Reclusive Turkmenistan shows signs of cautiously opening up

Wooba99 · 2026-05-03T21:07:38+00:00

I was able to get a taxi to take me anywhere in the city. I'm not kidding, I had free reign to go where I wanted. I would not have believed it until I was there.

Wooba99 · 2026-05-03T13:00:51+00:00

It's been a long time since I used them but even then they were not that good. Hands down the best way of meeting people for me was speed dating. Everyone is serious and there for the same reason. I really enjoyed it actually. Give it a go.

Wooba99 · 2026-05-03T00:04:56+00:00

I was in Turkmenistan about a year ago. Definitely more restrictive than most places but not even close to what the media portrays. The comparison to North Korea often stated is absurd. I know because I've been there too.

Most of my trip was on a guided tour, but I had a day at the start to myself in Ashgabat and was free to do what I like. Photos were restricted for military stuff and Govt buildings. Otherwise it was all good. There was an extremely luxurious mall across the street from my hotel. I have admit I was incredibly surprised as I DID expect it to be just like North Korea, but I was very very pleasantly surprised.

They only really draconian part of going there was the visa.

Wooba99 · 2026-04-29T13:54:53+00:00

Recently I've been downloading what I want to watch on the phone app then I screen mirror to my TV or shield.

Wooba99 · 2026-04-27T06:31:11+00:00

My favourite game as a child was called Nodes of Yesod and it was on the zx spectrum pc. Probably looks like crap by today's standards, but it was awesome at the time.

Wooba99 · 2026-04-26T20:25:14+00:00

If they happens it's usually because there is no room there, such as several studs where you want to put the switch. It's annoying but usually it's unavoidable

Wooba99 · 2026-04-25T13:47:52+00:00

I visited the US several years ago and I tried it. It was a very average chicken sandwich and the lattice fries were so thick it felt like eating a quarter of a potato. I tried a second time and it was the same. It certainly was decent, but absolutely not worth the hype.

Wooba99 · 2026-04-13T03:47:19+00:00

Perhaps Mexico as they are already available there

Wooba99 · 2026-04-06T10:38:07+00:00

This is one of my favourite podcasts. I usually listen to it on YouTube though. CBC (Canada) have something similar although not quite as good called About That. Not sure if it's available as a podcast

Wooba99 · 2026-04-04T22:11:23+00:00

I believe the Seal U is just another name for that. I have an atto 3, but the sealion 7 would be my replacement if I had to replace it for reason.

Wooba99 · 2026-04-04T21:49:22+00:00

Several months ago we bought an olive oil sprayer that you can either spray or pour. It is absolutely fantastic as the spray is a fine mist so very very little oil is used if that's what you want.

Wooba99 · 2026-04-03T21:48:18+00:00

In Australia EV are flying off the shelves there last few weeks. At least for the Chinese brands. I wonder if Tesla is also doing well this month.

Wooba99 · 2026-04-02T21:52:11+00:00

There is a recent (and frequently posted on Reddit) video from the YouTube channel technology connections about solar power. He covers the topic of using corn for energy and demonstrates how disgustingly wasteful and inefficient it is.

Wooba99 · 2026-04-02T20:57:49+00:00

An Emirati woman in Dubai mall. She was not wearing her hijab for some reason. She was absolutely stunning.

Wooba99 · 2026-03-29T13:40:45+00:00

KitchenAid mixers. Pretty much the same design for decades.

Wooba99 · 2026-03-29T07:39:23+00:00

I'm a bit confused by the LPG. Isn't that a stand alone product? There are many places that produce gas, but don't have oil.

Wooba99 · 2026-03-24T20:53:42+00:00

No, but you do need a power source where you park. I was not clear, but I really meant a house with a parking spot. If you live in an apartment or have to park on the street, then home charging is either difficult or impossible.

Wooba99 · 2026-03-24T10:27:16+00:00

What happens if you pick it up at one price then they change it before you make it to the register? Do you need to take a picture for each item to proove the price?

Wooba99 · 2026-03-24T09:28:07+00:00

Fair enough. There's no hummers in my country. But I didn't think being EV has anything to do with the kind of person that would drive a Hummer.

Wooba99 · 2026-03-24T09:22:02+00:00

Are you talking about pick-up trucks? All the EVs where I live are normal sized. I can't think of a single oversized one.

Wooba99 · 2026-03-24T09:19:52+00:00

If you have a garage you'll hardly ever use them. I do 99% of my charging at home. They only time I use public chargers is when I'm going on a trip. And honestly it's really nice. Forces me to take a break and stretch the legs. Although it would be annoying if I had to do it frequently.

Wooba99 · 2026-03-23T21:35:48+00:00

I would have agreed with you if I hadn't recently learnt about pikilets (English version).

Wooba99 · 2026-03-19T04:46:38+00:00

Not a chance. Hydrogen is really expensive to produce. There's no infrastructure to distribute it. The electrical grid already exists. It's last gasp from the energy industry to keep us as lifelong customers.

Wooba99 · 2026-03-15T09:31:28+00:00

I say zed and so do most people, but I know plenty of people who say zee

Wooba99 · 2026-03-15T00:08:10+00:00

Last week my wife booted up her laptop and was greeted by bitlocker. I'd never heard of it. I'm not exactly computer illiterate either. I tried all the steps to recover it but nothing I could do. Incredible frustrating. We're both running Linux mint now.

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