What's the leaf icon behind some users' names on Mbin and why can't you see them on lemmy?
I have a Chamorro coworker who had a whole rant on how Hawaiian pizza should have spam instead of ham and how awesome spam is. I think it's safe to add the people of Guam to your list.
99% of all Americans today either are an immigrant themselves or have an ancestor within living memory who was one
That's a shocking stat to me. My perspective is probably skewed because I am from a small town in central Appalachia so nearly everyone in the county was from one of the families that settled the area shortly before the American Revolution. I would have assumed the percentage of people whose families immigrated here before the Civil War was much higher.
A new version of Mbin was released I think yesterday. Maybe it has something to do with the update.
Is registration for fedia.io currently working? I've trying to set up an account for a couple of days. When I fill out the registration page and hit "register" nothing happens.
There is some variation by state but in the US almost all licensed medical professionals are required to participate in continuing education to keep their license.
Soups and stews are great for meal prep. They're also great for weight loss because they have a high water content adding bulk without calories. They are also usually easy to make in a slow cooker.
Push, pull legs. It's a 3 day resistance training routine.
Using an exercise app is important to keep me going. Being able to track performance improvement is very motivating to me. I've used Strava and gymshark in the past.
What's everyone doing to get more active?
I'm restarting after gaining back from a big loss that finished at the beginning of last year. Last time I did lots of walking and then bicycling. I'm struggling a bit getting more active this time. I think my biggest problem is that I want to go at the same level that I was going when I stopped and I need to slow down a bit and build back up to that.
What are you doing to get more active? Any exercise programs, youtube workouts, or other resources you've use that you enjoyed? Are there any exercise or active hobby lemmy communities that would pair well with this community?
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The mods don't look particularly active so I'm going to make a guess based on how the reddit community worked.
Medical interventions are fine to talk about so long as they are kept in perspective. Medication, surgery, therapy, etc are tools that can help with weight loss. They aren't a magic bullet and losing weight requires effort and commitment with or without them. They shouldn't be pushed on others and no one should be discouraged from using them. Respect that the journey is a personal one.
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I am restarting as well. I was a pandemic weight loser, from the end of 2020 to the beginning of 2023 I went from 470 to 180 and over the last year I've gone back up to almost 300 and have mostly abandoned my exercise routine. I've been working for a couple weeks to get back to exercising and get back under 200.
Looks like one mod hasn't posted for 7 months and the other posted 2 weeks ago but is very infrequent.
It's Roddy Piper from Hell Comes to Frogtown.
Top Gun for the nes. I never actually finished the first mission. I could beat Mike Tyson but that aircraft carrier kicked my ass.
How can you have a list of 80s cheesy sci-fi with no Troma? The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke Em High, Surf Nazis Must Die.
On top of being a list of big budget films these are supposed to be under appreciated? Ghostbusters had a sequel in the 80s, basically continuous TV presence for the past ~40 years, and unreasonably huge merchandiseing. It's one of the most successful franchises of all time.
Brooklyn is in New York. Also, actual book bans are unconstitutional under the first amendment. What these laws do is prohibit state funded entities like public schools and public libraries in the state from having the books available. The books are still available in privately owned places.
Have you seen South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada
Blame Canada! It isn't a real country anyway.
Try Tucker and Dale Vs Evil. It's a similar kind of horror comedy.
I prefer that everything that touches my skin to be woven cotton. I don't like tight clothes and wicking material is evil. Knit, polyester, or those sweat clothes that have a fuzzy inside are itchy and aggravating but wicking material is pure concentrated evil in physical form. What's most comfortable is a tee and gym shorts. Jeans replace the gym shorts to go out. If I have to dress up I typically wear dress pants from a "work brand" like Dickies because they are a bit thicker and looser than most dress pants.
Also for more active hobbyists Harbor Freight can be improved to be good tools. Things like replacing a cheap drive belt with a better quality belt is all some of their tools need. Searching some tool blogs can tell you if a tool is fixable or just trash.
You remember the static that was on tv channels with no broadcast signal? That completely overwhelms my brain and pressure builds in the back of my head until it feels like it's going to explode.
Was diagnosed in kindergarten but parents didn't want the stigma, the school said I was too high functioning for anything to be done, and it was small town Appalachia so the diagnosis just disappeared. I was diagnosed with Asperger's in my early twenties. I imagine I'm a similar age to you based on when Asperger's became a diagnosis.
Is it better to be born with a disability or to develop one later in life?
This is more philosophical than practical and hopefully it's appropriate to the community.
This is something I've pondered over since I was young. What first got it running through my head was when my grandfather developed COPD and at about 10 I was tasked with helping him figure out his inhalers because I already had about a decade of experience using them. He was a very physical, active man. He was a WW2 veteran, he was a master carpenter and had built his own company, he was an expert woodsman and survivalist. Then he developed COPD and then Parkinson's. He had opportunities and accomplishments and a life that was forever closed off to me and that was a burden but I think he had at least an equal burden of having the knowledge, experience, and drive to continue to live as he previously had but no longer the physical ability. He had to relearn how to do lots of things with his new limitations as his Parkinson's progressed and it always seemed to me that it was an advantage that I n
How have things changed in your experience so far?
