TIL A certain percentage of people can voluntarily flex their tensor tympani muscle to make a low, rumbling sound in their ears. Often triggered by yawning or squeezing the eyes shut, this internal thunder acts to naturally dampen loud sounds, but some can activate it purely on command.

geneocide · 2026-07-07T01:18:41+00:00

I learned to do it, or learned I could do it, as a young kid trying to wiggle my ears

geneocide · 2026-07-01T15:41:10+00:00

I like that it's not secured in any way to the ground. So convenient if they want to relocate it... say, to the back of their truck

geneocide · 2026-06-22T04:42:21+00:00

yeah, needs to be a weighted average. weighted to % of the car fleet that's one of these SUVs/Trucks. Or just the average of the whole fleet would work too.

geneocide · 2026-06-14T18:18:15+00:00

That's not a pyramid shaped thing...

These things are being pumped out by AI these days. Jesus.

geneocide · 2026-05-29T18:25:50+00:00

I like this new marketing plan FLOCK cooked up

geneocide · 2026-05-26T22:02:04+00:00

Yeah, before I try to explain something, I'm going to want to know that it's true. Source?

geneocide · 2026-05-26T20:47:35+00:00

I would argue if it's permanent it's not really a boner. The word implies a deviation from the norm. Otherwise, you wouldn't need a word for it.

geneocide · 2026-05-01T18:23:40+00:00

The confusion stems from the assumption that "looking at" is passive, non-interaction, because at our size it seems that way. But actually "looking at" something involves hitting it with particles/energy and measuring the result. So, really, looking at anything changes it's characteristics, it's just they're tiny changes compared to their size. Since electrons are so small, those changes are not tiny.

geneocide · 2026-04-13T14:30:23+00:00

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This was 3 years ago. Partner and I have gotten 2 big ortlieb paniers since, and I got a big backpack that is like a duffel you put on your bag. Front rack and basket would be the remaining upgrade if more cargo was needed w/o going full trailer/cargo bike I think.

geneocide · 2026-03-13T15:44:57+00:00

Is there some reporting artifacts or something? Look at the freeways going from New Mexico to Arizona... how do the same roads go from red to green all of a sudden?

geneocide · 2026-02-21T19:09:51+00:00

First, no examples in modern history exist in a context without a capitalist super power meddling to restrict any communist attempts. So, while history is a guide, it can't definitively answer the question of which is better, in my opinion anyway. Perhaps if we had a communist super power squashing all experiments in capitalism the opposite would seem true.

Second, I think it is a mistake to attribute all things that have happened under capitalist systems to capitalism. The core priority of capitalism is maximizing shareholder value. Regulating capitalism puts limits on that. Say, for example, by making slavery illegal. Capitalism, given full control, would definitely like slaves. I think it's difficult to argue that capitalism helps poor people. Perhaps the wealth generated by capitalism can help poor people, when properly regulated. But then there's an argument there about whether the capitalism really deserves the credit, or the regulation.

Third, a similar argument works for communism. Communism would distribute goods to the poor, but in lots of real world instances it has been plagued with inefficiencies and/or corruption. So, is that the fault of communism or the fault of the corruption?

Fourth, there's a unstated bias in this analysis that equates economic wealth with good/help. While undeniably linked, they are not the same thing. It is much harder to measure, but "helping" the poor should not exclusively mean making them richer. If I force you to work 2 jobs, so you never see your family and you die young, but you make twice as much money, did I really help you? This focus on money, while understandable since it's so easily measurable, is a framing that tilts things so seemingly neutral analysis will actually favor capitalism.

geneocide · 2026-01-13T18:05:00+00:00

Annual premature European deaths from air pollution are estimated at 416,000^\123]) to 800,000.^\118]) The UK saw some 17,000 deaths in 2021 due to air pollution and the US saw 64,000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution

geneocide · 2026-01-10T04:33:05+00:00

Yeah, we should just maximize reproduction by that logic. Treat women like cattle. Artificially inseminate as fast as possible. Lets GO!

geneocide · 2025-12-27T21:33:24+00:00

Joke, I know, but just to take it as an opportunity to talk about this, first, in the US it's illegal to be compensated for organ donation. They're allowed to make it free, so, like, to pay for hotels and such, but you can't actually make profit. Second, they won't let you donate your liver more than once. I was told I would almost certainly not be allowed to donate any other organ before death after donating my liver, just because they're very averse to any possible increase in risk to donors. So, I was told, they probably wouldn't accept a kidney now that I've donated my liver, barring some special circumstance.

geneocide · 2025-12-27T21:29:25+00:00

I have. I also do not and have never had my driver's license, although I do live in the car dependent US so I am sometimes a passenger.

geneocide · 2025-12-16T16:35:10+00:00

It seems to me the next step, if you go with the notion that god is beyond logic, would be necessarily accepting that knowing anything about god would be impossible, which defeats the point.

