I really like Harvard’s Nutrition Source for science-based nutrition info that’s easy to understand.

You’re welcome!

On the fulfilling community aspect, I found that at my Unitarian Universalist (UU) church. UU’s don’t believe in a shared religious text, instead they have a core set of shared values. My church has people who identify as atheist, Christian, several types of pagan, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, etc. We celebrate religious holidays from all of them as well as secular holidays like Trans Day of Visibility and Earth day. The focus is on being together and trying to make the world a better place. I also really like the music program. There’s a handy website to find a congregation near you, many stream services on Zoom so you can test them out before going in person.

Agreed. There’s plenty of suffering that happens in life just because. Purposeful suffering doesn’t seem like a good thing in most cases.

But there’s also the issue of the definition of suffering. Minor suffering like tolerating a colder thermostat setting in the winter, it saves money and energy, seems rather subjective on where the line could be drawn on bad vs good.

Check out your local recycling center, they often do tours!

My utility company chipped in $1,600, so it ended up being the cheapest option anyway. The federal tax credit is 30% of the project cost up to $2,000, and it is still good if you install before the end of the year.

This 65gal Rheem heat pump water heater goes for $2,150 plus shipping and install.

This 55gal Rheem resistance water heater goes for $820 plus about equivalent shipping and install as a heat pump water heater

The utility company for me. They chipped in $1,600!

There is a board game! There’s also a virtual version of Mapmaker on Board Game Arena

It is quite fun despite the depressing context.

One of the suggestions should have been “venmo donations”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/venmo-americans-us-government-debt

Of course not, it was made with vacuums duh

It currently is the same schedule as heroin (schedule 1)… “Rescheduling” is the name of the regulatory process that was ongoing, but could not conclude in time. These things take time to do properly and hold up in court and make them stick, it wasn’t from lack of desire.

The Biden administration was in the process of federally legalizing cannabis through the proper regulatory channels, but couldn’t finish in time before his term ended.

PSA: messing around with routes of administration for drugs is a good way to end up dead or in the hospital. Follow your medical providers’ instructions, if something seems off/not working ask your doctor for advice.

National addiction helpline: 1-800-662-4357

Findtreatment.gov

This thread needs more Stargate, those intros are basically a montage of the most epic scenes from previous seasons

Too bad justice can’t be this swift in the US

The patient featured in the article has survived lung cancer for 15 years. Seems a little long to feel badly when it’s possible for newer types of therapies to use lower doses that are just as effective.

David Sinclair is an interesting person. I’ve seen him present his research in a professional setting and he does some really interesting science. He is also very enthusiastic at selling his story.

There’s likely no amount of supplement and drug cocktails that will undo the damage of a sedentary lifestyle and poor diet. Best case scenario is this research could be on to something that significantly augments a healthy lifestyle, or worse case it could be wasting a lot of money on something that potentially ends up being harmful a few decades from now.

I’ve looked at the list of supplements and drugs Dr. Sinclair takes and there is mechanistic rationale from cell culture and animal experiments behind the ones I’m most familiar with. But it is a big leap to go from cell culture and animal models to human health on a much longer time span. The clinical trials needed to really demonstrate a lot of these claims are incredibly expensive and would take decades. Drug companies in the anti-aging field tend to focus on older patients to start with and earlier endpoints like lower cancer, Alzheimer’s, or heart disease incidence. They also tend to be funded by silicon valley tech executives.

His ability to stay calm and in character is a super power

~50% of the time I attend virtually, because yeah it’s nice to sleep in on Sunday and make breakfast with the service on Zoom and camera off