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Sure. Like I just said Tesla. There are plenty more examples of companies trying to stop progress. Look what they’re doing right now with EV and solar in the US. That’s backed by big $ from lobbyist. Or if you wanna talk about the topic at hand, petrol companies have recently projected that in the next 20 years, over 95% of their profits from oil will be made from plastic products, such as grocery store bags and single use products. Hell, grocery stores profit majorly from single use plastics. In 2020 oil companies invested an additional $400 billion into upgrading plastic manufacturing. You can bet your ass that a large majority of that is going to lobby politicians, and manufacturers to follow the status quo, including blocking biodegradables, like corn based bags.

Sure thing bud. Just ask those people that have threatened industries like big oil with inventions in the past, if they’ve alive to tell it. Or even perhaps people like Nikola Tesla. Stay woke my lemming. Not all conspiracy theories are crazy

For sure. It’s definitely okay by me. I have a bunch saved up myself, and quite a few of the cheap reusables. But my go to bags are from IKEA in Burbank. They have a great selection of bags that fold down nicely, and are very portable. The ones I use the most were only like $5 a piece too.

Our bill passed last October or something that will ban all plastic bags in California, including recycled bags, making it paper only for no more than $0.10. Takes effect January 1st

I’m sure it has been. Just like a million other world changing inventions that have been captured/killed by the powers that be

You can see the bear meat worms hard at work

We’re living in the craziest timeline! Bring on the conspiracies…

265 is more bandwidth efficient than 264. If you put two video streams next to each other, 100% identical, running at the same bitrate, except one is H.264 and one is 265, 265 will look better.

265 can achieve the same visual fidelity as 264 at 20-40% lower bitrate, depending on a few factors. The trade off is you need more processing.

If either are looking pixilated, you’re getting ones with to much compression. I still try and get ones at around a gig or larger. Especially if you’re watching on a big screen. And like I said, if your hardware will run it without getting all laggy, 10 or 12 bit is good for rgb color depth

In this day and age of compression, you can get a very small file in good quality.

If your hardware will run it, MKV/265 is fantastic! Especially the 10 bit rips

They should print this image on some adult diapers. $Profit

Yeah, I was basically mocking Leavitt. And /s should probably be my signature

Nah son, it’s called the art of the deal

Down in the deep south

Uhh, see the banana master JWBananas diagram below. Exactly what I’m talking about

You can cut the second to last banana a little lower, and leave the top of the stim attached to keep it hanging

I feel ya on the stevia. It kinda has a weird aftertaste depending on how well it’s blended. Lucky for me, I don’t have much of a sweet tooth aside from chocolate, which I can find sugar free must of the time.

I used to be all about Agave when it first became popular for cooking and baking, but I’ve read some unfortunate articles on it the last few years. Most brands are actually basically corn syrup, so you have to be careful when buying. And pure agave is fairly pricey.

As far as natural sweeteners that aren’t supposed to be as unhealthy, you could try monk fruit, date, allulose. Or sugar alcohols like xylitol or erythritol. I would still avoid these when fasting if you can.

The fasts I’ve done that really made me feel amazing after I was done were when I worked up to 5 to 7 days, which I only do every 6 months or so. First two days, I completely dry fast, as that is good for getting you to autophagy quick, and also helps clear out any internal parasites you might be harboring. Then I electrolyte/vitamin with only water the rest of the week.

When I first started, I would dirty fast, with only water, green or black tea, or straight black coffee. It took me a few tries to get past the third day, which is okay. It’s best to work up to it! I’ve been an evening only eater most of my adult life as well, so it was fairly easy for me to step up to a couple days.

Just start out with calorie restriction. Like I said, start at intermentent. Eat in a 8 hour period, and fast for 16. Work up to 20/4, OMAD, then step up to a 48. You can do it!

It’s just really good for your body to not constantly have to be breaking down food, so it can get a break, and clean up your body, and dead cells and whatnot.

And if you do indulge in sweets, it’s okay. I have periods where I have cheat weeks. But I am pretty much always at a 20 fast/4 eating a day 5 or 7 days a week, with a 48 hr thrown in when I’m feeling like it. And like I said, an extended fast twice a year. Work into it, and you’ll do fine

I vote we just get it over with. Fuck it

I avoid all artificial sweeteners aside from a few plant based ones like stevia.

Technically, no sugar very low/no carbs don’t break fast.

But drinks like g zero have ingredients like starches and artificial sweeteners, which if you research the keto diet, your body basically processes just like sugar. Both are bad for insulin levels, could stop ketosis, and may be bad for autophagy.

Which is why processed foods with starches are very unhealthy even when they brag about being sugar free.

Do you, but I personally avoid always, not just when I fast as I try to stay in ketosis even when not fasting

Any calories or sugar ends the fast and any autophagy benefits, so drinks like gatoraide aren’t good.

I get a powder blend from health food stores that I mix in water or green tea that’s sugar/calorie free. There are lots to chose from, but most have sugar. Stevia sweetened are okay, but may stimulate your appetite.