swordfish_01 said:Which one of these is a waste of time? I’m stuck using this Norton trial and honestly, uninstalling and reinstalling it over and over is driving me nuts. Can't find any decent license keys on any torrent site...
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Just wipe it. Set your computer clock 10 years into the future, install Norton, and then switch the date back. Should work like a charm. 😁
They crush heavy sets of crunches and expect a miracle. Expect what exactly? That they'll melt belly fat and end up with a tight, snatched waist?
Nope. Not through crunches, anyway. Crunches actually WIDEN your waist.
Look, here's the deal... Training any muscle eventually increases its volume. That goes for abs too. If you bulk up those abdominal muscles, you’re going to have a wider midsection.
A tiny waist comes from dropping body fat. And that happens exclusively through cardio. (Yeah, back to that old rule about needing at least 45 minutes of steady movement before your body starts burning fat instead of glycogen/carbs)
If you don't have fat covering your core, you can get firm, visible abs with just about 20 focused sets of "crunches" per week. Anything over 15 reps per set is basically useless.
You should probably get your blood work checked out... maybe you're running low on something? I've had similar episodes myself, though it usually happens when the heat is absolutely brutal outside.
It is what it is... I never actually figured out why I passed out out of nowhere a couple of times. Oh, right... a glucose shot always brought me right back to life, every single time.
It always cracks me up when people who barely know the first thing about lifting talk like absolute experts on "definition"...
Like, you see this girl walk into the gym looking totally terrified, picking up these tiny little weights because she’s convinced she’ll end up looking like some beefy bodybuilder from an old movie!!! 🙄
Or you get these guys who lift occasionally showing up with some weird theory—and even weirder exercises—claiming they only need to train for "definition."..
What even are those exercises??? Personally, I hit both mass and definition using sets of 8 to 10 reps! The only things I actually switch up are my diet and how much cardio I do.
Back in the day, there weren't any laws regulating business names, so people just let their imaginations run wild... (Dalmatians definitely ended up being the wildest ones when it came to that kind of thing 😁)
Yeah... Before you dive headfirst into all the "fun" stuff, you’ve gotta nail down a business name that actually clears the Secretary of State. It sounds easy, but trust me, it was a massive headache for me.
The catch? We all know the name matters if you're trying to build a legit brand people actually recognize. The annoying part is that the name has to make sense—it can't just be some gibberish word—and it has to be in English or maybe Latin/Greek.
Legally speaking, you can't pick something already registered with the state. Even though, get this, they rejected a name for me that was already on file in San Francisco. 🙄 It really just depends on which bureaucrat you end up dealing with...
Here’s this search tool that might help you out (though usually, every single name you think of is already taken!) 😁
Just click on "search business registry" and then hit "search by company name"...
Jerry Moore2 said:In the United States, it’s also about $45 to authorize a firm. Can a company based in the US or the United States actually do business here in America?
Sure they can. Just set up a branch office...
Yara, it's annoying that none of you folks from the United States or Mali have mentioned what the annual maintenance for a setup like that actually runs... Maybe do a little digging first before claiming how cheap it is.
Hint: A buddy of mine had a company in the United States and registered a $300K sailboat under it. After a few years, he sold the boat, shut down the company, bought a bigger one, and then just paid the taxes and customs right here in America. He realized that running the US company ended up costing him way too much—it was actually cheaper to just import the boat and pay all the duties upfront if the vessel is worth more than $350K...
silentpanther15 said:Hey marker, if you’re looking to launch a business today, you’ll need about $6.75 in capital—and I don't mean just $5,000 in cash. You can put that value into equipment too. Plus, factor in around $1.25 for the notary and all those public filings.
That’s basically how it went for me. My $3.5K ended up feeling more like $4.5K, mostly because I paid for a service to handle all the paperwork. Honestly, if you actually have a job and need to be on-site... it’s pretty much impossible to spend your day running around town handling legal docs.
Dennis Lopez46 said:silentpanther15, any idea if part of that $20,000 startup capital needs to be actual cash on hand?
Honestly, I have no clue... Sorry! 😢
I put up the whole amount in cash. All I know is that if you try to use assets to cover part of that $20k, you’re just making life harder for yourself—you'll have to deal with various commissions and appraisals, but hey, that's just me talking, I haven't been there.
Hiring a small business attorney is a smart move, though. Yeah, it adds to the cost, but let's be real: I definitely wouldn't have been able to juggle all those moving parts and paperwork without some pro help.
gogy said:Yeah, it's the same deal with small businesses. Just a massive jungle of red tape. Honestly, our bureaucracy is out of control—everyone knows it. But hey, any hustle to get a startup off the ground deserves props. You just need three things: work, work, and more work. Plus, don't blow your capital too fast. I'll stop there...
It’s really not that deep though. Just find a solid lawyer who specializes in LLCs and business consulting. Drop maybe $2k or $3k on them, and you basically just show up a few times to sign whatever they put in front of you. No running around government offices, no knocking on doors, zero stress. You’ve got a legal business ready to roll in about ten days.
Nah... I actually wanted to get my ink done by Robi, but back then he was (let's just say 😁) super flaky. So I hit up this basement studio about thirty yards down the street instead. Man, I was blown away!
They've totally leveled up since then—the whole shop looks super pro and legit now! 🙏
Gary Sanchez said:If your blood isn't clean—like if it's infected or whatever—and you donate it, those folks over at the blood bank will give you a call at home.
Now this is interesting...
Are you sure that actually happens (is that really how they handle it), or is that just how it's supposed to work?
No offense, but you’re sounding pretty clueless again!
When you're playing music for a massive crowd at a high school—and I really hope you aren't actually in middle school based on how you're acting—it's totally normal to spin mainstream hits that everyone can vibe to. That single the DJ probably dropped was by Panjabi MC, and honestly, it’s been one of the biggest tracks out there this past year. I think it was even the number one hit in the US for a few months (Pocket Venus was the top track for the whole year).
The fact that you're just a moody teenager who can't keep it together (and btw, you don't look nearly as cool as you think you do) is your issue, not the DJ's...
darkbison81 said:First, I heard it from my family doctor. Then, through work, I got close to people who handle tissue typing—which is a mandatory step for transplants. And they told me straight up: never get typed! Unless you actually need it for your own medical issues. Because once you're in those registries, if you end up hospitalized, someone else (ideally someone with deep pockets) might be a perfect match, and things could "accidentally" go sideways...
Are you for real?
I mean, I was asking because I thought you had to sign some paperwork to let them know you're okay with donating if there's an accident. But now.... 😲 😢