BorgDrone
@BorgDrone@lemmy.one
- Comment on Are there any plot arcs, or missed opportunities from any TV series that were abandoned that you think should've been picked up or continued? 1 week ago:
That series was so, so bad. It had absolutely nothing of what made Stargate fun. It was just a bunch of people whining and talking about their feelings against a shallow sci-fi backdrop.
- Comment on Lies of P is getting difficulty options to make the Soulslike more accessible [VGC] 1 week ago:
- Comment on Lies of P is getting difficulty options to make the Soulslike more accessible [VGC] 1 week ago:
Don’t treat it like an action game, treat it like a rhythm game.
- Comment on What are you watching and, what do you recommend this week? 1 week ago:
I’ll be watching the first two episodes of Murderbot tonight.
- Comment on Helpful tip for this weekend 1 week ago:
It’s commonly used by mom’s all across the Netherlands when their kids don’t want to bike to school in the rain. (Sugar dissolves in water, so it’s basically saying: you can handle a little water, you won’t melt).
- Comment on Helpful tip for this weekend 1 week ago:
Sure, but gas is expensive and margins are small on food. The weather here in the Netherlands is very similar and absolutely no one delivers by car. Way to slow and expensive.
- Comment on Helpful tip for this weekend 1 week ago:
Getting cozy with the delivery driver.
- Comment on Helpful tip for this weekend 1 week ago:
Are you made of sugar?
I’m Dutch, the weather here is at least as bad as it is in the UK. Almost every food delivery is done on (e-)bikes, with the occasional moped.
- Comment on Helpful tip for this weekend 1 week ago:
Where do you live that kebab shops deliver by car instead of by bike or moped?
- Comment on Showing your ID to get online might become a reality 3 weeks ago:
So I’ve actually looked into the EU wallet stuff quite a bit. The article talks about age verification. The way the EU wallet works is that you can share individual attributes, you don’t need to share your identity at all. When you load your government ID into the wallet, one of the fields is
over_18which has a boolean value (true or false). Any service that requires you to be 18+ would only need to request this single attribute, nothing more. No names, no other personal information, just the fact that you’re over 18. - Comment on Anon watches Jurassic Park 5 weeks ago:
You getting old is what happened.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
So having the aerodynamics you can literally fly at that speed.
You can at much, much slower speeds. For example this STOL plane only stalls at 32km/h).
- Comment on Horses ARE Forever 1 month ago:
There are also a shitload more humans now. Even if number of horses per capita is lower, the fact that there are more people may compensate for that.
- Comment on Blobfish 2 months ago:
Yep.
You’re welcome.
- Comment on Blobfish 2 months ago:
In the same vein, stop drawing dead butterflies
- Comment on It's not up for debate! 2 months ago:
Taste like crab, talk like people.
- Comment on Fossils on Fossils 2 months ago:
Same on iOS
- Comment on Bumble heightens safety measures with new ID verification feature 2 months ago:
Bumble’s new verification feature lets users submit a picture of a government-issued ID to authenticate their identity
ID verification using a picture taken of the ID is practically worthless. It is trivial to fake.
- Comment on He's totally not a Nazi tho 2 months ago:
Well, if he wants to follow that logic: Tesla’s CEO didn’t make billions of dollars, his workers did.
- Comment on You guys have to end it 2 months ago:
No, crashes in the US happen because Americans are shit drivers. They are shit drivers because you get a free driving license with box of cereal. Germany on the other hand has one of the strictest driving tests there is. A German with a driving license has had many hours of instruction from a professional instructor.
In addition, American cars are shit. Lots of poorly maintained and unsafe vehicles on the road with very lax regulation. By contrast, German cars have to pass a very comprehensive yearly safety inspection.
- Comment on You guys have to end it 2 months ago:
83 million Germans, 63% above 16
Not sure why you think this is relevant. Children aren’t allowed to drive in Germany.
- Comment on Murica 2 months ago:
Three-wheeled e-bikes (trikes) also exist. I know someone who also has balance issue (mid 40’s with reduced motor control on one side of the body) who uses one all the time.
They are also used a lot by elderly people who are afraid to fall over. A friend of mine’s mother uses one for that reason. Depending on your needs they come with either a normal bicycle saddle or even a full seat if you need the extra support.
- Comment on Murica 2 months ago:
Where do you live that you are 5 miles from a grocery store? If I ride my bike 5 miles in any direction I will pass half a dozen grocery stores.
I had a quick look at Google Maps and there are at least 50 supermarkets within a 5 mile radius of my home. That radius covers the whole of the city I live in, which has 38 supermarkets, plus a sizable portion of the neighboring city, which has 24, plus a few smaller villages which all have at least one.
I went grocery shopping twice today. Once this morning to pick up some breakfast stuff and another visit in the evening to get some things for dinner. It’s a 3 minute bike ride. A grocery trip takes less than 15 minutes including the time spent in the store. I don’t think it’s possible to live farther than that from a supermarket in this city, I lived 1 minute farther away I would be closer to another supermarket.
- Comment on I love the future. 2 months ago:
Gotta love people who don’t want to take a vaccine that was designed by the absolute top experts in the field and extensively tested, but have no problem popping pills some grifter on the interweb sold them.
- Comment on Murica 2 months ago:
If your skills are so specialized that the only company that hires someone like you, you can probably afford to relocate.
- Comment on Murica 2 months ago:
I don’t know your limitations, but you’d be surprised at the number of ways cycling can be made accessible.
For example, there are handbikes that attach to a wheelchair. As with all assistive tech it depends on your specific situation what is possible.
- Comment on Murica 2 months ago:
Try this when you are in your 70’s and come back and we’ll chat.
70+ year olds cycle all the time here in the Netherlands. My parents included. Most use e-bikes nowadays.
And bring a cure for my chronically poor balance on your way over.
Here you go. Again super common among the elderly over here.
- Comment on Murica 2 months ago:
Like my mom used to say: are you made of sugar?
- Comment on Murica 2 months ago:
Why would you need to buy a weeks worth of groceries? Just buy for 1 or 2 days. Make additional grocery trips as needed.
- Comment on Murica 2 months ago:
Who the fuck takes a job that far from home?