astura's comments

On: George Foreman has died

[astura]

People were cooking burgers and chicken on these things, no steak.

Also, George Foreman grills were popular in the late 90s/early 2000s, before induction hobs were really much of a thing.

On: George Foreman has died

[astura]

Hulk Hogan is also a compulsive liar, so I don't believe this story.

[jfrbfbreudh → astura]

To the downvoters: Hogan is a notorious liar and definitely lied about the grill story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AukVofRrSP8

If you have some time to kill, this is a fun video to watch. Otherwise, you can just google his long list of lies.

[tomjakubowski → astura]

Even if it's true, it's so disgraceful of him telling the story in a way that he throws his spouse under the bus for what was really his decision to make. I don't know why I'd expect grace from Hulk Hogan though.

On: Why do transit agencies keep falling for the hydrogen bus myth?

[astura]

Total Cost of Ownership.

It includes fuel & upkeep costs.

On: The Church FAQ

[astura]

Only in the most desirable of desirable areas. I live on the east coast (almost literally, only a few blocks from the ocean) and a similar church sold last year in the town next door for just over $300,000.

On: AI fakers exposed in tech dev recruitment: postmortem

[astura]

A big (but not only) point of going into a testing center is to make sure that the person taking the test is the person they say they are.

[Muromec → astura]

That assumes the testing center doesnt take bribes

On: Magnesium Self-Experiments

[astura]

Magnesium deficiency causes muscle spasms and cramps. That's a fact.

If you're experiencing muscle cramps due to low magnesium then adding a supplement will almost certainly fix the problem.

If you're experiencing muscle cramps for another reason, it won't work, probably.

But supplements are cheap and low risk, so it's a good thing to try first.

A more accurate statement would be "there is no scientific proof that Mg works against cramps [absent a Mg deficiency]."

[ikr678 → astura]

Last time I did a deep dive into this, found a few papers suggesting that it can be any salt imbalance (potassium, magnesium or calcium) that triggers cramps.

However, potassium and calcium are a lot more prevalent in standard diets so it's usually lack of magnesium that is the culprit.

On: Magnesium Self-Experiments

[astura]

epsom salt absolutely can be eaten as a laxative. It has a "drug facts" panels on the container with instructions.

It can also be added to your bathwater or used as a foot soak.

On: Magnesium Self-Experiments

[astura]

You can walk into target, Walmart, CVS, etc and have plenty of options for iron alone (which isn't widely packed with other vitamins outside a multi) and magnesium alone.

On: Natural occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss, sidesteps side effects

[astura]

But antipsychotics cause movement disorders and metabolic syndrome.

On: Volkswagen seeks to counter rivals with budget EV model

[astura]

Not coming to the US. :(