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Comment · 3 years ago
I only have my experience with this so it requires you to have a phone that is off and without a battery or in a faraday(foil) shielded bag. Be in an area your government doesn’t want regular people to be (unacknowledged military base), turn on the phone.

I’ve done this many times so I know how long it takes to power on my phone to a “usable” state on my iphone and android.

I can’t take my phone inside where I work and they have mobile phone detectors which set off alarms if you bring one near any door or the inner facility fence. I put my phones inside a foil cooler bag with ice packs so they won’t overheat inside the car.

My guess is that there was a cell site simulator and it was setup to take over any phone which comes in the area. I got the same result with my android and iphone. Phone boots, weird hang where all indicators appear but I cannot interact with the phone. Wait at least one minute then I can use the phone.

I think this is why governments don’t like China developed 5G technology. It doesn’t have their default back doors.

Comment · 3 years ago
Music on phone and messages with focus times or do not disturb. I rarely log into any personal things on my work computer.

I encrypt and email my weekly notes or reports to build my resume or send personal things home from work if necessary.

I tried using apple notes for sync between iOS/macOS/pc and it fails due to slow or no updates. Only work around I found is pin/unpin each note which gets annoying.

My co-worker uses a personal PC laptop and remotes into a work PC so he controls what work sees.

Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
Are you speaking from experience as you have used steroids at the levels bodybuilders use or prescribed them? I have. Incorrect dosage timing i.e. taking them in the evening leads to little or no sleep.

Kidneys end up failing soon with all the associated supplements and drugs.

I merely wanted to comment about some side effects and give easy to understand examples because I did not see anyone mention the benefits yet. Thanks for going into more detail than I cared to. I think posting only benefits would be foolish.

Comment · 3 years ago
Why not change to anabolic steroids in title because they’re not talking about corticosteroids. It’s extrapolated from 2015 data also.

There is a lot of talk about negative effects that are widely known. At a bodybuilder or high medicinal level, you can work out multiple times per day at max effort without getting tired and only hungry or sweaty. Your brain will work at the highest efficiency but you may have issues applying it. You may not even need to sleep depending when you take it and for how long.

Using it will either scare you to stop or you can take them until your kidneys fail and you’re in a wheelchair like Ronnie Coleman. If you live long enough maybe you end up with testicular cancer or it supercharges your brain and you end up curing cancer.

Comment · 3 years ago
I had a meditation podcast on my phone for a while. I ran it with episodes queued up, do not disturb on, and an alarm sometimes. “Meditation Oasis” but I’m sure others are similar.

Once you’ve heard the guided meditations many times you don’t need it anymore and can loop music or go with silence.

I think it takes a while to be mindful, let what ever thoughts process in your head, and finally get to a relaxed state. It is nice to fall asleep to also then you don’t need to worry about any time limits.

I don’t know of an easy way to make an app experience similar without some custom notification modes and distraction parental controls.

Comment · 3 years ago
They measured 4hr and 6hr eating windows versus eat whenever.

I think it’s a scooby-do moment where instead of calculating calories you let your stomach do it based on fullness. Drinking zero calorie drinks is essential through the day and having dessert less often helps of course.

I mostly follow one meal per day and have lost about a pound per week. The mostly part is drinking 1/4-1/2 cup of some oat milk or almond milk with medicine once or twice per day for a few weeks. I didn’t notice any difference in weight loss.

Comment · 3 years ago
Kettle corn * ¼ cup coconut oil * ¼ cup white sugar * ½ cup unpopped popcorn kernels

Heat oil first. Use the 3 kernel method to make sure oil is hot enough then add sugar and rest of kernels. Use a large lightweight pot with lid to shake every few seconds or you get uneven coated or crispy burnt pieces.

I tried different oils and sugar mixes but coconut with white sugar seems the best.

I read there are ways to use an air fryer also but haven’t tried yet.

Comment · 3 years ago
True. When I search for things though, the answers I seek are on Reddit. I’ll look into the archive or Reddit backup of deleted posts sometime but for now I go by the preview search showing me a couple lines of the top answer.
Comment · 3 years ago
https://www.consumerreports.org/safety-recalls/why-lithium-i...

I have a few old devices too and just had a spicy pillow issue. Now it’s in a metal bucket waiting to be disassembled.

Manufacturing defects + thin anode/cathode wall. A quick search https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09504... came up for batteries in storage exploding risk. Long read, increasing in occurrence.

Comment · 3 years ago
It’s getting hammered now too.
Comment · 3 years ago
Not the fee for the certification but the recurring certification itself as a barrier for engineers to build something so buildings don’t fall apart for example.
Comment · 3 years ago
It’s probably more than ten things and the price is number 1. $20mil/yr or something for Apollo?

Time: only a few weeks notice. They have to notify users of a change, make a plan, program it, apple approval for updates, and Apollo is just one guy with a part time designer.

Terrible communications. Say pricing would be fair and not like twitter. Say no api changes this year. Pretend to be fair. Deception .

They could have given Apollo and the many other apps that are shutting down a little more notice and time to adjust.

I think Reddit has its back against a wall and a VC gave an ultimatum/margin call that Reddit needs to make more money with a business plan in 30 days or no more funding re-up.

Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
Agree. It’s a nice barrier to entry . Like the fee to shop at bulk stores, expensive grocers, or professional certifications.

I’m getting distracted less without Reddit and two notifications per day at a chosen time from email/slack/etc.

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