Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-11-08 Thread Grant
Over the years I've found that the time I spend on the computer has a negative affect on my mental/emotional health.  It seems to suck the life out of life and impair my ability to function in the real world. I've tried various things to counteract the problem, but the only thing that really

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-11 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 11 Oct 2011 02:39:10 Michael Mol wrote: As far as food goes, for me, it's really not the kind of food, but how much of it I eat. First step is to eat smaller portions, so that my stomach shrinks and I feel fuller sooner. Calories are not all the same, because we metabolise them more

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-10 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:39:25 -0500, Dale wrote: Arsenic, strychnine or cyanide is large enough doses do that :) Gosh, you're extreme ... :-P I use Gentoo, don't I? Nah, he just likes to pick on me. ;-) That too ;-) -- Neil Bothwick Don't let your mind wander, it's too little to be

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-10 Thread Alex Schuster
Pandu Poluan writes: That said... I am not aware that to be a Gentoo user, one has to be celibate... :-P But it helps. Wonko

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-10 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 09:14:53 +0700, Pandu Poluan wrote: That said... I am not aware that to be a Gentoo user, one has to be celibate... :-P It's not so much a requirement as a potential consequence :) -- Neil Bothwick Last words of a Windows user: = Why does that work now? signature.asc

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-10 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Saturday 08 October 2011 20:12:44 Mark Knecht wrote: I lost 45 pounds (approximately 25% of my pre-diet weight) this year on Atkins. I know a lot of folks have trouble with Atkins but it worked great for me. As I understand it, it's based on sound biochemistry - not like the popular

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-10 Thread Adam Carter
Have you ever wondered why the blooming of obesity has coincided with the popularity of the low-fat diet? Correlation implies causation? Perhaps the blooming of obesity caused people to start looking for new diets to address the issue. IMO diet is the most important contributor to weight, but

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-10 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Tuesday 11 October 2011 00:19:08 Adam Carter wrote: Have you ever wondered why the blooming of obesity has coincided with the popularity of the low-fat diet? Correlation implies causation? No, of course not, but it certainly makes me pretty suspicious. Perhaps the blooming of obesity

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-10 Thread Michael Mol
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Peter Humphrey pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org wrote: On Tuesday 11 October 2011 00:19:08 Adam Carter wrote: Have you ever wondered why the blooming of obesity has coincided with the popularity of the low-fat diet? Correlation implies causation? No, of course

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-09 Thread Andrey Moshbear
On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 18:19, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Mark Knecht wrote: On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Dalerdalek1...@gmail.com  wrote: I have my garden.  That gets me outside in the sun and some exercise.  I really need a gut buster tho.  I just eat to much.  lol Dale I lost

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-09 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:11:11 -0500, Dale wrote: I might also add, some of my meds don't help either. Is there a med that doesn't make a person gain weight? :/ Arsenic, strychnine or cyanide is large enough doses do that :) -- Neil Bothwick Give a man a fish and you have fed him for a

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-09 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:11:11 -0500, Dale wrote: I might also add, some of my meds don't help either. Is there a med that doesn't make a person gain weight? :/ Arsenic, strychnine or cyanide is large enough doses do that :) LOL That would solve a few other problems

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-09 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Oct 10, 2011 2:52 AM, Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:11:11 -0500, Dale wrote: I might also add, some of my meds don't help either. Is there a med that doesn't make a person gain weight? :/ Arsenic, strychnine or cyanide is large enough doses do that :)

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-09 Thread Dale
Pandu Poluan wrote: On Oct 10, 2011 2:52 AM, Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk mailto:n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:11:11 -0500, Dale wrote: I might also add, some of my meds don't help either. Is there a med that doesn't make a person gain weight? :/ Arsenic,

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-08 Thread Mark Knecht
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: Over the years I've found that the time I spend on the computer has a negative affect on my mental/emotional health.  It seems to suck the life out of life and impair my ability to function in the real world. I've tried various

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-08 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Grantemailgr...@gmail.com wrote: Over the years I've found that the time I spend on the computer has a negative affect on my mental/emotional health. It seems to suck the life out of life and impair my ability to function in the real world.

