The covid response completely destroyed ANY trust at all that I had in the medical/pharma establishment.

Now the only people that I trust are those who, during Covid, and at great personal risk/cost, told the truth, and especially told what they were seeing as a result of the vaccine.

What is really mind-blowing to me, what I didn't understand before, is how vicious and aggressive the establishment is, towards those who undermine the narrative. The truth tellers - in other words, those who pursue real science - i.e. who question things - had their medical license taken away, etc.

This applies to the covid jab. And also in my experience, a lot of experts who got off the "climate crisis" bandwagon were also viciously cancelled and defunded. If you're a climatologist and don't believe the current narrative, you're SOL and your career is over. Younger scientists sense this, and toe the party line. So, you're NOT GETTING the truth.

I'm happy to do my own research. And especially since I've become carnivore, I see first hand how much improved my health is without carbs, and then I see the recommendations from the "experts" (eat low fat, eat high carb, avoid red meat completely) and I'm very much reinforced in my skepticism of "experts".

These types or articles used to be really interesting to me, because there was a chance I'd actually undertake the project.

Now, as a carnivore, I'm considering growing a few herbs. Some chives, on fried eggs with butter, are delicious. A few more like that (dill, parsley), if I can fairly easily grow them, would be great.

R U being sarcastic? Because in my (admittedly a while ago) experience it was the opposite. Not easy at all.

Do you have any favorite websites/forums for 3d printing discussions?

Krispy Kreme - they were the ones who had the little donut machines right out front, where you could watch

That part was cool. The actual donuts - sure, they're tasty, but sugar and flour fried in seed oil? No thank you.

And the extent to which people have gone paperless is VERY different in different countries.

For instance - between the US and Germany - Germany is far, far more paper oriented. You go to any bureaucracy in Germany, and most things are still in paper, with big file cabinets.

I'm thinking about getting a 3d printer as well, I have lots of projects in mind.

I also have the problem of getting tools, and then not using them. So here's what I figure - I'll use the makerspace nearby (with good 3d printers) 3 times. If I've done that, and am still interested, I'll get a decent 3d printer.

What causes you to not want to get the Bambu printer? I believe that's one that the makerspace nearby has. Is it too expensive? I haven't looked at costs yet.

Is there any particular protocol you're following? I've heard of the "fasting mimicking diet" which is just a little bit of food (under 300 or 500 k) daily. How many calories does this end up as? Any particular reason you're not just straight-out fasting - do you find your method easier?

Yes, but it's possible to not provide any identifying data to ppq.ai, you just have a token, and pay with lightning.

You can give them an email, but it's not necessary.

What's your thoughts about using something like ppq.ai? (Pay Per Query, pay with lighting).

Try on ppq.ai. You can switch really easily between models.

Any hints on how to find these types of people?

Love it! Keep us posted. It definitely fits in with the whole "digital detox" that I've been posting about regularly (I often do a complete digital detox on Sundays).

It reminds me of when I moved to a separate apartment, from a roommate house-sharing setup. I decided to have no cable TV. For the first week or so, I would look longingly at the little cable connector on the wall. And then...that longing just went away. I found other stuff to do.

I second the idea of thinking more about the harm of giving things away. People treat things with much more respect if they have to pay for it.

A side-benefit from eating carnivore - seed oils are off the menu. I eat a lot of butter, beef fat, and some lard.

Is Trump compromised? Do they have something on him, an Epstein style revelation? I know he was on the island.

He was, previously, strong on "no new wars". I didn't expect this.

I guess my expectations for politicians should never be above zero.

Interesting that they're using the word "hoarding". That word was also used a lot when vilifying those who held gold in the 1930's.

There's not enough of us by a long shot. But I would like to try out mesh networks though...

Whenever talking about nutrition, I always recommend the book The Big Fat Surprise, by Nina Teicholtz. It's an amazing read, I couldn't put it down. Here's my post on it -#320715.

The subtitle is - Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet. I had never been seriously exposed to the ideas she talks about in the book, and it was a revelation. It's why I went carnivore. (Though after I went carnivore, I discovered a huge and growing carnivore oriented subculture, huge amounts of youtube channels, blogs, books, etc. )

I used to fast regularly. It was really tough, but I would do a 2 or 3 day fast, maybe twice a year, because I thought it was really healthy. I'd read so much about the benefits of fasting.

I experienced some reductions in inflammation (like...my eyes got very clear and white). And some other benefits.

But now, since carnivore (about 18 months almost 100% animal based foods only), I'm not bothering with the fasting. I experienced such positive benefits from adopting the carnivore diet that I don't feel like fasting would be beneficial. And for me, anyway, fasting was always really hard, and I did NOT experience the energy boost that some people do.

Here's some of my previous carnivore posts on Stacker News:

2025-05: Carnivore Classic by Dr. Anthony Chaffee - 'Plants are trying to kill you!' 2025-04: Carnivore hack: how to buy meat without spending a fortune 2025-04: Rendering beef tallow, from beef fat trimmings - yum 2025-04: The most common question I get asked as a Carnivore has been answered 2025-03: I was unknowingly almost vegetarian, before going carnivore 2025-02: Is sugar the new smoking? 2025-02: I would continue with Carnivore even if I got only this ONE benefit 2025-02: Weird, oddball health improvements I've experienced on the Carnivore diet 2024-10: There's currently a propaganda campaign against low-carb diets 2024-07: Carnivore quotes in classical literature 2024-04: Carnivore diet - looks like it fixed this nighttime disorder for me 2024-04: Carnivore diet - believe it or not, it healed this oddball disorder for me 2024-04: Can a keto/carnivore diet heal issues like depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar? 2024-04: Eating Carnivore on a short trip - tips and tricks 2024-01: Latest steps in my carnivore path 2024-01: Carnivore achievements unlocked 2024-01: Taking a temporary break from mostly-carnivore diet during holidays 2023-12: Sugar and Alzheimers 2023-12: Kinda-carnivore diet is leading to WAY more energy 2024-12: Question for carnivores/carnivore-curious folks 2023-12: I'm transitioning ... to a more MEAT centric diet 2023-11: This book is blowing my mind - The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholtz