Y2HH

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 25, 2013 -> 01:17 PM) Well I'm not really doing what he's suggesting, just thanking him for his input. I basically made the decision to eat more fish and less red/white meat, and to go back to my old protein shakes. Reddy is sadly trying to discredit me with nothing more than saying "neener neener", when you can easily browse the web for information on supplements and proteins, and you'll find that actual science backs everything I've said. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_protein http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html "A complete protein source is one that provides all of the essential amino acids. You may also hear these sources called high quality proteins. Animal-based foods; for example, meat, poultry, fish, milk, eggs, and cheese are considered complete protein sources." While soy, and a combination of other plant based proteins CAN be used together to form a complete protein, they cannot do so on their own, nor as easily. While this makes such an alternative possible, it's also a much more expensive proposition. Seeing as that you're not a vegan or a vegetarian, I see no reason to give you advice based on such restrictions. I spent enough money on this crap over the years to know...and if I can save anyone from making that same mistake I'll do so.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 25, 2013 -> 01:17 PM) Well I'm not really doing what he's suggesting, just thanking him for his input. I basically made the decision to eat more fish and less red/white meat, and to go back to my old protein shakes. Eating sensible portions of these things in just about any combination is fine. How much you need to eat very much depends on your current weight, and your goals. There is an entire "health industry" out there designed to tell you that everything you're doing is wrong, and you should buy some combination of expensive "super foods", instead. They'll tell you they've been known to cure cancer, too. They will usually tell you that you need MORE protein than you actually need, and that you need to get it from very specific -- and often very expensive sources -- when none of this is backed by science. This goes hand in hand with the vitamin industry, which to this day has never been able to prove vitamin supplements do anything more than making a healthy adults urine very expensive. I've been at this, for better or worse, for almost 15 years now. Through times of being hardcore, and times of being lazy. I've gone through all the supplements, vitamins, shakes, powders, and fads you can think of. Including the now illegal ones such as ephedrine. I was convinced that it all worked wonders while I was wasting my money on it, because it was justification for wasting my money. Out of all of them, the one that is now illegal actually worked, and it allowed me to work out harder for a much longer period of time (ephedrine). It's not my money, if you feel like you need to drink 2 protein shakes a day along side everything else you're eating, have at it. There are people that actually DO need to do this, because the foods they eat lack protein. Like Rock said in a post above, if you're not eating much in the way of animal proteins, it's probably a good idea to supplement with some shakes...but if you are, I see no need.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 03:39 PM) I'm not so much concerned about "packing on muscle" as much as providing enough protein to my body as necessary due to the increased strain/damage to my muscles as a result of entering the phase of the workout that focuses more on strength building. So ultimately, I'm looking at two things; looking for ways to add some protein intake, but also looking to change some of the sources of my protein intake. Sounds like a combination of protein powders and vegetable-based proteins might do the job. If you are looking for non animal based alternatives, go with soy based proteins, they're the closest in comparison. Also, odds are that as a healthy adult, you're probably getting enough protein already.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 10:16 PM) what Y2HH said is the old school, outdated way of thinking. you can get plenty of protein from veggie sources such as pea protein powder, hemp, quinoa, tofu, all sorts of great stuff. and a complete protein is a complete protein whether it comes from a cow or a plant. For 45lb rabbits, maybe. And any sports players you try to show me following this diet also follow a strict regimen of hgh and roids to compensate. No, not all proteins are the same, whether you like it or not, and there is no science that backs such a claim. Certain protein sources are more easily absorbed and used than others, and thus better for the application of muscle gain. Also, soy is the closest in comparable quality to animal base, and even it's not a "complete" protein source.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 11:12 AM) Yea Y2HH, stay out of this!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 10:55 AM) I'm glad you guys bumped this thread...I was actually intending on coming to post a few things this morning. So after taking several months off the workout routine in the spring (was having to take the dogs to the dog park for 1.5 hours every morning so THEY could exercise), I have been back in the saddle for about 10 weeks. Got a new home with a big yard so I don't have to take the dogs to the park anymore and can spend the time working out myself now. Anyways, my body bounces back pretty quickly so I was back in pretty decent shape after just a few weeks, but the last few weeks I have really cleaned up the diet and have seen some pretty quick results. Now I am into the strengthening/muscle building component of my routine though, and so I need to dial up my protein intake a bit. I don't eat much red meat and so that leaves me with pork, chicken, or fish. I'm getting tired of