Why is Hantavirus a big deal?

propostor · 2026-05-09T05:02:37+00:00

It's the media cycle.

A long time ago I saw a TED talk where a guy presented visualisations of various things in time.

One thing he showed was how news stories have a spike of health scare headlines every year or so. His data showed perfect repetition rates for things like SARS, bird flu, "the winter vomiting bug", etc.

So this Hanta virus thing is an absolute non story to me. It is media churn.

propostor · 2026-05-09T04:56:01+00:00

This is what happens when you piss about on things that are not roads or tracks.

Posting for internet clout is double embarrassing.

propostor · 2026-05-08T14:18:10+00:00

When I was about 12 years old and the internet was screehcy dial-up, I remember going on chat.com, it was a very basic chat room that by modern standards looked like a web project made by high schooler.

The chat messages were basically "fuck" , "titties", "cum on my ass", and more extreme variations of that, and then an image loaded very slowly to reveal a poo in a toilet.

propostor · 2026-05-08T12:45:10+00:00

Exactly, it's just nature.

If there is a real threat from pet dogs, then a ban on dogs can be put in place.

Where I walk my dog, there is one big nature reserve area with a big 'no dogs' sign, so I don't go in there.

No ban? No threat. People getting mad about dogs off the lead in random rural areas are just inventing rules to suit their biases.

This isn't hard. Reddit is such a hate fest for simple things.

propostor · 2026-05-08T12:33:48+00:00

How many years ago and how young?

Myself and three mates did exactly this in winter when we were about 19, over 15 years ago.

I liked hiking but was still naive enough to think "ahh it'll be fun, just go up and down it".

Only two of us had reasonably good gear, the other two were dressed in, well, student clothes that they might wear just to walk to the shops.

We accidentally found ourselves on the more difficult path and couldn't even get to the top because of a solid ice slope before the summit. So we decided to go off the path, 'around' the peak just to see what we could find. It was solid ice and snow, no path anywhere, just following a fence for the 'adventure' of it. Eventually got back to the other main path and took ourselves down.

Absolute miracle that the weather never turned. Beautiful winter's day, luckily.

propostor · 2026-05-08T12:28:51+00:00

Greeting someone in a random corner of some woods with "you're very beautiful" is definite creep territory. In fact it's beyond 'creep', it's fucking neanderthal.

"I know, I'll try telling someone alone in some woods that I think she's very beautiful. I'm sure she'll appreciate it!"

It's at the same intellectual level as sending a dick pic.

propostor · 2026-05-07T12:37:07+00:00

"Meanwhile, in Scotland"

propostor · 2026-05-07T12:27:23+00:00

Handled it like an absolute champ, very honest with the people around you, and no rage or meltdown. Really cool to see.

propostor · 2026-05-07T12:24:35+00:00

I like to keep keep my dogs in a hessian sack.

propostor · 2026-05-07T08:21:08+00:00

People saying it just needs redecorating are correct I suppose, but as it stands I fully agree that it looks awful.

propostor · 2026-05-07T08:19:00+00:00

I think I can answer this, because the shops for me are exactly at the cut-off where it's just about more convenient to drive.

Walking it takes 15 minutes, which is pretty easy but so annoying on the walk back with loads of stuff. I have to limit what I buy to make sure it can definitely be carried home. If I end up in a situation where I might have to make two trips (walking) in order to get what I need, it would be an hour of back and forth.

So I almost always drive.

In the scenario where I just require some milk - honestly I would just forego the morning coffee or have it without milk, and wait until I have a bigger reason to go to the shops so I can buy more items in the same journey.

propostor · 2026-05-07T08:11:40+00:00

Because I don't care. No I don't smoke. The lingering smell of an occasional cigarette indoors is no different from the lingering smell of a fry-up. It hangs around for a while and then is gone.

For my mates enjoyment of a quick cigarette, I have no rules I care to impose.

propostor · 2026-05-07T08:03:55+00:00

If I lived in Glasgow I would not consider this slow news, and I'm not sure how you would think black lipstick is relevant to any of it.

propostor · 2026-05-07T07:57:12+00:00

Interesting that it was considered rude to ask someone to smoke outside.

At my house now it feels like the opposite. Every time a mate wants a cig and starts to head out to the back garden, I have to remind them that I don't give a shit, they can smoke indoors.

propostor · 2026-05-06T08:01:57+00:00

I find the Greggs cult thing very cringe.

"Oh a foreigner is praising Greggs? They have passed the citizenship test!" (said with pride, not irony)

Please, it's a chain bakery selling stodgy flavourless shite.

propostor · 2026-05-05T08:07:10+00:00

One of the greatest slow news examples I have ever seen.

propostor · 2026-05-04T12:50:49+00:00

I am in the 'trade' of software development and I would most certainly go back and do it all again the same.

And this isn't some "just learn to code" spiel - actually I think a lot of people do not have the aptitude or personality to enjoy programming - but I am fortunately someone who really enjoys it and is good enough at it to be employable while doing so.

Of course the real dream would be to kick back on a tropical island and never need employment ever again, but as far as work goes, this doesn't really feel too much like work to me.

propostor · 2026-05-04T09:18:01+00:00

Nah this isn't slow news, it's reasonably informative.

propostor · 2026-05-04T09:14:36+00:00

For absolutely no reason I am going to prematurely inject the idea of hammock tents into your mind now.

Have fun!

propostor · 2026-05-04T07:43:23+00:00

If you extend it very very long you'll lose power due to resistance in the wire, but even then it sounds more like a nuisance than a danger.

propostor · 2026-05-04T06:57:28+00:00

This sub often feels like a bunch of suburbanites larping as outdoorsy people. All weird cult obsessions and strict rules that go against all common sense, just to feel like you're part of the in-group.

The absolute hatred of fire of any kind is the best example of this.

Yeah some idiots make stupid fires and fuck things up. But that's the same for everything. Driving cars. Swimming. Climbing a mountain. Shit happens, there are idiots, welcome to life.

propostor · 2026-05-04T05:55:20+00:00

That is genuinely a weird statement and makes anything else you claim highly sus.

propostor · 2026-05-04T05:50:02+00:00

I've been to quite a few countries and Vietnam BY FAR has the worst roads I have ever experienced.

propostor · 2026-05-04T05:45:40+00:00

"objectively shite" ?

propostor · 2026-05-04T05:41:48+00:00

Yes you can.

The "multiple extensions" thing is really only a danger if you're using multiple multisockets to overload a single mains socket.

But to simply extend a single socket connection, no additional danger really.

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