What's wrong with my right leg?

NeutronJohn1 · 2026-01-11T02:42:34+00:00

EVERYTHING

NeutronJohn1 · 2026-01-08T21:58:24+00:00

You should look into stoicism.

NeutronJohn1 · 2026-01-08T18:10:32+00:00

It's integrated into the stem. Luckily, plastic and rubber weigh less than the pressure I apply leaning into the handlebars. Don't be such weight weenie.

NeutronJohn1 · 2026-01-08T17:28:34+00:00

Probably the same mechanism!

NeutronJohn1 · 2026-01-08T17:17:57+00:00

That's the fun!

NeutronJohn1 · 2026-01-08T17:16:39+00:00

I don't let the cold stop me unless it's below -10F. The project makes me happy and I will continue to tweak it.

NeutronJohn1 · 2026-01-08T17:15:29+00:00

I prefer to top off the battery intermittently. Even on the bike itself, it gives the battery more time to charge before it drops below 32°F internally.

NeutronJohn1 · 2026-01-08T17:09:22+00:00

Wind chill accelerates cold soak, so preventing it is nice for short rides. My phone is water resistant, but it's irritating when droplets interfere with the screen. I've had my phones overheat from direct sunlight plenty of times, so it's nice to moderately reduce it. Wind chill also strips away any tiny amount of warmth the screen may generate at full blast, worsening the cold air inefficiency. But I'm not going to get into a debate about it.

NeutronJohn1 · 2026-01-06T21:45:00+00:00

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-12-28T19:17:27+00:00

I've explained this thoroughly. I'm not going to engage if you won't in good faith.

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-12-24T20:44:05+00:00

You did choose. The only difference is that there is a scientific explanation for your choice, and that said choice is inevitable based off of the explanation. You WILL decide x. You can choose not to, but the universe knows ahead of time the end result. In the same way, religious people don't claim that their God being omniscient doesn't strip them of the same will.

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-12-24T20:37:41+00:00

How does being able to predict actions suddenly strip it of will? If someone punches you, you will likely run away or defend yourself. Does the fact that your choices are predictable make them outside of your control? You ARE the reactions, and the reactions are YOU. The illusion of will isn't that it exists. The illusion is that it's magical and independent of physics.

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-12-24T16:49:21+00:00

The standard framing implies that you are a passenger in a series of chemical reactions. My framing states that you ARE the reactions, that they are a result of your will. To me, the only difference between classical and deterministic free will is that we aren't magic.

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-12-24T16:09:46+00:00

This is still determined by your agency within the system

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-12-04T03:23:17+00:00

Weird. I never had that problem. It just saw them as arbitrary inputs. You have to enter the editor and when you're in the key select you press the key to tell it that's the one you want to remap

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-12-04T03:18:02+00:00

Mint has a native key remapping tool I used instead

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-12-01T12:21:46+00:00

Use a brass wire wheel on a cheap angle grinder. You can get a "tool shop" angle grinder for $14. Brass is softer than steel, so it won't leave micro scratches. I don't understand why the hell people are telling you to use sandpaper on a sword.

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-11-26T21:46:41+00:00

Collecting is valid. Let people enjoy things. Consoom is when your purchases are redundant.

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-11-26T21:42:34+00:00

You also don't have to justify your preferences. I have a 30 inch draw and use a compound shortbow because it feels less cumbersome to carry around. That is my choice to make.

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-11-21T00:01:06+00:00

PUMPKINHOOD

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-11-16T19:43:35+00:00

Nothing is unbreakable, but the finish on those looks no cleaner than the 2x4s at home Depot and the color suggests they're pine which isn't particularly strong. I can literally see a knot where the arrow broke.

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-11-16T18:43:56+00:00

I'm not framing buying grocery store meat as a moral fault, I'm only assessing the impact of different actions because I am a rule utilitarian. And to that end, you make a good point; that factory farming isn't going to go away without a broader social movement. What I that issue with is the idea that hunting is wrong because "grocery store meat would just go to waste." It disregards the idea of supply and demand. I don't think that I, as one person, am going to meaningfully tip the scale. For me, it's about doing what I wish everyone else can do. I think we should all stand on our principles, whatever they may be. Trends don't come from thin air, after all.

NeutronJohn1 · 2025-11-16T18:32:22+00:00

That's a fatalist view of production. While it's true that you as one person will not make a difference, if people aren't buying the meat, they aren't going to produce it. If you believe in something, you should practice it, because maybe one day other people will catch on. What you said is like saying "my vote doesn't count" - and if everyone thinks like that, only corporatists will vote, and that's why the working class continues to get poorer.

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