I went from 250 to 180 after biking to work. The weight has been off for several years. I'm 5'11" and 31 years old. My BMI is 25.00 (measured today).
I bike about 45 minutes a day and my bike route is primarily trails. There are minor sections on low-traffic roads.
I've also been using a Wii Fit at night. I've lost an additional 5 pounds since starting that routine a month ago. (Today was day 30.)
As for working out in front of people, gym memberships are almost always a rip-off. I had to close a bank account to get away from Nautilus. Fortunately for me, I lied to them about my age and I was only 18 when I signed the papers.
Wait a minute - are they just rebranding a conformal coating and selling it for a grand? If so, I admire the size and quality of their solid 316 stainless steel balls.
If you're going that deep, you'll want to take at least 3 iPhones with you.
If you were a tech diver, you'd either find this hilarious or you'd nod your head thinking, "Yes, at least 3, or two iPhones and one of a different brand."
The question is, of course, what they mean by waterproof.
Do they mean it's IP68 rated, submersible at depth for long periods of time, or is is merely IP65, splashable and washable?
Is it just "water resistant"? Have they sent the products out to be tested? Is this just snake oil?
Interestingly enough, the two specs that they list, MIL-PRF-38534 and MIL-PRF-38535, don't appear to have a damned thing to do with waterproofing. They're about component reliability, and there are several grades under each category.
You don't get karma points for "funny" ratings, so some mods will give an exceptionally funny post an "insightful" rating instead. As Taco said, you have to be wise, not a wise-ass.
You don't get karma for "underrated" either, which is why that's not used instead.
Personally, I just rate the first 5 posts on idle as "overrated". It works out great. I get to ditch the mod points as fast as I can and statistically, I'm modding the posts correctly.
Right, but this is just religion, with aliens standing in for gods.
Currently, the number of planets we know have ever sustained life is one. We can disprove the theory that Earth is unique by finding evidence of life on e.g. Mars, but that would just shift the goalposts -- we still wouldn't have any evidence from which to argue that life has ever existed outside our solar system, and we still wouldn't have any evidence from which to argue that sentient life has ever existed other than on Earth.
Face it: we have no meaningful data at all on how widespread life is in the universe, and there is no realistic prospect that we will get it any time in the foreseeable future. What this means is that speculation on the existence of intelligent alien life can only be just that: speculation. You can make personal arguments about how unlikely you think it is that life is unique to Earth, and you can make emotive arguments about how silly you think it is to assume that humans are "special" or "unique", but the fact remains that we have no evidence either for or against this position.
I've never considered that in quite that way, and you're right.
There's someone, or something, out there. It's watching us and judging us. We've never seen whatever it is, and there's no proof. There are a few anecdotes from random people. That's it.
There's no evidence either for or against, and taking a position on either side makes the argument appear valid, when in fact there isn't a trace of validity to the claims made.
I hope that we're not alone. The idea that this is the only planet with sentient life anywhere in the Universe isn't just a waste of space. It chills me to the core to think that there's no Others out there. I hope they're waiting for us. "Hey, humans, you made it! We thought you'd never get out of that singularity."
Let's also assume that they have different physics and that FTL travel is possible and routine.
If there were aliens that were aware of our existence, it's likely that they would watch us to see what we would want them to do.
"Hmm. There's genocide here and here, 40 000 of their offspring starve to death each day. They do not interfere. We should not interfere with their development.
"They are afraid of things which are different. We are different. We should not show ourselves."
It doesn't matter to me. I sold my copy to EB and used the credits to buy Wii games.
I heard that the reason they cut so much out was that EA brass HAD TO HAVE THE GAME OUT NOW. It didn't matter how much got cut out, left out, or left in.
After all, it's just a game. Who cares if it's fucked up?
When OSI came out with Ultima Online and realized they could get $10 USD a month from everyone, they stopped making every other game.
UO is still going TEN YEARS later.
The other companies aren't stupid. They see that they can make more money selling MMO subscriptions than just selling games.
Plus, if you say it's got lots of online content, then you can dial back the graphics, which lets you stop alienating all the long-time PC gamers who stopped playing the "get a new computer every year" game.
