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Saint DH · 06-16-2011, 08:54 PM

DPC didn't concern himself with things of this nature. He had quite a bit of belly fat on him.

Gary Taubes, on the other hand, cares a lot about this kind of stuff. He cares so much in fact, that he wrote the book Why We Get Fat: And What To Do About It.

Mr. Blonde · 06-16-2011, 09:28 PM

I like science almost as much as I like not being fat by eating healthy and exercising and saving money on fad books telling me what I already know about not being fat.

Saint DH · 06-16-2011, 10:05 PM

You know nothing.

f3lix · 06-16-2011, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

You know nothing.

censored

Ugly Bastard · 06-17-2011, 01:29 PM

I was talking yesterday with how simple weight loss/gain is. It's all about taking in more or less calories than you burn depending on goals and like... that's it. Love what a huge industry there is tho on a topic that is summarized in about two sentences.

Mr. Blonde · 07-06-2011, 05:57 AM

YouTube - ‪Sprintcuts: Quick-Peel An Egg‬&rlm;

Just did this on 3 eggs. Works great, make sure they're sufficiently cooled-down though, otherwise it kinda explodes in your hand. Also you have to blow really hard and fast, Mist and F3lix should have no problem.

SittinOnDubsWGW · 07-06-2011, 08:53 AM

that's pretty sweet. Peeling hard-boiled eggs sucks.

DDTempest · 07-06-2011, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde

Just did this on 3 eggs. Works great, make sure they're sufficiently cooled-down though, otherwise it kinda explodes in your hand. Also you have to blow really hard and fast, Mist and F3lix should have no problem.

On another note, microwaving eggs and throwing them makes for a spectacular exploding egg trick.

DJ FC · 07-07-2011, 11:53 PM

Not exactly appropriate for serving to other people, however.

Mr. Blonde · 07-08-2011, 01:06 AM

I have

never had a hard boiled egg served to me in my life, ever

.

And in any case, a quick rinse-off should do the trick.

Mr. Blonde · 07-08-2011, 01:29 AM

50 Ways To Get More Done Today

Orgazmo · 09-30-2011, 09:10 AM

GMail's "undo" feature.

I hate proofreading things, but, inevitably, after sending an email with GMail, as soon as the "sent" message pops up, there's oftentimes a typo staring me in the face.

Quite awhile ago, while browsing their Labs, I found an "Undo" addition that basically just delays the sending of a message for a defined increment of time (up to 30 seconds). I enabled it and didn't think much of it. Here I am, perhaps a year later, and I'm unsure how anyone emails without this little guy.

If you've ever sent an email and immediately though, "oh fuck, I should have reread that" as your creation shot off into cyberspace, take my advice and enable "Undo Send." Just click on the little gear icon in the top right corner of GMail, go to Labs, search for "Undo Send" and enable. From there, you can change the duration in your settings. I suggest the longest available.

Beebs · 09-30-2011, 11:17 AM

AOL had "unsend" in the 90s

Ugly Bastard · 09-30-2011, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orgazmo

GMail's "undo" feature.

I hate proofreading things, but, inevitably, after sending an email with GMail, as soon as the "sent" message pops up, there's oftentimes a typo staring me in the face.

Quite awhile ago, while browsing their Labs, I found an "Undo" addition that basically just delays the sending of a message for a defined increment of time (up to 30 seconds). I enabled it and didn't think much of it. Here I am, perhaps a year later, and I'm unsure how anyone emails without this little guy.

If you've ever sent an email and immediately though, "oh fuck, I should have reread that" as your creation shot off into cyberspace, take my advice and enable "Undo Send." Just click on the little gear icon in the top right corner of GMail, go to Labs, search for "Undo Send" and enable. From there, you can change the duration in your settings. I suggest the longest available.

Implemented.

Orgazmo · 09-30-2011, 01:11 PM

YOU WON'T BE SORRY

Mr. Blonde · 10-11-2011, 02:01 AM

Gaz, can you change this thread name to Lifehacks/Frugality?

I've gotten pretty big into the frugal lifestyle lately. For now, mostly because I'm poor, but I also want to practice it now because let's be honest, most of the shit we spend money on, besides food, housing, and transportation, is pretty much wasteful bullshit. And we waste a lot of money on food, housing, and transportation too.

In the future, when I do have somewhat of a solid "career" (whatever that means these days), I don't plan on busting my ass off doing a shit job that I hate to make 70k a year. So, whatever I end up doing long-term, I still want to be able to save a decent amount of cash. I plan on doing it by starting being frugal as fuck right now. That means none of those gay little micro-meals you rich boys are so fond of.

A lot of good shit here: Life Hacks

Going to try this this week:

DIY Laundry Soap 20 cents a gallon! - YouTube

thekremlin · 10-11-2011, 03:47 AM

"Taco, what are you doing?"
"Making my own deoderant. Do you know how much that stuff costs?"
"Like four dollars..."
"I know!"