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-08 Thread Mark Knecht
On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Mark Knecht wrote: On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Grantemailgr...@gmail.com  wrote: Over the years I've found that the time I spend on the computer has a negative affect on my mental/emotional health.  It seems to suck the

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-08 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Dalerdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: I have my garden. That gets me outside in the sun and some exercise. I really need a gut buster tho. I just eat to much. lol Dale I lost 45 pounds (approximately 25% of my pre-diet weight) this year on

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:19:18 -0500, Dale wrote: I lost 45 pounds (approximately 25% of my pre-diet weight) this year on Atkins. I know a lot of folks have trouble with Atkins but it worked great for me. My problems are I like to cook and I like my cooking. Since I have arthritis and

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-08 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:19:18 -0500, Dale wrote: I lost 45 pounds (approximately 25% of my pre-diet weight) this year on Atkins. I know a lot of folks have trouble with Atkins but it worked great for me. My problems are I like to cook and I like my cooking. Since I have

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-07 Thread Diego Augusto Molina
Have sex! That's the first thing you can do to keep your mind out of madness. Really, look at the benefits of having sex and you'll see it's a complete excercise for body, obviously you have to excercise your social skills and has some really cool consecuences on your body, methabolism, etc. (just

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-07 Thread Andrey Moshbear
Sex? Ysex? Are you aware that this is gentoo-users that you're posting in? :P On 2011-10-07, Diego Augusto Molina diegoaugustomol...@gmail.com wrote: Have sex! That's the first thing you can do to keep your mind out of madness. Really, look at the benefits of having sex and you'll see it's a

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-07 Thread Pandu Poluan
On 2011-10-07, Diego Augusto Molina diegoaugustomol...@gmail.com wrote: Have sex! That's the first thing you can do to keep your mind out of madness. Really, look at the benefits of having sex and you'll see it's a complete excercise for body, obviously you have to excercise your social

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-07 Thread Michael Mol
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 10:14 PM, Pandu Poluan pa...@poluan.info wrote: On 2011-10-07, Diego Augusto Molina diegoaugustomol...@gmail.com wrote: Have sex! That's the first thing you can do to keep your mind out of madness. Really, look at the benefits of having sex and you'll see it's a

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-07 Thread Andrey Moshbear
Xkcd 456 much? On 2011-10-07, Michael Mol mike...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 10:14 PM, Pandu Poluan pa...@poluan.info wrote: On 2011-10-07, Diego Augusto Molina diegoaugustomol...@gmail.com wrote: Have sex! That's the first thing you can do to keep your mind out of madness.

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-05 Thread Grant
Has anyone dealt with this successfully?  I'd love to know how you did it. You're right to worry about thisand I suspect it's also aging related.  The older I get, the more sensitive I am to how many hours/day is healthy. I don't think there is a perfect solution, especially as more

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-04 Thread Indi
On Mon, 3 Oct 2011 15:15:54 -0700 Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: Over the years I've found that the time I spend on the computer has a negative affect on my mental/emotional health. It seems to suck the life out of life and impair my ability to function in the real world. It's the

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-04 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 04 Oct 2011 04:58:00 Michael Orlitzky wrote: On 10/03/2011 10:19 PM, Pandu Poluan wrote: If I may add: try a cup of normal (i.e. non-decaf) coffee about 1 hour after you start using the computer. Ok, but how do you survive the first hour? Coffee is a stimulant so it

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-03 Thread Michael Mol
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: Over the years I've found that the time I spend on the computer has a negative affect on my mental/emotional health.  It seems to suck the life out of life and impair my ability to function in the real world. I've tried various

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-03 Thread Matthew Marlowe
Has anyone dealt with this successfully?  I'd love to know how you did it. You're right to worry about thisand I suspect it's also aging related. The older I get, the more sensitive I am to how many hours/day is healthy. I don't think there is a perfect solution, especially as more and

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-03 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Oct 4, 2011 7:01 AM, Matthew Marlowe m...@professionalsysadmin.com wrote: Has anyone dealt with this successfully? I'd love to know how you did it. You're right to worry about thisand I suspect it's also aging related. The older I get, the more sensitive I am to how many

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health

2011-10-03 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 10/03/2011 10:19 PM, Pandu Poluan wrote: If I may add: try a cup of normal (i.e. non-decaf) coffee about 1 hour after you start using the computer. Ok, but how do you survive the first hour?