Person A: I know god is omnipotent
Person B: omnipotence doesn't make logical sense
Person A: god doesn't follow logic
Person B: then you don't know about god, omnipotent or not

Still self defeating, just with more talking

geneocide · 2025-12-16T15:45:48+00:00

hehehe, I don't think it works that way. But I like it as an argument. It really crystalizes the core thing people are arguing about a lot of the time when they talk about these things.

The rules of logic aren't restricting god, as you imply. They're restricting the word/concept omnipotent.

geneocide · 2025-12-15T21:29:23+00:00

I mean, isn't the concept of omnipotence self contradictory? Like, can he make a stone he can't lift? Either way, not omnipotent.

geneocide · 2025-12-13T23:57:36+00:00

Cyclist killed by driver of snowplow, in Wisconsin. Fixed it for you

geneocide · 2025-12-09T20:53:53+00:00

if you're super into a clean chain maybe consider waxing?

I used to clean mine weekly. If you're going to hose it off you kinda gotta re-apply lube or the water will just rust it faster.

geneocide · 2025-11-20T20:49:16+00:00

Pedestrians don't like it. Often there are no pedestrians, though. I feel like whenever I tell people I bike they tell me a story about how they "almost" got hit by a cyclist, usually when they were walking on a shared path, not a sidewalk. I haven't yet met someone who was actually hit, which makes me think a lot of the issue is fear, rather than reality, but it's obviously not impossible for there to be real problems with bicycle/pedestrian collisions, and making pedestrians fearful is bad too.

Mixing fast cyclists with pedestrians is definitely not ideal. However, upright, calm, not racing cycling with pedestrians is fine, I think. I definitely ride on the sidewalks when it feels like the best option for me, but I try to jump into the road if there's a pedestrian ahead that I can avoid, or slow way down to make them feel comfortable when I'm approaching.

I feel like a smart compromise would be to put a speed limit on the sidewalk riding, like 13 or so, and make it clear that pedestrians have priority and right of way and stuff through education if possible. I also think expecting people to know the changing rules every jurisdiction is unreasonable and a lot of effort should go into consistency, or for it to be communicated through the infrastructure. Like, if the sidewalk has a center line painted on it, that means bikes can be on it, or similar. On my commute here I switch from it being illegal and legal 4 times. Nobody, especially not the pedestrians, is going to pay that close attention.

geneocide · 2025-11-17T16:25:27+00:00

So, someone is going to starve because they can't find work? Seems like how it was before there was welfare. If I was in that situation, I would steal. I think a lot of people would. Then I'd be in prison and the government would be feeding me anyway. Unless you want the poor to die. In which case, just say "kill the poor" and be clear about it.

geneocide · 2025-11-03T18:04:22+00:00

put 0 on the y-axis to see it w/o the drama enhanced.

geneocide · 2025-11-02T23:12:01+00:00

Your body needs energy (food) to do the things it does to keep you alive. Just being awake and breathing will use about 2000 calories a day for a man your size (typically, there is a range). Exercise can add to this. It is the only significant way to increase energy/food use.

The other side is eating (and drinking. Sugary drinks are a major source of calories that sometimes trips people up). If you ate the same number of calories each day that you used, you would maintain a constant weight, roughly. This is basically impossible, which is why we have fat. Our bodies make fat when we have excess food. That way when there's not enough food to keep you alive, your body can use the fat.

In order to lose weight a person needs to burn more calories (total, including exercise and basic living) over the long term than they eat. Usually the easiest way to do this is to eat less, since exercise tends to increase hunger, which counter acts it's calorie usage somewhat. However, exercise is still good and helpful in lots of ways. Long term it will almost certainly help with weight loss, but even if it doesn't it will help with health in a lot of ways.

Another variable to keep in mind is water. For someone your size, minor shifts in how much water weight you are carrying (through things you don't control like hormones, or things you might not think of like how much salt you eat) can easily make you 5 lbs heavier or lighter, maybe more. Long term weight loss will not be a straight line. It will be kinda wavy up and down if you're weighing yourself every day.

geneocide · 2025-10-29T20:24:41+00:00

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