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  1. Comment on ‘Bread is much easier’: How Japan fell out of love with rice in ~food

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    That starch is actually better for you though, although I don't disagree that fresh rice is better tasting. The cooled starches are called resistant starch and they act more like fiber.

    That starch is actually better for you though, although I don't disagree that fresh rice is better tasting. The cooled starches are called resistant starch and they act more like fiber.

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  2. Comment on Lemmy.world has been hacked and is currently down [UPDATE: It's back up] in ~tech

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    I also believe that they have additional admins and mods so perhaps one person doesn't hold too much power. Regardless, to each their own and the users who are happy here can continue to b happy...

    I also believe that they have additional admins and mods so perhaps one person doesn't hold too much power. Regardless, to each their own and the users who are happy here can continue to b happy and and the users who are happy there can be happy there. It's a big world and a big internet, we don't all have to play in the same sandbox.

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  3. Comment on ‘Bread is much easier’: How Japan fell out of love with rice in ~food

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    There are legitimate concerns regarding bacteria in rice Personally I would not leave it out overnight even at the safe temperature, and that can only be done for up to 12 hours apparently. If I...

    There are legitimate concerns regarding bacteria in rice Personally I would not leave it out overnight even at the safe temperature, and that can only be done for up to 12 hours apparently. If I wanted rice for breakfast I would make it fresh or refrigerate and microwave it.

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  4. Comment on Weight obsession is ruining everyone’s health in ~health

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    The best success I've had with losing weight then keeping it off was to completely forsake counting calories and instead focus on eating healthy. My health insurance gave me access to a program...

    The best success I've had with losing weight then keeping it off was to completely forsake counting calories and instead focus on eating healthy. My health insurance gave me access to a program called Omada which is where I first came across this as a method for weight loss, but I really don't think a program is necessary to be successful with it. I let myself eat unhealthy here and there, and I think everyone should because it can be good for your mental health, but focusing on healthy food has been effective for me. I'm not quite as thin as I might like to be but I'm definitely healthier than I would be if I were 10 lbs lighter but eating processed food with every meal. It can be more expensive to eat healthy which is really unfortunate for people on a limited income.

    At this point I meal prep my workday dinners on Sunday, eat yogurt with fruit for breakfast, a big bowl of veggies with some hummus is often lunch, then I'll have a small healthy snack later. You don't need to count calories when you eat a big pile o' vegetables and if you focus entirely on finding foods you're happy with that are good for you, you're treating your body well and you'll see benefits even if you don't drop a bunch of weight right off the bat. When you do want to have a piece of cake or whatever, go for it because totally denying it can lead to issues. You just need to be good to yourself and eat less, and experiment with eating more slowly and savoring it more so you can be satisfied with less.

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  5. Comment on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E04 - "Among the Lotus Eaters" Episode Discussion in ~tv

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    I was very surprised by the casting for Kirk. He's no doing a bad job, he's just not Kirk. It's an iconic character and he really doesn't fit to me. I prefer Shatner to Chris Pine but at least I...

    I was very surprised by the casting for Kirk. He's no doing a bad job, he's just not Kirk. It's an iconic character and he really doesn't fit to me. I prefer Shatner to Chris Pine but at least I can buy Pine in the role.

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  6. Comment on Reddit demands moderators remove NSFW labels, or else in ~tech

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    I created and moderate a small, very niche subreddit and desperately want to move it but support from the users has been limited. They just don't really seem interested. At this point that's the...

    I created and moderate a small, very niche subreddit and desperately want to move it but support from the users has been limited. They just don't really seem interested. At this point that's the only thing I log on Reddit to look at and I don't have to do any active moderation anyways because our users are all very well behaved. I want to open a community on the fediverse but I'll get maybe 6 of our reddit users to join and the rest will keep using what they're using. They're very creative and fun so I can't bring myself to just stop looking at it.

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  7. Comment on What is a typical daily or special occasion breakfast for you? in ~food

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    I usually eat plain yogurt with some kind of fruit, and I vary the fruit each week so I don't get tired of it. In winter sometimes I'll eat oatmeal instead. I recently discovered that savory...

    I usually eat plain yogurt with some kind of fruit, and I vary the fruit each week so I don't get tired of it. In winter sometimes I'll eat oatmeal instead. I recently discovered that savory oatmeal is really good. I had only had sweet before but adding something simple like salt, pepper and sage turnes out to be really good and I felt like I stayed full longer, probably because it didn't spike my blood sugar the same way.

  8. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I love my steam deck but pretty much never use it as a handheld. It's basically a compact PC with a convenient dock that works as well as my laptop but is easier to display on the TV so I can...

    I love my steam deck but pretty much never use it as a handheld. It's basically a compact PC with a convenient dock that works as well as my laptop but is easier to display on the TV so I can relax without having the laptop on my lap or sitting at a desk. There are a few issues to using it this way and one of the biggest ones for me is lack of true keyboard and mouse support, even for games that were originally made for that format. I don't know what it actually thinks it's doing when you select keyboard and mouse but for a lot of games it doesn't give you the configuration you would get on a laptop and it often has the wrong inputs displayed (like it will say A but the actual keybinding is E). Anyways I digress, that a pretty minor issue for a great product and the price is very good for what it can do.

  9. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    They're still releasing free, major updates to No Man's Sky. They really deserved what they got at launch but they very much made up for it.

    They're still releasing free, major updates to No Man's Sky. They really deserved what they got at launch but they very much made up for it.

  10. Comment on To those who started using Lemmy recently, what are your impressions so far on its content and discussions? in ~tech

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    That's certainly one thing that put me off about reddit more and more as time went on. I don't want to watch videos and only sometimes want to see pictures. We are probably in the minority but I...

    That's certainly one thing that put me off about reddit more and more as time went on. I don't want to watch videos and only sometimes want to see pictures. We are probably in the minority but I prefer reading comments and discussions.

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