Tf is that.
Even the model they chose for the photos looks uncomfortable wearing it. That ear fold.
Seriously is there any tech bro out there who defends this thing?
What does it actually do that I can’t accomplish by many other means in my pocket or at home for less money and more comfort?
I love tech but holy fuck the dude in charge of new tech in the last 10 years seems to hate me.
Totally off topic. And please downvote and hate on this if its not relevant.
But cardio is the answer for all us ape descendants. I struggle with unwanted weight gain from 19 years old to 30+ something. I did a really long thru hike of the At, 2200 in 5 months. And holy shit thats what we are designed to be doing with our bodies.
Yea its not something most people do. Its not particularly healthy. But if you can arrange to do a thru hike dont hestitate and try it.
Takes a few weeks for your body and metabolize to adjust but we were doing 20-30mi per day with 10-30lbs packs and it felt normal way quicker than I thought possible. You can do crazy insane things if you just do it consistently. Twords the end I felt like I had infinite breathe and would never stop moving. I lost 50-60 lbs and I was eating more than I ever had before.
So yeah it was great. I learned to use my body and push way past what I thought was reasonable. Years later its way way way easier to exercise and keep doing what I previously would have never done becuase my perspective changed. 3mi trail run in an hour is just okay, a 10mile hike should be a warm up beacuase I actually know whats possible now.
Certainly I’ve struggled since that trip and getting hiker hunger under control was not fun. But I don’t feel like a pig anymore.That wasn’t the reason I started hiking. But if thats reason enough for you do it up. Keeping weight/my cardio ability under control is way way easier post thru hike.
Theres too many. Getting one that that not “smart” is a great starting point. My tatic with these sorts of purchases is to look at the shipping company and google them independently from the shopp app/site. If its a some sort of subsidiary moving low quality junk into the country its usually easy to spot.
Also dont buy anything with a clearly Ai generated image. Outer-net photos only.
And if you can, fuck Amazon.
I dont work in a place like that anymore for all the reasons in this thread…
My example of old folks getting preferred treatment, special pay, and less hours instead of the people actually doing the work is why I left.
Enjoy your retirement, glad it worked out for you, but please stop assuming everyone in the workforce enjoys the same privileges you describe.
Good for them, they are some of the last to have it so easy.
I just wish these folks who live in the past would stop preaching their expirence as if its somehow relevant or good advice.
If you did this today it would not work. Thats the expirence that we are living. Glad it worked for you 40yrs ago, we want the same treatment.
You are literally the example that younger folks are disillusioned with. Retired with benefits and decent pay for grinding is not something that happens anymore. Saying “well it worked for me so you must not be trying hard enough” is a false assumption and also condensending.
Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Imagine you worked your ass off and grinded and learned and were never rewarded for that effort. That is by far most genx/mil/genz expirence in the US, and why we are angry.
Grinding and getting a raise for working hard in a corperate structure is a dream that only happened to old folks.
Just remember those younger people who show promise actually hate you because they already do your job better than you and will never be compensated for it.
This is not how the US workforce works at all- unless you are a boomer in a “retirement” job working 10hrs a week, getting paid for 40hrs, and relying on the younger generations to do all the work for you.
Dont feed the trolls folks. Or i guess don’t feed the boomers either.
Well if you want to really help pollinators putting in a little more care than zero will pay big dividends.
I’d say build or buy a planter, 4’ ish or smaller, lug some good dirt up, and use an ollas in the center. An ollas is an unglazed terracotta pot that you bury in the centerof the planter with the spout sticking above the dirt. then fill with water once or twice a week or so and the water slowly leeches out and waters the planter.
Pick out any plant that flowers that you like thats labeled as a perrenial and full sun. Some will be labeled as pollinator friendly. But the bees in my area go nuts for anything, cucumber pepper I had a hummer go for bell pepper flowers once.
Get like 4-6 plants for a 4’ planter, depending on how big they get. Plant em. Water em real good for two weeks to get the roots established. Like every day water em for two weeks. Then you can go to using just the ollas every so offen and some extra water in heat waves. After 4-6 months sprinkle in some fertilizer to help keep the nutrients in the soil good.
Over winter, take the ollas out to avoid a freeze. Put back in spring. Probably a 2L ollas or small is all you need.
If you really can’t be bothered, try hardy hens and chicks. They are small plants that come in lots of variety and make small baby plants. You can pinch off a baby plant and stick it in a random rockwall and it will probably survive. They aren’t gonna help a pollinator though, more ornamental. Or get into cactuses.
Very cool!
I started training mine around the room about 2 years ago. Now its about 12’ in two directions, over doors and bookcases. I’m scared to take it down for a repotting its taken over the room
Wagos my man, wagos. Its wire nuts from the future.
Kill the breaker undo whatever the monstrosity is. Each hot, neutral, and ground gets its own Wago. You buy the type that has enough holes for your problem. If theres 3 hot legs that all should all go together after you remove the fixtue get (3) 3-holes (one for 3 hots one for 3 neutrals one f0r 3 grounds). Strip the hot wires so theres no bare copper outside the Wago and clip em all in the Wago, do the neutrals and grounds in their own wagos and your done. No fire haze. Safer than wire nuts and easier. And I’m not a salesman just used em before.
probably you need 12awg size (the thickness of the copper cable)
Hardware store or amazon. Seriously easy. Cheap. No need for a box. Works just as well for weird 4 wire 277v or whatever.
…just dont put hot and neutral together. Hots with hots neutrals with neutrals…
Anyone thruhike it yet?
Yep, and that was bullshit.
I dont expect trump to actually do anything since its his billionaire buddy who wants the purchase.
But the teamsters actually trying something positive is still good.
Good
Can’t watch it without downloading and making an account. Quick Summary?
Gotcha, well I’ll keep an eye out down the road. Good luck!
This is very cool. But I’m thumb fingered idiot.
How can I check and see if anyone in my area had started an instance I can join?
…if thats true why are you being a dick to people doing the same thing, who are now not getting paid OT (oh sorry youre a gig worker and you have to hit 40 hrs a week and sorry you somehow worked 39 hrs in one day and maybe someday we will make you part-time with no benefits) and not getting raises (what was your staring salary again?) and have to deal with with the fucked housing market.
Please dont try defend the housing market.
Dude pick a lane. It okay to admit that the world is worse. We want to try and make it better. Thats like the whole point of being human. Making it slightly better for everyone than it was before. Why is that bad?
Or are you shill bot for billionaires?
And yea you sound sound suuuuper privileged to me. Like look up privilege on Wikipedia and its your goddamned face looking back on the first image privileged.
Glad you retired. Good luck and gave fun. Please dont vote in US elections. You won! Congrats! You dont have to weigh in on future matters! You can coast forever and never worry!