DJ FC · 10-11-2011, 04:59 AM

No Micro Meals ... check
Make your own soap ... check
2 motorcycles ... check

Mr. Blonde · 10-11-2011, 11:12 AM

Sold the other motorcycle like a week and a half ago.

Anything else?

Orgazmo · 10-11-2011, 11:14 AM

Yes: I updated the thread title.

And: Jesus, that's a lot of effort to save a couple of dollars.

Mr. Blonde · 10-11-2011, 12:29 PM

Meh. Half hour of time I reckon once supplies are bought. That's a whole trip to the store to buy detergent.

Orgazmo · 10-11-2011, 01:02 PM

Very few people go to the store to just buy detergent, though. So really the time comparison is however long it takes to do all of this (which I'm guessing is more than 30 minutes) compared to the time it takes to walk through the detergent aisle and select a brand.

Mr. Blonde · 10-11-2011, 01:08 PM

How long would you say a jug of tide lasts you?

vaga1220 * · 10-11-2011, 01:51 PM

Laundry soap is too fucking expensive. I'm going to try it out.

07-07-2011, 11:53 PM	#110 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 250185	Not exactly appropriate for serving to other people, however.
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

07-08-2011, 01:06 AM	#111 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	I have never had a hard boiled egg served to me in my life, ever. And in any case, a quick rinse-off should do the trick.

10-11-2011, 04:59 AM	#119 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 250185	No Micro Meals ... check Make your own soap ... check 2 motorcycles ... check
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

10-11-2011, 01:51 PM	#125 (permalink)
vaga1220 * *Dislikes ham Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: HELL 666 Posts: 1,515 Internets: 60790	Laundry soap is too fucking expensive. I'm going to try it out.
	Putting the sensual in non-consensual.

06-16-2011, 08:33 PM	#101 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,668 Internets: 305662

06-16-2011, 08:54 PM	#102 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,113 Internets: 284753	DPC didn't concern himself with things of this nature. He had quite a bit of belly fat on him. Gary Taubes, on the other hand, cares a lot about this kind of stuff. He cares so much in fact, that he wrote the book Why We Get Fat: And What To Do About It.

06-16-2011, 09:28 PM	#103 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	I like science almost as much as I like not being fat by eating healthy and exercising and saving money on fad books telling me what I already know about not being fat.

06-16-2011, 10:05 PM	#104 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,113 Internets: 284753	You know nothing.

06-17-2011, 01:29 PM	#106 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	I was talking yesterday with how simple weight loss/gain is. It's all about taking in more or less calories than you burn depending on goals and like... that's it. Love what a huge industry there is tho on a topic that is summarized in about two sentences.

07-06-2011, 08:53 AM	#108 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	that's pretty sweet. Peeling hard-boiled eggs sucks.

07-08-2011, 01:29 AM	#112 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	50 Ways To Get More Done Today

09-30-2011, 09:10 AM	#113 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,668 Internets: 305662	GMail's "undo" feature. I hate proofreading things, but, inevitably, after sending an email with GMail, as soon as the "sent" message pops up, there's oftentimes a typo staring me in the face. Quite awhile ago, while browsing their Labs, I found an "Undo" addition that basically just delays the sending of a message for a defined increment of time (up to 30 seconds). I enabled it and didn't think much of it. Here I am, perhaps a year later, and I'm unsure how anyone emails without this little guy. If you've ever sent an email and immediately though, "oh fuck, I should have reread that" as your creation shot off into cyberspace, take my advice and enable "Undo Send." Just click on the little gear icon in the top right corner of GMail, go to Labs, search for "Undo Send" and enable. From there, you can change the duration in your settings. I suggest the longest available.

09-30-2011, 11:17 AM	#114 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	AOL had "unsend" in the 90s

09-30-2011, 01:11 PM	#116 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,668 Internets: 305662	YOU WON'T BE SORRY

10-11-2011, 03:47 AM	#118 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	"Taco, what are you doing?" "Making my own deoderant. Do you know how much that stuff costs?" "Like four dollars..." "I know!"

10-11-2011, 11:12 AM	#120 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	Sold the other motorcycle like a week and a half ago. Anything else?

10-11-2011, 11:14 AM	#121 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,668 Internets: 305662	Yes: I updated the thread title. And: Jesus, that's a lot of effort to save a couple of dollars.

10-11-2011, 12:29 PM	#122 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	Meh. Half hour of time I reckon once supplies are bought. That's a whole trip to the store to buy detergent.

10-11-2011, 01:02 PM	#123 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,668 Internets: 305662	Very few people go to the store to just buy detergent, though. So really the time comparison is however long it takes to do all of this (which I'm guessing is more than 30 minutes) compared to the time it takes to walk through the detergent aisle and select a brand.

10-11-2011, 01:08 PM	#124 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	How long would you say a jug of tide lasts you?