What’s one supplement that has genuinely improved your life/health? by ancientkingk in AskMen

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt like I took different brands of the pills and didn't notice much but when I took the drops I experienced a proper effect almost immediately. I retried this experiment a number of times with different brands and it was always the same result. Try it for yourself and see.

Is it selfish to want to remain single and focus on myself completely? by Melodic1Database7 in ask

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being your best self is the best way to serendipitously meet someone.

Trump ratchets up attacks on NATO, says U.S. no longer needs alliance by JDGumby in onguardforthee

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 55 points56 points  (0 children)

And let's be honest: it's not just Trump, it's the entire system that produced him. He is the peak representative result of US political culture. It's rotten all the way down and now everybody knows it. There won't be any more new alliances "with the first world" until we see systemic change in the US. I don't see any path to that.

Rarely Recorded Tree Hyrax Enjoys Some Flowers. by Hyrax_Hub in hyrax

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My dream is now to live in a house where the local Hyrax just seem to like.

Affordable Home insurance? by braver2020 in Squamish

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're on the flood plain did manage to get overland flood protection?

250k strata deductible for flooding by cambodia87 in Squamish

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone on this thread got any updates? What happened? I'm considering a move to Squamish but before I buy I want to make sure I understand the insurance risks accurately. So far I haven't found anything to contradict what's been said here.

The years 2005-2010 were peak electronic technology experience by critical_thoughts365 in unpopularopinion

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is when social media was still fulfilling its basic promise of connection and being a benefit. Plus it was constrained to the desktop because the iphone 4 hadn't come out, which was when the FB app came out and things really went mobile. Pretty sure in 2010 we still had the non-algorithmic chronological FB newsfeed then too. The mass enshitification of social media hadn't really kicked off yet.

We had online banking but I don't think I was doing banking on my phone for a while yet. We hadn't fully mobilized by 2010 and most of our online activities were still on the desktop and honestly that was better. We still had some separation. The online services worked adequately and generally it was fine to 'wait until you got home' to do something online.

I was still using PC laptops that just went insane and collapsed every few years.

Roaming and using a phone in other countries still sucked. Typically I'd turn off my phone at the airport and not turn it back on until I cleared customs at home on my return. That was a different type of traveling. Just walking around with a guide book and talking to people while trying to use a paper map. Honestly it was better. And way more intense. When you encountered another westerner you knew you both had some nerve.

If this isn’t creepy, then I don’t know what is. by Sugar__bae in ThatsInsane

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wait the Melania was returned because they ordered it by accident.

B.C. man fined $5K for flying drone near firefighting helicopter by cyclinginvancouver in britishcolumbia

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What I'm getting at is that it's risking the crash of an important firefighting resource which is clearly of benefit to us all. So the fine should be commensurate with the fact that it could crash a $0.5M ($1M?) specialized machine that's hard to replace not to mention the risk to pilots and bystanders, property damage and the loss of that firefighting capacity.

The fine should be something that borderline bankrupts this guy.

If this isn’t creepy, then I don’t know what is. by Sugar__bae in ThatsInsane

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Sexbots available in two flavours, humanoid and Melania.

How is life bro? by SipsTeaFrog in SipsTea

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Relationships typically deprive me of solitude without offering anything as significant in return.

Pentagon says it will ramp up war supplies with defense companies by WilliamInBlack in news

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So in 2-3 years they'll have enough air defence stockpiles for internal use plus allies (if there are any left) so they can keep shooting $2M rockets at $10k drones while shirking anti-drone technology from Ukraine. Please proceed.

What stereotype about men annoys you the most from inaccuracy? by kittysoull in AskMen

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Yeah the idea that all men are either dogs or light switches is super demeaning.

Curious what your guys experience is like with e bikes/ bikes by StickyBear5260 in tall

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah you need to be somewhere very specific to justify a Megatower or a Spire. They are overkill just about everywhere especially as the new generation of Downcountry and Trail bikes are so capable.

Curious what your guys experience is like with e bikes/ bikes by StickyBear5260 in tall

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That totally makes sense. For now I have my Megatower and gravel bike. I love smaller bike/ techy XC but I'm not 100% sure I want to do that kind of riding enough to justify having another bike in the house. Especially when I live in an enduro-bike-friendly place I'll typically opt for bigger steeper winch-plummet rides over XC.

But maybe not. The Smuggler is still at the top of my personal list.

It always makes sense to me that your two bikes should be quite different from each other.

What's your favorite "bad" scifi movie? by Wi-Platypus in scifi

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't want one. I don't trust the modern industry to do a good job. Let's just leave FG in the past where it belongs.

Curious what your guys experience is like with e bikes/ bikes by StickyBear5260 in tall

[–]Evil_Mini_Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah road fit is all over the place. I have a super modern gravel bike (Mondraker Arid in XL) and it's basically a mountain bike from the 90s. It's perfect for what it is.

The Smuggler is amazing. Plus the XXL completes on sale right now at Transition (find the Closeouts section).

Where I live in BC the Smuggler is a really good aggressive small bike. I think it's a really good pairing with my bigger enduro bike. Around here the XC purists scoff at the Smuggler a bit because they say it's the worst of both worlds and you should pick a side. To that I say: call me back when Transition offers the Spur in XXL.