I remember hearing someone say the same thing on a podcast: physically they feel pretty normal - they just don't recognize their reflection in the mirror. This guy was around 70 though.
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Mid thirties. Not really, though I'm not feeling younger either.
What does "abolish landlords" look like in practise? What is that slogan suggesting exactly?
I'd rather live as a dirt poor person in a modern western country than as someone whose filthy rich in the middle ages. Our lives nowdays are better on pretty much every measureable metric.
Fat tires excel on all soft surfaces, but they were originally designed specifically for snow. It works the same way as snowshoes - by spreading your weight over a larger area. I ride year-round, and the difference between my two bikes is huge: one has 2.5" wide tires, the other 5.05". The fatbike can handle snowy trails that are difficult to even walk on, and I’ll even let some air out of the tires to make them softer and increase the contact patch even more.
You're absolutely right about the extra friction from the wide tires - it’s like dragging a car tire behind you. That’s why my fatbike has electric assist. Pedaling that thing through soft snow without it would be pure torture. Unless you plan to ride in snow, sand, or mud on a regular basis, a fatbike really doesn’t make much sense.
This is from last summer. Now rocking a new, wider front tire.
Edit: and here's the other one.
However, we’re dealing with people who are denying our right to exist and don’t engage in good faith. Until they can take those basic steps affirming the social contract, I see no reason debate with such people needs to take place with words.
What you’re talking about here is certain individuals - and I take no issue with that. There absolutely are people who are too far gone and probably can’t be pulled back. But those aren’t the people I’ve been referring to.
My issue is with lumping tens of millions of people into the same group based solely on their political leaning and then speaking about them as if they all share the same beliefs. That’s virtually never true, no matter what group we’re talking about. The differences within a group are often greater than the differences between groups. In other words, there’s more variation between individual Republicans than there is between the average Republican and the average Democrat. My point is: they’re not all the same, and they shouldn’t be treated as such.
Not sure though if it is mainly a good thing or a bad thing these people now have an ai as companion.
It seems pretty obvious to me that a real human companion would be better - but an AI companion is definitely better than nothing. I’ve often thought about the idea of being alone on a deserted island, and how much of a difference it would make for my mental sanity to at least be able to talk to an AI rather than no one at all.
These kinds of topics are like plutonium on here if you even hint that you're not 100% onboard with the mainstream Lemmy narrative. A community like this is badly needed, but in my view, it would have to be pretty heavily moderated - people who show up just to throw personal attacks instead of engaging with the actual topic should be shown the door right away.
What is a “real account” anyway? I’ve been here for over two years, and this is probably my eighth account. Whenever I hit around 1000 comments, I make a new one - so I’ll be ditching this one soon, too. Which of those would even count as my “real” account?
Lemmy is such a small platform that if I’d stuck with my first account, tons of people would recognize me by now. I don’t want internet fame, and I’d rather make it as hard as possible for any potential stalker to follow me around. Not tying your entire post history to a single username just seems like the smart move - and honestly, it surprises me how often a privacy-minded platform like Lemmy feels hostile toward people who do this.
I'd say that 4chan is among the main reasons for many of my "weird" kinks and femboys absolutely are among those. Seems to align with my assumed political leanings too.
As someone who's been dealing with a lot of low mood lately, it really brightens my day to hear someone express gratitude for my anonymous, unauthorized trail maintenance.
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Nice to know I hadn't been saving all those different size keyrings for nothing. Fast fashion? Not on my watch.
It’s been a few years. I chuckled a bit at this - it looks like a couple of nests stacked on top of each other. Also, it makes me feel weirdly proud to see that birds have accepted my self-made houses for nesting.
I'm still not quite happy with my current toolbox, so I’ve decided to design my own. I intend to follow the “first order retrievability” principle, meaning every tool should be accessible with one hand, without having to move anything else out of the way. I’ve made fixed tool holders from PVC pipe before - it’s a familiar, readily available material for me.
I haven’t settled on the final design yet - this sketch is just to get the idea across. My main issue is figuring out how to secure the pipes to the plywood frame. I can screw the first row into the sides and central divider, but the next row would either need to be attached to the surrounding pipes or mounted from the bottom. I’ve used screws thru the base before, and while it works, it tends to deform the pipe. I’m wondering if there’s an alternative I’m overlooking - ideally something that can also be disassembled later, since the design will probably go through several iterations.
I’m also open to any tips or ideas on what else to incorporate into the design. I’m a general handyman, so I’m carrying most of the common hand tools to jobs. For power tools, I have a separate bag.
I can try to find a picture of my current tool bag so you’ll have a better idea of the setup I’m aiming for.
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* but weed is alright.
..is what I tell myself.