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Recent content by Au Naturel

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    Boeing, Boeing, Gone?

    Boeing 737-800. Pilot was warned there was a flock of birds. He could have lost one or both engines from it.
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    Fictional Aspies

    Big Bang Theory is probably the best example. Every major character in the show has some autistic traits. Sheldon and Amy are the most obvious. Their sharp edges have been rounded off, and it is a kind of loveable autism you don't see much in real life. They will NEVER say that Sheldon is...
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    Fictional Aspies

    The problem is that nobody will come out and say a character is autistic, even if they took the traits out of a textbook or directly copied someone who was diagnosed as autistic. Someone will be outraged because it doesn't match their idea of how it should be portrayed.
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    Most humans are garbage.

    Actually... taking offense at anything is like deliberately stepping on dog poo. Either it was intended to offend you, and you've just made their day, or it wasn't intended to offend, and you caused yourself heartburn for no reason. Getting offended by something you saw on the internet is like...
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    Most humans are garbage.

    Nukes and climate change and plagues are beyond your control. You should not fear or worry about things beyond your control and that may or may not happen. They are irrelevant to getting on with life. Que sera sera. It is said that some students came to visit the French philosopher Voltaire as...
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    How To Stop Wanting Relationships

    That is statistically impossible. Men and women are about equal in number. Each single guy corresponds to a single woman. The big difference is that women are more willing to stay single if they can't find their ideal partner, and many women have taken themselves out of the marriage market as a...
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    How To Stop Wanting Relationships

    How to stop wanting a relationship isn't the question. The question is really how to stop obsessing over it. You probably don't want to hear about philosophical approaches, so that's between you and your therapist.
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    Most humans are garbage.

    I love YouTube. I pick content creators who present the facts or opinions without a lot of sturm und drang. If there's any emotional content at all (other than maybe some dry humor), I am not interested in it. I like to listen to well-thought-out opinions even if I disagree with them. Some of...
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    DNA testing

    I am curious as to whether anyone else here has done DNA testing. I have my report from Dante Labs and it has a lot of interesting stuff in it. I also have a report from 23-and-Me. Neither of these are cheap. Having or not having a particular gene does not mean you will develop whatever the gene...
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    Migraines

    If probiotics stop working after 3 weeks, they didn't belong there to begin with. Your body naturally populates your gut biome with what it needs. It is possible to have an overpopulation of particular bacteria but a probiotic isn't going to help that. It could be an intestinal infection that...
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    Migraines

    The only time a healthy person needs probiotics is after taking a round of antibiotics. Your gut is fine the way it is.
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    How Long Do People Live

    It is a fast-growing age group. President Jimmy Carter is 100. My mother-in-law lived to 100. For most people, quality of life diminishes long before then.
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    If you made a crossover story with characters from multiple franchises, what would you make?

    I saw a Dr. Who/Sherlock Holmes video that was a mashup of cuts from both series.
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    I Remembered Why I Don’t Tell People I’m Autistic…

    Need to know only. Most people don't need to know.
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    Meaning of No Pain No Gain? + More

    Lifting weights is not all about building muscle mass. To build mass, you do a few repetitions at higher weights. Suppose, instead, you do a lot of reps at a lower weight. You'll ultimately burn more calories and improve your cardiovascular fitness. I also found that a hard workout after work...
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