FireRetardant

@FireRetardant@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's reclaim Doge!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I must be out of the loop, what is wrong with pepe aside from having strong links to 4chan?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to do the same when i was too poor to afford data on my phone or when i go through areas with poor service.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This requires foresight. Most people don’t plan on getting lost.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You track you direction throughout the day. My road runs east/west. If i leave my house and turn left, I’m going west, turn right im going east, I keep this in mind as often as I can.

  I also know my general area pretty well and what direction each town/city is in relative to my home, which helps me find my direction if i lost it. I also like to remember which direction each major intersection goes as that helps me keep track as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s the saying i learned as a kid. I’d picture a compass and repeat the words.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Never Enter Stinky Washrooms

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean their profile pic is them outdoors on a paddle board, so first impressions is yea maybe you do know cardinal directions? Anyone who spends extended time outdoors should.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon doesn't tip⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like a broken system where workers are being exploited. The operating costs of everything should be pirced into the food. Customer’s shouldn’t be expected to subsidize wages.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon doesn't tip⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I could get the best service I’ve ever had, if the food tastes bad, makes me sick, or is undercooked I won’t be returning.

  I could have rude service, have to send my order back for being wrong, and maybe even wait a while, if that food is delicious I’ll be coming back.

  It takes a whole team to run a restaurant but if the food sucks or is unsafe no amount of good service will make up for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon doesn't tip⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In this case wouldn’t the cooks time and skills be more important? Almost anyone can carry a plate but it takes a more diverse set of skills to cook various meals in timely manner while trying to prepare another 10 orders as well.

  Not to say the server isn’t important as well but tbh, I’d rather have shitty service and great tasting food than have amazing service and terrible food. Ideally great food and great service, that will defintely get me back.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Peak performance⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well to win, the jeep would have to be running, so most would be disqualified before the match even starts. If the ref is feeling nice they can allow up to 3 attempts to start the jeep.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adulting rule⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That isn’t adulting, that is an isekai anime

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Waterboy⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Water sucks, gatorade is better

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xcoffee⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Forever replacing the job of the intern.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A decline in arable land⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Can you really call a sea of single family homes and overgrown backyards a city? I get that cities get bigger, but if we are going to pave over farmland lets fit more than 5-10 people per acre.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A decline in arable land⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yet here in Canada, we pave over our farmland to build McMansions and strip malls. Sure we can feed our own country and then some still, but is this really the best use of such high quality arable land?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hmmmm⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why does every single flashlight have multiple settings that you have to scroll through?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you just not read the user manual when you buy something? Thats how i learn how my lights work without being a flashlight nerd scouring forums.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why does every single flashlight have multiple settings that you have to scroll through?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I really like the fenix flashlight I have. Main button on back turns light on and remembers your last setting (except strobe). There is one other button along the side. Pressing once cycles up the brightness until max, holding turns on the strobe. Very easy to use. I often use it on the lowest brightness and just turn it up if needed. The side button also doubles as the charging indicator, glowing red while charging and green when fully charged.

  As for strobing lights i use them to signal or mark things at night. Some peope use them while cycling or walking at night to increase how visible they are. I sometimes use a strobe to mark tents or ice huts in the dark but i usually try to use strobing red light as its less distracting and uses less power

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I alleviate bitterness due to lack of intimacy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure you age but from what I understand, many people between 20-40 have been having issues finding genuine relationships and “situationships” are on the rise. I know several people that claim to be happy having 2-3 half commited partners (whom often also have other partners), but i don’t believe they are that happy, especially compared to a genuine relationship.

  As others had said try to just stick to your own personallity and focus on your own happiness, changing yourself or your standards just to get laid often doesn’t work. When i was going through a phase of depression i started seeing a partner whom couldn’t commit to me the way i desired, but i stuck around anyway because it was a nice distraction from my life. A few months later we called it offand there was a fair amount of emotional pain. The relationship was kinda of toxic as well and I’ll probably carry scars from it into my next one. Even just the memories, good or bad, are constant distraction some times. My overall point is don’t commit to it if its not what you genuinely want, good relationships have been on the decline for a while so its not always your fault if you can’t establish one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon dates a racist⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Makes me so horny

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon builds a fire pit⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Anons dad needs to practice fire in the winter. It is even better in the winter because it can warm you up but the weather still keeps your beer cold.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon rides a bike⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I moved lived rurally most my life and now I live near a downtown core. I still miss the country but i do love being able to walk to the majority of my needs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨this one goes out to the urban planning nerds⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  These days you’re lucky to even get a sidewalk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why, Exactly, are Ultraprocessed Foods so Hard to Resist? This Study is Trying to Find Out.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some of the other reading I’ve done implys its the salt, sugar, and fats. These were historically much more rare in our diets so our bodies encouraged us to eat them. Now big food processors are using it to sell more junk foods.

  I remember reading a similar study a while back that made claims eating processed foods from a young age trains your taste buds to crave them more in adulthood.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it better to use Reddit again?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the main reason I quit. The majority of my reddit traffic for about 10 years was through a 3rd party app. Reddit taking that away was basically a big “fuck you” to all the devs that worked tirelessly to give reddit that mobile traffic. These apps were free and relied on donations or premium purchases.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chemists of Lemmy, how accurate is this likability table?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Activated carbon is also used in water treatment to remove taste/odours and many organic pollutants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to Quit Vaping | Millions of Americans use e-cigarettes. There’s little research into how to help them stop.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Many people become addicted before they develop personal responibility. Many of my friends who smoke started by having a few cigarettes in high school, many of them their parents would smoke and bum them some cigarettes.

  Many also assume they can keep it just a weekend thing but it catches up to them one day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon makes up a word⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I called a college professor out on a wrong math equation on the board (missing a 0, not a huge deal) and he argued for a few minutes and carried on. A few hours later I got an email and he apologized, said I was right and sent me the right equation. HE DIDN’T DO THIS FOR THE REST OF THE CLASS. There are another 30-40 students who all wrote down the wrong math to study off of.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Absolutely deranged⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In some senses i would go back. Then i could just keep using 1 wire. Things were great when everything had the same cable for me. Now ive got a mix of micro and C.

  I do a lot backpacking and every gram really counts when you carry it all day.