Study: Diet Soda Drinkers Eat More Unhealthy Food
Not only are diet soda drinkers choosing diet -- patently inferior -- soda, they also think the artificially sweetened sacrifice will help cut back on calories. However, a new study claims that's not quite what happens in the end. Instead, diet beverage drinkers go on to compensate for the lower calorie cola by choosing more unhealthy food, ultimately eating more calories than they think.
The study, conducted by a researcher at the University of Illinois, examined survey data detailing the eating habits of more than 22,000 adults in the US, and specifically, compared the survey participants' daily calorie intakes, their consumption of five kinds of drinks -- diet beverages, sugar-sweetened beverages, coffee, tea, and alcohol -- as well as their consumption of "discretionary foods," or unhealthy and less nutritious foods.
(Thrillist.com)
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
No Kiddin'
The Bigger the Plate, the More You'll Eat
In a new study published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, researchers from the University of Cambridge examined how factors like plate and portion sizes can actually influence how much we eat, or specifically, how much we overeat. As you might expect -- or know from firsthand experience -- the bigger the plate you're served, the more you food you'll end up stuffing into your face. Even if you're attempting to be mindful of what you eat.
"We found evidence that people consistently ate more food or drank more non-alcoholic drinks when offered larger-sized portions, packages or items of tableware than when offered smaller-sized versions," researchers stated in the study's abstract. However, while the study found that bigger plates result in bigger food consumption, experts described the effect as "small to moderate" for both adults and children. In other words, if people avoided eating from big plates or were served smaller portions all across their diet, then daily calorie intake would decrease by 12% to 16%, or up to roughly 280 calories.
(Thrillist.com)
In a new study published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, researchers from the University of Cambridge examined how factors like plate and portion sizes can actually influence how much we eat, or specifically, how much we overeat. As you might expect -- or know from firsthand experience -- the bigger the plate you're served, the more you food you'll end up stuffing into your face. Even if you're attempting to be mindful of what you eat.
"We found evidence that people consistently ate more food or drank more non-alcoholic drinks when offered larger-sized portions, packages or items of tableware than when offered smaller-sized versions," researchers stated in the study's abstract. However, while the study found that bigger plates result in bigger food consumption, experts described the effect as "small to moderate" for both adults and children. In other words, if people avoided eating from big plates or were served smaller portions all across their diet, then daily calorie intake would decrease by 12% to 16%, or up to roughly 280 calories.
(Thrillist.com)
An Interesting Choice For The Lead Character
Yes, there's a children's book starring a mouse and her Tesla
Some
Drivers May Have Problems Reaching The Pedals
Get this. There's a book called My Tesla: A Love Story of a Mouse and Her Car, about a mouse who loves an electric car. The book's Amazon page notes that its pages feature a mouse named Maxine who falls in love with a red Tesla Model S after taking it for a test drive. The mouse dreams about the car, and considers it as "magical as a unicorn."
The book's author is Joan C. Gratz, whose entertainment experience (thank you, IMDB) includes work as a longtime animator and director of film shorts such as 2010's Kubla Khan and 1992's Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase. Apparently, Gratz made her own impulse purchase of a Tesla (we should all be so lucky), and was inspired to write a book about the vehicle. It sells on Kindle for $2.99 and in paperback form for $8.10.
(AutoBlog.com)
Drivers May Have Problems Reaching The Pedals
Get this. There's a book called My Tesla: A Love Story of a Mouse and Her Car, about a mouse who loves an electric car. The book's Amazon page notes that its pages feature a mouse named Maxine who falls in love with a red Tesla Model S after taking it for a test drive. The mouse dreams about the car, and considers it as "magical as a unicorn."
The book's author is Joan C. Gratz, whose entertainment experience (thank you, IMDB) includes work as a longtime animator and director of film shorts such as 2010's Kubla Khan and 1992's Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase. Apparently, Gratz made her own impulse purchase of a Tesla (we should all be so lucky), and was inspired to write a book about the vehicle. It sells on Kindle for $2.99 and in paperback form for $8.10.
(AutoBlog.com)
Saturday, September 12, 2015
How Well Do You Know Your SS Number?
Why are social security cards printed on regular paper?
It was designed to be destroyed.
To better explain: With your driver’s license, there’s a picture, a birthday, an address, and defining features (height, weight, eye color, etc.). Thus, the chances of someone being able to use that card and say they’re you is minuscule. So if you lose it, it’s safe to say you’re okay (though you should NEVER assume. Always report to the DMV you’ve lost your license. They’ll tag the number)
With your social security card (which you’re issued at birth), there’s none of these. No one knows how tall you’ll be, what color your eyes will be, what you’ll weigh, or where you’ll live when you’re born, do a social security card just can’t have that identifiable information on it. It has your name and a number. Since most jobs and businesses accept a social security card as proof of identity, it would suck major balls for someone to find your card and proceed to use it as you. By making the card out of flimsy paper, you lessen the chances that someone will find a perfectly intact social security card on the street (as water would ruin it) or easily find it rummaging through papers (it doesn’t feel like a plastic card).
Also, it helps guarantee you’ll protect it. That social security card and the attached number are YOU. Would you carry that around in your wallet all day like you would a driver’s license? I’d hope not. With a license which expires every 5-10 years, getting a new one is easy. With a piece of card stock meant to last you your entire life, making it flimsy by design actually helps ensure its safety.
(CavemanCircus.com)
It was designed to be destroyed.
