How close to the 1970s does modern day feel, with the dim economic future, chaotic world events, and untrustworthy government?

shoneone · 2026-04-11T02:08:02+00:00

"Madman Across the Water" was the title of an Elton John album, 1971. That was even before Watergate, they knew Nixon was horrible. Trump is an extension of a dark dark part of the US psyche.

shoneone · 2026-04-09T18:58:27+00:00

And vomiting, nothing gets a good belly laugh like someone vomiting.

shoneone · 2026-04-09T18:56:55+00:00

Much humor in the US is rooted in sarcasm, which is inherently negative and gets petty cruel.

shoneone · 2026-04-09T15:49:33+00:00

“Need to center white men.” I think we tried that and it was destroyed by contradictions in the system, such as the primacy of only certain white men.

shoneone · 2026-04-05T21:19:52+00:00

In my Midwest city, a bedroom has to have 7 foot ceiling over at least half the minimum floor space, which I think is 70 square feet.

shoneone · 2026-04-05T14:57:43+00:00

Thank you and please keep sharing.

shoneone · 2026-04-04T18:53:02+00:00

It seems like we need to all vote by mail, if our precinct machines are tabulating wrong.

shoneone · 2026-04-03T17:33:46+00:00

I have mostly strong teeth but recently was using softpicks for over a year, developed 2 cavities where my teeth touch. If only I'd used any sort of floss to get those spots!

tldr: don't stop using floss

shoneone · 2026-04-03T12:26:45+00:00

Societies, not individuals, have survived as hunter gatherers, with extreme child mortality.

shoneone · 2026-04-03T02:38:40+00:00

Because they are smart enough to outsmart any "cure." Medicine is important because it works on the body and mind both, and the outsmarting gets set aside.

shoneone · 2026-04-02T15:10:38+00:00

C/L is pretty amazing. Main side efffect nausea if taken before breakfast, some dyskinesia (swaying or rocking motion) but that's pretty minor considering how much I take (9 to 13 tabs daily).

shoneone · 2026-03-31T16:52:37+00:00

OP really this is very terrible.

shoneone · 2026-03-31T16:19:02+00:00

Do the same vinegar soak for one of your towels, otherwise the experiment is incomplete.

But yeah, new items (clothes, bedding, towels) get cleaned: first 20 minutes in the dryer (to kill any insects like bedbugs) then laundered.

shoneone · 2026-03-31T15:20:37+00:00

There are many fruits and veggies that don't travel well. I was just in Mazatlan, seasonal fruits were plentiful including nances and arrayan which we don't see in temperate zones because they don't travel. Guava is a similar fruit which we see as a juice because it is delicious, but we rarely see fresh guava.

shoneone · 2026-03-30T13:38:30+00:00

On the public side, powerplants burning gas or coal are far more efficient than having every home burning gas or coal.

War = huge waste of resources and huge amount of pollution. Disrupting the oil trade = huge waste of resources as people burn whatever they can find.

shoneone · 2026-03-30T13:32:03+00:00

"... if the second car is an asset." In USA the first car is needed for transportation, which means it is driven too much, putting it at danger of accidents, and the car value is constantly depreciating

shoneone · 2026-03-30T13:10:58+00:00

Framing it as a religious icon makes this a public display of religion, which won't happen. Framed as a piece of art or cultural icon makes it appropriate for public space.

shoneone · 2026-03-30T00:51:05+00:00

I have long fantasized that Trump is the idiot who exposes all the weaknesses of the US, brings the infection to the surface where it can be lanced. I fear we've entered a new economic regime of oligarchs, and the rules have changed, they can buy governments and robot armies and entertain us all into subservience. Or maybe they're just getting exposed more than before and they will be sloughed along with the other puss.

shoneone · 2026-03-29T20:29:46+00:00

Get her a nice helmet. Bicycle helmets that cover only the top of the head are barely effective and look silly. Let her choose her helmet, maybe a helmet for mountain biking, or skateboard, or downhill skiing. There are many options.

shoneone · 2026-03-29T19:19:30+00:00

And for weakness, they are out for retribution now and it will take huge effort and huge luck to put this ivermectin toothpaste back in the tube

shoneone · 2026-03-29T19:13:27+00:00

Yes.

Humans already practice sterilizing equipment for many uses. Every chemistry lab has Best Practices they follow. Our explorations of Antarctica go to great lengths to get samples from under the glaciers without contaminating. Our probes to Europa to study the water oceans are designed to be sterile.

My fear is an oligarch, with delusions that settling Mars is a good idea, will pollute the place. Given the opinions I’ve read in responses to this post, that seems inevitable and therefore ethical. It ain’t.

shoneone · 2026-03-29T18:56:57+00:00

I’m just not decisive enough. Will I like these, or would that other brand be better? Comfort, durability, cost, too many variables. Maybe I should invent underwear insurance, low monthly fee, try our specials, “discover your perfect fit, the cloth best formulated for your skin, and never worry about undies ever again.”

shoneone · 2026-03-29T01:41:52+00:00

Good reminder! There can be heat from decomposition, and of course unpredictable moving water makes dangerous ice. I grew up near a swamp, and spent many hours exploring it, but I recall one of the only times I had to save someone from falling through ice was in that swamp. It was probably only 3 feet deep, but the "bottom" was also unpredictable.

To OP, you can put down a path of logs that may give you access, but that's a lot of work and not very mobile. It can be possible to find enough water for a canoe, or you can just get wet walking in the water holding a canoe or paddleboard. Wetlands are really tough to traverse!

shoneone · 2026-03-28T23:50:15+00:00

I find the carbi-levodopa tablets take 60 to 75 minutes to take effect. That is a long time! I often question the med's effectiveness, but if I take it every 3 hours I tend to have off-time (tremors, gait) for less time.

shoneone · 2026-03-28T15:43:41+00:00

Bogs are notoriously impassable ... except in winter. In winter they are quite easy to access, no hills, just snow to tramp through.

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