This is awesome! I have a list of activities somewhere I need to suggest
It would be cool to have daytime/night filters too if we're looking for something to do at night!
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Plus the CBD one appeared when I had the "Kid Friendly" filter selected :-|
Seriously or are you trolling? If so, it's some strange bug, Kids friendly is not a category assigned to that activity
Well it is FDA approved to treat epilepsy in children :-)
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#53wow, super cool!
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#54I got "visit the post office," "go to the supermarket," and "defrost something from the freezer."
...Oh wait, that's just my "to do" list for today.
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#55A couple of thoughts: I’m unable to go back with my browser’s ’Back’ key. not being able to revisit an activity reduces the site’s usefulness. Also, I’d recommend adding a feature that lets users add activities.
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#56The website led me to a Wikipedia article with a list of cognitive biases.
That was fun, thank you.
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Not sure about archery and astronomy, but free board game meetups are pretty common. There’s normally plenty of people bringing games that you don’t need to bring any yourself.
Or just play Go online.
And Board Game Arena has many more online board games (non-premium) for free.
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#58The woodworking stock photo is… funny lol
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It's a fair point and I partially agree with you. The reason why the images are this way is on one side because that's what the AI comes up with, which is clearly biased (but it took me long enough just to get to a photorealistic look). And on the other side because I think a more aspirational look will push you more than a strictly realistic one. If I see the muscled guy bouldering I think how I could become, and it…
> And on the other side because I think a more aspirational look will push you more than a strictly realistic one. If I see the muscled guy bouldering I think how I could become, and it just looks "easier". While if I see a regular person who can barely hold onto the wall I just think of how bad the experience might be and could end up not even considering it. This is the part I pretty strongly disagree with you. The…
> There is a reason "Comparison is the thief of joy" is a popular saying.
New to me! But it’s great and I will use it. A related one that I use (with my kids) is “Don’t compare your insides to other people’s outsides.”