That's what I don't understand. If I wanted to take Viagra for some reason, I could just get a sample from my doctor.
Why would I buy something from a random stranger online?
Wait a minute. Maybe it's not the actual spam itself that's profitable. There's an illusion that it is, so it's the selling of spam that's profitable.
In other words, you don't get paid for spamming Viagra, you get paid for selling the computer time to the people who think they'll get rich spamming Viagra.
Technically, the balance board takes the place of the 4th controller.
I agree that it was rather disappointing to have to buy a second controller and nunchuck, then have only the ability to play 2 players.
Furthermore, Smash, one of the most anticipated titles on the console, isn't even a Wii game. Motion control is optional.
They've got to get some better titles. I'd like to see a real FF game and something in the vein of Gran Turismo. NFS, brought to you by Nokia, Pepsi, and Firestone, doesn't even come close.
What happens is that people buy them on eBay, so the people who sell them scoop up the local sales. If they don't sell, they return them to the store unopened for full credit. It's completely risk-free for the middlemen.
That's why it's hard to find one.
As for getting one without going to eBay, that's easy. The trick is to get there when the store opens. They will usually be able to tell you when a shipment is expected. "Oh, we've got 8 in the back for tomorrow. Before you ask, no, we won't sell them before tomorrow."
I haven't had any trouble getting either a WiiFit or a Wii itself. Use some of your electrical knowledge and get to work.
For the record, I DO NOT think 9/11 was an inside job. There was simply an impressive intelligence failure on the part of the US. It was planes, kerosene, steel failure caused by excessive heat exposure, and NO explosives were planted. The pentagon was hit by a plane, not a missile.
The CIA, NSA, FBI, the military branches, and other groups wanted to keep their info all to themselves so they could "empire build". If they'd been sharing and realized that they were all supposed to be on the same side... well, nobody gets to find out what might have happened.
In Canada, you can recoup your legal expenses. If you take a case to the Supreme Court of Canada, you're looking at out-of-pocket expenses of $1 million or more.
I can't imagine it costing any less to go to the US Supreme Court.
So sure, you could fight the law, but do you have the cash to afford the extensive lawsuit, considering that you'd be out of work for a year or more while you work full-time on your case?
I'm reasonably sure that the passengers on those doomed 9/11 flights sat back and thought about the fat settlement cheques that they were going to get from the airlines for "mental anguish and emotional distress".
Not that I blame them - nobody thought that they were going to be flown into a freaking building. If they'd had any idea, I'm sure they would have rushed the terrorists. Now, the passengers are more likely to say, "fuck it, I'm dead anyway but if we take him out we've got a chance."
I also think that Flight 93 was shot down, and I don't blame the US for doing that either. I understand the "let's roll" cover story that let the folks on the plane die as heroes. Of course, I don't think the passengers had time to watch the news, call their families, and say goodbye.
Tasers are a great example of why you can't trust your end user.
A Taser was designed to replace a gun. "Instead of shooting someone, you can INSTEAD tase them to incapacitate them."
Once they got into the hands of the end users, the got into usage creep. "Fighting is hard work. I'll use the taser." "Arguing takes effort. Taser." "Talking meh taser."
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I went from 250 to 180 after biking to work. The weight has been off for several years. I'm 5'11" and 31 years old. My BMI is 25.00 (measured today).
I bike about 45 minutes a day and my bike route is primarily trails. There are minor sections on low-traffic roads.
I've also been using a Wii Fit at night. I've lost an additional 5 pounds since starting that routine a month ago. (Today was day 30.)
As for working out in front of people, gym memberships are almost always a rip-off. I had to close a bank account to get away from Nautilus. Fortunately for me, I lied to them about my age and I was only 18 when I signed the papers.
Wait a minute - are they just rebranding a conformal coating and selling it for a grand? If so, I admire the size and quality of their solid 316 stainless steel balls.
I am not a scientologist
You're not a Scientologist yet .
Cuil uses a 4-dimensional search system to find out what you're going to do later.
