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Re:Welcome to the Old Internet Again on Friday June 28, 2019 @07:18AM (#20303179)
Yeah, back when websites loaded immediately and all at once.
Re:Death of the Calorie on Friday March 15, 2019 @06:54PM (#19405078)
Bullshit. Yeah, calorie counts on packaging is imprecise. Yes it's difficult to know for sure. Yes there are a lot of small factors that go into it.

You know what you do with fuzzy measurements and personal bias? You over-count calories and round up deliberately to off-set it. You know what you say when someone tells you that your micronutrient balance isn't just right? "Probably. But obesity will kill me before that will."

Source: one drunk guy who has lost >100 pounds and kept it off for 3 years.

Re:Show HN: Chaoslist – A self-prioritizing todo-list on Sunday January 27, 2019 @01:39PM (#19013048)
You misspelled "plethora" as "phletora" on the front page.
Re:Ask HN: Do you do drugs while coding? on Saturday October 06, 2018 @10:38AM (#18155341)
Caffeine. I've tried to code while high, but it didn't work well. I got stumped trying to name variables.