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Which beef tallow do you like or prefer for searing ? Fatworks or South Chicago packing ?

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Top Comment: Beef dripping is beef dripping, the fact they put wagu on the side so they can increase the price is neither here nor there.

Forum: r/sousvide

Fat Guy - what works (a success story)

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At 6'1" and 335 pounds I'm a fat guy. I have a large frame and used to be athletic but 20 years of beer drinking doesn't do a body good. I've posted on here a few times and the advice given has led me to figure out what works for me. I thought I'd just share it for any future big/fat man having trouble. Some of these are obvious but some are things I've not seen suggested here.

The "keys to victory" as the great John Madden would say are

1. pants that fit loosely at the proper location (the waist band just under your belly button) and that contain 3%-5% spandex. You might buy a size or two up.
   1. waist location
2. suspenders (perry or holdup suspender's under-ups, both worn UNDER your over shirt)
3. infinitely adjustable gun belt.
4. under-shirt (plain white tshirt)
5. iwb soft loops taco holster
6. owb magazine holster
   1. a horizontal carry is most concealed and most comfortable
7. generously loose shirt around your belly

Edit: I made a drawing to represent wtf is going on with how the gut, belt, and waistline are fighting each other. It's pretty crude but I think it shows what's going on and how belts are a losing battle.

Figure 1 is just a fat body with landmarks.

Figure 2 is basically how a belt and pants end up working when you got a gut. For me the distance between where the top of my pants should be and where they end up is about 5-6 inches. It's just impossible to keep a belt in the "no belt's land" area with a gun. Without a gun, it's possible but you're cranking that belt so tight you probably risk breaking the belt lol.

Figure 3 is how suspenders work with the belt to keep everything where it should be, just below the natural waist. This is not over the love handles, it's kinda on/below.

Figure 4 is a frontal view of figure 3.

With this setup I can carry all day in total comfort and total concealment. I carry a full sized glock model 45 inside the waist band on my strong side hip and one spare magazine (an extended magazine, 19 rounds) OWB in a horizontal manner on my weak side hip. But it takes all of those steps. If one step is missing then either I'm not comfortable or I'm not concealed.

In this setup, most of the suggestions are to provide greater comfort. There are really only two that alter conceal-ability and that's holster and over shirt. The holster needs to fit tightly, which most iwb will do, and keep the butt of the gun tucked into your body as much as possible. The over shirt needs to disguise the shapes that are going on underneath. Heavier fabrics and darker colors help that.

You're going to want to start with comfortable pants that you can wear at the proper location (aka not under your gut). Buy them loose so you can stick shit inside your pants. I like the pants with a bit of spandex in them because they flex more giving you more comfort in your holster area. As you sit and stand you'll appreciate the flex because it keeps the holster from digging in as much and gives you room to adjust things. You want them wide enough to wear at the proper location because you're going to have to use suspenders.

Suspenders are a must. If you're a big guy like me there's no way your pants will stay up at the proper location -- just below the belly button (aka not under your gut) -- naturally or even with the greatest belt in the world. Forget about keeping them up with a gun it's just not gonna happen. Perry suspenders or holdup suspender's under-ups work great for me. They both conceal well under a loose shirt and no one notices them.

You still want a good gun belt but the suspenders are carrying all the weight. The belt is just an attachment point for your holsters. Get an infinitely adjustable belt because they're just more comfortable. I wear my belt a little loose so I can adjust things around and have play.

Wear an undershirt (plain white tshirt). A good close fitting holster is going to press into you and even more so if you're a big boy like me. The t-shirt gives you a little barrier between you and the gun. Between having a barrier between your skin and the gun and another layer to soak up sweat you'll be glad to always rock an under shirt.

You will want a loose fitting over shirt. Button ups work nicely but t-shirts are ok too. Darker colors conceal better than light. Heavier fabric seems to work better than lighter. This was the hardest part for me - finding shirts loose enough in the belly. You need a shirt that is extremely loose around your belly. There should not be any cling around your belly when standing. Pro tip: as you are putting on your over shirt, stretch it out to give you another inch or two.

Soft loops taco holster with a mid ride height works best for me. Taco holsters are the most minimal. I like soft loops because I get a bit of adjustment. When driving, I can reach back and tip the gun forward, changing the cant, and get comfort. My clip holster doesn't allow that. You're probably going to want a mid or lower ride height. This took some experimentation for me. While I like my bravo concealment holsters they just sit too damn high.

A horizontal spare magazine holster is your best bet for comfort and concealment. Otherwise I'd avoid iwb because with muffin tops it's just not gonna be comfortable. Before I discovered a horizontal magazine holster I used a kydex owb one. I found I had to move it around a lot because I needed it to be at 9:00 for sitting comfort and 7:00 for concealed standing/walking.

One thing I forgot to originally mention is that dropping a deuce on an away field can be a bit of a chore with the suspenders underneath your shirt. (But dropping a deuce on an away field with a gun in any capacity was already a chore due to having to keep the gun safe. The suspenders don't add a lot more of a hassle.) I just wanted to point this out because it is a bit of a negative with the suspenders underneath the shirt route. But outside of a sudden diarrhea outbreak away from home this isn't really a big deal imho.

