dalemyers (u/dalemyers)

dalemyers commented on Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy weight-loss pill in US, triggering price war theguardian.com/business/... · Posted by u/andsoitis

robotnikman · 2 months ago

I've been thinking of trying GLP-1's since I have not been able to put off the extra weight I've gained since covid. I'm in my 30's now and I feel like around this age I am starting to feel the effects of this extra weight on my body.

What is HN's experience with using GLP-1 inhibitors, for those who have used them? I've heard of side effects like bone density loss, but I've heard those side effects are caused by taking too large of a dose.

dalemyers · 2 months ago

I've been on a low dose for a year. I've lost 25kg (60 lbs) without much effort. Yes, it definitely dulls my appetite, and if I want to have a nice meal, I need to plan ahead for several weeks so that I have it _just_ before my next injection. There's also the fact that I didn't realise how important snacking was to my mental health. Since I don't have that, I've had to find other ways to boost my mood.

As a brief summary, it absolutely delivers what it says it does. I've lost weight as it claimed due to appetite suppression and feeling fuller longer. However, it's more complex than that, and the battle to ensure I get enough protein has been tough.

dalemyers commented on Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy weight-loss pill in US, triggering price war theguardian.com/business/... · Posted by u/andsoitis

nickpinkston · 2 months ago

I really hope the addiction engineers at Frito-Lay, etc. don't figure out a good workaround for these wonder drugs.

There's a billion-dollar prize if you figure this out, and the food industry is already openly discussing it.

https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2025/07/22/glp-1-drugs...

dalemyers · 2 months ago

> There's a billion-dollar prize if you figure this out, and the food industry is already openly discussing it.

Do you have any evidence of this? Your link doesn't confirm it.

dalemyers commented on Xcode Constantly Phones Home lapcatsoftware.com/articl... · Posted by u/lladnar

dalemyers · a year ago

This only occurs when you have Xcode set to automatically handle provisioning for you. If you don't, it doesn't happen.

That setting is meant to... well, communicate with Apple and get the latest provisioning profiles so that you don't have to manage them manually.

Xcode is terrible in a million different ways and Apple should be ashamed of it. But this is a non-issue.

dalemyers commented on I've acquired a new superpower danielwirtz.com/blog/spot... · Posted by u/wirtzdan

dalemyers · a year ago

I'm amazed that there's so many comments and yet not a single one is pointing out that the coffee bean is missing from the _right_ side of the image. Not the left.

dalemyers commented on Turn your Android phone into a modern ham radio transceiver kv4p.com/... · Posted by u/thcipriani

monkeydust · a year ago

Afaik illegal in UK without first getting an amateur licence from Ofcom

dalemyers · a year ago

You are correct. You also need to have an Intermediate license as the first level (Foundation) doesn't allow you to build your own transceiver.

dalemyers commented on Star Trek LCARS Interface mewho.com/titan/... · Posted by u/mentalpiracy

ggeorgovassilis · 3 years ago

> season 3 was actually quite good

While I watched all of it, I was distracted watching youtube on the side, so I didn't pay close enough attention. The following criticism might not stand to scrutiny.

I didn't like S3 (just as I didn't like the previous two seasons). An endless violation of SF protocols (random retired people overruling a captain, the entire fleet parading around Earth), bad overreaching acting, resurrecting Data for the n-th time, unconnected story plots (Picard's son, the Changelings' revenge, Borgs), also Borgs who supposedly have Agnes as the new queen and should be friendly now.

After the excellent season 1, I'm putting all my hopes into SNW S2.

dalemyers · 3 years ago

This comment has a bunch of spoilers in it. I've watched it so this hasn't changed anything for me, but I'm sure many here intent to watch it but haven't had the time yet. Reacting these spoilers may be a good idea.

dalemyers commented on LastPass breach could've been stopped with a 3-year-old Plex update androidpolice.com/lastpas... · Posted by u/tech234a

dalemyers · 3 years ago

Part of the problem here is that Plex is included in so many different VMs, NAS images, SaaS offerings, etc. That it can be incredibly difficult and/or obscure to update it. I know I personally ran into issues with FreeNAS where once it was running I had no incentive to update. That shouldn't be how these offerings work. They should be encouraging updates.