how do you have that many concussions and still have a functioning brain

I haven’t read the full article but yes, this goes back to post-war Stanford University under Fred Terman creating the virtuous cycle between universities receiving DoD funding for research, companies subcontracting out professors to develop intellectual property, and products from the companies benefitting the government. It created silicon valley out of ICBMs. It became the model all schools followed because it gave access to near-unlimited government funding, and there is no escaping the cycle of supporting imperialism without a new funding mechanism

fuck it, that’s like twice as good as a prius and probably cheaper even with tariffs

you’ve been failed by paradox, but the Tinto Talks dev diaries look extremely promising

Nobody wants to work defend europe from the barbarian hordes anymore

Same, my friends all have new priorities and obligations with significant others, and then there’s me 🥴. I convinced the person who used to be my most reliable friend to do big hikes with me in Europe and Mt Whitney this summer, but he’s only done like 2 hikes this year so we don’t know how it will go lol

Sawyer squeezes (the regular ones) are the way to go. Coupling one with a Cnoc bladder and a cheap water bottle female-female coupling (I think from Garage Grown Gear but also sold by Sawyer) makes either a gravity-fed or hand-squeezed setup easy. I’ve started bringing it with me on regular hikes in place of extra packed water

Do you backpack without a filter?? I know giardia isn’t guaranteed, but that’s pretty brave lol

You’re the first person I’ve encountered who can relate, that’s amazing XD

It feels weird to talk about the NEED to be outside and busting your ass hiking somewhere. I guess this is probably how people end up on the PCT. I don’t know how to rationalize it otherwise

Dude I’m on the cusp, I drafted an insta story earlier today to ask everyone I know if they’d be interested in learning mountaineering with me to tackle some mountains in the Cascades

I’m afraid to press send bc I’m scared this is a slippery slope to dying in a bad fall

Solo road trips are very fun. I don’t think my mental health can survive without hiking 30 miles somewhere new on the weekend anymore. Unfortunately this is making me a social outcast, at least compared to how I used to be. I think people see me as entertaining/interesting, but getting someone to join my adventures is tough. It’ll probably force me to leave the job and city that I like when I complete every decent trail in an 8-hour radius in a couple years

their president just died, even if they aren’t developing nukes, getting as close as possible to nukes to prevent israel/the US from taking advantage of the situation seems reasonable

yes I agree we should return to horses for urban transit needs

my point is blaming an entire minority group for a social ill that disproportionately affects them is not okay

Saying “the Jewish community has a problem” is as antisemitic as it is racist to say “the Black community has a problem” when talking about gangs. The problem is zionism. When the state of israel ceases to exist, most people will realize that secularism is a viable alternative to ethnostates. Talking like that isn’t productive and alienates antizionist Jews

From my understanding, commercial GPS units have built-in latency issues in the US. This makes it impossible to reliably control position at high velocity. HOWEVER, it is legal to build your own GPS to bypass this. You’d have to be an electrical engineer to design it though

icarus gooned too close to the sun

Right, I support the PFLP as well as the wider Resistance for that reason

If 100% of the country was returned to tribal nations under the ideology of land back, it would abolish private property and return land to common ownership. This is generally an aim of communists. It wouldn’t mean “all white people lose political power forever”, because the people living there would join the political structure of the nations. It would be a revolution in terms of food production, private property, and protecting the environment. It isn’t inherently a marxist movement though, from my understanding

When Arbaugh asked if his implant could be removed, fixed, or even replaced, Neuralink’s medical team relayed they would prefer to avoid another brain surgery and instead gather more information.

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