dixius99

joined 1 year ago
[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

No Country for Old Men was great too, and it made a better transition to film than The Road, in my opinion.

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I work for a training department for a large financial institution. I think I could explain it as teaching people how to do their job better. Though I don't actually do much teaching, personally.

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I've liked the Jackpot series, but I absolutely adore the Sprawl series. I also loved the bridge series.

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

I had to look up:

HHGTTG = The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I've had a Leap V2 for the last couple of years, and really like it so far.

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I tried to do a bunch of small things. No single thing was the key.

  • started drinking my coffee black
  • drink more water, and drink water instead of other things
  • I take the stairs instead of elevator/escalator whenever possible
  • I try not to eat seconds at dinner
  • "Real" exercise (like running, rowing, etc.) every other day, but if I can squeeze in extra ones, (e.g., 2 days in a row), I go for it
  • If I'm not up for real exercise, I'll go for a walk
  • intermittent fasting in the mornings, so often no breakfast, but not necessarily every day
  • No snacking after 19:00
  • At restaurants, if 2 options look good, go for the one with fewer calories

There are probably more, but those are the kinds of habits we're talking about.

Also important: if you don't stick to all habits, don't beat yourself up about it.

With the above, I was able to get from a high of 235 lbs down to around 180. I'm a bit more than that right now, but pretty close still.

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I work at slice 13/14

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Shoot, that would have been nice to see on PlayStation too.

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've done both, though I have been typing mostly over the last couple of years.

There are those who feel that the act of writing by hand, while slower, can have benefits that typing doesn't. Not sure I believe that, though I do believe that for some, hand writing is just the more enjoyable way to go.

For me, I write in Org Mode, which for this purpose is kind of like Markdown. I use Emacs on my computer, and an app called Plain Org on my phone.

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, I hadn't heard of that.

BTW: what do you use now?

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's definitely been big news for a while in the Gran Turismo community.

[–] dixius99@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And even though it's safe, it doesn't feel safe. I think they have replaced the glass from what you see in this picture. I think they have new glass that doesn't require the cross piece that you see here. Not that it makes a difference from a safety perspective, but you do feel like you're floating out there. Lots of grown people who refused to step on that glass!

 
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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by dixius99@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world
 

They installed fibre optic Internet in my neighbourhood a while back, and this is what the cable ducts look like. Also interesting to see how these get installed, with a sort of huge needle/drill on tracks.

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