pork and chicken, and good fish (I like albacore or yellowfin tuna steaks) is pretty expensive. Additionally, I'm sort of toying with the idea of going to a vegetarian protein source because I am sort of an animal rights person, and it doesn't sit well with me that I am eating all this meat. Should I switch over to a protein powder? Or balance that with some tofu or tempeh as well? Any other suggestions? Jake, Sqwert, Reddy, your thoughts are appreciated, as well as anyone else who might have some good tips. Thanks in advance. I will hang up and listen. Not all proteins are created equally...as none can touch the muscle building ability of milk/whey protein, egg protein, animal, etc...vegetable proteins work, but not nearly as well. You also don't have to overdo it with the protein intake...a lot of people blow way past what's necessary. The biggest question is, do you have a hard time packing on muscle? That's the most important question of them all when it comes too advising someone on protein intake, and what type. If you don't have an issue, like me, you probably don't need to do much.

QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 10:36 AM) I'm a little late to the party, but I started doing a low carb diet in the middle of May at 240 (I am 6'1"). I am now down to 190. It gets tough maintaining the diet while traveling for work, but it's worked and I can't complain at all. I try to stick below 30g per day. I only drink alcohol once or twice every two weeks and it's nothing but water besides that. Dropped from XXL to L and from 38s to 34s. Great results, but that's incredibly extreme. I couldn't possibly live with those restrictions.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 09:59 AM) 5'6"? ~5.75" Which is actually quite hilarious and a highlight of how flawed and bad the BMI scale is...it thinks I'm "overweight" with a BMI of 25.4 (overweight category), which is laughable.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 08:53 AM) The price of a Quest bar isn't obscene for a food with 20g protein and a ton of fiber -- in this case, customer is willing to pay more for having it come in a package as well. A decently priced protein powder will be a dollar or less per serving, which brings you to the point where it is cheaper than an equivalent amount of meat...especially when whey is higher in leucine content than something like chicken and is thus more efficient in terms of how much protein it takes to maximize muscle protein synthesis. Everything has its use. Can't underrate convenience in particular I was once a very big user of supplements of this sort, powders, vitamins, bars, etc...both for convenience and because I swore they helped make a difference! This time around, after getting quite out of shape (weighed ~175lbs, biggest I've ever been), I decided no supplements. I'd simply eat better while working out the same as before, no extra protein drinks, no extra vitamins, etc., just to see if I'd see similar gains (which means noticeable gains). I got just as big just as fast while trimming down (from a 33" waist to a 31"), without the supplements. But, as I've said in previous threads, or have made mention of, these results probably wouldn't translate to another person quite as easily. But that said, for me...this is all a waste of money and isn't necessary. I also have very little trust in these supplement companies. Edit: Oh, and I'm down into the low 160's again, so I've trimmed 12lbs, while adding some pretty decent muscular gain. I think people know when they're eating properly, and they know when they're "cheating". If you're going to cheat, just put in some extra work the next day. I think going over the deep end on any diet is a terrible idea, and some sort of moderation has to be found. I'd suggest a diet you can be happy with, that isn't so restrictive it requires you to live next too a whole foods, or that requires the use of bars and powders on a constant basis.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 08:43 AM) It's just food. Nothing magic about it short of the fact the macronutrient profile is ... magical. To me, food is the worth the money It's food you're paying 5-10x more than what the ingredients are worth. I didn't say any of those things were bad for you, I said they were a waste of money.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 08:37 AM) Quest bars > all Meh. All of these bars, powders, drinks, and vitamins are a waste of money.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 17, 2013 -> 07:15 PM) lol eta: btw it's not that it casually dismisses the concerns of the white person, it's that it dismisses the concerns of the non-white person. The exact same arguments one can respond to "white guilt" with can and are made by non-whites, which goes to show how dumb of a response it is. As with ANY response, it can be dumb if used in the improper context or used for no actual reason. But to pretend "white guilt" doesn't exist is just as ignorant and dumb. Dismissing any white persons opinions about racism and pointing to white guilt IS ridiculous...but there are times in which it very much applies.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Aug 17, 2013 -> 11:44 AM) They have this nifty little function now called "save." Like Balta said, disable auto updates. Kinda not the point. I'm sure he realizes "save" exists. The point is your computer shouldn't do this kind of stupid s*** by default. I never lose where I am on my OSX regardless of a power outage or otherwise. My iMac reboots and automatically reopens everything I had opened to the same spot it was before the reboot, regardless of why it rebooted. This should be default OS behavior in 2013. I haven't had to click on "save" in more than two years now to avoid losing work. For as much as everyone makes fun of us Apple people, things like this make me LOL. By your rational you shouldn't need airbags in your car since they have that nifty function called a "break", too.

