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Comment on Fellow hardline materialists, how do you "enchant" the world? in ~talk
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Comment on Help me ditch Chrome's password manager! in ~tech
crdpa Link ParentKeepassDX has a special keyboard you can enable on Android. When you need to login to a website or app, switch to keepass keyboard and you can unlock and select the entry without the need to copy...KeepassDX has a special keyboard you can enable on Android. When you need to login to a website or app, switch to keepass keyboard and you can unlock and select the entry without the need to copy paste anything.
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Comment on All the good email clients go to hell in ~tech
crdpa LinkClaws mail is the best GUI client hands down. Not pretty, but does the job and it's fast.Claws mail is the best GUI client hands down. Not pretty, but does the job and it's fast.
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Comment on Online shopping - how convenient is it actually? in ~life.style
crdpa (edited )LinkAbout not supporting Amazon, there is nothing, absolutely nothing me, you, anyone as a person can do. Individuals can't do shit against this. The same way that we can't avoid climate change by...About not supporting Amazon, there is nothing, absolutely nothing me, you, anyone as a person can do. Individuals can't do shit against this. The same way that we can't avoid climate change by taking shorter showers, recycling and everyone planting a tree.
I am a communist and I buy communist material from Amazon lol
The only way to lower Bezos influence is to expropriate everything from him. And the only way to save the planet is to stop living for profit.
And we can only do that if we overcome capitalism, because as soon as Bezos is gone, there will be another one the next day.
Here in Brazil Amazon is strong, but still mostly books and some other things. For almost everything, MercadoLivre is stronger. In some places they can deliver in the same day.
Shein is for clothes, specially for women.
I prefer shopping online instead of going to a store simply because I don't want salesperson chasing me pushing products and there are much more options online anyway.
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Comment on Fellow hardline materialists, how do you "enchant" the world? in ~talk
crdpa LinkI really don't. I just sweep the existential dread under the carpet while it becomes bigger as I get older.I really don't. I just sweep the existential dread under the carpet while it becomes bigger as I get older.
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Comment on Anyone here suffering from low testosterone? in ~health
crdpa Link ParentThanks! I'm not set on HRT. I want to avoid if possible because I heard it can affect sperm count and I want a child in the near future, but going from 370 to 250 in a year doing everything...Thanks! I'm not set on HRT. I want to avoid if possible because I heard it can affect sperm count and I want a child in the near future, but going from 370 to 250 in a year doing everything "right" I don't think diet and exercises (my numbers are going up on a weekly basis) are really the problem, but it is worth a try messing with ratios.
I plan to investigate all I can before jumping on HRT.
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Comment on Ryan Gosling movie 'Project Hail Mary' set for Spring 2026 in ~movies
crdpa Link ParentOh! Maybe something lost in the translation to Portuguese Brazilian or I missed it. Probably the second one.Oh! Maybe something lost in the translation to Portuguese Brazilian or I missed it.
Probably the second one.
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Comment on Anyone here suffering from low testosterone? in ~health
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Comment on Ryan Gosling movie 'Project Hail Mary' set for Spring 2026 in ~movies
crdpa Link ParentThey all obey Stratt, which is American. But yeah, it's not something that makes me think the book is bad, it's just a nitpick. I love the book.They all obey Stratt, which is American.
But yeah, it's not something that makes me think the book is bad, it's just a nitpick. I love the book.
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Comment on Ryan Gosling movie 'Project Hail Mary' set for Spring 2026 in ~movies
crdpa LinkI am reading right now and the book is really good. Last time I felt like this with a book was with Rendezvous with Rama. The only thing I don't like is the Murica super strong vibe it gives in...I am reading right now and the book is really good. Last time I felt like this with a book was with Rendezvous with Rama.
The only thing I don't like is the Murica super strong vibe it gives in the flashbacks. It is the usual USA propaganda, but it always makes me roll me eyes.
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Comment on Anyone here suffering from low testosterone? in ~health
crdpa Link ParentNever. Last time was October when I traveled to Thailand. There was some weeks that I only lifted 2 days last month.Never. Last time was October when I traveled to Thailand.
There was some weeks that I only lifted 2 days last month.
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Comment on Anyone here suffering from low testosterone? in ~health
crdpa (edited )Link ParentYes, I take fish oil daily and eat fish at least once a week. My workout is not that light, but since I have a home gym it is limited, but I have good numbers and train with intensity instead of...Yes, I take fish oil daily and eat fish at least once a week.
My workout is not that light, but since I have a home gym it is limited, but I have good numbers and train with intensity instead of volume.
