I’m on the last 2 weeks of a 750 cal deficit for 12 weeks and yeah, its starting to get real. Ive had a couple of days this week where Ive said “Fuck it” and had a second protein bar after dinner taking my deficit to only 500. After this I’ll be transitioning back to maintenance cals for 8 weeks although I have promised myself a “Mega blowout” meal of a whole costco pizza and I can eat until I dont want any more pizza in 1 sitting.

Its not so much that you feel “hungry” but you learn to love the feeling of not existing on a sugar and fat cocktail 24 hours a day. I think I’m actually going to have trouble readjusting to an extra 750 cals a day, let alone going onto bulking cals at some point.

I mean, I know 3 people who launched “Startups” and 2 of them had serious “ARE YOU PROUD OF ME NOW DADDY!?!” energy.

NFS Underground 2. I will pay full price on preorder to EA.

Thats 3 promises broken at once.

Yeah thats kind of the whole point of social media. You post, people comment.

I see more reposted memes about the song than times I hear it.

If people shut the fuck about it, Nobody would care.

Look, I’m getting confused here.

Who do I cheer for in this one? The “Death to the west” people or the “Come on guys, its one little genocide” guys…

Ive found its made doing end-runs around enshitification easier.

For example Trying to find a front suspension top for a peugeot 206 gti with google means being recommended everything front suspension for the peugeot 207, 208, Vw Gti, Swift Gti… not to mention the websites “Best price on insert what you searched for here” only they sell nothing.

So I ask chat gpt for the part number and search that.

I like the styling too, its got a wicked 80s cyberpunk/Delorian/Tron vibe. I dislike… everything else. I get why a lot of people wouldnt like it, its a love it or hate it deal.

But now that Musk is such a polarising figure and the truck is such a polarising design I think a lot of people cant or wont separate the two.

Kamala low key yeets shade at Donald Trump over cappin 💯 💯 fr.

Thats the big giveaway. Nobody shouts those particular words quite like us.

If its a budhist baby I’m putting that little shit out of the park. He will be reincarnated, my conscience is clear. /s

I think that in a practical sense theres also a difference between drinking water and water to top up a swimming pool or run a sprinkler for hours a day to keep your lawn perfect.

Policing or regulating this in any meaningful way would be a nightmare but its a legitimate counterpoint.

Getting windmill dunked on by 50 Cent.

I write parody lyrics all the time, they are childish and incredibly vulgar.

Like the time I off the top of my head changed the lyrics to “I want to break free” to “I want to fuck Steve” and serenaded my buddy Steven. I made it through most of the song with it being pretty close.

I said “I need to write that down” and Steve was like “Nah, spontaneously that shit was funny. Writing it down would just make it weird” I was inclined to agree.

Theres something enormously satisfying about asking the question “And are you willing to give me that in writing?”

Then watching them squirm as something in their brain goes full Ackbar “ITS A TRAP!”

Americans like their cars like their school supplies. Fully automatic.

Because Nintendo games on Nintendo handhelds almost never go wrong and you know what parents love? Their kids shit always just working. You dont have to check the system specs, you buy the game at the store and it WORKS. You wrap the game under a tree at Xmas, you can tell grandma “Nintendo Switch” and while she might pick something shit, its going to work.

Lemmings love to act like they are enlightened for figuring out the Steam deck is better… its not for you. Its for 5 to 10 year olds.

IMO the guy kind of has a point but mostly not.

Take website builders like Squarespace and stuff like that, you can be super good at using the tools to generate an excellent looking page and do it in a fraction of the time it might take someone else. Sure its a skill, one you probably spent time and effort developing, but it doesnt make you a web developer and if someone uses the tools to exactly copy your work pretty much exactly, yeah that sucks but your just using someone elses tools.

Or building a really cool and “unique” car using off the shelf aftermarket parts. Theres literally nothing stopping someone else just doing the same thing using your car as a template.

I get the “why” he is upset, but… I dont care.

Except you cant use that one to dothe crumbly ground beef trick. They are good if you only ever use them to mash potatoes.

Not just A potato masher, its THE potato masher. If you dont have that thick af metal wire one you have an inferior potato masher.