Accessibility has come a long way since I was a child. Sports associations took way too long to decide that corticosteroids and anabolic steroids are not the same thing. You had to walk through the smoking section to get to the non-smoking section that was in the same room with no dividers or anything, sometimes even in medical offices. When I went to college I chose the one that I did because it actually had an office for students with disabilities. It was at the top of a hill in an old converted house that could only be entered using stairs and the closet disabled parking was a quarter mile away but it existed. The one counselor in the office basically set up a second office in a library study room so that students could actually meet with her and unfortunately she wasn't always convinced that invisible disabilities were legitimate. She did help with making sure I didn't have back to back classes on the opposite side of campus and she passed information from my doctor to the professo
Are there any complete foods recipe builders still working?
completefoods.co is still up but building new recipes with the recipe builder doesn't seem to work anymore. Are there any recipe builders still working that calculate the full list of FDA rdi vitamins and minerals?
If LLM continue to be the dominant branch of AI development what affects will they have on spoken language?
The ubiquity of audio commutation technologies, particularly telephone, radio, and TV, have had a significant affect on language. They further spread English around the world making it more accessible and more necessary for lower social and economic classes, they led to the blending of dialects and the death of some smaller regional dialects. They enabled the rapid adoption of new words and concepts.
How will LLMs affect language? Will they further cement English as the world's dominant language or lead to the adoption of a new lingua franca? Will they be able to adapt to differences in dialects or will they force us to further consolidate how we speak? What about programming languages? Will the model best able to generate usable code determine what language or languages will be used in the future? Thoughts and beliefs generally follow language, at least on the social scale, how will LLM's affects on language affect how we think and act? What we believe?
Why would the average person choose a brain implant over a skullcap?
In the future direct interfacing between the brain and technology seems likely. The rudimentary technology has already been demonstrated and Musk's company is working on an implant meant to be a commercial product. My question is about how you see the interface eventually working. In particular I am curious about what the advantage of an implant is.
From the demonstrations I've seen things like typing, moving cursors, ect can be achieved with sensors applied to the body externally like an fmri skullcap or a neckband that reads vibrations in the vocal cords. External sensors are much safer to apply than a brain implant, they can be replaced much more easily if they malfunction, and they can be upgraded. I have read an article that said there are advantages to implants for people with medical issues like paralysis because the implant can offer feedback providing a more "normal" experience and interacting with specific nerves gives more precise control and less lag time. For medical appl
Oral alternatives to Revolution+
I have a cat that absolutely hates topical medicine. I use Revolution+ because it's an all in one and was what the vet recommended when I got my cats but one of my cats runs when he sees the box, fights when I am putting it on him, and hides for a few hours after he gets treated. My other cat doesn't really like getting it put on but I put a spoonful of wet food down, apply it while she's eating and she's over it by the time her treat is gone. I wish my male cat took it that well, I hate that I have to do it monthly when he reacts so badly.
They are due for their annual vet visit in June and their current supply of Revolution+ will run out the same month so I'm planning on asking the vet about alternatives then but would like to have some research done and some specific questions to ask and/or products to ask about. The cat that has the strong reaction is a door dasher and occasionally spends 15-20 min outside eating grass and my dog has daily walks near a wooded area so I treat them
Is there a good store bought alternative for this chickpea salad recipe?
I've got a simple chickpea salad recipe that I would like a quick and simple alternative for. The recipe makes 10 servings.
8 cans chickpeas drained
1 bag frozen chopped onions
1 bag frozen chopped spinach
680 grams plain nonfat Greek yogurt
160 grams hot salsa
Tajin powder added to servings individually to taste
I'm not looking to replace this completely, just something for an alternative and to fill in when I don't have any made up. The alternative doesn't need to similar in taste but some nutritional aspects are important. It needs to be 400kcal or less and have at least 20g of protein and 10g of fiber. I know that Soylent and Huel fit the bill but I'm hoping to find something I can get at Kroger.
I'm trying to build my own recipe for a challenge, can anyone offer a critique or some advice?
The parameters of the challenge are:
Must use an instant pot.
Must feed 4.
Must be vegetarian.
Servings can be no more than 650kcal each. (Max total 2600kcal)
Must be storable/freezable.
The challenge is for a meal planning/food prep group so I'm using frozen or canned ingredients.
Here is the recipe I have right now:
1 box chickpea rotini (900kcal)
1 bag frozen chopped onions (120kcal)
1 bag frozen sweet corn (360kcal)
1 bag frozen peas (240kcal)
1 can sliced Spanish olives (175kcal)
1 can mushroom stems and pieces (60kcal)
1 can diced tomatoes with jalapenos (75kcal)
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup (140kcal)
1 carton vegetable broth (20kcal)
Half teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
It's a total of 2090kcal right now which is 523kcal per serving.
I can still add about 500kcal and I'm thinking about adding some vegetarian cheese because I'm concerned it won't be creamy enough. I put the tomatoes and olives in because everything had a a similar flavor and I