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[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I wouldn't worry too much about it. It sounds like he is very shy and inexperienced. It's probably just excitement/nerves. You can ask if he likes hugging or if he'd prefer something else. If he says he likes it, I wouldn't bring it up anymore.

 
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En Garde! A History of Fencing (prologue.blogs.archives.gov)
 

Fencing is a challenging sport. It might look easy — and honestly, when I first joined, it was. In about a week I was able to beat every kid in the beginner class. But it only stayed easy for a little while. The difficult thing about fencing is the mental demand. I had to learn so many moves, constantly had to keep my posture in check, to guess my opponent's next moves, and correspond accordingly. What made the mental and physical exertion worse was, at one point, every person surrounding me while fencing seemed better than me. They were fast, their posture was perfect, and they could do multiple things at once.

I was on the verge of quitting. I couldn't beat any kid in the advanced class, and I was too embarrassed to fence them. But one day I decided to just watch them. I should have been considering how much they actually practiced. The students weren't born pro fencers — they put in effort every day. They never slacked off. I saw that the only way to overcome a challenge is to have the mindset to do so. Now it's been two years since I joined fencing. Every day, I try. I practice to the best of my abilities. I was able to fence and defeat my first advanced opponent, and I was invited to the advanced class.

Fencing has taught me that challenges can appear anywhere, and you can't just give up. The only way to reach your goal is to face it. Don't quit because you can't do it; try harder and overcome it. Thanks to fencing, I've learned that I'm the only person who can control my life.

— Misheel Tamir

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Anything a chiropractor can do that will actually help, a PT can do better. They'll also teach you what exercises to do to prevent needing to see them again.

A chiropractor will just tell you to come to them more often, and take more of your money over time.

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Question is: Who woke her for her shift?

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Yep, Mini Coopers are quite popular in my neighborhood. They used to be a dream car for me, but now they are just as big as everything else.

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I prefer smaller cars. Every once in a while I browse what's available in new cars. Every time there are fewer and fewer options in the compact/sub compact category. I guess I'm just going to hope nothing ever happens to my Civic (which is honestly larger than I'd wish) because I don't know what I'd replace it with.

Of course giant vehicles as a share of sales is going to increase, when that's 75%+ of what is available to buy.

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I once knew someone who refused to tell anyone the name they chose before the baby was born (absolutely valid choice, IMO). The grandpa-to-be chose to exclusively refer to the fetus as Beelzebub.

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Eyes/the brain don't have frames.

The way cameras work is that they expose multiple frames to create a series of still images. The slower those frames are going, the longer they are exposed to the ambient light, thus why lower FPS allows for better picture quality in low light environments.

The way to do this with vision would be to allow more light in to your eyes than normal. Larger eyes, more dilation, more rods in your eyes, and other adaptations could improve your night vision abilities. Your best bet is to look at nocturnal animals and understand how their vision is better than ours in the dark.

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure this is the story you're talking about.

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just hit the big red button and enjoy!

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