Too bad they didn't cuil for "what to do when you get posted to the front page of /."
Thanks for noticing that it was a joke.
Man, I hit a nerve.
If you're going that deep, you'll want to take at least 3 iPhones with you.
If you were a tech diver, you'd either find this hilarious or you'd nod your head thinking, "Yes, at least 3, or two iPhones and one of a different brand."
The question is, of course, what they mean by waterproof.
Do they mean it's IP68 rated, submersible at depth for long periods of time, or is is merely IP65, splashable and washable?
Is it just "water resistant"? Have they sent the products out to be tested? Is this just snake oil?
Some of us take "waterproof" very seriously, and want to know exactly what it means.
Interestingly enough, the two specs that they list, MIL-PRF-38534 and MIL-PRF-38535, don't appear to have a damned thing to do with waterproofing. They're about component reliability, and there are several grades under each category.
You don't get karma points for "funny" ratings, so some mods will give an exceptionally funny post an "insightful" rating instead. As Taco said, you have to be wise, not a wise-ass.
You don't get karma for "underrated" either, which is why that's not used instead.
Personally, I just rate the first 5 posts on idle as "overrated". It works out great. I get to ditch the mod points as fast as I can and statistically, I'm modding the posts correctly.
If you're the moderator, just shadowban their account.
They can post, but nobody sees their posts except for the bully.
Eventually they leave, since they think that everyone is ignoring them.
Right, but this is just religion, with aliens standing in for gods.
Currently, the number of planets we know have ever sustained life is one. We can disprove the theory that Earth is unique by finding evidence of life on e.g. Mars, but that would just shift the goalposts -- we still wouldn't have any evidence from which to argue that life has ever existed outside our solar system, and we still wouldn't have any evidence from which to argue that sentient life has ever existed other than on Earth.
Face it: we have no meaningful data at all on how widespread life is in the universe, and there is no realistic prospect that we will get it any time in the foreseeable future. What this means is that speculation on the existence of intelligent alien life can only be just that: speculation. You can make personal arguments about how unlikely you think it is that life is unique to Earth, and you can make emotive arguments about how silly you think it is to assume that humans are "special" or "unique", but the fact remains that we have no evidence either for or against this position.
I've never considered that in quite that way, and you're right.
There's someone, or something, out there. It's watching us and judging us. We've never seen whatever it is, and there's no proof. There are a few anecdotes from random people. That's it.
There's no evidence either for or against, and taking a position on either side makes the argument appear valid, when in fact there isn't a trace of validity to the claims made.
Let's also assume that they have different physics and that FTL travel is possible and routine.
If "they" have different physics than us then they aren't from our universe.
It was a Ringworld reference.
"Our physics say that's impossible."
"We have different physics."
By the way, I don't think anyone has ever claimed ours is a 3-dimensional universe.
I hope that we're not alone. The idea that this is the only planet with sentient life anywhere in the Universe isn't just a waste of space. It chills me to the core to think that there's no Others out there. I hope they're waiting for us. "Hey, humans, you made it! We thought you'd never get out of that singularity."
Let's also assume that they have different physics and that FTL travel is possible and routine.
If there were aliens that were aware of our existence, it's likely that they would watch us to see what we would want them to do.
"Hmm. There's genocide here and here, 40 000 of their offspring starve to death each day. They do not interfere. We should not interfere with their development.
"They are afraid of things which are different. We are different. We should not show ourselves."
It doesn't matter to me. I sold my copy to EB and used the credits to buy Wii games.
I heard that the reason they cut so much out was that EA brass HAD TO HAVE THE GAME OUT NOW. It didn't matter how much got cut out, left out, or left in.
After all, it's just a game. Who cares if it's fucked up?
No, it's for the money.
When OSI came out with Ultima Online and realized they could get $10 USD a month from everyone, they stopped making every other game.
UO is still going TEN YEARS later.
The other companies aren't stupid. They see that they can make more money selling MMO subscriptions than just selling games.
Plus, if you say it's got lots of online content, then you can dial back the graphics, which lets you stop alienating all the long-time PC gamers who stopped playing the "get a new computer every year" game.