Screw that guy.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Aug 13, 2013 -> 12:24 PM) I just meant for time saving purposes, since it appears I will spend every waking hour of the end of my summer doing this project, just wanted to see if another compression would be smaller, aka, faster to convert. Not really...this is all up to your computer's horsepower. My old iMac took about 60 minutes to rip a DVD, my new iMac takes 15 minutes to do the same.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 13, 2013 -> 12:33 PM) Here you've re-phrased my dilemma. I really like the current iPad Mini, but the last time I got an iPad 2 right before the HD came out, like a month before... I could've waited that month. So, I'm trying to weigh expected improvements vs. time that I'm going to wait but Apple is not exactly jumping at the idea to share details, other than "we'll make improvements on the next one" and sort of passively acknowledging their last couple of updates on their products was kind of underwhelming. You realize you could just consider it a rental, right? I bought my iPad2 and a year later when the retina iPad3 came out, I sold my iPad2 for 425$, turned around and bought the iPad3 for 599. Sure it cost about 175$ more, but I looked at it like I rented my iPad2 for a year for 175$. Apple stuff has pretty high resale value on it.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 13, 2013 -> 12:12 PM) If it's going to take that long, f*** waiting, I'll get it today after work. I NEED MY IPAD I don't think it's going to be that long. I think it'll be out before the Holiday quarter.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Aug 13, 2013 -> 01:46 AM) But while I am here, what is a smaller video file type to use than .mp4? I tried looking up some info online, but I don't think I was using the right keywords because I was not finding any helpful answers. My choices are the basics, .avi, .mpeg, .wmv, .mp2, .mp4, .h264, some others I can't think of off the top of my head, and then a whole bunch of "device" video codecs for ipads, android, ps3, zune, etc. Stick with MP4, it's the most universally compatible with really nice overall quality. Video files tend to be big due to compression (you don't want to over compress audio or video, or it looks bad/sounds bad), and with space becoming a non-factor, who cares. We are already using handheld devices with 32gigs+ on them, and PC's with multiple terabytes. Space is the last thing you should be concerned with when doing audio/video work right now. Do it at the highest quality you can, because in a few years, that space you're trying to save won't matter.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 12, 2013 -> 11:28 PM) Rumor has it it's supposed to be thinner and supposed to bring the retina display to the mini. They might not have that ready in time for this fall. I've thought about getting a Nexus instead but I want to keep using Apple tablets I'd wait, it's supposed to be ready in a few months (October), for the holiday season. Listening to Apple rumors is a fruitless activity, it's to the point where every possible guess is made, so someone has to be right by default. A bunch of new Apple products are on their way this fall, believe that.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 8, 2013 -> 01:42 PM) I dont get it. Most cars not have a USB input which is so much better than what was the "ipod dock" yet there is still no standard. One of the stereos I used with a dock just broke so I am down to 2 alarm clocks and the rest are bluetooth enabled. The issue is these types of standards can sometimes hold back technological advancement, despite being nicer for end users. Unfortunately, even when such an advancement occurs, it's proprietary and/or slow to be adopted. The numerous sized USB iterations were slow to be adopted which is why I have like 3 different sized USB chargers laying around here. Apple's new Lightning cable is actually better than any of the current USB charger standards, but again, it's proprietary and only Apple is allowed to use it, so that sucks.