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  • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldGot a Point
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    13 hours ago

    Former 5 time a week gym member here.

    Treadmill at the gym has HVAC, no cars that blow red lights and almost kill you. You can have a conversation with someone while you are on treadmill or you can safely put on headphones and rock out. You can run yourself ragged, and all the water and benches you want are just a few feet away instead of being another exausting run back to your house. The gym is usually secured with a key or fob. There are other runners there who have great knowledge about shoes, technique/form, workout routines…etc etc.

    Lots of reasons why you would drive to the gym and run, instead of just running to the gym.




  • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldAnybody know the species of this fledgling?
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    14 days ago

    Important question : What geographical area are you in? Location matters for identifying the species and what you should do with it.

    Now for some actual info.

    Do not pickup wild birds, even fledglings or babies. Bird flu is running rampant right now, birds can have very nasty parasites on and in them. If you find a “naked” baby bird, it was probably ejected from the nest, this is natural. It is either sibling competition, or the parents downsizing because they can’t care for it. If it is feathered, then it is probably a fledgling that has left the nest normally and is learning to fly. You are not helping it by bringing inside. If the bird is in a dangerous place, like a road, use a stick, or cloth to move it to a safer location.

    Based on my area (Midwest US), this looks like a European starling. They are invasive in the US. A wildlife center is not going to take it (except maybe as hawk food).



  • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldThat's 3 for 3
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    17 days ago

    I think the fairest criticism of libertarianism is “If men were angels, no government would be necessary”.

    Like, I’m definitely level-headed and community aware enough to be a good libertarian, it’s all the other conceited assholes that need government to keep them from drinking and driving, shooting off fireworks in a field during a drought, feeding bears…etc etc.









  • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldDo you like olives?
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    2 months ago

    Olives are great, but I also like pickled baby corn, hearts of palm, pickled Okra… I think there is a certain heritage/genetic component to enjoying pickled foods. I have mostly Swedish and German ancestry, just about anything pickled, cured, salted or brined is the shit.

    If you haven’t tried them yet, oil cured olives are awesome. Kinda bitter, soft and chewy, with a real deep olive flavor. Don’t eat to many at once or your shit will slip right past your anus. You’ve been warned.





  • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldWait, not like that
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    3 months ago

    You must think us Americans are just really stupid because we still use imperial, and violent because we’ll only modernize our units for weapons, but you’re wrong.

    We also use metric units for dispensing soda, and measuring engine displacement.

    So we’re fat and we’re obsessed with cars too!