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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Description was added after my original post and I agree it's bad (looks like AI generated drek). That said, the video is good and worth a watch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well thanks for that - it's solid discussion!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (13 children)

Is there a reason this is being down voted so much? I've only watched the first few minutes and I was actually surprised I hadn't come across this channel before.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There's a difference between defending oneself and engaging in collective punishment and genocide. I am Jewish and the descendent of holocaust survivors. Not in my name.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I went to your Lemmy profile, nothing there.

Thanks for providing the link - but I think that you should have posted it here instead of responding with derision.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm assuming you meant to include an image here?

I live through the smoke every year, and have had to retrofit a ton of of air filters into my home. Believe me, I know - I live and play in the areas that are burning. But someone asking for a reference is a GOOD thing and responding dismissively doesn't sway people to better understand, it turns them off of your message.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I don't see any of the pinned posts in your post or comment history. While I agree on the urgency of addressing climate change and agree that we need to substantially increase the speed of our deployment of renewables, it's completely reasonable for someone to ask for sources.

We need MORE fact checking, not less. When someone asks me for sources, I'm THRILLED to share with them, because that is someone who is interested and thinking critically. It's someone I can have a dialogue with.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nicely done! Did you wind in the barrel adjusters at the same time? I find barrel adjusters let me really maximize my procrastination ;)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fantastic comment. Only item I might disagree on is bearings IF the bike has cartridge bearings as those are easy to work with. If it's cup and cone/loose ball then yea, I'd recommend just letting the shop do it only because cone wrenches are a pretty specific tool.

Lots of bike shops (especially community bike shops) offer inexpensive courses on bike maintenance which are a great option for learning.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

The upshot is every time this guy starts freaking out I find a cool new event to attend.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I LOVE that idea! One of our resident cats is a pain to give meds to so I'll give it a try!

And yes, Bo is half (or so) Bengal. He came to us completely feral but needed those meds so he didn't go the TNR route. He's turned into a super friendly guy who craves getting pets - just took a bit to get there. He's also basically vocal chords on four legs - sings all day long.

If anyone is interested in adopting, he's listed with MEOW in Calgary, Canada!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

66% of our resident cats are on prescription diets. Total non-issue. I think people just worry about other unanticipated costs.

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