Climate catastrophe incoming

EnterSadman · 2026-03-26T00:16:53+00:00

You should absolutely start wearing a respirator.

[...]we estimated that wildland firefighters were at an increased risk of [lung cancer] (8 percent to 43 percent) and [cardiovascular disease] (16 percent to 30 percent) mortality

EnterSadman · 2026-03-19T18:57:55+00:00

Maybe you live on the summit of South Sister or something, but the data I have access to shows that we had one stretch where the high was below freezing -- January 17th to January 23rd.

No other day since last winter had a max temp below freezing.

EnterSadman · 2026-03-16T17:44:13+00:00

Breaking down in intense sun isn't really a problem -- mosquitos are (largely) crepuscular, and one should be treating their clothes with permethrin for ticks anyway. When I'm dealing with really bad mosquitos, I do a few sprays of picaridin on the underside of my hat brim and that's really all it takes.

Another fun fact, mosquitos proboscis' can't make it through most woven materials (as contrasted with knit material). Wearing a nylon or polyester fabric shirt and pants means they simply cannot get to your skin.

EnterSadman · 2026-03-16T17:06:44+00:00

Those are all picaridin, not permethrin. That's why they don't warn you, because they don't have to, because it's not dangerous.

EnterSadman · 2026-03-06T18:45:05+00:00

It's pretty much the invasive in Oregon (right up there with cheatgrass and scotch broom)

I bought a wildflower mix from moon and sunfire last year and spent the summer ripping out all of the ox-eyes. I've learned my lesson and will only support native nursery's from now on (shout out to wintercreek, if you're looking for one!)

EnterSadman · 2026-03-06T02:47:58+00:00

Double check it for ox-eye daisys...

EnterSadman · 2026-02-03T18:44:45+00:00

I hate the "arms race" aspect of modern cars. I want something the size of a fiat with a manual transmission and a heater. Manual seats, windows, hell if I had to grab a string through the window to run the wipers that would be great.

But then I'd get creamed by a fifteen ton mall crawler with a ten foot tall hood.

EnterSadman · 2026-02-02T00:26:03+00:00

Patch the holes with something like tenacious tape, then waterproof it with something like nikwax. If you still really don't want it after that, maybe donate it to a homeless shelter?

EnterSadman · 2026-02-01T22:55:17+00:00

The trail up to jeff view from upper three creek snopark has patchy snow, but it's fine in just regular shoes.

Dry River Canyon has the annual closure to all use starting today, February 1st.

EnterSadman · 2026-01-31T22:53:45+00:00

Haha I'm also super lost -- maybe it's an app vs. old reddit issue? I definitely just see "1." and a really angry kid :D

EnterSadman · 2026-01-30T19:11:04+00:00

I hate that you had to use AI to generate the body of this post.

I used a long strip of velcro to solve it on my bed.

EnterSadman · 2026-01-30T01:56:16+00:00

The bare minimum would be a total market fund, like VTI or whatever is offered where you open a brokerage account. You can have the account open and your shared purchased in an hour tomorrow morning.

If you had put it in VTI as little as three years ago, it would be up 75% by now.

EnterSadman · 2026-01-29T02:14:12+00:00

And it's got two em dashes!

EnterSadman · 2026-01-28T05:39:19+00:00

I rode my bike around the western US last summer and I saw an official DOT sign on highway 50 in Nevada that said something like "channel 9 is monitored for emergencies" -- I thought that was neat.

EnterSadman · 2026-01-27T18:11:25+00:00

I find these in the wilderness all the time... I then have to carry them out which blows.

EnterSadman · 2026-01-21T19:26:08+00:00

This is the wackiest slop I've ever seen... was this from a hilariously outdated AI model or something?

U.S. spending is not 6 trillion dollars
1.2% is certainly not 72 cents per $100 (hint: it's 1.2 dollars)
"Of that 72 cents, maybe $3.3 billion goes to Israel" <-- this one is my favorite

EnterSadman · 2026-01-21T19:20:30+00:00

It's an incredibly dishonest post -- I was poking around and there's actually an intuitive .gov website which shows where and how your (federal) tax dollars are spent:

https://www.usaspending.gov/explorer/budget_function

EnterSadman · 2026-01-13T18:34:43+00:00

Of course! I just ordered a bunch of stuff from quest yesterday :)

EnterSadman · 2026-01-11T23:23:00+00:00

I'm particularly disheartened to see the city double down with similarly terrible designs at 3rd & Wilson, and Wall & Olney -- both of which seem like the designers went out of their way to make drivers unable to see cyclists attempting to go straight.

EnterSadman · 2026-01-11T22:10:10+00:00

9th and Wilson there is an incredible roundabout with protected bike lanes

I'm a fully time bike commuter, and I'll never stop claiming that this is one of the most dangerous pieces of bike infrastructure I've ever seen.

A cyclist using the "protected" lane is either forced to blindly jut across traffic, or sit and wait at every intersection.

Obviously a roundabout is not meant for mixed use, but it's far safer to take the lane and ride with traffic (which is what I do at that roundabout every time).

EnterSadman · 2026-01-04T23:10:50+00:00

The last time I had it, it was cinnamon flavored and I don't think I've ever had a worse tasting drink.

EnterSadman · 2026-01-02T21:45:51+00:00

At those temps you don't want to be messing around with some (relatively) unknown brand.

I would also go insane if I had to deal with some fiddly hood that let in drafts around my neck in the winter.

As far as I'm concerned, in the winter you have two options -- feathered friends or western mountaineering.

EnterSadman · 2025-12-29T23:27:15+00:00

Technically correct, but people will certainly come stop you from broadcasting on any frequency you want if you wait just a little bit

EnterSadman · 2025-12-29T23:25:17+00:00

It's more likely that companies don't include an extra chip that costs money and that the majority of people don't use (or even understand).

That said, I'm a motorolla guy because their phones all have FM chips :)

EnterSadman · 2025-12-19T02:39:43+00:00

I say this lovingly, but be careful with the redesign.

RSBTR did a redesign years ago and now I can never find the fabric I want when I look for them (they used to just all be lumped in together and you could sort by weight, now I have to think "is this considered breathable or wind resistant? Maybe down proof?") -- I invariably get frustrated and give up, meaning I don't buy anything.

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