I have nothing of scientific value to add here except to say that if the focus is purely on carbs there is a shitload not being considered. One could argue that a bacon-only diet is fine in that context.

Having seen the lunchboxes full of empty carbs that some kids take though I kinda get why the rule exists, even if how they’ve gone about it has perhaps not been thought through (or is just easier to enforce).

I’m not sure if there is “an” optimal snack as a balanced diet needs to be considered as a whole.

I feel like it’s pretentiousness-dependent, some places you’ll never be a local in the minds of your new neighbours.

That was for the NZ market

Leo Moracchioli’s cover of Adele’s Hello

I don’t hate Adele’s, but it’s a song that I kind of allow to keep playing if it comes on. Leo’s is one I actively choose to play.

Pitbald

Thought they had duplicated the mug shot at first, then I realised he must have been beside himself

At this rate I’ll be able to part out my homelab and pay off my mortgage soon

I’m actually looking into processing software right now. Thanks Adobe! The list of options to consider just got a little shorter.

I asked my father in law if he minded me asking for his daughter’s hand in marriage. We were already quite close and although I was confident in the answer I was still putting myself out there. It wasn’t about ownership or anything like that, it was simply a nod to tradition and I know he appreciated the gesture.

He also loved being the first to know haha

“What’s brown and sticky?”

“A stick.”

This one’s been doing the rounds in my family for as long as I can remember.

I get the sentiment, and I’ve said it before but when my current daily goes, an EV of some sort will likely take its place. Even given the poor charging infrastructure where I am, mathematically it is clearly the sensible choice.

But for the things I can’t measure with a calculator, I’ll have at least one ICE vehicle for a long as it’s feasible to do so. There are boxes that EVs - and I’ve spent plenty of time with them - simply don’t tick for me.

On top of the obvious it would have to introduce a lot of flexibility in scripts. They can just hand-wave some otherwise absurd things if they have effectively unlimited resources at their disposal.

You’re mixing up social media grandstanding with actual sentencing.

Barra the world!

Holden and Ford Australia. Partly for personal nostalgic reasons but also because of local engineering and manufacturing. A bit of our national identity disappeared when they shut down, although they were owned by US companies they were still a source of Aussie pride. Nowadays we have no local industry and it all just feels a bit hollow. Like watching sports when you have no local team.

I doubt they’d be able to make them these days but seeing as we’re talking hypotheticals, there’s something about a big cube V8 or turbo 6 that’s missing from everything since. Yes I know on here the hive mind demands we boo ands hiss if someone dares to like anything ICE, and when our current runabout goes it’ll likely be replaced by an EV of some sort. But for us, cars are a hobby and a source of enjoyment too, and I dare say we’ll have at least one ICE vehicle for a long as it’s feasible for us to do so. And if I can get a semi-modern nod to the past that would be perfect.

And if the Japanese car industry could go back to the 90s I’d be pretty stoked about that too!

This reads more like “I have an opinion and want to hear people agree with me” than an actual question.

If it is a genuine question then the way it’s framed means you’re less likely for the people who would answer “yes” to actually reply. Well, the ones still able to do so despite the terrible medical advice they’ve been getting, anyway.

Every now and again I find the Ulysses 31 intro playing in my head for no reason, and I’m ok with that.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ4c1X5ene8

Actual song starts ~40s in

Fixed for 30 years?! Holy shit, we can only fix for like 3 years here

Came here to mention rally, Group B in particular. As well as things like the Isle of Man TT.

Everything about them is just a big middle finger to the bubblewrap mindset of today, whether that’s a good thing will depend on individual perspectives but it certainly makes it more raw and exciting as a spectator.

I used sandpaper on mine, a few different grits down to a 2000 I think it was. Then applied a UV-resistant clear. It has gone well over 5 years now.