Viewing profile — FrankoDelMar

Not from Europe, but it reminds me of how Amsterdam has been actively discouraging young men from the UK from visiting because they have a reputation for being rowdy and getting in…

https://archive.ph/zac2Nx

As a mountaineer as well, thank you for capturing my shared frustration. Before synthetic bags, heavy canvas bags were used and typically required hiring a pack mule, donkey, or sh…

Yes, but our outer layers and bags are all synthetic.

I do hate fast fashion, but I can think of many exceptions where natural fibers won't cut it. There is no natural fabric product on the market that can properly replace lightweight…

So long as they don't take my stapler.

Yeah, working constantly for a few years leaves permanent marks. You know what makes it better in ways we'll never have? Millions of dollars, luxury yachts, and fame. Mr. Beast isn…

[dead]

The BC Link is a commonly used GMRS radio for backcountry enthusiasts. https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/c/bc-link-radios/ Any decently made GMRS radio should be fine for coordin…

kombucha

And I suppose if someone really wanted to test out the beer-yeast theory, they could pasteurize the suspect beer and see if it causes the same issues.

My father used to do this too in Boston, but instead by jamming the slot with some kind of paper past the point of removing it. Extra points for using the orange colored envelope y…

Now someone needs to make a "shake phone to scream" app

Maybe it's not meant to be taken literally. I read it as, "You can achieve great things when you loosen your system of ethics and are okay with a net increase in human suffering."

I wonder if, thanks to Reddit’s karma economy, the usage of /s is some kind of learned behavior that acts as hedge against downvotes. Did people use /s as much or at all back in th…

Correct, this is why people prefer burr mill grinders made of ceramic instead of metal since ceramic is more thermally insulating.

This exists in the US as well. In a situation where you need to make emergency maneuvers where you’re likely accelerating or decelerating quickly? Opps, your premium just went up.

I would agree it is good for society but considering the risk of getting shut down by your ISP or getting subpoenaed it tends to be poor advice except for the adventurous.

I would avoid any rice grown in the United States if you’re concerned about arsenic levels. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892142/

Wrong answers: Seed Metallica? Become a Tor exit node? Join a vigilante botnet? Better answers: Run your own vpn or Owncloud instance or run your own Matrix/Jitsi server

Turn the car backwards and use forward engine power to slow the descent ;) or engine brake with the parking brake set and hope for the best

Besides nationalistic propaganda, I would imagine the root cause is a form of tribalism — the same reason people tend to root for their home sports team. For that reason, I also th…

Yes, thank you.