Day 9-10: Just a Weekend
Just staying at home as Maayan went to see her friends. Had a big salad, a bag of Schwarma and not much else. Did watch Morbius with a batch of Popcorn yesterday. Still conflicted about it. Popcorn is kind of carbohydrate rich but considering how filling it is… I don’t now.
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Day 7-8: My Stomach Has Shrunk
For the last few days it feels like my stomach has shrunk three sizes. Right now, if I have a big enough lunch, I can barely eat anything for dinner. Yesterday I ate two slices of sausage for breakfast which held me almost to lunch, had two vegi-schnitzels and two sausages for lunch, a handful of pistachios, and three actual schnitzels and a slice of bread for dinner. And that made me a bit stuffed. I don’t know exactly what’s going on but I’m almost never actually hungry during the day now.
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Day 6: Doing an Experiment
Found, among the various things I can order for lunch, a salad that comes with a burger. Added omelet on top and it was a nice lunch. Stole some salad and kebab from coworkers and then I ended up with some bread and cheese for dinner. The point is I ordered two lunches (which was kind of cheap per) and saved one for tomorrow. That’s how I order cheaply and get over the order minimum.
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Day 5: A Bit Bad
I totally lost control yesterday and… at an icecream cone. I’m telling you, this job is having a bad effect on me. 😛 There were also Kabukim so I had a handful of that. But I did eat my salad. Today I’m thinking about ordering lots of meat for lunch and then saving some for tomorrow.
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Day 3-4: I’m Good
Made salads, cooked meats, made an omelet, loafed another loaf (with cocoa powder and some sweetener) and I’m feeling pretty good. If a bit tired.
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My Keto Almond Bread Recipe
Speaking of bread, here’s what I use. Disclosure: This is the original I used. These amounts are 150% of original capacity because it fits me better. Values Taste: Addicting, considering. Serving: 1 Loaf; Calories: 123kcal; Carbohydrates: 5g; Protein: 4g; Fat: 10g; Fiber: 3g; Net Carbs: 2g; Work time: 15-20 minutes Prep Cup, ½ cup, ⅛ cup, ½ tbsp, ½ tsp Big bowl, fork Ingredients 3 cup Almond Flour ⅜ cup Psyllium husk powder ⅜ cup coconut shavings 1½ tbsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 6 large Eggs (beaten) ⅜ cup Coconut oil (measured solid, then melted) 1½ cup Warm water Directions Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl Start oven on 180 degrees Add the eggs and melted coconut oil and mix them in Then add the warm water and mix well to avoid air bubbles Pour the batter into the bread mold Bake for 55 minutes (a toothpick should come out clean and the top should be hard). Let it cool completely (about 10-15 minutes).
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Day 2: I’m Bad
I had a piece of cake and an ice cream cone. I’m slightly ashamed of myself. But only slightly. It was Happy Thursday at work. They just bring in a lot of good food to eat together. I couldn’t help it! But I skipped dinner. Back to salads and meat for the weekend. I also need to make more bread.
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Day 1: Somewhat Struggling
First day of trying to go hardcore low-carb again. Maayan offered me a very good looking pasta yesterday. I took a couple of tomatoes. I made chicken salad for dinner and decided that I’m going to stick to a little meat and mostly vegetables in every meal. At work I mostly nosh peanuts and fruit. I need to put more olive oil in my salads too.
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Audiobook Narration and AI
Like everything related to AI, with the ability to mimic human-sounding voices coming to the forefront, audiobook narrators now also feel threatened and, while I understand being afraid of something new and misunderstood, I see it mostly as an extension of our existing abilities and doing more with less. First of all, I’m sad that the first thing I see in that article is “circling the wagons”. You can’t avoid new technology. It’ll come no matter what. Some form of legislation can be made to restrict research and development but if the technology is not immediately or excessively harmful (like nuclear weapons or engineered viruses), a lot of people will work towards it and, as a person affected, what you really should do is find how to adapt and where you fit in in the new order. Secondly, if we move towards an industry in which voices are largely AI generated, the voice templates will still have to come from somewhere. Those providing the templates will still be a part of the process. They will be licensing their vocal likeness, like you do with a visual likeness. It will be up to them and their agents to make sure the contract benefits them and that they may have some right of refusal on projects that might not align with their views. And those around the narration will still be required. A director will need to make sure the reading is what the client wants, an audio editor will be needed Continue Reading →
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