darn2heck's comments

It really isn't as difficult to get into ketosis and safely maintain it for a reasonable duration as that article suggests.

Plenty of green leafy veg (The more the merrier for most), moderate to slightly higher protein, extra fibre from low carb sources, slightly increased water intake, high-fat, and low-carb (<20 g/day from veg if possible). Unsweetened, low-suger high-fat Yoghurt for breakfast with a few nuts or seeds (+ erythritol and stevia if you want a bit of sweetness). Salads with olive oil and a bit of cheese or meat for lunch. A variety of green-veg-heavy, keto-suitable recipes for a pleasant evening meal (Things like creamy or cheesy sauces are great plus curries can be readily adapted with cauliflower rice, cauliflower pizza is another favourite, and a lot of pasta sauces don't taste too bad with lettuce once you get past the initial disappointment).

It isn't that hard if you are determined and plan your meals/diet whilst considering the sources of your essential nutrients.

Personally I experienced some mild keto-cramps after about two weeks and upped my magnesium intake which cured those quite quickly. Then I started losing weight; I've literally just lost 2 stone (And counting) by following a keto diet.

It isn't as easy as some people make it sound but that doesn't make that article accurate. All of the advice I know about for how to have a healthy keto-diet addresses the exact things that they imply are common problems/dangers of keto.

My advice to anyone considering keto would be to read the studies for yourself (If I remember right several good-quality studies are freely available through google scholar) and follow some of the well-known keto-blogs' advice on having a balanced keto diet so that your general nutrition is kept well balanced.

Keto does work for weightloss but it does still take moderation, thought, and will-power. It isn't magic but it is far from impossible.

Given the culture of mass surveillance I don't think this is a reach.

They are talking about doing the same for social media too, I expect that will either be framed in terms of cyberbullying, fighting the far-right, or perhaps copyright. I see a consistent agenda that lines up perfectly with Theresa May's authoritarian approach to matters.

Either they are stupid or they are pursuing a consistent agenda under different guises. I think the simplest answer is likely the latter.

Also there is plenty of deliberate deception and malice in the Conservative party policies at the moment, I don't see why this would be the exception to the rule.

It can't be fully banned. I could envisage an authoritarian government demanding that you register to use ssh for work or whatever purposes. Obviously that doesn't actually prevent a determined individual with some know-how but it can be done effectively enough to bar most users and enable mass-surveillance.

They know you can't stop all encryption. One time pads will always work when used correctly.

That doesn't matter because they aren't targetting criminals, black-hats, or terrorists. They aren't targetting people that actually have to hide.

They are targetting the technologically unaware.

I always tell people that this isn't aimed at stopping people that really want to hide, it is about monitoring the majority of the population.

It is just an opportunity for blackmail waiting to happen.

Absolutely insane that they have passed this purely due to "think of the children" style hand-wringing when it doesn't even address the primary issues.

I suspect that the real reason is much simpler. They want to begin a formal process to tie identities to specific computers. By implementing this to "protect children" they are going to begin normalising the idea and we will see it spread to become ubiquitous for many internet services that can potentially be used in a manner that the state does not approve of.

Maybe I'm being a bit tin-foil hat but I think it is unlikely that blocking pornography is the primary reason for this. Especially as it will probably be largely ineffective, I don't think they are stupid enough for this to go unnoticed.