vimalg2
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Comment · 14 years ago
This still works for those who use the browser search engine functionality in modern browsers:
http://www.google.com/search?rls=en&q=%s+rotten+tomatoes...
I've setup 'rt' as a search engine keyword when i quickly want to look up a movie on Rotten tomatoes.
You don't even have to type in the full movie name. Make google's algorithms sweat for your laziness.
Comment · 14 years ago
I don't have the resources to properly estimate and track BF%.
However, i've been tracking my waistline measurement every other day after doing my morning business and fasted. I seem to have lost 2cm since starting 3 weeks ago.
I'm inclined to not take this 'loss' that seriously because the consensus is that IF takes about 3-4 weeks to really start showing results.
On the other hand, i know i'm metabolizing fat; family members have been complaining of my new acetone breath. (ketosis!)
Comment · 14 years ago
I've been trying one of the more popular Intermittent fasting protocols -Leangains for 20 days and counting.
It was uncomfortable only for the first 3 days.
16-20hr (well-hydrated) fasts ended with a heavy lifting workout and BIG meal at 'breakfast' (6pm or later for me). FAQ: http://examine.com/leangains-faq/
I love it.
Increased alertness, focus, no more mid-day food comas. I'm a fat guy, so my body is probably fat-adapted after a couple weeks of IF.
And i work at my ghetto standing desk from 9 to 5 weekdays.
I can't imagine living any other way now. It's wonderful not to be a slave to food. I see food as just fuel now.
Note: I do take 10g of BCAAs before lifting heavy fasted. There is evidence that they prevent catabolism of muscle.
Comment · 14 years ago
Tip for HN: The 'worldbackupday' promo code still worked in Nov/Dec 2011 when i signed up, and i got 5GB instead of 2GB.
Original promo announce: https://spideroak.com/blog/20110330182326-eric-brian-and-wor...
Comment · 14 years ago
No, the web access feature is opt-in; you have to input your spideroak credentials so that spideroak client code running in their datacenter can decrypt your encrypted datastore and make it available via the web interface.
There is a small perceptible delay when i try to use this(rarely).
That said, their UI is comprehensive feature-wise and not as user friendly as Dropbox UX.
Comment · 14 years ago
Am i the only person who uses middle click(the scroll wheel button) to open a link in a new tab?
This worked for the github icon too; i just checked (Opera 11.61/Linux)
Comment · 14 years ago
It was just a dns pre-fetch. (I never expected Thunderbird to do that.)
I disabled preFetch in the config editor and my ship's running dry again.
Comment · 14 years ago
Seems, the author has already documented this.
For those interested: https://grepular.com/DNS_Prefetch_Exposure_on_Thunderbird_an...
Comment · 14 years ago
Could you link to the fix/bug report? My mozilla-ppa(deb) Thunderbird 10.0.2 leaks like the Titanic after the iceberg.
Gmail does much much better - a counter-intuitive result.
Comment · 14 years ago
Is there a workaround for this? Until then, one should stick to native email clients/Thunderbird for confidential comms.
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