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that you feel this way inspires me to be a good and better person more than most things in life do

the event was shorter than i'd have liked ideally, but definitely a life highlight for me, thanks again to you and your household for hosting us

I don't think there needs to be a personal motive. He just clearly hated hack work.

lol, holy shit...

"a company man to the bitter end"

jay leno is the hulk hogan of late night hosts

I've been enjoying PBS digital studios educational content for years. Didn't realize they had a subscription service. For me this is the easiest sell ever, especially considering the circumstances.

Well said. If something is really bothering me badly it can invade the peacefulness of being out there, but this definitely does mirror my experience. I also find a lot of joy in learning more about the life and natural systems around me thru direct observation.

I just got some permethrin. I've been using picaridin and it's pretty good usually & if you are heavy with it although some of those scary mfers will still try. At one point I found a govt page with case reports based on county. There's some other bacteria stuff like i think spotted mountain fever?

God, I totally need to utilize more of that at this time of year. I should just pack a rag and some trunks.

For emergency backup water use as related to hiking I carry around some aquatabs now. I love the idea of the purification tab here for minimal size and weight, if it works for the situation.

the heat is really quite scary

twice this year i had a hard time standing up and showering without passing out b/c of heat exhaustion

once from yardwork once from a hike

and neither was the recent hike, i doused myself with icewater and mtn streams enough to avoid anything too bad. still scary!

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I still experienced some heat exhaustion and was a little worried half way in when I began to feel nauseous.

It's been an enjoyable journey so far, and I'm pleased with my decision to do this. My personal experience is that a gym has never motivated me as much as exploring the outdoors has.

Early this month I retraced my initial "death march" and went a little beyond it. 13 miles and 2800 ft up/down in 100 degree heat index.

Being more prepared, I went from 10 tick bites to 0. 3 leg cramps during to only 1 foot cramp afterwards. Running out of water and food to having plenty.

In my first year of picking up hiking for my physical and mental health, I've logged at least 261 miles (420 km ... nice) and 47,052 feet (14,341 m) up and down.

My first hike was quite dangerous due to my ignorance and ambition. Now they have warning signs on that trail.

(sorry about your headphones)

Yes, but have you tried to increase the amperage? You could probably get some sound of it with a full 200 amps.

Celebrating another regressive tax adjustment by freaking out over a single young socialist screams vulnerability... that there's still a real fear of solidarity. I think 50 years of "winning" / growing wealth inequality, with no current end in sight, is understood to increase the danger.

his entire fortune is based off surplus value, so it makes sense he would freak out about this

On an individual level, I'm starting to fully believe that looking for ways to spend your energy showing love to and organizing on any and all levels w/ people you vibe with is a massively better use of time than "debating" people who will never see eye to eye with you.

Here I'd love to see the old liberal DC establishment GTFO / stop fighting to diminish everything that isn't center to center right. But inside the populace, I think "a fuck ton" of infighting is a mistake, personally.

The people using the symbol you replied to currently see right wing fascism as the imminent threat in the USA, not authoritarian communism. It's spelled out here: www.ironfrontusa.org/about-us

I agree with you about solidarity.

Iron Front was the paramilitary for the Weimar Republic's SPD - social democrats, trade unionists, and democratic socialists.

Antifaschistische Aktion (from the Weimar republic's KPD) were the communists. These two factions fought (certainly seems like a mistake in hindsight).

It was used to mark over swastikas, but it did not begin as an Antifaschistische Aktion symbol.

This wild grown black raspberry patch I've cultivated in the last couple years is right behind. Based on the level of blossoming, I'm hoping to have lots of raspberries this year.

First homegrown apples have been pollinated 🤞. "Summer Rambo"

1st fig tree grown from cutting is going well! It's chillin in my bedroom window now. This one is called "Colonel Littman's Black Cross".

RBO wasn't a speedrun thing in hota's SM peak. As far as I'm aware the 3 runs he had were comprehensive unless you want include PAL.

I think he deserves an honorary inclusion into this accomplishment's dialogue.

tex posted this to me this morning.

to be clear, zeni's current collection is definitely insane and should be celebrated. i think debating different runners achievements / stacking them up in any serious pretense is always a bit silly, because we all have different arcs.

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lets go!

YouTube video by zoasty Super Metroid any% in 00:26 (untied IGT WR)

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Youtube VOD is live, thanks all <3