Hope this helps...

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Number one for me has been huge. I was hesitant to try stretchy pants but now won't go back. Game changer even if you aren't "fat"

Forum: r/CCW

Project works with sbt run but not with a fat jar

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Hey! I've been trying to figure out how to buid a working fat jar but keep getting the same problem when I buid and use a fat jar, using sbt-assembly.

I created a minimal project that still gives me the problem:

And my build.sbt:

If I execute the project with sbt run, it works fine. Running sbt assembly && sbt Test.jar gives me the following exception:

Any ideas what might be causing this? It's probably something to do with dependency management, but I can't figure it out.

Thanks!

Top Comment: ThisBuild / assemblyMergeStrategy := { case PathList("META-INF", x, xs @ _*) if x.toLowerCase == "services" => MergeStrategy.filterDistinctLines case PathList("META-INF", xs @ _*) => MergeStrategy.discard case x => MergeStrategy.first } This merge strategy seems to work for me with your example. Problem was that the default FactoryFinder tries to find the class based on what's in META-INF/services/, but your strategy discards those directories. I don't guarantee this merge strategy actually works, but it solves at least this error. You should probably try to come up with a more robust one for your usecase.

Forum: r/scala

PS3 FAT CECHHxx, works fine but no HDMI output, Worth to repair?

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Wrong title. It ́s a CECHLxx

The hdmi port looks fine. I even checked it with a microscope. Also tested with a different TV or cables.

Otherwise the console works fine by component cable (1080p)

Note that this ps3 was never opened. I think the previous owner did not use it too much.

Any ideas?

Top Comment: Do you have the board model number?

Forum: r/consolerepair

How well RDR 2 works on ps4 FAT ?

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Hey guys.. I wanna try Red Dead Redemption 2 on a ps4 Fat but i don't want ending up with lag spikes and unpleasant experience over all ?

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It works smoothy withouth any frequrent lag. It runs at 30fps and does not lag a log, sudden lag spikes could happen but from my experience thay don't occur at all

Forum: r/PS4

Cardarine works, my experience

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Here’s the deal. Cardarine works. Source is Chemyo. Boosted my endurance in the first 2-3 days of taking it. Cardio felt much easier, and was able to burn more calories, my workouts felt easier as well, it felt like I could do 2-3 extra sets. Fat loss was apparent. Not numbers on the scale. That was within 2-3 pounds, but body fat % definitely dropped, and I got more cut than usual. I’m not usually a super lean guy, so having that feeling of being more lean is really nice. I did have to cut my cycle short however because I got massive headache from cardarine. I kept my water intake up, ate normally, didn’t drink, didn’t get sick. But everyday I took cardarine I got a big headache after a few hours, and days I didn’t take it or I forgot, I wouldn’t get a headache. But overall cardarine is a 8/10 for cutting, did encounter muscle loss but that’s on me for not eating enough protein. Might post pictures but I’m not comfortable at the moment.

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Cardarine is awesome. Stack it with ostarine and your endurance triples in a calorie deficit with no muscle loss, small amount of muscle growth if anything!

Forum: r/sarmssourcetalk

What lash serum actually works but doesn’t have horrible side effects?

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So I know that Latisse works really well and it actually makes the lashes longer, but the possible side effects are not worth it imo. ESPECIALLY the fat loss and premature aging around the eyes.

I was wondering if there’s a way to use Latisse and completely eliminate this possibility by making sure it doesn’t touch around your lids/ undereyes and literally only your lashes. Is that possible? And does doing that eliminate this chance? Idk I think If it was this simple everyone would just do that right?

If not, what other lash serum actually works but doesn’t have this possible side effect?

I would love longer lashes 🥺

Top Comment: The prostaglandin in Latisse and some other lash serums is what causes both the lash growth and the side effects of orbital fat loss and iris darkening. I researched this a lot recently because I just bought Babe Lash and was concerned about the side effects. From what I read these side effects don’t happen nearly as much in lash serums as they do in glaucoma patients who use eye drops with prostaglandins. This is because the people using the eye drops are getting much more of the prostaglandins in each dose and it goes directly in the eye. Whereas lash serums have less prostaglandin and just go on the lash line. Many people on here claim lash serums have worked great for them and they had no side effects. Babe Lash says on their Instagram that they’ve had no reports of these side effects. Well, I decided to take the risk because the promise of long lashes seemed so enticing and from what I read in articles online, reddit anecdotal stories and the babe lash Instagram it seemed like a minimal risk. It turns out I am one of those rare cases. I used babe lash according to the directions for only 10 days and I now have orbital fat loss! I have hooded eyes and my left eye now has 2 creases when it used to only have one. I am so glad I noticed it and stopped using the lash serum. It does seem to be going away now which I’m so glad about. But it was really scary that it happened in only 10 days. It sounds like most people don’t get these side effects, but I want people to know that they do exist. So it’s a calculated risk to use lash serums. I would keep a good look out on your eyes if you decide to use it. Document your eyes with pictures. Stop using immediately if you see a change.

Forum: r/beauty