Monday is:
- Overhead Press
- Inverted Row
- Rings Pushup
- Weighted Pull Up
- Lying Tríceps Extension
- Curl
- AB Wheel
Tuesday:
- Squat
- Leg Curl
- Kettlebell Swing*
Thursday
- Weighted Dips
- Weighted Chin Up
- DB Press
- DB Curl
- Rope Pushdown
- Cable Crunch
Friday
- Squat
- Romanian Deadlift
- DB Sumo Squat
- Kettlebell Swing*
- kettlebell swings are done as cardio (10 minutes EMOM)
I do weighted chin ups with 23kg hanging, squat 1rm is 120kg and weighted dips with 30kg.
Diet is real food. I don't eat garbage on weekdays, only weekend. Plenty of rice and beans (I'm Brazilian), chicken, red meat, fish, broccoli, greens, carrot, etc. Protein shake with peanut butter, banana and apple every day. Milk and oats and three eggs in the morning.
I eat at maintenance (2400 kcal). Height is 178cm and weight 74kg.
I was slow bulking with 2600 kcal gaining 1kg per month, but now reduced to 2400 to maintain for a while.
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Comment on Anyone here suffering from low testosterone? in ~health
crdpa Link ParentThanks. I found an urologist that works with these issues and have an appointment next week. Apart from losing my older brother last year, my life is stress free mostly. I work only 10 to 20hrs /...Thanks. I found an urologist that works with these issues and have an appointment next week.
Apart from losing my older brother last year, my life is stress free mostly. I work only 10 to 20hrs / week. Maybe my genetics are against me on this one. Thankfully I have full thick long black hair still, so there's that good part of my genetics going on. 🤷🏾♂️
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Comment on Anyone here suffering from low testosterone? in ~health
crdpa Link ParentI don't think so. I have three rest days and my workouts are shorter than before. Today was my second leg day and it was just 4 sets of light squats and kettlebell swings. Monday is my longer...I don't think so. I have three rest days and my workouts are shorter than before. Today was my second leg day and it was just 4 sets of light squats and kettlebell swings.
Monday is my longer workout and it's just 6 exercises.
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Comment on Anyone here suffering from low testosterone? in ~health
crdpa Link ParentThanks. I understand, but things being normal, HRT is a life saver for a lot of people. I don't really want to do it, that's why I am seeing a doctor, but I have a pretty good life and it is still...Thanks.
I understand, but things being normal, HRT is a life saver for a lot of people.
I don't really want to do it, that's why I am seeing a doctor, but I have a pretty good life and it is still dropping.
I sleep early and get 7 to 8hr of sleep. My job is low stress and I work 2hr per day only. I've been lifting weights since I was 28. I am not rich, but money is not a problem. Have no kids.
I hope I can raise it naturally, but I already eat pretty well, lift weights, am fit and it is still going down and is now in the lower end.
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Anyone here suffering from low testosterone?
I am 37yo. One year ago I did a checkup and asked for my testosterone levels because I was feeling my libido was lower than normal. The results came back and my numbers were 377 ng/dL, free test...
I am 37yo.
One year ago I did a checkup and asked for my testosterone levels because I was feeling my libido was lower than normal.
The results came back and my numbers were 377 ng/dL, free test was 9 ng/dL and SHBG 23,6 mmol/L.
It was low, but within the normal range.
Everything else was perfectly normal.
Now almost a year later I am feeling that things are worse. I can go a week without feeling any desire. I still have morning wood, but it is not every day like it was. I have sex with my SO, but I can easily lose my erection.
I scheduled an appointment with an endocrinologist from my health inssurance, but it has a spot only in July!
So I went to a lab and did a blood test for testosterone and it is indeed worse.
It is now 255 ng/dL, free test was 6,5 ng/dL and SHBG 19 mmol/L.
I am physically active, lift weights 4 days per week, can squat relatively big numbers, am not overweight (on mornings I have a six pack) and drink alcohol only on weekends.
Is this drop normal when you reach 40s or there is probably an issue here?
I thought HRT was for when we were in our 50s.
Anybody has gone through anything similar and can share your stories?
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Comment on Song lyrics are getting more repetitive, angrier in ~music
crdpa Link ParentEven death and black metal are doing awesome things. Tomb Mold is an old school death metal band that is changing a lot and now has a lot of prog and atmospheric elements. Dissimulator is another...Even death and black metal are doing awesome things.
Tomb Mold is an old school death metal band that is changing a lot and now has a lot of prog and atmospheric elements.
Dissimulator is another cool new band that came out of nowhere (at least for me).
Not to mention other already known acts like Xoth, First Fragment and Archspire.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
crdpa Link ParentI'm seeing them live in two weeks on a festival here in Brazil. Mercyful Fate too!I'm seeing them live in two weeks on a festival here in Brazil. Mercyful Fate too!
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Reveal trailer in ~games
crdpa LinkYes! I love this game. StS and Inscryption are the best deckbuilders for PC I ever played.Yes! I love this game.
StS and Inscryption are the best deckbuilders for PC I ever played.
Always had, but it is worse now that I'm older and seeing more people getting sick or dying around me.
It's not the thinking about universe that gets to me, it's death and the passage of time.