“The Thought Emporium did a homebrew lactose intolerance treatment by modifying an AAV to insert the Ecoli Lactase enzyme into the gut lining cells.”

Idk I’ve heard some guys say flowers can make a great gift for a male partner specifically. Just because it’s so unexpected and they’ve probably never gotten them before.

Neither most mass market beers nor Champagne have more than like a single gram of sugar.

What about night mode for blue light, where my screen itself is actually adjusting the colors it displays?

I’m definitely team wine 99% of the year but the Super Bowl is the one time a year I drink beer. Specifically Budweiser. It just feels right somehow? Like I drink it while watching the Clydesdale commercial and feel very in sync.

I mean for the average person though I feel like serving sizes are not a bad guideline for a lot of the types of foods than come in a package. Like most of the time it’s probably a healthier choice to eat 3 Oreos instead of the whole sleeve. If you still really want more Oreos you can have them. But starting with a…

“As selfish as it may sound, you really need to look for a pet that has a behavior that responds well or agrees to you, says user Bok Choy. They explain that you should admit to yourself that you’re primarily adopting for companionship, not simply to fix or heal an animal out of pure charity.”

Yeah I mean someone just recovering from anorexia probably shouldn’t be using any tool for weight loss. That doesn’t mean there’s anything inherently wrong with intentional weight loss in general, Noom or otherwise.

It’s better now but the lines at the free testing sites were crazy in NYC a few weeks ago. Going to a site full of a bunch of people who think they have Covid also seems like a great way to get it if you don’t in fact have it already.

I sometimes have trouble with perceived exertion scales because I’m kind of lazy by nature, and my first instinct is to say that anything harder than a walk is like an 8/10 in difficulty. I think the cues like whether or not you can hold a conversation are more helpful in that regard than the ones based purely on…

Important note though that collagen is not a complete protein. Not the end of the world if you’re just using it as a supplement anyway. But if someone were using supplemental protein to meet their requirements rather than as an extra boost like you described, collagen probably wouldn’t be the best choice.

How do you balance not downplaying yourself without outright lying, though? I code for a living and sometimes I really did just contribute a small amount to a larger project. A lot of these verbs would make it sound like I did 90% of the work and my teammates were the ones who “helped”, when it’s really the opposite.

“If you’re someone who runs meetings at work, share your pronouns at the beginning of every meeting, even if it’s with people who meet regularly. Pronouns can and do change for people, especially if they’re genderfluid.”

I mean...I’m a taxpayer so another way to think of it is that not taking the tests is basically wasting something I already paid for.

I mean school inherently involves a “large group”. It’s also incredibly important for children’s social and mental development. So right there that’s one exception to your rule.

Ideally I think you would use gamification to get past the initial stages of learning that often aren’t very intrinsically rewarding, and then you could reduce or eliminate the extrinsic rewards as you get past that. I know learning a language gets way more interesting once you get past the beginner stage and can…

In the case where you need to buy X items total to get the discount, you also need to think about whether you actually need that many. Even the ones that are a pretty decent savings percentage- wise (like buy 3 get 2 free) only make sense if you actually need or at least can use 5 total. If you only really need 1 or 2,…

I’ve been doing workout videos that include a few minutes of stretch/cooldown afterward and so I often end up doing it because it’s convenient. I’m also not so pressed for time that +/- 5 minutes really makes much difference to me. That said if you’re really busy and trying to get in a workout in exactly 30 minutes or…

Yeah, unless I’m going to wear gloves indoors the “just bundle up!” advice only goes so far.

I don’t understand how 10 minutes is enough to do basically anything if we’re talking any sort of creative/thinking work. I can see the “just do 10 minutes” working great for certain physical tasks (1 minutes per dish = most of the dishes washed if not the whole sink full). But for writing or coding or things like…