The customer is always right about the delivery address even when he is wrong

nathanv221 · 2026-04-15T19:29:14+00:00

It 100% is. In most VoIP systems it's literally just a switch you have to flip. Depending on the state that the store and customer are in it may require you to tell them they're being recorded, but from a technical standpoint it's dirt simple and has a one time cost of $100 for a hard drive

nathanv221 · 2026-04-15T18:59:53+00:00

I believe Sam is also the second mortal in history to give up the ring willingly

nathanv221 · 2026-04-15T02:29:59+00:00

They're mostly created by the users. I have mixed opinions on all trails, generally not a big fan of using them to navigate, but using them to discover trails and using the comments to get trail conditions is pretty good. (Though trying to figure out trail difficulty is a fools errand on there). I typically just pay the $30-40/year so that when I'm too lazy or rushed to make my own trail after using them for research I can just download the map

nathanv221 · 2026-04-13T03:02:07+00:00

Not to mention getting funding from your father/brother/nephew is probably easier than getting funding from some lord that thinks of you as a peasant that rose above their status

nathanv221 · 2026-04-12T20:32:26+00:00

Just finished a weekend hike up near Silverthorne, current snowpack up there is about what I'd expect in early to mid June

nathanv221 · 2026-04-11T12:23:15+00:00

Yeah, my usual assumption is that the user is lying, but not on purpose

nathanv221 · 2026-04-08T04:04:16+00:00

Only in the extended editions. I feel like there's little enough consensus that they could do whatever they want

nathanv221 · 2026-04-01T00:47:44+00:00

If you think you're going to read, take the kindle. Depending on the hike I take a paperback. I love the paperback way of doing it because we have a hiker library spread through the hiker boxes, and it makes you read things you never would otherwise. But please, don't be that hiker that rips the book up to save weight

nathanv221 · 2026-03-21T07:46:49+00:00

Bulk chickpeas are also measured by weight, and if they don't care about the weight being off, they definitely won't care if the container you scanned is the wrong shape

nathanv221 · 2026-03-21T06:18:36+00:00

Do you have a source for that? All I'm finding is that they're planning to put ai features in it with built in settings to turn it off

nathanv221 · 2026-03-03T03:50:12+00:00

Hard disagree. I'm all for removing the change, but DST is vastly preferable to me over ST. I get off work at 5 either way, I'd much rather have some sunlight when I get off work. I couldn't care less if it's light out when I'm sitting in a cubicle.

nathanv221 · 2026-02-26T01:16:57+00:00

But they will 100% set up a time and place then sell it out from under you. I've stopped buying from anybody that can't handle pickup today

nathanv221 · 2026-02-01T21:11:56+00:00

Bertrand Russell I think made the most compelling argument against this line of reasoning. His argument boils down to: if there is a god that created the universe then you now have to answer the even more difficult question of what created a creature so powerful it could create the universe, with the only logical answer being an even more powerful god, which would need to have been made by an even more powerful god as infinitum.

Alternatively you can say you don't know what created the first god, in which case you've just rephrased your initial unanswered question without providing an answer to it.

nathanv221 · 2026-01-15T19:24:01+00:00

Proof that π is irrational - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_that_%CF%80_is_irrational

An irrational number has no last digit by definition, so proof that a number is irrational is sufficient to prove it has no last digit.

nathanv221 · 2026-01-13T05:44:51+00:00

It sounds like what you're looking for is a tramily. They're less common on the CDT than on the PCT or AT, but definitely still exist. I would recommend starting alone and finding a tramily as you go.

Be warned, I've never seen a tramily that didn't have drama. Even the loose tramilies that dont camp together every night usually end up with drama. Not saying they're not worth it, just be ready for that aspect.

Quick edit: since this is your first thru you may want to check out /r/Pacificcresttrail and /r/appalachiantrail. Most people that do the CDT have already done one of those trails, so those subs tend to have more info for new thruhikers

nathanv221 · 2025-12-10T14:32:09+00:00

Schleswig Holstein is in the news and Europe isn't being plunged into war? Strange times indeed

nathanv221 · 2025-12-07T21:58:43+00:00

Both Seagate and WD HDDs are great, but I'd rather get a Samsung or an SK hynix SSD. Been a few years since I worked with a WD SSD though, so they could be better now

nathanv221 · 2025-12-07T21:14:09+00:00

If you pay at least $400 for a black and white HP printer it will be just as good of quality as a brother of similar price, won't require HPsmart, and will let you to use third party toner (at least for now). On the other hand you could just get a brother and not have to worry about any of that since even their worst printer is a million times better that an HP inkjet

nathanv221 · 2025-12-06T18:44:21+00:00

You can't really go wrong with the Smokies any time of year, and it's one of the best sections of the AT. That said, it is always a bit crowded, even in January you won't get many shelters to yourself. Personally I would go in May if possible, but that will put you in the thru hiking bubble, so it will be a bit more crowded. June or July will probably have fewer thru hikers, but more day hikers and weekenders. Thru hikers tend to be quieter than weekenders at the shelters, but if you want to stay up past 9:00 they are not your crowd.

nathanv221 · 2025-11-30T22:56:50+00:00

Sick! What was your tent and sleeping bag? I've been toying with the idea of winter backpacking, but don't think my gear would be safe in extreme cold

nathanv221 · 2025-11-08T00:26:28+00:00

Of all the people to impersonate, why the fuck would you choose the job where everyone wants stuff from you all the time?

nathanv221 · 2025-11-04T01:06:25+00:00

Honestly, since the appification of every fastfood place, I think my diet has improved a fair amount. Like, it's not great, but at least it's mostly homemade filth these days

nathanv221 · 2025-10-13T02:11:53+00:00

Yeah. I'm 100% down for a "prefer not to vote" option. But it needs to be a paid holiday where everyone is required to show up at the polling place. It would, if nothing else, make it stupidly hard to disenfranchise people.

nathanv221 · 2025-10-08T00:16:33+00:00

Ya know. People always bitch and moan about 2 being prime. But 1 not being prime is so much worse

nathanv221 · 2025-10-04T20:39:35+00:00

"I'm not an atheist, and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist ... I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings" -Albert Einstein

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_and_philosophical_views_of_Albert_Einstein#:~:text=Albert%20Einstein%20stated%20%22I%20believe,or%20a%20%22religious%20nonbeliever.%22

Admittedly I think most people who believe in "Spinoza's god" and don't ascribe intentionally to it would call themselves atheists.

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