I think most Americans like the idea of public transport, and including a robust national rail network. The reason it doesn’t exist are the oil and automotive lobbies. (Mostly oil.). Poorly educated Americans (the ones wearing MAGA hats) are easy to manipulate by these groups, as well.
That said, things have improved enormously in the last 10 years. There is a vibrant downtown area, and fairly large pockets of redevelopment around it, with safe(-ish) and affordable housing.
Yes, its daily. It took a few days to notice a difference for me, but it definitely helps me with executive function. I’m up to the max dosage after 18 months, but it’s still working.
Side effects for me are nausea for maybe an hour after I take it, and major “shrinkage”. Sex is a real challenge for around 8h after taking it, and it looks like I’ve been swimming in the Arctic sea for about that long. This isn’t a major problem because I take it in the morning, but it has been occasionally frustrating. That effect wears off by evening, though, so my spouse is ok with me taking it. 🙂
I have never taken stimulants, so I can’t offer a comparison there.
I don’t notice anything else related to vasoconstriction. My BP hasn’t changed since I started on it, for instance. It doesn’t really affect my appetite for sex, just my ability. This has lessened over time, but it’s still present. (And after ~8h, everything is fine.)
You can take it before bed if you like. Some people find it sleep-inducing at first. I find it simulating an hour or two later.
From what I have read, there are several different experiences from it. You’ll likely have to try it and see how it works for you, and what accommodations you’ll need to make. Hopefully the comments in this thread give you an idea of what to look out for.
Enough that I can code in pretty much anything. I think the typing point was when I coded professionally in my 4th or 5th language some time in the early 90s.
Given the popularity of these medications, it’s still amazing to me that we don’t see more articles about how it has changed the lives of many people. Nor have I seen much about how traumatic the shortages can be to people who have longed for positive results in their weight loss journey for years, only to have that hope...
The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.
I have been told (by my attorney) that arbitration is sometimes more expensive than filing suit. IIRC, the rationale is that arbitration can have very high fees and involve a large number of people. It was in the context of drawing up a boilerplate nda, but it has been awhile and I don’t remember the details.
I’ve tried paid versions of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. I am currently using Gemini, and it is working reasonably well for me.
I mostly use it to replace searches. I haven’t used Google in years, but mainly relied on DuckDuckGo until SEO made it less useful. My secondary use case is for programming. I tend to jump around to a lot of different languages and frameworks, and it’s hugely helpful to get sample code describing what I want to do when I don’t know the syntax.
Once in a great while, I will have it rewrite something for me. That is mostly for inspiration if I want to change the tone of something I wrote (then I’ll edit). I think that all of the LLMs suck at writing.
Renewables are an important part of the mix, but seems like nuclear is more important right now. It’s the best way to move industry away from coal and gas in the long run, though it’s something we in the US should have started on 30 years ago.
I’m aware that nuclear power has it’s own set of complications, but they’re more solvable than reducing emissions without it
I would love to understand this better. I have worked in power generation before (writing maintenance software for a nuclear plant, so I picked up a few things). I don’t understand the distribution side at all, though.
Has anyone had luck in getting their medication recently? My local pharmacy substituted a box of Mounjaro for me. (It’s also tirzepatide, just marketed for diabetes instead of obesity.)
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) denied the latest claims from House GOP impeachment investigators, who had accused the agency of intervening in the probe of Hunter Biden to stop an interview with one of his associates.
There wasn’t much meat in that story. While it is suspicious that a Russian oligarch paid for a lifetime membership in the NRA , that is not the same thing as funneling money into the Trump campaign. Can you cite any others that have more substantive allegations around Russian money in the NRA?
Before the more reactionary people attack me for being pro NRA, I most certainly am not. I just prefer to advance one or two solid arguments instead of a dozen mediocre or weak ones.
Edit: And thank you for posting that. I did not know there was even that much suspicion on them for accepting Russian money, though it isn’t much of a surprise.
IIRC, “irregardless” was added to more US dictionaries in the late 20th century. I had a coworker in the early 90s who would become viscerally angry when others would use it…so the rest of us would use it often.
From the reports it is nowhere near proprietary systems, yet. Its a great development though and it shows what a single person can do for the community. We should shower this person with praise!
Non-competes aren’t enforceable, but proprietary “work-for-hire” clauses might be. I think the difference is that a company can’t stop you from working for a competitor, but they can force you to sign away your rights to anything you create while employed there. I have worked for a couple of big-box consulting companies, and they have you list anything you created before joining them, so any new creations are automatically theirs.
Detroit just had it's first population growth in 66 years. Huzzah! (kbin.run)
Doctor recommended trying Strattera, looking for other users experiences
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Not like that (sh.itjust.works)
Which programming languages do you know?
A realistic take on rescheduling (www.axios.com)
It’s a step forward, but there is still a long way to go for full legalization.
As more people are eating healthier diets, CNBC worries that it will cut into the profits of purveyors of unhealthy foods (www.cnbc.com)
Given the popularity of these medications, it’s still amazing to me that we don’t see more articles about how it has changed the lives of many people. Nor have I seen much about how traumatic the shortages can be to people who have longed for positive results in their weight loss journey for years, only to have that hope...
U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs (www.npr.org)
The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.
What are you using AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity AI) for in your daily routine?
Been using Perplexity AI quite a bit lately for random queries, like travel suggestions....
ABAB (lemmy.world)
Trump’s Bizarre Rants Over Wind Power Are More Ominous Than You Think (newrepublic.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/8795973...
A community for people using GLP-1 medications for weight loss (lemmy.world)
Check out Zepbound at lemmy.world....
Shortage problems?
Has anyone had luck in getting their medication recently? My local pharmacy substituted a box of Mounjaro for me. (It’s also tirzepatide, just marketed for diabetes instead of obesity.)
AI, regulation, and lessons learned from the current state of big tech (theconversation.com)
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CIA says GOP allegations of interference in Hunter Biden probe are false (thehill.com)
Late-night shooting at popular outdoor mall in Miami suburb leaves two dead, 7 injured (www.nbcnews.com)
A shooting at a bar in a popular outdoor mall in a Miami suburb early Saturday left two dead and seven injured....
US air force finds contractor who walked into propeller had become disorientated (www.theguardian.com)
Stephanie Cosme, 32, was killed last year when she inadvertently walked into the rotating propeller of an aircraft in California...
Someone silently made an open source GPU! (www.tomshardware.com)
From the reports it is nowhere near proprietary systems, yet. Its a great development though and it shows what a single person can do for the community. We should shower this person with praise!
Asking a Linux user to recommend a printer (tesseract.dubvee.org)
BTW, I’ve had my Brother laser MFP for 11 years and still on the original toner.