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 8, 2013 -> 09:51 AM) They did do this by 2012, all phones have micro USB except Apple products, who resisted it so they can keep that revenue stream going. No matter though, since now instead of charging 8 bucks for chargers (for something that costs pennies to make in China, mind you) they charge 30 bucks for a charger and a car charger, since you don't need a charger every time you buy a phone anymore. Fothermuckers. That was done in Europe, and even then, it's voluntary. It needs to be made involuntary world wide, heh.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 8, 2013 -> 09:04 AM) I went to the verizon store to check out the other devices since Apple is making me switch my docking connectors anyway with the new iphone (morons). Those Samsung phones feel cheap but look great. Such a disconnect in design vs function. I had to switch my doc connectors a while ago now, and the new ones (although still proprietary) are much better than the old ones, less prone to breaking the phone, and easier to use, too. It's a relatively minor inconvenience. I wish there was a law where all power connectors on devices has to follow the same standard, much like wall sockets. Even with USB, I must have 30 f***ing USB chargers, micro, mini, super mini, super duper micro mini...f***ing assholes.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 7, 2013 -> 09:51 AM) That's half true. The Democrats are useless for a reason, those are the rules of the game, so if you want to get anywhere in the game, that's the way it has to be played, otherwise you're no factor at all and you're forfeiting. This and the campaign financing system are the biggest reason the government is so useless and over the past 15 or so years, the Dems have made half-assed attempts to do anything about it but it's followed by a Republican freakout about free markets and s*** (as if the American finance system resembled a free market in any way?) which these days is followed by either an unceremonious GOP filibuster or a bill that's so watered down that it either does nothing, or further promotes the problem. While we tend to say the government has been useless the past 15 years or so, since that's when we've become old enough to notice, all of these complaints we have today are pretty much the same complaints the previous two generations had, too. And the previous generations said the same exact thing about their usefulness. The older I get, the more I realize that the saying, "The more that things change, the more the stay the same", is absolutely true.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 7, 2013 -> 02:17 PM) There's restrictive user profiles in Android 4.3 now, but that's tablets only ATM. AnandTech's hands on says the back buttons feel fairly natural after a few minutes. I don't think LG would have done what they did had it been extremely uncomfortable. That's a product-killing fault if it is. My only concern is...does this phone lay flat when you put it on its back? The power button bulges out a bit. I also wouldn't say all plastic phones are bad. The glossy polycarbonate on this phone and Samsung phones are fairly annoying. They're prone to smudges and feel weird after holding the phone for a while. But the plastic used on devices like the Moto X are fine with me. I've not held a Moto X, but I've held a Galaxy S3 and S4, and they feel like bendy crap to me. They feel like childrens toys, and though that shouldn't bother me, it does. I'm an anti-case person when it comes to phones. Buy beautiful, light, thin phone, cover it in monsterous case. No thanks. Just make the damn thing feel solid, and by solid, I don't mean heavy, either.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 7, 2013 -> 02:00 PM) I think moving the buttons to the back has more to do with them trying to make the device thinner. Probably allowed them to cut the bezel as thin as they did. I'm just a big fan of using the physical volume buttons for my camera shutter...I think having to tap a virtual icon on the screen when trying to take a picture is terrible, it causes the phone to move, etc. One of the really cool features it seems to have is Guest Mode, not sure if this is an LG thing or not, even though I wouldn't hand my phone to a kid at any point, but I could see that being quite useful for some. And I hate plastic phones in this price point, I really do. I still like the HTC One the best when it comes to Android.