To better explain: With your driver’s license, there’s a picture, a birthday, an address, and defining features (height, weight, eye color, etc.). Thus, the chances of someone being able to use that card and say they’re you is minuscule. So if you lose it, it’s safe to say you’re okay (though you should NEVER assume. Always report to the DMV you’ve lost your license. They’ll tag the number)
With your social security card (which you’re issued at birth), there’s none of these. No one knows how tall you’ll be, what color your eyes will be, what you’ll weigh, or where you’ll live when you’re born, do a social security card just can’t have that identifiable information on it. It has your name and a number. Since most jobs and businesses accept a social security card as proof of identity, it would suck major balls for someone to find your card and proceed to use it as you. By making the card out of flimsy paper, you lessen the chances that someone will find a perfectly intact social security card on the street (as water would ruin it) or easily find it rummaging through papers (it doesn’t feel like a plastic card).
Also, it helps guarantee you’ll protect it. That social security card and the attached number are YOU. Would you carry that around in your wallet all day like you would a driver’s license? I’d hope not. With a license which expires every 5-10 years, getting a new one is easy. With a piece of card stock meant to last you your entire life, making it flimsy by design actually helps ensure its safety.
(CavemanCircus.com)
Did You Know - Yakuza Edition
The Yakuza in Japan…how are their activities tolerated, how is membership legal, how are their operations functioning so apparently publicly? And what does the recent publicized split mean for the operations of these organizations in the future?
Their activies are tolerated because they are organized and don’t mess with the government. A lot of times Yazkuza are part of the system where they operate. They protect local businesses for money in return. Sometimes even give homeless jobs. And because the Yakuza is so big it isn’t possible to suddenly just arrest everyone. The Yakuza leaders are smart while the people that get arrested are the low level thugs that usually do stupid shit like be drunk in public and get all the dirty work. Also recently Olympus (camera company) had a scandal in which their president was dealing with the Yakuza. Basically Yakuza is behind the scenes doing a bunch illegal stuff but aren’t doing enough to the point where it will lead to the government to crack down hard on them.
To elaborate on the homeless job part, there was news that Yakuza would go around telling homeless people they had jobs paying pretty high per hour but without giving much detail on where. What they were actually getting hired to do was dangerous work of cleaning up toxic waste around Fukushima. Basically Yakuza are also being used by corrupt companies as well to do dirty work while let the company look innocent and are closely connected with the big name companies. Also the recruiting process is usually like this. They have people going around and if you look like the type they may ask you if you want money for work. Once you join though it’s hard to get out. The thugs that do the low work also get punished by Yubuitsume which is usually getting the tip of your pinky cut off. However walking in the streets you won’t notice them unless you’re actively looking to join a gang.
To elaborate on how to tell who is Yakuza they usually have big colorful tattoos. depending on the tattoo drawn and its size on the back you can tell who is higher rank. Tattoos are really taboo in Japan and a lot of times onsens (bath houses) ban people with very large tattoos to avoid yakuza messing around. So sometimes foreigners face this too. edit: my comment seems like I’m defending Yakuza. I’m not, just giving reasons why the government is preferring to not do anything and let them continue their work. In reality Yakuza are fucking scum that take advantage of those weaker than them by using intimidation. While Yakuza does things to get community’s support like lets say raising money that is just propaganda. They don’t give a shit about you and do stuff like that so they can run without people saying anything.
(CavemanCircus.com)
Their activies are tolerated because they are organized and don’t mess with the government. A lot of times Yazkuza are part of the system where they operate. They protect local businesses for money in return. Sometimes even give homeless jobs. And because the Yakuza is so big it isn’t possible to suddenly just arrest everyone. The Yakuza leaders are smart while the people that get arrested are the low level thugs that usually do stupid shit like be drunk in public and get all the dirty work. Also recently Olympus (camera company) had a scandal in which their president was dealing with the Yakuza. Basically Yakuza is behind the scenes doing a bunch illegal stuff but aren’t doing enough to the point where it will lead to the government to crack down hard on them.
To elaborate on the homeless job part, there was news that Yakuza would go around telling homeless people they had jobs paying pretty high per hour but without giving much detail on where. What they were actually getting hired to do was dangerous work of cleaning up toxic waste around Fukushima. Basically Yakuza are also being used by corrupt companies as well to do dirty work while let the company look innocent and are closely connected with the big name companies. Also the recruiting process is usually like this. They have people going around and if you look like the type they may ask you if you want money for work. Once you join though it’s hard to get out. The thugs that do the low work also get punished by Yubuitsume which is usually getting the tip of your pinky cut off. However walking in the streets you won’t notice them unless you’re actively looking to join a gang.
To elaborate on how to tell who is Yakuza they usually have big colorful tattoos. depending on the tattoo drawn and its size on the back you can tell who is higher rank. Tattoos are really taboo in Japan and a lot of times onsens (bath houses) ban people with very large tattoos to avoid yakuza messing around. So sometimes foreigners face this too. edit: my comment seems like I’m defending Yakuza. I’m not, just giving reasons why the government is preferring to not do anything and let them continue their work. In reality Yakuza are fucking scum that take advantage of those weaker than them by using intimidation. While Yakuza does things to get community’s support like lets say raising money that is just propaganda. They don’t give a shit about you and do stuff like that so they can run without people saying anything.
(CavemanCircus.com)
Some Unfortunate Truth
Why are DMVs so slow and inefficient?
Generally it’s because of the fact that these offices are run by the state and the state wants them run as cheaply as possible. Long waits or poor service don’t really matter (it’s not like you can go to the competing DMV across the street). The only thing that matters is saving taxpayer money while still delivering the service.
(CavemanCircus.com)
Generally it’s because of the fact that these offices are run by the state and the state wants them run as cheaply as possible. Long waits or poor service don’t really matter (it’s not like you can go to the competing DMV across the street). The only thing that matters is saving taxpayer money while still delivering the service.
(CavemanCircus.com)
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