I realise this. I was merely pointing out that vegetables and fruits also contain (and many are entirely) carbs, without getting into which are better for you and which aren't. Although I would argue that celery is awesome for those on diets simply because they have 'negative' calories... If your diet is forcing you…

I was never debating calorie count. Even if they're NOT a significant portion of your caloric intake, they CAN be a significant portion of your carb intake. If you want to stay under 100g of carbs a day, you could have a banana, a tomato, and half a mango. That's it. You just hit 100g of carbs, and maybe 200 - 250…

You realise that veggies are mostly carbs, right? And so are fruits?

What kind of crap advice is this? Sounds like someone had a bad experience...

Holy crap, I'm jealous. We had a 500 sq. ft. apartment and our minimum winter heating bills were 130, most often closer to 150.

Sorry, I'm coming from the female perspective, which has lower BMR than men. I'm 5'2, 145, 1700-2000 calories a day on average.. I guess I'm not entirely sure why you directed part of that comment at me, since I was also saying that 3000 calories a day is not atypical. I also agreed that if you're active (hence the…

That doesn't even make sense. You don't need to spend 3 hours at a gym to have an intake of 2500 calories... it all depends on where your priorities lie. If you work with weights most of the time for about 45 minutes a day, your baseline is probably somewhere around 2k. If you're more intent on building muscle instead…

Salt is necessary for survival, but large quantities of salt is dangerous. That's the difference..

I will second the suggestion of Tasker. You can use it to set your phone automatically to silent/vibrate/whatever between whatever hours you like, and then you can set conditions... such as if caller name matches $name then silent == off, ringer volume = $volume. It seems to work pretty well. Only downside is that…

If you notice, he uploaded the video in January. He lives in New York. It gets COLD in New York in January... and one of the better ways to help retain heat and not spend a gazillion dollars on your heating bill is to put a layer of plastic over your windows. That's probably not saran wrap, but most likely a…

Well, I think that's the main reason why you see Deaf people live in groups and form their own communities. They still have to interact with non-d/Deaf people, but relatively they live in their own insular communities (this can be both good and bad). I also think that even if the technology becomes perfect, you're…

Oh, then I misinterpreted your comment. Sorry about that! :)

THANK YOU for saying this. I am hearing, but I strongly associate with the Deaf community, and know many within that are exactly as you describe. You've said what I've been thinking much more eloquently than I could.

The technology isn't perfect. It can't give perfect hearing, all the time, to everybody. In most cases, it's only just "good enough", and some people actually feel worse when using the device. Not only that, but for some people it doesn't work at all. There is interference, static, and sometimes pressure from the…

Please note that Hear Indiana "supports individuals and families with hearing loss who communicate through listening and spoken language. We believe in early detection, intensive amplification, and ongoing intervention." ... AKA they're pushing for technology vs. ASL. Their press release where they state the 20% ASL…

There's a difference between deaf and Deaf... and this is why there's a largely contentious debate. Deaf (big D) people consider themselves to be part of the Deaf culture... which is very rich. There's a lot of history, social connections, community, etc., that they are a part of. They don't hold the opinion that not…

Maybe some of us live in houses that don't have windows that accept the window A/C units... Or can live with it being 85*F during the day when it cools to 70*F at night, but don't want to go out and get an A/C unit for the 10 - 15 days a year it gets to be above 90*F?

Psoriasis of the scalp is a bear... I really feel for your wife. I have it too, albeit only in a small patch (thank goodness). I've had pretty good luck with MG 217, I've been able to use it for almost 3 months without having to switch. If she hasn't tried it, maybe she should look into it.

If you're really intent on trying to be more welcoming, or grabbing a bite to eat, then you're going to have to learn sign language. Learning just a little bit of sign language can go a LONG way. You may not get the grammar 100%, you may not get the signs 100% (and if you don't know a sign, you can always…

My husband is a Social Studies Education major... and he took courses about anime, manga, and videogames in college. I understand that he's an avid consumer of all three, and I am to some extent as well, but to take courses in a college setting... I had a hard time understanding that. Why would you even need to, when…