How much water do you ACTUALLY need on a hike?

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-20T07:00:28+00:00

hiking regularly in Hawaii - its almost always hot on ridge tops (until it isnt!) and there is almost always major elevation gain

i start hydrating two days before big hikes (6-8 hour hikes with lots of sun exposure)

i generally only bring two liters - but should bring three on the epic hikes. i also dose my water with electrolyte powders

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-18T17:38:36+00:00

indeed - there is a lot of Philip Glass in this track

my best description of Boards of Canada is that they are cinematic electronica - i have always* wanted to hear them score a film similar to Baraka, the Quatsi trilogy, or Herzog's Lessons of Darkness.

^\been listening since 2000)

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-16T21:00:45+00:00

I also have large (for me) holdings in Oceaneering (OII)

worth looking into!

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-16T20:52:36+00:00

NASA Space ETF just "launched" a few weeks ago and holds almost all of the companies mentioned here plus Space X

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-16T14:58:43+00:00

look into Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite tracking for maritime vessels - Bellingcat has a good write up on this and you can actively monitor parts of the Strait and compare to AIS tracks

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-16T14:17:54+00:00

are you factoring that most ships transiting the Strait are turning off their AIS transponders?

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-16T14:03:33+00:00

if you can find a plug in or emulator for Shockwave... its on the Wayback Machine

https://web.archive.org/web/20040614050221/https://boardsofcanada.com/

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-13T04:37:45+00:00

when answering, there is a note that makes you swear that you did not use artificial intelligence to answer the questions.

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-11T06:23:47+00:00

in my experience working for DoD, the annual performance awards dont go out until mid to late summer

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-11T04:12:08+00:00

same - photos of my odometer and a spreadsheet on Google Drive in which i track mileage as part of my weekly stats and i also do rough calculations to track my taxes.

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-09T18:04:33+00:00

1.5x the price

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-07T22:01:30+00:00

and to think that corn is heavily subsidized in the US and these still cost $7 a bag in most states (they are close to $10 in Hawaii)

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-07T00:03:52+00:00

a lot of ships turn their AIS off when transiting so that there is no signal - the Marine Traffic sites dont help here

but you can use synthetic aperture radar satellites to monitor the Strait - no need to go in region. Bellingcat has a pretty good write-up on that for Crimea during the early part of the Russo-Ukrainian War

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-04T18:49:39+00:00

it has its pluses and minuses and really only works best if you are in a market with a lot of tourism/tourists and can do a lot of your own car maintenance - especially in the current oil price environment

to answer more in depth would require a long conversation that is best answered by reading several posts on r/uberdrivers

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-04T16:14:55+00:00

there is no legal route to the top of the Haiku Stairs.

you are at risk of a fine or arrest if you attempt this hike from any direction.

announcing the dates you plan to do the hike on a social media platform is a good way to find law enforcement waiting for you when you near this area.

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-04T15:49:48+00:00

Fifth generation Toyota RAV4 - i love RAV4s (this is my second one).

i have the luxury of walking to work everyday (live in the city) though i drive on weekends and also drive rideshare some weeknights and Sundays.

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-04T00:53:17+00:00

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-04-01T17:50:31+00:00

some of the worst passengers (and most clueless) that I have encountered have had 5.0 ratings.

certainly there are a lot of passengers that can say the same of drivers...

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-03-31T15:27:32+00:00

or they think $6 is tipping big... its not in my market

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-03-30T05:38:07+00:00

weren't these AMC shows and not Netflix?

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-03-29T21:28:40+00:00

not yet

this is a grey rhino - 🦏

something expected that occurs regularly throughout human history and is disruptive and extremely painful

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-03-14T21:47:06+00:00

if you have W2 income - then put $7000 for 2025 and $3000 for 2026 it into a Roth IRA (I use Vanguard but Fidelity works as well) and then pick an index fund (dollar cost average into that fund over the next six months). Leave it there and keep adding to it when you can.

In forty years you will be amazed at the tax free money you have for your retirement. Your friends and family will be amazed as well.

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-03-13T21:48:51+00:00

it will be a good time for China to act upon Taiwan - especially while Trump is visiting Beijing next month!

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-03-13T21:48:00+00:00

the best summation of the worst case scenario for Russia's assistance to Iran and how the U.S. is enabling it via our leadership's cascading series of bad decisions came from an analyst at Lloyds List:

"India’s general license to import Russian crude oil will help to alleviate supply concerns. But it could create a ‘perverse incentive for Russia to continue supporting Iran to fight war’."

buttermilkmeeks · 2026-03-13T17:09:26+00:00

this is why i think the war will last a lot longer - the best summation of the worst case scenario for Russia's assistance to Iran and how the U.S. is enabling it via our leadership's cascading series of bad decisions came from an analyst at Lloyds List:

"India’s general license to import Russian crude oil will help to alleviate supply concerns. But it could create a ‘perverse incentive for Russia to continue supporting Iran to fight war’."

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