That would be the Something Awful planet.
There was an ending on the second game?
I don't remember an ending at all. You just fly off into the nebula and then
I was going to say the best sign is:
"FREE FUEL. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE IT."
"HELP YOURSELF"
And, since too many caps are considered offensive by /.'s filter, let me add:
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That's what I don't understand. If I wanted to take Viagra for some reason, I could just get a sample from my doctor.
Why would I buy something from a random stranger online?
Wait a minute. Maybe it's not the actual spam itself that's profitable. There's an illusion that it is, so it's the selling of spam that's profitable.
In other words, you don't get paid for spamming Viagra, you get paid for selling the computer time to the people who think they'll get rich spamming Viagra.
Maybe.
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Buy some Viagra! she screamed, as the thorny wisps of french looked upon dog. Finally, she embarked, with implacable wit.
That's odd. The WiiFit expressly tells you to stay barefoot.
Maybe they're grippy socks like what toddlers wear.
Technically, the balance board takes the place of the 4th controller.
I agree that it was rather disappointing to have to buy a second controller and nunchuck, then have only the ability to play 2 players.
Furthermore, Smash, one of the most anticipated titles on the console, isn't even a Wii game. Motion control is optional.
They've got to get some better titles. I'd like to see a real FF game and something in the vein of Gran Turismo. NFS, brought to you by Nokia, Pepsi, and Firestone, doesn't even come close.
I was wondering when they'd start making official WiiFit clothing.
What happens is that people buy them on eBay, so the people who sell them scoop up the local sales. If they don't sell, they return them to the store unopened for full credit. It's completely risk-free for the middlemen.
That's why it's hard to find one.
As for getting one without going to eBay, that's easy. The trick is to get there when the store opens. They will usually be able to tell you when a shipment is expected. "Oh, we've got 8 in the back for tomorrow. Before you ask, no, we won't sell them before tomorrow."
I haven't had any trouble getting either a WiiFit or a Wii itself. Use some of your electrical knowledge and get to work.
Touche.
For the record, I DO NOT think 9/11 was an inside job. There was simply an impressive intelligence failure on the part of the US. It was planes, kerosene, steel failure caused by excessive heat exposure, and NO explosives were planted. The pentagon was hit by a plane, not a missile.
The CIA, NSA, FBI, the military branches, and other groups wanted to keep their info all to themselves so they could "empire build". If they'd been sharing and realized that they were all supposed to be on the same side ... well, nobody gets to find out what might have happened.
In Canada, you can recoup your legal expenses. If you take a case to the Supreme Court of Canada, you're looking at out-of-pocket expenses of $1 million or more.
I can't imagine it costing any less to go to the US Supreme Court.
So sure, you could fight the law, but do you have the cash to afford the extensive lawsuit, considering that you'd be out of work for a year or more while you work full-time on your case?
That's exactly right.
I'm reasonably sure that the passengers on those doomed 9/11 flights sat back and thought about the fat settlement cheques that they were going to get from the airlines for "mental anguish and emotional distress".
Not that I blame them - nobody thought that they were going to be flown into a freaking building. If they'd had any idea, I'm sure they would have rushed the terrorists. Now, the passengers are more likely to say, "fuck it, I'm dead anyway but if we take him out we've got a chance."
I also think that Flight 93 was shot down, and I don't blame the US for doing that either. I understand the "let's roll" cover story that let the folks on the plane die as heroes. Of course, I don't think the passengers had time to watch the news, call their families, and say goodbye.
Tasers are a great example of why you can't trust your end user.
A Taser was designed to replace a gun. "Instead of shooting someone, you can INSTEAD tase them to incapacitate them."
Once they got into the hands of the end users, the got into usage creep. "Fighting is hard work. I'll use the taser." "Arguing takes effort. Taser." "Talking meh taser."
Now they're used for when you owe the bus driver a dollar.
(Despite what the article states, they have said in radio interviews that they use the tasers for non-compliance, including non-payment of fares.)
They're being overused as a compliance tool instead of their intended purpose, which was to prevent acute lead poisoning.